Anzac Day event at Museum of Chinese Australian History in Melbourne
A message from the Museum of Chinese Australian History
The Museum of Chinese Australian History in Melbourne is holding a special event to honour the Chinese Australians who served during the First and Second World Wars.
The event centres on three short videos featuring Chinese Australians who fought for Australia. These include:
- the Tong Way brothers – Hedley and Samuel – who served in the signals and medical corps in the First World War
- the four Langtip brothers – Henry, Ernest, Bertie, and Leslie – who saw action in the Middle East, including in the battle of Beersheeba.
- Darley Alwyn Quoy who served with the Air Force during the Second World War and was instrumental in forming associations that linked past and serving RAAF service people.
The descendants of these men will discuss their ancestors, including Vietnam veteran Peter Liefman OAM, and Adil Soh-Lim who’s the co-author of For Honour and Country: Victorian Chinese Australians in WWII.
A common thread among their stories is that, despite legislation that restricted their enlistment for service, Chinese Australians overcame these barriers and served their country. Many of them were decorated for their courage.
The event is taking place on Anzac Day from 11.00am to 12.30pm. It is the centrepiece of an exhibition called Stories of Chinese Anzacs, that will be open from 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Tickets are $20, which you can buy on the Museum’s website. Veterans will receive a 50% discount by applying the promotion code DVA50.
The Museum is located at 22 Cohen Place in Melbourne.
You can find out more about the role of Chinese Australians in the First World War on the Anzac Portal:
