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A Driver
Art
Maker: Adams, Dennis
One of No.3 Squadron transport driver (unidentified) in cabin of truck. Internally many of the trucks still retained their buff-coloured camouflage from the Desert Campaign.ART23481
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Ainslie, Hudson Garth (Pilot Officer, d.1944)
Private Record
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia Unknown
Telegram dated 9 October 1944, sent by RAAF Headquarters in Florence, advising family of the death of Pilot Officer Hudson Garth Ainslie, in an accident involving an aircraft crash at Florence, Italy;...PR01113
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Ainslie, Hudson Garth (Pilot Officer, d.1944)
Private Record
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia
Telegram dated 9 October 1944, sent by RAAF Headquarters in Florence, advising family of the death of Pilot Officer Hudson Garth Ainslie, in an accident involving an aircraft crash at Florence, Italy.PR01113.001
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Air Crew Europe Star with France & Germany clasp: Squadron Leader D J Shannon, 617 Squadron RAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Air Crew Europe Star with France & Germany clasp. Engraved on reverse with recipient's details.OL00572.004
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Anderson, Frederick Edwin (Corporal, b.1910 - d.1989)
Private Record
Maker: Anderson, Frederick Edwin
ANDERSON'S DIARY AND NOTEBOOK, KEPT WHILST HE WAS A POW OF THE ITALIANS AND THE GERMANS. PAPERS RELATING TO HIS POW STATUS. A NOTEBOOK CONTAINING "LIFE OF A PRISONER OF WAR" WHICH TURNED INTO A DIARY....PR87/156
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Andrews, William Alfred (Flying Officer, b.1917 - d.1978)
Private Record
Maker: Andrews, William Alfred
Flying Log Book of No. 423596 Flying Officer William Alfred Andrews, documenting (i) his training in Australia with 10 EFTS (Elementary Flying Training School) at Temoa, 5 SFTS (Service Flying Trainin...PR00694
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Andrew William 'Nicky' Barr as a squadron leader, 3 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-1945
Sound
Maker: Barr, Andrew William 'Nicky' Stokes, Edward
(O35392/250774) Barr, Andrew William 'Nicky' (Squadron Leader)S00939
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And the navy goes on
Art
Maker: Foster, Harold The Admiralty Thos Forman and Sons
This British Second World War poster, with artwork attributed to Harold Foster, was issued by the British Admiralty to help promote the work of the Allied navies. The poster was likely made between 19...ARTV02280
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Army Unit Souvenir Collection, Souvenirs 6
Published Collection
Maker: Various
Contains souvenir histories, colour patches, nominal rolls, anniversary mementoes, and souvenirs of graduation ceremonies for particular army units.RC01121
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Austin, John Ross (Flight Lieutenant)
Private Record
Maker: Austin, John Ross Royal Australian Air Force
Collection relating to 403682 Flight Lieutenant John Austin, 460 Squadron and 13 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), 1941-1945. Collection comprises Flight Lieutenant John Austin's RAAF Ob...PR03206
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Australian Comforts Fund
Private Record
Visitors' book of Australian Comforts Fund facility in Rome, Italy. Names, units and addresses 7 August 1944-2 January 1945.EXDOC096
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Australia Service Medal: Squadron Leader D J Shannon, 617 Squadron RAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.OL00572.008
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A Winter's Day
Art
Maker: Adams, Dennis
No. 450 Squadron (unidentified), pilots' mess in EPIP (European Privates' n Pattern) tent. Into one side of this the pilots had built a chimney from bricks. Firewood or coke was almost unobtainable bu...ART26115
