The Roll of Honour records the names of servicemen and servicewomen who died during or as a result of service with Australian military forces. If your individual served with the forces of another country during the Second World War please see the information sheet Personal service records: countries other than Australia for further information. You can apply to the Archives for copies of personal service records. Service records of those who served with Australian forces are held by the National Archives of Australia. Search using the name of the unit and the the date range as keywords, for example '2/2 Battalion 1939–1945'. You can identify if there is a published unit history for your individual's unit by searching the Books database.

Some published unit histories provide lists of names of their members, usually with service number. The Department of Veteran's Affairs created the World War 2 Nominal Roll, which provides the following details:

Australian military history overview: Second World War, 1939–45 Nominal rolls

Us navy enlistment records world war ii