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Alchin, Horace (Private, 17th Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Alchin, Horace
"REVEILLE" VOL XVIII - NO 8, APRIL 1945 "75 VIEWS OF THE CAPE PENINSULA" 19193DRL/6424
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AWM9 13/2 - [Unit roll books, 1914-1918 War:] 17th Infantry Battalion AIF - Nominal Roll
Digitised Collection
AWM2018.8.494
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AWM9 13/1 - [Unit roll books, 1914-1918 War:] 17th Infantry Battalion AIF - Nominal Roll
Digitised Collection
Maker: Department of Defence
AWM2018.8.485
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Bateman, William Joseph (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1878 - d.?)
Private Record
Maker: Bateman, William Joseph
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph Bateman, 17 Battalion, France, 1915-1918. Collection includes letters received by Bateman and notebook kept by Bateman with nominal...1DRL/0102
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Begg, James (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Begg, James
Service papers of Private James Begg who served with the 17th Battalion in the First World War; includes certificates of discharge and identity card.PR01307
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Brennan, Edward (Private, b.? - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Brennan, Edward
Collection relating to service of 7129 Private Edward Brennan, 17 Battalion, England, 1918. Collection includes letters written home to family in Ireland.1DRL/0149
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Chambers, Leslie K (Captain, AN&MEF and Then 17th Bn b.1894 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Chambers, Leslie Keith
LETTERS GIVING DETAILS OF SERVICE IN EGYPT, FRANCE AND GALLIPOLI. MOSTLY FAMILY "NEWS"2DRL/0049
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Cleary, Thomas Joseph (Private, b.1876 d:?)
Private Record
Maker: Cleary, Thomas Joseph
Collection relating to the First World War service of No 4084 Private Thomas Joseph Cleary, who served with 17 Battalion and 2nd Pioneers Battalion. The collection consists of two handwritten diaries...3DRL/2578
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7.6 cm leichte Minenwerfer 1916 n/a Trench Mortar Clinometer and charge range scale
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Trench Mortar Clinometer and charge range scale with three main components: - a steel range adjusting arm marked with inscribed hatches and range distances. Slightly corroded. - A steel clamp wh...RELAWM11608
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Cowcher, Edward George (Sergeant, b.1894 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Cowcher, Edward George
Collection relating to the First World War service of 1173 Sergeant Edward George Cowcher MM, 17th Ballation. Collection consists of documents related to his death on 3 October 1918 and include a con...PR90/155
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Devine, Frank (Lance Corporal, MM, 17th Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Devine, Frank
LETTER FROM BASE RECORDS RE ISSUE OF CONGRATULATORY CARD. COPY OF THE CITATION FOR DEVINE'S MM3DRL/6156
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Dick, Arthur Morrison MM (Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Dick, Arthur Morrison
Diary with brief entries, mentioning events from enlistment in Port Macquarie through to return to Australia. Mentions various camps in Egypt, locations in France and Belgium including Bois-Grenier, P...PR00187
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Ellis, Henry (Lieutenant)
Private Record
Collection relating to the service of 14 Private Henry Ellis, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF), later 1365 Lieutenant Henry Ellis, 17 Battalion, New Guinea, 1914. Collection...1DRL/0265
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Ellison, James William (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Fernie, Edward Humbert
Collection relating to service of 544 Private James William Ellison, 17 Battalion, France 1916. Collection consists of two copies of a letter of condolence written by Captain Chaplain Edward Humbert ...1DRL/0279
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Emmanuel, Jack (Sergeant, 17th Bn, AIF b.1893 - d.1962)
Private Record
Maker: Emmanuel, Jack
TWO LETTERS TO HIS FAMILY DESCRIBING IN DETAIL THE EVACUATION OF ANZAC COVE AND LEAVE SPENT IN GREECE (MUDROS)PR89/076