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Back them up!: Heavy bombers of the R.A.F. often fly a total distance of 1,200 miles and over 15,000 ft. mountains in the Alps, to bomb the industrial towns of North Italy
Art
Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Thos Forman and Sons
British Second World War poster referring to the vital nature of home front support for British forces overseas. The image fills the top two thirds of the poster with the title underneath. The image i...ARTV02293
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Beretta Modello 38A Sub-machine Gun
Technology
Beretta Model 1938A Sub-machine Gun. Machined steel action with a drilled steel barrel jacket. One piece wood stock that has finger grooves on each side of the fore end and the butt has been broken of...RELAWM28524
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Berg, Ernest Frederick (Lance Corporal)
Private Record
Maker: Berg, Ernest Frederick
Collection relating to the service of QX5190 Lance Corporal Ernest Frederick Berg, 2/15 Battalion, 1942. Collection comprises letters and cards sent to Thelma Just while a prisoner of war in Italy, 1...PR02087
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Boomerang Club Shield : 450 Squadron RAAF pilot's mess
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Dark wooden, roughly rectangular shield with curved sides and angled corners. Set into each side is an aluminium triangle engraved, respectively, 'AUSTRALIA', 'N. ZEALAND', 'STH AFRICA' and 'CANADA'. ...RELAWM34788
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Bosgard, Peter (Sergeant, 2/15th Bn AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Bosgard, Peter Whittingham
COPY OF MEMOIR ENTITLED "THE BENGHASI HANDICAP" RECOUNTING THE DONOR'S EXPERIENCES IN THE WESTERN DESERT AND FOLLOWING CAPTURE, HIS POW EXPERIENCES IN ITALY AND AUSTRIAPR82/174
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Braithwaite, Matthew Alexander (2nd Air Mechanic, b.1895 - d.1975)
Private Record
Maker: Braithwaite, Matthew Alexander
Original typescript and handwritten letters by (No.2591) 2nd Air Mechanic Matthew Alexander Braithwaite, 8 (Training) Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, 1918. Describes in diary form his trip to Engla...PR00810
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Bretherton, Bruce Albert (Flight Lieutenant, b. 1922 d. 1998)
Manuscript
Maker: Hume, David
"Flight Lieutenant Bruce Albert Bretherton DFC, RAAF Pilot, 1941 - 1945" By David H. Hume OAM. Manuscript relating to his service: RAF 267 squadron tour of operations August 1942 - March 1943 near Cai...MSS1702
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Brill, James L (Gunner)
Private Record
Maker: Brill, James L
An annotated and autographed copy of 'Athletics and Training' by G Butler. The book was signed by Australian and New Zealand prisoners of war at Camp 57 near Undine, Italy and at Stalag VIIIA Gorlitz...3DRL/5071
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Squadron Leader D J Shannon, 617 Squadron RAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.OL00572.007
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Britt, Harold Leslie (Private, Royal Warwickshire Regt, British Army b.1899)
Private Record
Maker: Britt, Harold Leslie
RECOLLECTIONS OF PTE BRITT ABOUT HIS SERVICE IN FRANCE AND ITALY, 1915-1918 WITH A STOKES MORTAR UNITPR87/097
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Brodie, Ian George (Flight Sergeant, b.1915 - d.1943)
Private Record
Maker: Brodie, Ian George
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 401739 Flight Sergeant Ian George Brodie, 460 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia and the United Kingdom, 1941-1943. Wallet 1 of 1 –...PR03346
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Brownell, Raymond James (Air Commodore, b.1894 - d.1974),CBE, MC, MM
Private Record
Maker: Brownell, Raymond James
DIARIES AND FLYING LOGBOOKS RELATED TO EXPERIENCES AT MENA CAMP AND GALLIPOLI, MOVEMENT TO FRANCE INCLUDING THE BATTLES AT FLEURBAIX AND POZIERES, AWARD OF THE MM AND MC, FLIGHT TRAINING AND POSTING T...PR83/231
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Callanan, Edmund James Neville (Leading Aircraftman)
