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  1. Arthur Mowbray Wilson discusses his service in the Royal New Zealand Army, 1914-1918, and later the Australian army, 1940-1943, in an interview with John Clements

    Sound

    Maker: Wilson, Arthur Mowbray Clements, John Grand Specialities

    Wilson enlisted in the Wellington Regiment, New Zealand Army on 17 August 1914, serving on Gallipoli and later in Belgium, reaching the rank of sergeant. He emigrated to Western Australia in the 1920s...

    S00301

  2. Australian rear guard positions on hills above Kreikouki

    Art

    Maker: Dargie, William

    Kreikouri is named as "Erithrai" in the Official War History. The covering force at Erithrai on 22nd April 1941 consisted of the 4th New Zealand Infantry Brigades, 2/3rd Australian Field Regiment of A...

    ART24021

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    AWM52 8/5/1 - 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion

    Digitised Collection

    RCDIG1020281

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    Cavanough, Thomas (Sergeant)

    Private Record

    Maker: Cavanough, Thomas

    Diaries describing service in Australia, Great Britain, North Africa, Syria, Papua New Guinea and Borneo, written 1939-1945; a book of comments on many aspects of service particularly homefront, AIF-C...

    PR00194

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    Colonel H S Plummer & Captain E L Atkins

    Manuscript

    Maker: Atkins, E L 'Ted' Plummer, Horace Sydney "Syd"

    "Black and Yellow Triangles" The 2nd / 1st Machine Gun Battalion AIF Official History compiled by Colonel HS Plummer ED and Captain EL Atkins RL. Traces the battalion from raising in Rutherford, Pucka...

    MSS0955

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    Cunningham, Edward Vincent (Corporal, b.1917 - d.2003)

    Private Record

    Maker: Cunningham, Edward Vincent

    Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX3717 Corporal Edward Vincent Cunningham, 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, United Kingdom, Middle East an...

    PR03738

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    Emmett, Robert Reginald (Sergeant, b.1900 - d.1993)

    Private Record

    Maker: Emmett, Robert Reginald Various

    Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX12064 Sergeant Robert Reginald Emmett, 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, United Kingdom, Egypt, Greece, Palestine,...

    PR05320

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    Gibb, Norman Stanley (VX5842, Private, 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion)

    Manuscript

    Maker: Gibb, Norman Stanley

    Manuscript entitled "World War 11 Memories of Normal Stanley Gibb Service No. VX5842 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion". The manuscript details the experiences of Private Gibb through the Greece and Crete c...

    MSS2051

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    Group portrait of 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion, 6th Division

    Photograph

    Group portrait of 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion, 6th Division. Identified is NX11704 Eric Edward Duncombe (back row, third from left). Further signatures have been drawn onto the matt board.

    AWM2018.168.1

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    Horrie the Wog Dog, the four-legged mascot and campaigner attached to the 2/1st Machine Gun ...

    Photograph

    Horrie the Wog Dog, the four-legged mascot and campaigner attached to the 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion, seen here standing on a fuel can wearing his Corporal's uniform. There is a Black & White versio...

    P02173.002

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    McIllree, Claude (Private, b.1904 - d.1959)

    Private Record

    Maker: McIllree, Claude

    Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX12759 Private Claude McIllree, 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Middle East, 1941. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of fiv...

    PR04541

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    Plummer, Horace Sydney "Syd" (Colonel, b.1915 - d.1996)

    Private Record

    Maker: Plummer, Horace Sydney "Syd"

    Collection relating to the war service of VX109 Colonel Horace Sydney Plummer, CMF, 2/1 Australian Machine Gun Battalion, and HQ S Command, Australia, United Kingdom Greece, New Guinea, 1929-1965. Co...

    AWM2016.609.1

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    Prisoner of War Pullover : Lieutenant A L Walker, 2/1 Australian Machine Gun Battalion

    Heraldry

    Maker: Scoular, James C 'Jimmy'

    Green, brown and khaki wool pullover, with a high rolled cowl collar. The collar, sleeves and body are worked in stocking stitch and the cuffs and basque in rib.The collar is green, the body brown and...

    REL/05674

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    Smith, Gordon P (Sergeant. d.1990)

    Private Record

    Maker: Smith, Gordon

    Letter written immediately after evacuation from Greece, commenting on rear guard at beach, and describing the whole campaign as `hell'. Describes his determination to stop the German advance at the n...

    PR91/085

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    2/1st Machine Gun Battalion (Medal of the Town of Rethymnon)

    Private Record

    Citation and translation. Souvenir pamphlet given to men awarded individual medals.

    PR85/075