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France and Germany Star : Flying Officer P L McCartin, 75 (NZ) Squadron, RAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
France and Germany Star. Engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL47116.002
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Fundraising badge : Australian Comforts Fund
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. The badge features a red central star with the text 'ACF 6D [sixpence]'.AWM2018.1145.9
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Gambut Cup : Sergeant C A Martin, 459 Squadron, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Lathe turned brass trophy cup with stem and base, and ornate curved handles, mounted on a lathe turned laminated wood base. The cup is engraved on one side 'PRESENTED TO SGT. C.A. MARTIN ATHLETIC CHAM...REL31082
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German Dr Fritz Todt Prize Badge, Second Class, presentation case
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Dr Fritz Todt Prize Badge, Second Class, presentation case. Red leatherette hinged box with 'Dr.-Fritz-Todt-Preis' printed in gold on the white silk lining of the lid. Fitted with a spring loaded butt...RELAWM30373.002
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German Dr Fritz Todt Prize Badge, Second Class (silver)
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Dr Fritz Todt Prize Badge, Second Class, in silver. Obverse: A large German eagle standing on a banner inscribed 'DR FRITZ TODT' over a cog wheel with a swastika in the centre. Reverse: Plain with a l...RELAWM30373.001
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German ersatz soap bar: Tatura Internment Camp
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Square brown opaque block of soap made from German clay and fibres. The surface of the soap is cracked and crazed. The top of the soap has two repeated German words impressed into it reads 'Singer/ Si...REL/00451
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German identity disc for a POW: Gunner Reginald Matthew Toohey, 2/2 Field Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A rectangular German prisoner of war identity disc, with a line of five slots down the middle. The same information - 'Stalag VII/A / Nr : 92508' is repeated on both sides of the slots. The other side...REL48944
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German issue Waffen SS M42 Spring-Autumn B camouflaged smock : Fohadnagy (Lieutenant) G Liptak, No.101 'Puma' Squadron, Royal Hungarian Air Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Reversible camouflaged collarless smock with a different types of patterns on each side, one side for spring and one for autumn. The spring camouflage consists of various shades of mottled green and b...REL44000
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German kapok life jacket from SS Ketty Brovig 1941 : Supply Assistant H R Keats, HMAS Canberra
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German manufactured life jacket which has a beige linen-like fabric shell and kapok filling. A length of brown woven cotton tape has been sewn across the mid-line of the jacket on the outside. On the ...REL28394
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German West Wall Medal
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German West Wall Medal. Bronze oval shaped medal. Obverse: A corner of a pill box surmounted by a crossed sword and spade with a Nazi eagle and swastika at the top, all within an oak leaf wreath. Reve...RELAWM30375
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Glen Innes and District badge: Sandakan POW camp
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Enamelled badge in red, white and blue with 'FROM GLEN INNES AND DISTRICT' and the town's coat of arms. The badge is damaged, with the pin missing and some of the enamel chipped away.REL/17257.058
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Goggles : Sergeant W J Fenton, 2/5 Field Company Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of goggles in case, associated with the service of NX24374 Sergeant Wilbur James Fenton. The goggles have glass tinted four lenses in metal frames, surrounded by tan leatherette. Two lenses are f...REL45257
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Goggles, tank crew, and metal container : Italian
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of googles as issued to and worn by Royal Italian Army Armoured Corps tank crewmen during the Second World War. The goggles have yellow tinted lenses, white metal rims and a semi-perished rubber...REL44476
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Good conduct stripes : Leading Seaman V P Sotheren, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Two gold lace good conduct stripes (chevrons) sewn to a black wool cloth ground.REL41367
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Greatcoat : Mrs G Furse-Roberts, British Women's Civil Defence Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Prices Tailors Ltd
Dark blue wool cloth double breasted greatcoat, with stand and fall collar, shoulder straps, slanted welt pockets over each front hip, and a centre back vent which can be fastened in a closed position...REL43316.001
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Grey tropical working dress : Sister D S Gardam, 2/4 Casualty Clearing Station
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Grey cotton cesarine, open-necked, short sleeved tropical pattern working dress with plain brown wool crepe shoulder straps secured with press studs. The dress buttons down the front from neck to hem ...REL/13736.001
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Groundsheet, Indian Army with convalescent drawings: TX 5290 F. Killworth
Heraldry
Indian army groundsheet on which is drawn examples of Middle Eastern architecture.RELAWM37017
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Handmade Australian Flag : Petty Officer Penfold, HMAS Napier