Private Record
Maker: Callanan, Edmund James Neville
Collection relating to 400962 Leading Aircraftman Edmund James Neville Callanan. It comprises a set of bound course notes compiled by Callanan during attendance at aircraft training courses.PR01716
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Caudle, William Alfred (b.1921)
Private Record
Maker: Caudle, William Alfred
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 416376 Warrant Officer William Alfred Caudle, 178 Squadron RAAF. Collection consists of a black and white photocopy of a diary, covering the per...PR83/150
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Chapman, James A (Colonel, OBE)
Manuscript
Maker: Chapman, James Austin
TITLED "SOME GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE CAMPAIGN IN STATES, 1944-45", THE LECTURE BROADLY SURVEYS THE ITALIAN CAMAPIGN, COVERING TOPOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE, THE THREE PHASES OF THE CAMPAIGN, AND PARTICUL...MSS0646
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Chatters, William (Private, 2/24th Bn, AIF, POW - Italy)
Private Record
Maker: Chatters, William Charles
Collection relating to Private William Chatters of the 2/24th Battalion. The collection consists of a postcard sent to his mother from No. 57 Prisoner of war camp in Grupignano Italy. The card was not...PR82/118
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Cianfarano, Joseph M (Randall) (Gunner, Royal Artillery, British Army and POW, Italy and Germany d.1986)
Private Record
Maker: Cianfarano, Joseph M
6 DIARIES COVERING SERVICE IN EGYPT AND NORTH AFRICA, IMPRISONMENT IN ITALY, ESCAPE, RECAPTURE AND IMPRISONMENT IN GERMANY. ALSO LIBERATION. DETAILED AND ILLUSTRATED. CORRESPONDENCE RE CIANFARANO'S CA...3DRL/7448
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Clark, Alan (3rd squadron)
Manuscript
Maker: Clark, Alan
"Mussoloni and Pavelic - My Part in their Downfall: A Partisan Memoir" by Alan Clark. Chosen as a pilot, the manuscript talks about his training and his eventual posting overseas with the 3rd squadron...MSS1725
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Connor, Alexander Murray (Corporal, b.1919)
Private Record
Maker: Connor, Alexander Murray
Collection relating to Corporal Alexander Murray Connor, 2/15th Battalion and POW. Collection consists of a typescript of memoirs entitled 'Approved to wear five service chevrons', describing Connor'...PR86/103
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Connor, Alexander Murray (Corporal, b.1919)
Private Record
Maker: Connor, Alexander Murray
Papers of Corporal Alexander Connor documenting his service with the 2/15 Battalion during the Second World War. Connor was captured in 1941 and interned as a prisoner of war in Camp 57, Italy. Item...PR86/345
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Cook, Joseph (Sir)
Private Record
Maker: Cook, Joseph
Papers relating to Sir Joseph Cook's career as Minister for the Navy (1917-20), consisting of reports made to the Imperial War Conferences and War Cabinet meetings of 1917 and 1918. Included are minu...3DRL/0329
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Coutts, Ralph Alexander
Manuscript
Maker: Coutts, Ralph Alexander
Manuscript titled `Bloody but unbowed'. Memoirs of POW experience from time of his capture near Benghazi with the British 50th Division, internment at Tarhuna camp, movement to Camp 65 Apulia, Italy a...MSS1264
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Cumming, William Gordon (Sergeant, 3rd AGH, d.1972)
Private Record
Maker: Cumming, William Gordon
DIARY MAINTAINED BY SGT CUMMING FOR THE PERIOD 1916 AND 1919. DETAILED REGULAR ENTRIES OUTLINING MOVEMENTS AND CONDITIONS IN VARIOUS AREAS AND LEAVE IN ITALY. Sergeant Cumming married his sweetheart,...3DRL/4081(B)
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Daniel Black, as a Private, 2/28th Battalion and POW in Italy, interviewed by Bill Bunbury for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Black, Daniel
