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A biography of Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead
Manuscript
Maker: Coombes, David
"'The Greatest Rat': a biography of Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead". PhD thesis.MSS1795
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A CAPTURED GERMAN ALBATROS D3 SCOUT AIRCRAFT. DUE TO THE INTERWING STRUT DESIGN, THESE AIRCRAFT ...
Photograph
A CAPTURED GERMAN ALBATROS D3 SCOUT AIRCRAFT. DUE TO THE INTERWING STRUT DESIGN, THESE AIRCRAFT WERE CALLED "VEE-STRUTTERS", AND WERE USED TO GREAT EFFECT BY THE GERMANS OVER THE WESTERN FRONT IN 1917...P00307.001
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A Field Kitchen
Art
Maker: Power, H Septimus
Depicts three soldiers wearing tin (protective) helmets and waterproof capes attending a field kitchen (travelling field cooker) in a wet, war-damaged landscape. With the field kitchen, the forepart o...ART92146
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Allan, Victor Philip (Lieutenant, b.1897)
Private Record
Maker: Allan, Victor Philip
6 handwritten diaries June 1916-February 1918 kept by 10796 Lieutenant Victor Philip Allan, 3rd Divisional Train, 22nd Australian Army Service Corps (AASC) and 39 Battalion, detailing his voyage to En...PR00771
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'An Army of Warriors, these Anzacs': Legend and Illusion in the First AIF
Manuscript
Maker: Blair, Dale James
PhD thesis concerned with the two myths (egalitarianism and resourcefulness/initiative) about the experience and character of Australia's Great War soldiers central to the Anzac legend.MSS1816
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'ANZAC GENTLEMAN' Around the World with the AIF Light Horse and Cyclist Corps 1914-18
Manuscript
Maker: Langereis, Richard
Manuscript titled 'ANZAC GENTLEMAN' Around the World with the AIF Light Horse and Cyclist Corps 1914-18, written by Richard Langereis. This 423 page, typed and illustrated manuscript explores the exp...MSS2130
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A raid on enemy machine gun positions
Art
Maker: Hornby, Lester G.
Depicts a small group of soldiers crawling through barbed wire and over crops in a field in Marne, France, during the First World War. Inscribed on a piece of paper for merely attached to the drawing ...ART50026
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Atkins, Albert (Private, b.1891 - d.1969) and Ernest (Private, b.1889 - d.1946)
Private Record
Maker: Atkins, Albert Atkins, Ernest
Papers of Gunner Bert Atkins of 3rd Training Battalion, 10th Reinforcements, 12th Bn; 45th Battery, 12th Brigade; and No 1 Battery, RBAA; and Private Ern Atkins of 5th Battalion. Letters and postcards...PR00613
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Australian blue ensign : Honorary Lieutenant Reverend Arthur James Gould, YMCA
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wool bunting Australian blue ensign. Thought to have been dispayed at YMCA canteens run by Arthur Gould on the Western Front. Accompanying caption states it was carried by Honorary Second Lieutenant R...REL49693
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Australian Corps Headquarters
Art
Depicts a detailed sketch of a series of buildings , in the French countryside, which served as the Australian Corps Headquarters, during the First World War. George Benson (1886- 1960) studied at the...ART03601
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Australian motor repair shop, Morbecque
Art
Depicts the interior of an Australian motor repair workshop, with mechanics working on engines, at Morbecque, near Picarde in northern France. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist t...ART02320
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Australian steel helmet : Lieutenant G L Dolan, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British Army issue Mark I steel helmet painted matte khaki throughout, with sand added to the exterior finish to provide a non-reflective surface. The width of the brim, which is fitted with a steel r...REL32937
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Back at Buire
Art
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.011
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Back at Buire
Art
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.014
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Back at Buire
Art
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.013
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Back at Buire
Art
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.012
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Back at Buire
Art
Maker: Vincent, Day, Brooks and Sons
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.008
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Back at Buire
Art
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.009
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Bass marching drum : 6 Battalion Band, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Hawkes & Son
Large (823 mm diameter) bass marching drum with a varnished plywood shell, half of which has been left in its varnished state, while the other half is painted brick red, with a regular pattern of red,...REL/11140
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49 Battalion AIF
Manuscript
Lyrics to song titled `Battalion national anthem', relating to 49 Battalion AIF. Song is jocular in tone, expressing weariness with army duties and routine. Annotation shows melody was `What a friend ...MSS1439
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Bergman MP18/1 Submachine gun spring and firing pin assembly
Technology
Spring and firing pin assembly from Bergman MP18/1 submachine gun.RELAWM03743.002
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Blackman, Charles Tednee (Lance Corporal)
Private Record
Maker: Blackman, Charles Tednee
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2584 Lance Corporal Charles Tednee Blackman, 9 Battalion. Wallet 1 of 1 - consists of ten letters (two with envelopes) written by L/Cpl Blackma...PR01679
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Blamey, Sir Thomas GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO (Field Marshal, b.1884 - d.1951)
Private Record
Maker: Blamey, Thomas Albert
Extensive collection of mainly official papers relating to Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey, focusing on his military career as commander of both the Middle East and South West Pacific Area, chiefly 19...3DRL/6643
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[Blank]; verso: [Landscape]
Art
Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts a partial landscape sketch. Purchased with the assistance of the Australian Government through the National Cultural Heritage Account, 2007ART93169.002
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Brand, Charles Henry, CB, CMG, CVO, DSO (Major General, b.1873 - d.1961)
Private Record
Maker: Brand, Charles Henry