Heraldry
Maker: Penfold, (given names unknown)
Australian national flag made from parts of a number of cotton hemp signal flags. The Union Jack element has presumably been cut from another flag and applied to the new flag. There are rope and brass...REL25328
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Hat badge: 15th Light Horse Regiment (Northern River Lancers)
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A palm tree between two crescent moons within a circle inscribed 'NORTHERN RIVERS LANCERS', surrounded by a wattle wreath and surmounted by an Imperial crown. At the base a scroll with 'LIGHT/ 15TH/ ...REL/05784.287
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Headdress for wedding veil : Miss Isabel Margaret Platt-Hepworth
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Headdress of wax flowers and artificial pearls, attached to a wire headband covered with brown silk tulle and gold ribbon. A length of hat elastic extends from the ends of the band to allow the headdr...REL32860.005
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Heliograph : Flying Officer T T Hall, 175 Squadron RAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Square heliograph mirror complete with handheld foresight. The heliograph is made from highly polished aluminium with the foresight attached by a short string. The heliograph is divided into four equa...AWM2018.658.3.9
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Hessian Blackout Curtain : Lieutenant H R Syme, Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hessian Blackout Curtain. The top of the hessian has been folded over and seamed to strengthen the top of the curtain. Sewn to the reverse side of the curtain below the top edge is a length of cotton ...REL35409
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HMAS Canberra waterline model : Leading Shipwright A E Purkis, HMAS Perth
Heraldry
Maker: Purkis, Arthur Ernest
Hand made waterline model of the Kent-class cruiser, HMAS 'Canberra', with carved solid wood hull with deck timbers realised with ruled black ink lines. The superstructure, turrets, bridge and funnels...REL43916
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HMAS Kanimbla (I) Anzac Day marching banner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blue cotton marching banner with white applique and voided lettering. In the centre is the ship's badge on a circular white background with a red rope border, and yellow text with the motto 'cry havo'...REL40080
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HMAS Manoora (I) Anzac Day marching banner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Dark blue satin marching banner with applique scroll design and lettering, and a cotton gold fringing along lower edge. Across the top is 'AIF HMAS MANOORA RAAF' and beneath is the ship's badge with t...REL40082
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HMAS Sydney Bartolomeo Colleoni Medal: Able Seaman Geoffrey Rosevear, HMAS Sydney (II)
Heraldry
Maker: Amor Pty Ltd
Oxy-silver HMAS Sydney Bartolomeo Colleoni Medal (2nd type). Engraved around edge 'G. ROSEVEAR. AB. ON.19251'. The obverse shows HMAS Sydney II with the burning and sinking cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni...AWM2016.374.2
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HMAS Westralia (I) Anzac Day marching banner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bright yellow synthetic satin marching banner with black applique lettering. The top of the banner reads 'HMAS WESTRALIA' in black satin. In the centre of the banner is a machine sewn stencil of the s...REL40081
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Honour Board : Employees of Wunderlich Ltd
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown Wunderlich Limited
Three panel honour board. The taller central panel features a cast aluminium design combining the crests of all three arms of the services, under which are the words, 'IN HONOUR OF / THE EMPLOYEES OF...REL32969
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Honour Board, 1939-1945 : The North Shore Gas Company Ltd
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular cast bronze honour board with restrained design in a faux wood finish. The main body of the board consists of three name panels, each with a faux chiselled pattern background, bordered on ...REL35347
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Identity disc kit : Sergeant N V Holcombe, 2/9 Field Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Steel set of twenty-six letters and nine numeral punches housed in a rectangular black boot polish tin. The letters are 1/4 inch in size and the numbers are 1/8 inch in size. The tin has been fitted o...REL47189
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Identity disc on braided cord : Able Seaman Maxwell Colin 'Jim' Plummer, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular aluminium identity disc on hand braided cord. Engraved on obverse 'M C Plummer A/B 24306 04 Meth'.REL28202
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Identity discs : Aircraftwoman G H Anderson, Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Set of two stainless steel identity discs. The discs which are linked together with a fine silver chain are hand engraved, '177685 ANDERSON G H / WAAAF / METH / A2'.REL/17385
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Imperial Japanese Navy NCO and sailor's khaki field cap
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Khaki-coloured woollen cap with visor and 10mm wide dark brown leather chin strap. The cap is ventilated in its crown by four 5mm diameter holes, each of which is reinforced around its circumference w...REL/01419
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Imperial Japanese Tateyama Naval Gunnery School graduation medal
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Imperial Japanese Navy Artillery Academy graduation badge with pink, grey, yellow, blue, and purple striped ribbon. The triangular metal alloy medal has an antique silver finish with gold highlights a...REL48903