Discussing capture at El Alamein; hospitalisation in Tripoli; transfer to Grupignano Camp; camp conditions; escape; recapture by Germans; escape from Turin Camp; decision to join Italian partisans and...S00550
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Davies, Robert Edward (Squadron Leader, RAAF Chaplaincy b.1913)
Private Record
Maker: Davies, Robert Edward
CORRESPONDENCE WITH NEXT OF KIN OF RAAF PERSONNEL IN CONTACT WITH CHAPLAIN DAVIES DURING HIS WORK WITH VARIOUS UNITS IN THE NORTH AFRICAN AND MEDITERRANEAN CAMPAIGNS. INCLUDES REPORTS TO RAAF LIAISON ...PR84/388
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Defence Medal: Squadron Leader D J Shannon, 617 Squadron RAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.OL00572.006
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Dellar, William Morris (Gunner, b: 1915)
Manuscript
Maker: Dellar, William Morris
W.M. Dellar enlisted in the AIF and, after training in Australia, served in Palestine and Egypt. Dellar was made a prisoner of war when his ship HMS Hereward was disabled during the evacuation of Cret...MSS1254
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Distinguished Flying Cross and bar: Squadron Leader D J Shannon, 617 Squadron RAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Flying Cross and bar (Geo VI). Engraved on reverse with year of issue.OL00572.002
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Dodd, Keith H L (Warrant Officer, 217 Sqn RAF, POW)
Private Record
Maker: Dodd, Keith Howard Lugano
CONTAINS A MIXED COLLECTION OF MATERIAL FROM IMPRISONMENT AT CAMP 57 UDINE, ITALY AND LATER AT STALAG IVB MUHLBERG GERMANY. INCLUDES MANUSCRIPT RADIO VARIETY PROGRAMS WRITTEN BY DONOR, THEATRE PROGRAM...PR88/188
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Dodd, Keith Howard Lugano (Wireless Operator, 217 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force b.1921)
Private Record
Maker: Dodd, Keith Howard Lugano
COPY OF DIARY AND LETTERS WRITTEN BY DODD DURING TRAINING IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA, POSTING TO COASTAL COMMAND AND TRANSFER TO TORPEDO BOMBERS, CAPTIVITY IN ITALY AND AUSTRIA (STALAGS IVB AND XVIIIA) AND EV...PRMF0014
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Douglas Le-Fevre as a Private, 2/28th Battalion, interviewed by Brian Wall for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
Sound
Discusses 10th Light Horse; enlistment; pay and conditions; sport; employment; marriage; religion; politics; 2/28th Battalion; training; discipline; disorganisation; weapons; leisure; mateship; morale...S00517
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Entertainment for the Troops Collection, Souvenirs 4
Published Collection
Maker: Various
The collection contains a diverse range of items such as invitations to afternoon teas, dances, dinners, parties and receptions, maps and guides to cities, accommodation and transport, and details of ...RC02398
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Erb, Henry Joseph, DFC (Flying Officer, b.1922 - d.2005)
Private Record
Maker: Erb, Henry Joseph
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 414665 Flying Officer Henry Joseph Erb, 460 Squadron and 467 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia and United Kingdom, 1942-1945. Wall...PR03643
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Erskine, John C (Lieutenant, No. 3 Commando Bn, British Army)
Private Record
Maker: Erskine, John C
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Lieutenant John C Erskine, No. 3 Commando Battalion, 1989. Wallet 1 of 1 - Wallet consists of a memoir titled "An Australian Soldier in the Brit...PR89/048
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[Extracts from German newsreels: Home front and Arnhem] (Die Deutsche Wochenschau 41/42 1944 Wpr) = (The German newsreel 41/42 1944 Wpr)
Film
Maker: Die Deutsche Wochenschau
German newsreel c September 1944. German language commentary. Items covered: 1. Hitler Youth members of the Landienst (land army) learn agriculture and animal husbandry as part of a 10 year project fo...F01964
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Fano, Italy. c. January 1945. Pilots and ground crew members of two veteran RAAF fighter-bomber ...
