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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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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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Charles C. Fisher relates his experiences as a private with 5th Battalion AIF during the First World War
Sound
Maker: Fisher, Charles C Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Fisher, Charles C
Charles Fisher discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment March 1916; training in Egypt; complete training at Etaples; wounded at Pozieres; battle at St Martin's Wood; reaction to Armistice;...S02043
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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
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Collapsible trench periscope : Captain P H Cherry, 26 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Collapsible trench periscope. The body is made from a series of six telescopic metal rings which can be extended for use, or collapsed for storage. At the top of the periscope is a rectangular mirror ...REL42343
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Colour Patches : Brigadier General H E Elliott, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Two pairs of colour patches for Australian infantry units. The units represented are 15 Infantry Brigade AIF (red vertically aligned rectangle) and 58 Infantry Battalion, AIF (vertically aligned rect...REL/00051.003
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Company awaiting relief, the Caterpillar, near Ville-sur-Ancre
Art
Depicts a number of soldiers in uniform, wearing helmets, resting on the road side, awaiting relief. The 'caterpillar' in the title refers to the name of a sunken road south of Ville. Dyson inspected ...ART02250.010
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Corlette, Bernard Christian (Captain, b.1896 - d.?)
Manuscript
Maker: Corlette, Bernard Christian
"Memoirs of B.C. Corlette" by Bernard Christian Corlette. Served in WW1 with 1 Australian Divisional Train in Egypt and then in France, transporting a water cart and other supplies. (Served in WW2 as...MSS1734
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Cuthbertson, Melville Robert DCM, (Lieutenant, b.1894)
Private Record
Maker: Cuthbertson, Melville Robert
Letter containing an extract from the first supplement no. 29765 to the London Gazette of 26 September 1916 relating to the awarding of the Distinguished Conduct Medal to Sergeant Cuthbertson (a Serge...PR00461
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Danby, Peter Wootton (Sergeant); Danby, Rupert Wootton
Private Record
Maker: Danby, Peter Wootton
Story by Peter Danby, submitted for 1999 Department of Veteran's Affairs Story Competition: titled "A Tribute to my Father".PR01444
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Dans les tenebres [In the darkness]
Art
Maker: Vallotton, Felix
Depicts two German soldiers in the darkness engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat with raised knives, while a terrified French soldier looks on. This is one of a series of six anti-German woodcuts by ...ART93017
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Davies, David Thomas (Lance Corporal, b.1887 - d.1941)
Private Record
Maker: Davies, David Thomas
Collection relating to the First World War service of 4335 Lance Corporal David Thomas Davies, France and England, 1916-1919. Collection consists of 18 letters and one postcard written by Davies to th...AWM2016.147.1