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Fenton, Edith Millicent (b.1898 - d.1990) and Fenton, Minnie Grace (b.1898 - d.1954)
Private Record
Maker: Best, Harold Edwin Parker, Ebb Richard Poole, William
Collection relating to the First World War service of 9963 Private Harold Edwin Best, 9 Field Ambulance, 6121 Private Ebb Richard Parker, 17 Battalion, and 12045 Sapper William Poole, 60 Australian Br...PR05640
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Finlay, Cuthbert Clive (Captain)
Private Record
Maker: Finlay, Cuthbert Clive
Collection relating to service of Captain Cuthbert Clive Finlay, 17 Battalion, Gallipoli, 1915. Collection includes extracts from a letter to the Australian War Memorial recalling an incident at Quin...1DRL/0284
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Foster, Daniel Edward
Private Record
Maker: Foster, Daniel Edward Foster, Jim
16 handwritten single leaf pages from the original diary of 4040 Sapper (Spr) Daniel Edward Foster who initially served with 17 Battalion until being transferred to 4th Field Coy Engineers on 12 Augus...PR04935
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Fussell, Leslie George (Major, b.1884 - d.1960)
Private Record
Maker: Unknown Fussell, Leslie George
Collection relating to the First World War service of Major Leslie George Fussell, 17 Battalion, Gallipoli. Collection consists of a note written by Turkish soldiers expressing their thanks for a tin...PR00130
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Gillies, Kenneth James (Quartermaster Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Gillies, Kenneth James
Paybook, medical casualty movement forms and two photographs relating to the service of 4419 Quartermaster Sergeant Kenneth James Gillies 17 Battalion AIF and specifically to the way in which a medica...PR00925
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Goddard, Henry Arthur, CMG, DSO, VD (Brigadier General, b.1869 - d.1955)
Private Record
Maker: Goddard, Henry Arthur
Collection relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General Henry Arthur Goddard CMG DSO VD. Collection consists of numerous personal papers such as diaries for 1918 and 1919 and personal...3DRL/2379
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Hannaford, Charles R
Private Record
Maker: Hannaford, Charles Richard
Black and white photocopies of letters from Lt Charles R Hannaford to his family describing many aspects of his service with the 17 Battalion AIF, photocopies of letters describing his death and grave...PR84/285
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Informal outdoor portrait of four soldiers dressed in hospital blues with a nurse and a woman in ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal outdoor portrait of four soldiers dressed in hospital blues with a nurse and a woman in civilian dress. Identified, seated, is 6657 Private (Pte) Alexander Hilton, 17th Battalion. The photogr...AWM2016.636.6
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Informal portrait of Mrs Sharp and 5440 Sergeant (Sgt) Theodore W Burgess-Kilch, 17th Battalion, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of Mrs Sharp and 5440 Sergeant (Sgt) Theodore W Burgess-Kilch, 17th Battalion, at a gateway near Hendon Church, London. Sgt Burgess-Kilch enlisted on 18 October 1915 and returned to ...J00665
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Interview with Lieutenant Colonel D F Rae 17 Battalion AIF for the 0-10 TV series Australians at war
Film
Maker: Heidrich, H J
Lieutenant-Colonel Rae comments on British military and political leaders of the time, reasons leading to war, the winters of 1916-1917 and 1917-1918 on the Somme and tells why he believed the Austral...F10232
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Lesnie, Frank Bernard Hershorn (Private, b.? - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Lesnie, Frank Bernard Hershorn
Collection relating to the service of 1659a Private Frank Bernard Hershorn Lesnie, (served as Frank Bernard), Gallipoli, Egypt, France. Collection comprises typed extracts from thirteen letters writt...1DRL/0415
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Lewis, William Henry (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Lewis, William Henry
Letters on postcards from Private William Henry Lewis to family and friends during his First World War service; Christmas card, 1918; photograph of Private Lewis.PR00903
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Lyall, Alexander (Lance Corporal, b.1891 - d.1956)
Private Record
Maker: Lyall, Alexander