Photograph
Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Fano, Italy. c. January 1945. Pilots and ground crew members of two veteran RAAF fighter-bomber squadrons, Nos. 3 and 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadrons RAAF enjoying a cup of tea between operations in the "Ko...MEB0224
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Fell, Leonard Armstrong (Major, b.1899 - d.1989)
Private Record
Maker: Fell, Leonard Armstrong
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Major Leonard Armstrong Fell. Collection consists of a Wartime log (diary, September 1943 - March 1945), three pages of handwritten diary notes,...3DRL/3064
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Fewster, Alan C (Flight Lieutenant, RAAF)
Private Record
Maker: Fewster, Alan Coyler
FLYING LOG BOOK OF FEWSTER. 5 DIARIES COVERING ENLISTMENT AND SERVICE 1941-1945, INCLUDING SERVICE IN ENGLAND, TUNISIA AND ITALY. NOTES INVASION OF FRANCE. REGULAR, QUITE LENGTHY ENTRIES. NOTEBOOKS CO...3DRL/7405
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Fielding, Derek (Flight Lieutenant, 3 Sqn RAAF)
Private Record
Maker: Fielding, Derek
LETTERS HOME DESCRIBING CONDITIONS IN BOMBAY, CAIRO AND TRIPOLI AND OUTLINING THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED AT THE INVASION OF SICILY3DRL/3352
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2/3 Field Regiment
Manuscript
`Unofficial History of the 2/3 Field Regiment', edited by L. Bishop and L. Lind, is a detailed history of the Regiment from its inception in 1939. It outlines training in England and in Queensland on ...MSS1222
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Fields, Gracie (Civilian Entertainer)
Private Record
Maker: Fields, Gracie
PHOTOGRAPH OF FIELDS PERFORMING IN 1945. LETTER ACCOMPANYING PHOTO. CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPH OF FIELDS TAKEN IN SORRENTO3DRL/6064
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Fighter Bomber Pilot
Art
Maker: Adams, Dennis
Flying Officer Neil (Dingle) Gordon McKernan, RAAF, was a pilot of No.3 Squadron. This portrait was painted whilst the squadron was at Vasto, Italy.ART23479
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Flying Officer Walter Hogg
Art
Maker: Adams, Dennis
Flying Walter Hogg, No 3 Squadron, RAAF, who was later shot down after an attack on Rimine on the Northern Adriatic coast of Italy.ART24433
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Fordyce, Horace Spencer Wills (Flight Lieutenant, 458 Sqn, RAAF)
Private Record
Maker: Fordyce, Horace Spencer Wills (Bill)
Photographic copy of a highly illustrated prisoner of war (POW) logbook maintained in Luft III POW Camp, Sagan. The entries are mostly caricatures of fellow prisoners, illustrations of camp life and ...PR85/353
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Frecker, Eric Wilfred (Captain, b.1892 - d.1968)
Private Record
Maker: Frecker, Eric Wilfred
Three diaries written by Captain Eric Wilfred Frecker, while serving with the AIF, 1917-1919. Frecker joined 14 Field Ambulance, AAMC and spent most of his time in France. Includes illustrated transc...PR01837
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Fred Anderson
Art
Maker: Milgate, Eric Lovell
Portrait depicting NX46224 Fred E Anderson, 2nd A.I.F, probably drawn while a prisoner of war.ART29251
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Freeberg, Norman Ellis (Private, 2/17th Bn, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Freeberg, Norman Ellis Richard
Papers accumulated while prisoner of war (POW) in Italy and Austria including letters received from his family, parcel lists, currency, transport tickets, pamphlets distributed to POWs and an original...PR89/024
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Freeberg, Norman Ellis (Private, 2/17th Bn, AIF b.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Freeberg, Norman Ellis Richard
CORRERSPONDENCE BETWEEN PTE FREEBERG AND HIS FUTURE WIFE PHILLIS ASHE EN ROUTE TO THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE QUEEN MARY IN 1940 AND FROM ENGLAND IN 1945 WHILE BEING REPATRIATED; ALSO MESSAGES RECEIVED THR...PR87/112
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Freeberg, Norman (Private, POW)
