This morning RSL South Australia hosted a service to commemorate the end of Korean War hostilities in 1953.

Several dozen people representing the Korean community, state government, Defence, veterans, families and the public paid their respects.

Congratulations to all Australians who received awards in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours.
We acknowledge these RSL members, Defence personnel and veteran community supporters - Dennis Oldenhove, Stefan Landherr, Janice Silby, Timothy Orders, Andrew Crook.

The King’s Birthday 21 gun artillery salute was fired on the Torrens Parade Ground at 12 noon on Saturday 6th June 2026.

The Civilian Service Medal 1939-1945 was awarded to those who rendered service in support of the broader war effort.

The medal recognises civilians who served in arduous circumstances in organisations with military-like arrangements and conditions of service. Examples of roles are Australian Women's Land Army, the Civil Construction Corps, Red Cross Emergency Service Companies and other eligible groups.

The 2026 Aboriginal Veterans' Commemorative Service was conducted on Friday 29th May at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial, Torrens Parade Ground, Adelaide.

Congratulations to Jason Horne-Francis, awarded the Peter Badcoe VC Medal for his performance in the Port Adelaide v Geelong ANZAC APPEAL Match at the Adelaide Oval on Anzac Day.

The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) strongly supports the Australian judicial system and has confidence that it will thoroughly and fairly deal with the allegations of unlawful killings by Australian Special Forces soldiers in Afghanistan.  

A new Coastal Command Memorial was dedicated on Monday 30th March 2026 on the Pathway of Honour, Adelaide. The memorial acknowledges the service and sacrifice of RAAF and RAF personnel during WW11, on many tasks over the North Atlantic, English Channel, North Sea and the Mediterranean.

The RSL categorically rejects the assertion by United States’ President Donald Trump that allied forces "stayed a little back, a little off the front lines" in Afghanistan.

This claim is factually wrong, historically ignorant, and deeply offensive to the 47 Australian service personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice, the 261 wounded, and the nearly 40,000 Australians who served in our nation's longest war.

Lest we forget.

Read the full media statement on RSL website: https://www.rslaustralia.org/.../rsl-australia...