Collection relating to the First World War service of 262 Lance Corporal Alexander Lyall, 17 Battalion, France. Collection consists of an original handwritten diary covering Lyall's service in France...PR04412
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Mahony, Cornelius John (Corporal, 17 Battalion, b.1884 d. 1917)
Manuscript
Maker: Mahony, Bernadette Mahony, Michael Joseph
"The Story of Cornelius John Mahony: Prepared for the 90th Anniversary of his Death at Broodseinde, Belgium on 9th October 1917". Widowed in 1915 and enlisted in the 17th Battalion in the same year. W...MSS1664
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McKenzie, George Andrew (L/Cpl, b.1899 - d.1932)
Private Record
Maker: McKenzie, George Andrew
Collection relating to the First World War service of 6100 L/Cpl George Andrew McKenzie, 17 Battalion. Collection consists of an original handwritten letter, dated 3 September 1918, addressed to his ...PR05335
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1. McMurtie, Jack 2. Anonymous (1. Private, 17th Bn, AIF d.1917 2. Unknown Unit and Rank)
Private Record
Acknowledgement of letters of sympathy sent out by the McMurtie family following Private McMurtie's death in action in 1917 and a fragment of a letter describing the abortive campaign in Greece during...PR85/429
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McNair, Livingstone (L/Cpl)
Private Record
Maker: McNair, Livingstone
Brief diary entries describe training in Egypt and active service in France until evacuated with shell shock (July-Aug 1916). Includes detailed notes on German hand grenades and Mills hand grenade. Al...PR00470
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New, E C (Lieutenant, 17th Bn b.1896 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: New, Ernest Crego
COPY OF LETTER DESCRIBING CIRCUMSTANCES OF NEW'S DEATH AT PASSCHENDAELE. LETTER FROM NEW WHILE AT TRAINING SCHOOL IN ENGLAND, 1916. RESULTS SHEET AFTER COMPLETING COURSE2DRL/0075
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Next of kin plaque: Corporal Sylvester James Nimmo, 17th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. ...RELAWM16887.002
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Next of kin plaque : Private Harry Douglas Bennett McPaul, 17th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. ...REL45300
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Next of kin plaque : Sergeant David Roberts, 17th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. ...REL/15239
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Roberts, David (Sergeant) and Simpson, Alex (Corporal)
Private Record
Collection relating to Sergeant David Roberts MM, 17th Battalion b: 1897 d: 1918 and Corporal Alex Simpson 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion b:1922. Collection consists of the diaries of Roberts with daily ent...PR86/340
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Sadler, Rupert Markham, DSO, MC (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1893 - d.1948)
Private Record
Maker: Sadler, Rupert Markham
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Markham Sadler, DSO, MC, 17 Battalion, AIF, at sea, Egypt, 1915. Collection consists of a diary kept by Sadler during his voyage from A...1DRL/0561
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Series 2: Correspondence to and from Henry Arthur Goddard
Digitised Collection
Maker: Goddard, Henry Arthur
This series includes official and personal correspondence relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General Henry Arthur Henry Goddard. This series contains: Official Correspondence, 1915-...RCDIG0000652
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Series 1: Diaries and Notebooks of Henry Arthur Goddard
Digitised Collection
Maker: Goddard, Henry Arthur
Diaries and notebooks relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General Henry Arthur Goddard DSO CMG, 17th Battalion. This series contains diaries and notebooks kept by Brigadier General G...RCDIG0000651
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Series 6: Miscellaneous items relating to Henry Arthur Goddard
Digitised Collection
Maker: Goddard, Henry Arthur
This series consists of miscellaneous items relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General Henry Arthur Goddard, 9th Brigade. It includes a copy of the Times Weekly Edition, 14 Jan 1916...RCDIG0000663
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Series 3: Unit Records collected by Henry Arthur Goddard
Digitised Collection
Maker: Goddard, Henry Arthur