Private Record
Maker: Freeberg, Norman Ellis Richard
PEN SKETCHES OF POW LIFE FOLLOWING CAPTURE NEAR DERNA, LIBYA DURING THE "BENGHAZI HANDICAP", IMPRISONMENT AT CAMP 57 GRUPIGNANO, ITALY AND LATER TRANSFER TO A WORK CAMP AT KLAGENFURT, AUSTRIA. PTE FRE...PR88/185
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Frumar, Neville R (Flight Officer, 600 Sqn, RAF, b.1919 - d.1986)
Private Record
Maker: Frumar, Neville R
DIARIES AND LOGBOOK DETAILING TRAINING AND SERVICE OF FRUMAR ON BOMBING AND PATROL MISSIONS AND ON ATTACHMENT TO RAF. NEWSPAPER CUTTING DESCRIBING ACTIVITIES OF CITY OF LONDON SQN. MAP OF EGYPT AND PA...PR86/165
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Gandevia, Bryan, Professor of Medicine
Manuscript
Maker: Gandevia, Bryan H
Typescript translation of Professor Dr Hans Schadewaldt's (Surgeon Captain German Navy Reserve) article on War Surgery in historical review. Surveys methods, treatment and results used by major armies...MSS0803
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Gardner, Raymond Bruce (Corporal)
Private Record
Maker: Brown, Beryl
Collection relating to QX9349 Corporal Raymond Bruce Gardner, 2/7 Field Company. It comprises a letter dated 5 May 1945 written to Gardner by his sister, Beryl 'Midge' Brown (nee Gardner) discussing t...PR03383
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Gee, Richard Stewart, DSO VD (Lieutenant Colonel, 9th Bty AFA)
Private Record
Maker: Gee, Richard Stewart
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lt Col Richard Stewart Gee, 9th Battery, Australian Field Artillery. Collection consists of a typed version of personal diary kept by Lt Col Gee f...3DRL/0895
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[German home front, Hitler and Mussolini, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German convoy under air attack and Waffen SS on the Eastern front, circa 1944] (Die Deutsche Wochenschau No. 714) = (The German newsreel No. 714)
Film
Maker: Die Deutsche Wochenschau
German newsreel circa 1944. German language commentary. Items covered: 1. Nazi leaders at May Day celebrations. 2. A womens fashion parade. 3. Bicycle race in Berlin. 4. Youths of the Arbeitdienst in ...F01972
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Giddins, James Hilton (Private, 2/15th Bn and POW, Italy and Germany)
Private Record
Maker: Giddins, James Hilton
Collection related to Pte James H Giddins, 2/15th Battalion, and a prisoner of war in Italy and Germany. Consists of: Folder 1 - 45 letters sent by Pt Giddins to his mother Mrs Manning, while serving...3DRL/7966
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Gillingham, John Jeffrey (Flight Lieutenant)
Private Record
Maker: Gillingham, John Jeffrey
Flying log book maintained by 419858 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) John Jeffrey Gillingham, No. 454 Squadron, RAAF, from 15 January 1943 to 19 December 1946. Flt Lt Gillingham flew Hudson, Baltimore and ...PR00892
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Grassi, Maria
Private Record
Maker: Grassi, Maria
CERTIFICATE GIVEN TO MARIA GRASSI SIGNIFYING HER CONTRIBUTION TO THE ALLIED WAR EFFORT AS A MEMBER OF THE IRREGULAR ANTI FASCIST FORCES OPERATING IN ITALY. SIGNED BY LORD ALEXANDER, GOC, MEF.EXDOC114
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Greeting Card Collection
Published Collection
Maker: Various
The Greeting Card collection consists of both hand-drawn and commercially produced cards sent to and from Australian service personnel engaged in conflicts dating from the South African War (1899-1902...RC00370
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Grottaglie, Italy. 5 September 1943. RAAF Padre Squadron Leader John P. McNamara of Brunswick, ...
Photograph
Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Grottaglie, Italy. 5 September 1943. RAAF Padre Squadron Leader John P. McNamara of Brunswick, Vic, conducts mass outdoors for Italian airmen two days after the Italian surrender. Note the two Italian...MEA0654
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Grottaglie, Italy. September 1943. Standing near an aircraft are the ground crew personnel of No. ...
