• For more than a century, British military staff have built a close working relationship with our Australian counterparts through personnel exchanges, technology research, combined operations, procurement, training and intelligence collection.

The British Defence Liaison Staff (BDLS) is the diplomatic arm of the Ministry of Defence.  BDLS in Canberra is headed by the Defence and Naval Adviser Brigadier Jeremy Robbins MBE Royal Marines; the Military and Air Adviser is Colonel Mark Hainge. 

The British Defence Research and Support Staff (BDRSS) forms part of the scientific research and development staff within the Ministry of Defence. Its primary role is to facilitate defence research between the UK and Australia. Based within the Australian Department of Defence, BDRSS is part of the British High Commission.

UKTI Defence & Security Organisation (UKTI DSO) supports the UK defence and security sectors.  In Canberra UKTI DSO is represented by Mr Richard Long.

For historical military information, click here for Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.

For military service records, click here for information from the Veterans Agency. Service records pre-dating those held by the Ministry of Defence are held by the National Archive.

You may be eligible for a war disablement pension if you were injured through serving in the UK’s armed services. The Veterans Agency is the organisation to contact.

The Veterans Agency also has useful information on medals.

For recruitment information, click here for Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force and civilian careers in the Ministry of Defence.

For information about war graves, please visit the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.