This series consists of records relating to the First World War service of Berigadier General Henry Arthur Goddard. It contains service records for the 17th Battalion, 35th Battalion and the 9th Infa...RCDIG0000655
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Sheppard, W (Captain, AN&MEF and: 17th Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Sheppard, William H
DIARY, DAILY ENTRIES FOR PERIOD 8 AUG - 31 OCT 1914. COVERS SERVICE AND GARRISON DUTIES IN NEW GUINEA2DRL/0614
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Sheppard, William H (Captain, AN&MEF and: 17th Bn. b.1890)
Private Record
Maker: Sheppard, William H
DESCRIBES DUTIES AND GARRISON WORK IN RABAUL WITH Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF). OTHER LETTERS RE TRAINING IN EGYPT SERVICE AND WOUNDING ON GALLIPOLI, HOSPITALIZATION IN M...2DRL/0314
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Short, George Robert VD (Lieut-Colonel : Quartermaster : b.1861 - d.1932)
Private Record
Maker: Short, George Robert
Detailed diaries covering voyage to Egypt, service on Gallipoli, hospitalisation in Malta and England, further service in France and England, and return to Australia. Provides detailed comments on num...3DRL/3467
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Short, G R (Lieutenant Colonel, VD, 17th Bn b.1861)
Private Record
Maker: Short, G R
DETAILED DIARIES COVERING DEPARTURE FROM SYDNEY, TRAINING IN EGYPT, SERVICE ON GALLIPOLI AND IN FRANCE AND HOSPITALIZATION IN ENGLAND. CONCLUDES WITH RETURN TO AUSTRALIA IN 1917 AND DEMOBILIZATION IN ...2DRL/0201
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Skinner, Charlie (Private, MM, 17th Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Skinner, Charlie
TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW DESCRIBING ACTIONS FOR WHICH SKINNER WAS AWARDED THE MM AT MONT ST QUENTIN AND HIS EVENTUAL RETURN TO AUSTRALIAPR84/020
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Smyth, Walter (Private, b.1875 - d.1921)
Private Record
Maker: Smyth, Walter
Typed transcript of a diary kept by 4228 Private Walter Smyth, 17 Battalion, relating to his service from October 1915 to discharge in March 1919. Smyth was aged 40 on enlistment and the diary contain...PR00927
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Sub Series 1: Official Correspondence to and from Henry Arthur Goddard
Digitised Collection
Maker: Goddard, Henry Arthur
This sub-series consists of Official Correspondence written and received by Brigadier General Henry Arthur Goddard between 1915 and 1919. It contains letters from other officers regarding the conduct...RCDIG0000653
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Sub Series 2: Personal Correspondence to and from Henry Arthur Goddard
Digitised Collection
Maker: Goddard, Henry Arthur
This sub series consists of letters of a personal nature received and sent by Brigadier General Henry Arthur Goddard during the years 1917 and 1955. This includes letters sent by Goddard's son during...RCDIG0000654
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Sub-Series 1: 17th Battalion (1915-1916)
Digitised Collection
Maker: Goddard, Henry Arthur
Material acquired by Brigadier General Henry Arthur Goddard while commanding officer of the 17th Battalion on the Gallipoli Peninsular between September and December 1915. It also includes material a...RCDIG0000656
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Taylor, Henry Gordon (Corporal)
Manuscript
Maker: Taylor, Henry Gordon
"The Mob that Shot the Camel". H G Taylor's account of his unit's history the 17th Battalion from 1916. Covers enlistment and training at Liverpool Camp, voyage overseas, Egypt, Gallipoli including de...MSS0863
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Walsh, Ulric Kerwick MC (Lieutenant)
Private Record
Maker: Walsh, Ulric Kerwick
Collection of letters, postcards and photographs of Lieutenant (Lt) Ulric K Walsh who served with the 17th Battalion in France. Lt Walsh was awarded the Military Cross in May 1918 for his actions nea...PR01801
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Willard, Stacey E (Private, 17th Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Willard, Stacey E
LETTER TO SCHOOL MASTER. INCLUDES AN IVY LEAF AND MENTIONS SINKING OF THE SS MONGOLIA AND LOSS OF MAILS3DRL/7575
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Zeiss artillery compass : Germany Army
Technology
Artillery compass in wooden case, taken from a German gun. The wooden case is reinforced around its edges with thin metal stripping, which is fastened to the case with slot headed screws. Two webbin...RELAWM08173