Photograph
Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Grottaglie, Italy. September 1943. Standing near an aircraft are the ground crew personnel of No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, an all Australian squadron that arrived in Italy. These are some of the m...MEA0622
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Harbright, P A C (Squadron Leader, HQ Desert Air Force, RAF)
Private Record
Maker: Harbright, P A C
NEWSCUTTINGS, LISTS, CYPHER MESSAGE AND PAPERS RELATING TO HARBRIGHT'S SERVICE IN NORTH AFRICA, AT THE INVASION OF ITALY AND SOUTHERN FRANCE. COVERS PERIOD 1941-19443DRL/8032
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Hawkes, John Bowbear (Jack), as a private, 2/28th Battalion and prisoner of war (POW) Italy, interviewed by Brian Wall for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Hawkes, John Bowbear (Jack)
Discusses employment; enlistment; training; 2/28th Battalion; morale; leisure; casualties; capture, desert operations; health; POWs. Mentions Ceylon; Red Sea, Mersa Matruh; Tobruk, Palestine, El Alame...S00527
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Herbert George Lewis (Bert) Wainewright, as a Lance Corporal, 2/28th Battalion and POW in Italy, interviewed by Brian Wall for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Wainewright, Herbert George Lewis (Bert) Wall, Brian Wall, Brian
Discussing pre-war employment; enlistment in army; posting to Middle East as reinforcement for 2/28th Battalion; training in Palestine, battles at El Alamein; Battle at Ruin Ridge; capture by Germans;...S00570
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Hill, Norman Aubrey (Flying Officer, b.1916-d.1991)
Private Record
Maker: Hill, Norman Aubrey
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 420671 Flying Officer Norman Aubrey Hill, 150 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, North Africa, Italy and Pa...PR06012
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Horsfall, John Campbell 'Jack' (Major)
Private Record
Maker: Horsfall, John Campbell 'Jack'
Collection relating to Major John Horsfall, British Intelligence Corps. It comprises a manuscript for a book titled 'Security Business' which Horsfall wrote. It documents his experiences in the Briti...PR03301
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Howes, Thomas Edward White (Flight Lieutenant, b.1922 - d.2018)
Private Record
Maker: Howes, Thomas Edward White
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 404900 Flight Lieutenant Thomas Edward White Howes DFC, No. 70 and No. 104 Squadron (RAF), Australia, Libya, Egypt, Italy and Crete, 1942-1994. ...PR03613
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Incident in which Flight Sergeant Rawdon Middleton [VC] lost his life
Art
Maker: Smith, David T.
This eerie scene depicts the final moments of Middleton's life. Despite the painting being based on a true story, Smith has evoked an unreal modernist seascape. The falling parachutes of the survivin...ART27538
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Italian Civilian Valour Medal : Carlo Maida, Calabria
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Civilian Valour Medal. Engraved on the reverse with the recipients name, and place and date of award. Obverse: The arms of Savoy on a shield surmounted by a crown with 'AL VALORE CIVILE' around the up...RELAWM14814
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Italian Medal for Maritime Valour
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Italian Medal for Maritime Valour. Unnamed. Obverse: The arms of Savoy on a shield surmounted by a crown within a wreath of laurel and oak, with 'AL VALORE DI MARINA' around the circumference. Reverse...RELAWM14817
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Italian Medal for Military Valour
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Italian Medal for Military Valour. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The arms of Savoy surmounted by a crown within a wreath of laurel and palm branches, and the inscription 'AL VALORE MILITARE' around the...RELAWM14812
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Italian 1915-1918 War Medal
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Italian 1915-1918 War Medal with four bronze laureated bars dated '1915', '1916', '1917' and '1918'. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of Victor Emanuele III wearing a steel helmet facing left surr...RELAWM14823
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Italian War Merit Cross
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Italian War Merit Cross in the shape of a Greek cross. Unnamed as issued. The obverse has the inscription 'MERITO DI GVERRA' across the centre, surmounted by the crowned royal cypher of Victor Emannue...RELAWM14822
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Italian War of Independence and Unity Medal
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Italian War of Independence and Unity Medal with three bars '1859', '1860-61' and '1866'. Obverse: The bust of Victor Emmanuel II facing left with the inscription 'VITTORIO IMANUELE II RE D'ITALIA' ar...RELAWM14809