Mixed papers (commissions, warrants, citations, orders, lectures, articles, letters to Major General Brand, newspaper cuttings), principally relating to his service in the 1st AIF, although some relat...PR00084
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Breast Star, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath : Major-General Sir Neville Howse
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Breast Star, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. Unnamed as issued.RELAWM16318.003
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Brentnall, Walter Harold (Private); Fish, Charles Vivian (Private); Fish, George Melrose (Lance Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Brentnall, Walter Harold Fish, Charles Vivian Fish, George Melrose Various
Collection of personal and official records of three soldiers; 56 Private Harold W Brentnall and brothers 3753 Private Charles Vivian Fish and 99 Staff Sergeant George Melrose Fish, who all served in ...PR03140
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Brigades, Organisation, Batteries
Art
Maker: Chappel, Herbert Horace
An illustration for the 4th Australian Divisional Artillery Commemorative Booklet. The illustration features a soldier and a donkey, various form of artillery and a rising sun badge.ART92600
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British Pattern 1897 Sword and Scabbard : Major General J J Murray
Technology
Maker: Fenton Brothers Ltd
British Pattern 1897 Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel plated three quarter 'scroll' pattern pierced sheet steel guard with the GVR royal cypher and is stamped 2 D[broad arr...REL42334
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Lance Corporal Hamilton Hollingworth McLachlan, 34th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL26420.002
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Lance Corporal W H Smith, 32 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL29227.001
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Matron G M Wilson, 3 Australian General Hospital
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.RELAWM31816.004
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British War Medal 1914-20: Motor Driver Colin Douglas Grant Love, 6th Australian Field Ambulance, AIF
Heraldry
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's detils.REL26507.003
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British War Medal 1914-20: Private Edward Donoghue, 26th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's name.AWM2016.703.1.1
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British War Medal 1914-20: Private Edward Walker, 25th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.AWM2022.643.1
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British War Medal 1914-20: Private Ernest Edward Stolz, 4th Australian Field Ambulance, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's name.REL48542.003
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Sergeant G A Bartlett, 9th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around the edge with the recipient's details.REL/09897.003
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British War Medal 1914-20: Sergeant Leslie Ernest Willoughby, 4th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.AWM2021.383.1.2
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British War Medal 1914-20: Sister Dorothy Jane Louisa Newton, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL48340.003
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Sister N Leake, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/10316.003
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British War Medal 1914-20: Temporary Sergeant Major Michael Robert Parfitt, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's detailsREL/05853
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Bugle presented to 15th Battalion, AIF, by J Josephson, Brisbane, 1914
Heraldry
Maker: Henry Potter Co, London
Polished copper and brass bugle manufactured by Henry Potter & Co., London. The decorative brass flange around the mouth of the bugle is engraved on the top 'PRESENTED TO / 15th BATTN 4th INF. BRIGADE...REL27799
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Bullet Damaged cigarette case : Lieutenant N G Hatton, 52 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown W D & H O Wills, Bristol & London
Bullet damaged Electro Plated Nickel Silver cigarette case. The right hand side of the lid bears a hole where a bullet pierced it. The lid is engraved with a heavily decorative pattern and shows tarni...REL/00563.001
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Bullet damaged wallet : Sergeant Percy Mortimer, 21st Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Leather wallet with fold over flap secured by two metal press studs. A bullet has created a diagonal split in the wallet, from upper right to lower left.RELAWM00623
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Bunbury, Austin Edgar (V50174, Major, 7th Battalion)
Manuscript
Maker: Bunbury, Austin Edgar
"Family particulars and experiences during my life" by Major Austin Edgar Bunbury (V50174). Trained as an officer at the Royal Military College, Duntroon and appointed to the 7th battalion. The battal...MSS1728
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Captured German guns awaiting distribution
Art
Maker: Artist unknown
This watercolour by depicts German guns set before the Melbourne skyline, awaiting dispersal. Following the official conclusion of the First World War, weapons captured from German, Austria/Hungary an...ART95010
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Cardboard tube to hold iodine ampoule : Private H V Reynolds, 1 Field Ambulance, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: John Tye & Son
Cardboard tube to hold an iodine ampoule from a field dressing, with a white paper label reading: 'IODINE AMPOULE FOR EXTERNAL USE. INSTRUCTIONS. PUSH THE GLASS AMPOULE OUT OF THE TUBE. HOLD IT IN A V...REL41507.001
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Carr-Gregg, Charlotte
Manuscript
Maker: Carr-Gregg, Charlotte
Thesis titled `The Impact of War on Society as Reflected in the Status and Treatment of Prisoners of War'. Discusses the attitudes to POW's in four conflicts: Maori wars in 19 century New Zealand; Ame...MSS1469
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Carrier for German 'Lederschulzmaske' gas mask : Captain D V Mulholland, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Carrier for German 'Lederschulzmaske' gas mask. Sometimes referred to as a model 1917 after the year of its introduction. Canister has surface rust with remnants of khaki paint. The interior has a bla...RELAWM09527.002
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Cleaning harness
Art
Maker: Leist, Fred
Depicts an unidentified saddler with either artillery or horse transport unit, working on harness traces, possibly oiling metal chain on end of trace, other traces draped over line between trees, leat...ART02880