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Australian War Memorial Korean War Oral History Project, 2001-2002
Private Record
Maker: Chinn, David Alexander Fogarty, William 'Bill' Lawrance
Collection of background papers compiled by David Chinn, of the Australian War Memorial Oral History Program, 2001-2002. The background papers were submitted by interviewees from the Korean War: Briga...PR04036
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Australia Service Medal: Able Seaman R H Wallace, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Engraved around edge with recipient's details.AWM2017.396.4
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Australia whilst under fire
Art
Maker: Hall, Alan
Depicts three sailors huddle under a table during an attack on their ship. The artist Alan Hall(1919-1979) enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1936 at the age of 17 years. During the Secon...ART93338
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A very present help in trouble
Art
Maker: Bean, C E W Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)
An illustration of a warship. It was used for 'The ANZAC Book' and depicts a heavily armed naval vessel and the quote, 'A very present help in trouble', which is from the first verse of Psalm 46 (God ...ART00022.003
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"Back your cheers with your money" buy peace bonds
Art
Maker: Unknown Commonwealth Government of Australia Unknown
Australian poster issued at the end of the First World War to promote the sale of Peace Bonds. Depicts a group of flag waving civilians in the foreground farewelling a naval ship. An Australian naval ...ARTV00852
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[Banishment]
Art
Maker: Hall, Alan
This work depicts the artist on an island north of Australia. He was sent there for approximately 6 months to help guard the area as a punishment for an unknown indiscretion during the Second World Wa...ART93344
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Batchelor, Geoffrey Watt (Able Seaman, b. 1922 - d.2012)
Private Record
Maker: Bazley, Arthur William Gill, G H
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Able Seaman Geoffrey Watt Batchelor, Australia, 1958. Wallet 1 of 1 - contains letters exchanged between Batchelor, Arthur Bazley and G H Hill r...PR01604
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Battleship screen, HMAS Napier
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Australian destroyers H.M.A.S 'Napier', 'Nizam' and 'Vendetta', with British destroyer and battleship, at sea off Alexandria. Having steamed line ahead down the 'Swept Channel', the destroyers are now...ART21002
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Beacon at Basilisk passage
Art
Maker: Hall, Alan
Depicts a beacon at Port Moresby. The artist Alan Hall (1919-1979) enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1936 at the age of 17 years. During the Second World War he served on several differe...ART93331
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Beeston, Samuel (Commander, b: 1888 d: 1985)
Manuscript
Maker: Beeston, Samuel
Account titled "The RAN in the First World War", outlining Australian naval strength at the outbreak of war, tactics, encounters with German warships, submarines and losses.MSS1602
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Berry, Jim (Ordinary Seaman, b.1922 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Berry, Jim
Collection relating to the Second World War service of B3089 Ordinary Seaman Jim Berry, HMS Anking, Royal Australian Navy, Australia, Singapore, and Netherlands East Indies, 1939-1942. Wallet 1 of 1 ...PR05234
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Betty, John G. (Lieutenant, b: 1922)
Manuscript
Maker: Betty, John G
Typescript (approximately 100 pages) of memoirs: "Droggie" - Reminiscences of a Naval Hydrographer In World War II In The Pacific", by Lieutenant John G. Betty, Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserv...MSS1659
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Binks, Robert (Leading Sick Berth Attendant, b.1921 - d.1991)
Private Record
Maker: Binks, Robert
Collection relating to the Second World War service of S/3818 Leading Sick Berth Attendant Robert Binks, HMAS Napier, Royal Australian Navy, Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, 1942. Wallet 1 of 1 – ...PR06159
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BL 6 inch Mark XI Naval Gun: HMAS Sydney I
Technology
Maker: Elswick Ordnance Company
6 inch calibre naval gun on pedestal mount with cast steel armoured shield. This gun is missing its breech block. Markings - BL 6 inch wire Mark XI* EOC 1912, no 2289. Technical specifications - barre...REL/16788.001
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1. Bloy, George F 2. Bloy, John C 3. Bloy, Ernest A (1. Able Seaman, HMAS Cerberus b.1900, 2. Stoker, HMAS Lonsdale b.1928 3. L/Cpl, 2/14th Bn AIF )
Private Record
Certificates of service in RAN for George Bloy and John Bloy; HMAS Tingira souvenir card; common prayer book; army drivers licence and awards notice for Ernest Bloy. Diary of Ernest Bloy describing v...PR86/077
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Boat deck, HMAS Diamantina
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Showing the boat deck and bridge of HMAS Diamantina. The surrender of the Japanese forces in Nauru Island and Ocean Island was signed on her decks.ART24241
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Bodley, George (Marine Engineer, 5th NZ Contingent and Commonwealth Submarine Party)
Private Record
Maker: Bodley, George
Letters home written while on active duty in South Africa. Correspondence regarding Marine Engineer Bodley's appointment to study submarine engineering in England and a diary maintained while studying...3DRL/6070(A)
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Bofors Mk 7 Naval Anti Aircraft Gun : HMAS Sydney (III)
Technology
Bofors, forty millimetre anti aircraft gun on a Mk 7 Naval mount. This two man mount is made largely from aluminium alloy for lightness and it has been painted in overall light sea grey. An electric m...REL/00324
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Boiler cleaner, HMAS Cairns, Bombay
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
HMAS "Cairns" alongside the dockyard wall of Royal Indian Dockland, Bombay. Secured to "Cairns" are HMS "Tulip" (English corvette) and HMIS "Madras" (Australian-built corvette of Indian Navy). Left fo...ART21274
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Bollard, Arthur Ross Bramwell (Bandsman, b.1894 - d.1952)
Private Record
Maker: Bollard, Arthur Ross Bramwell
Collection relating to the service of Bandsman Arthur Ross Bramwell Bollard, HMAS Australia. Collection consists of a memoir written by Bandsman Bollard in which he recorded (in diary style) the day t...3DRL/6061