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Italian War of Independence and Unity Medal
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Italian War of Independence and Unity Medal with five bars '1848', '1849', '1860-61' '1867' and '1870'. Obverse: The bust of Victor Emmanuel II facing left with the inscription 'VITTORIO EMANUELE II R...RELAWM14810
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Italo Turkish War Medal 1911 - 1912
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Italo Turkish War Medal 1911-12. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of Vittorio Emanuele III facing right with the inscription 'VITTORIO EMANVELE III RE D'ITALIA' around the circumference. Reverse: ...RELAWM14820
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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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Italy takes a step in the right direction
Art
Maker: Cross, Stan
An enormous Italian soldier with his sabre drawn steps over the river Isonzo, which flows through western Slovenia and northern Italy. The text implies that Italy is beginning to work with the Allies....ART19740
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James Findlay Crighton (Jim) Bruce, 2/28th Battalion and POW in Italy and Austria, interviewed by Brian Wall for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Bruce, James Findlay Crighton (Jim)
Discussing enlistment; embarkation for Middle East; Tobruk; El Alamein Campaign; casualties; surrender to German Army; transfer to Italy and POW camp in Udine; transfer to Austria and Stalag 18A; othe...S00542
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John William (Jack) Dodd, as a Private, 2/28th Battalion and POW in Italy, interviewed by Bill Bunbury for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Dodd, John William (Jack)
Discussing enlistment; army training; Middle East campaigns especially El Alamein; capture by German Army; description of journey by ship to Italy and torpedoing in prison ship; arrival in Brindisi; t...S00544
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Keshan, Malcolm William (Sergeant, b. 1919 - d.2014)
Private Record
Maker: Keshan, Dorothy Ann
Collection relation to the Second World War service of NX11067 Sergeant Malcolm "Mac" William Keshan, 2/4th Infantry Battalion, Germany, Libya, and Australia, 1940-1945. Collection consists of lette...PR06082
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Keys, Graeme Connell (Flight Lieutenant, b.1912 - d.1944)
Private Record
Maker: Keys, Graeme Connell
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 401459 Flight Lieutenant Graeme Connell Keys DFC, 460 Squadron, 139 Squadron, 1941-1944. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of Keys' flying logbook, detai...PR91/088
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La Chiesa San Lorenzo
Art
Maker: Moore, Alan
A sketch of an Italian church that has suffered damage from bombing. The campanile remains intact, however the roof has been partially removed. A wire fence lay broken in the foreground with some le...ART26626
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Lethbridge, Harold Octavius (Major, b.1880 - d.1944)
Private Record
Maker: Lethbridge, Harold Octavius
Collection relating to the First World War service of Major Harold Octavius Lethbridge MBE, AAMC. Collection consists of two original diaries, from October 1915 to October 1916, and October 1916 to S...PR01750
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Lewis, Neville Ballard (Flight Lieutenant, b.1915 - d.1987)
Private Record
Maker: Lewis, Neville Ballard
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 402370 Flight Lieutenant Neville Ballard Lewis, 49 Squadron and 25 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia, 19...AWM2018.620.2
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Liberation of Fiume Medal
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Liberation of Fiume Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: A Roman eagle standard with three arms holding daggers on each side of the base. The inscription 'HIC. MANE BIMVS. OPTIME' on two lines across th...RELAWM14826
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Logie, J (Driver, 2nd AGH, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Logie, J
REGULAR ENTRIES COVERING ACTIVITIES ABOARD HMAT NESTOR EN ROUTE TO EGYPT, PASSAGE TO TARANTO, ITALY, TRAIN JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE AND EVENTUAL ARRIVAL AT NO 1 AUST CAMP, SALISBURY PLAINPR83/029
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Luftangriff auf Malta. Kampfe an der El Alamein Front (Degeto Weltspiegel Nr 39) = Air offensive on Malta. Battles on the El Alamein front ( Degeto world mirror No 39)
Film
Maker: Degeto Film GmbH
Title translation: Air offensive on Malta. General Field Marshal Kesselring inspects his unit in Southern Italy. Bombs for the attack on Malta. The flight distance over the Mediterranean comes to o...F00443