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Improvised billy can with lid: Sister Nancy Law, Church Missionary Society, Fukushima Internment Camp, Japan
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small improvised billy can with lid, and a carrying handle with a wooden grip attached to the upper edges of the can. A further handle is attached to the side of the can, as well as a small one to the...REL43206
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Improvised cigarette papers: POW, Lintang Barracks
Heraldry
Maker: Various
Approximately ten, 60 mm long pieces of dried palm frond cut to length and designed to be a substitute for cigarette papers. Originally these would have been about 30 - 40 mm wide.REL/00414
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Improvised identity disc : Private K P Hartshorne, 6th Division Australian Army Service Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised identity disc made from a George V Australian shilling coin in 1941-1942 in the Middle East for SX680 Private Kenneth Percival Hartshorne.REL49795
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Improvised orthopaedic sandal : Private M A Bradford, 2/20 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised orthopaedic sandal, for the left foot, with a 55 mm high heel. The sole and heel have been cut from a single piece of wood. A thick rubber 'horseshoe' is nailed around the bottom edge of th...REL38344
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Improvised red tambourine : Miss L and S Dawson, 'The Dancing Darlings'
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised tambourine, possibly made from a cake tin with base and side joined by a rolled seam. The upper rim of the tin is also rolled. There are three cutouts, each about 60 mm x 12 mm, into which ...REL40766
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Improvised silver tambourine : Miss L and S Dawson, 'The Dancing Darlings'
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised tambourine, possibly made from a cake tin with base and side joined by a rolled seam. The upper rim of the tin has a fold over seam. There are three cutouts, each about 60 mm x 10 mm, into ...REL40767
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Improvised smoking pipe: Private William Charles Barton, Armoured Car Regiment, Federated Malay States Volunteer Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pipe bowl which appears to be of commercial manufacture of the billiard shape, but was made from native wood, with the stem fashioned from a very long length (270 mm) of copper pipe, probably from a w...REL/15886
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Improvised tambourine with streamers : Miss L and S Dawson, 'The Dancing Darlings'
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown Willow
Improvised tambourine made from a deep circular tinplate 'Willow' brand sandwich tin. The high (40 mm) sides have a rolled rim, and three rectangular cutouts, each about 100 mm x 15 mm, have been made...REL40765
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Instruction booklet for Kodak Magazine Cine-Kodak Eight Model 90 8mm movie camera: Captain Roderick Frank Arthur Strang, Australian Army Medical Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Kodak Ltd.
Instruction booklet for the Magazine Cine-Kodak Eight movie camera. A 48-page booklet, this appears to be for a post war version of the camera. Stored in the leather case together with the movie camer...REL/16289.003
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Iranian naval ensign : Commander W H Harrington, HMAS Yarra
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wool pennant divided horizontally into green, white and red sections. Near the hoist is a symbol of a lion holding a sword surrounded by a laurel wreath and surmounted by a crown. A small cotton label...REL38885
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Iron Cross Second Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Iron Cross Second Class. A cross patee with a blackened iron centre with a two piece silver beaded edge. Obverse: A swastika in the centre and '1939' below. Reverse: Plain with '1813' on the lower arm...RELAWM30347
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Italy Star : G F Leslie, Merchant Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Italy Star. Engraved on reverse with recipient's details.REL39092.005
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Italy Star: Squadron Leader D J Shannon, 617 Squadron RAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Italy Star. Engraved on reverse with recipient's details.OL00572.005
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Japanese army issue china bowl : Captain Joseph William Backhouse, Australian War Crimes trials, New Guinea
Heraldry
Japanese army issue thick white 'garrison' china bowl with curved, slightly sloping sides. A blue five-pointed star transfer is attached to the inner rim. The base carries a blue potter's mark.REL47087
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Japanese Dinah pilot's survival/identification flag, Kitava Island : Flying Officer A W Moore, 79 Squadron RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese aircrew survival/identifiction flag for use in the event of an aircraft being forced down. Fine silk national flag (red disc on a white ground) is mounted on a telescopic bamboo pole. The edg...REL/18640
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Japanese flag from Labuan signed by 5 Airfield Construction Squadron : Leading Aircraftman Noel Campbell McAllister, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small white cotton Japanese flag, with central red rising sun. The sun has several tears, and the entire flag has been encapsulated in heavy plastic. The flag bears pseudo Japanese characters but the...AWM2019.895.1