The Australian Army Museum of Military Engineering showcases the contribution of the Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) to our nation's military history and involvement in virtually every conflict and peace mission including those mounted by the United Nations.

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• About the Museum
• Opening hours and location
• RAE Memorial Chapel

There are displays covering the role played by the RAE in Colonial Australia, to the participation and security success of the 2000 Olympic Games and the continuing work in remote and indigenous community developments.

A tour of the museum encompasses the main display building, the diorama display, examples of equipment used for gap crossing and the many large items of engineer plant and armoured vehicles developed not only for construction tasks but also for land clearing and land mine destruction and clearance.

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The museum is open Sunday to Wednesday 10am to 4pm. To gain access to all displays, contact the Curator on 02 9600 4975.

The RAE Steele Barracks housing the Museum, RAE Memorial Chapel and Golf Club is located on Moorebank Avenue, Moorebank. (To contact the Golf Club ring 9601 8783.)

Entry into the grounds is through a security gate where your identification and vehicle details will be required. Steele Barracks is an operational training facility.

Military Heritage Day at the Museum is held on the 3rd Sunday in May each year. Amongst many exhibits, demonstrations such as the skills of the Light Horse Brigade and the music of Army bands, are highlights along with the vast array of historic military vehicles, heavy equipment and armoured fighting vehicles.

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The RAE Memorial Chapel was erected in 1968 by Royal Army Engineer tradesmen and apprentices from sandstone blocks originally cut by convicts at Campbelltown and WWI POW interred at Holsworthy.  Funds for the chapel were raised by 'sappers', the equivalent in rank structure of a 'private' in the rest of the army.

The chapel contains handwritten copries of the Honour Rolls for WWII and post-WWII, memorial plagues and Australian flags that hang in dedication to fallen sappers. 

The Chapel is non-denominational and is a place where civilians and military personnel alike can marry, worship or eulogise those that have passed from us.

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