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Collection
65 Results
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Billy Can : Lieutenant Colonel E E Dunlop, 2/2 CCS
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Galvanized iron billy can with a top wired edge, a Pitsburg vertical seam and a hand hammered knocked edge for the base. It has a wire handle.RELAWM31377.001
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Blanket : Gunner D F Spark , 2/2 Australian Field Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Handmade and hand-dyed coarse weave goat's wool blanket made in Crete. Predominate colours are red, orange, black and blue in a plain horizontal stripped design with a zigzag band detail along the top...REL42431
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Bottle of German POW distilled spirits, HMNZT Willochra : Major I Isaacson, Special Service, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Metal container made of tin containing spirits. The body is a piece of long rectangular tin shaped into an oval and soldered along the long edge in the middle back of the container. Soldered to each e...RELAWM12206
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Brass kitbag handle and lock : Warrant Officer 2 R S Holmes, Australian Army Canteen Service, 6 Division
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Standard brass hinged D-ring handle with locating slot and lock hole. It employs a separate pin-hinged flat bar with a slot at one end, which hinges down and locates onto a flattened tongue at the oth...REL36744.002
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Cap badge : Luftwaffe Other Ranks eagle
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Luftwaffe Other Ranks Cap Eagle. A flying eagle, facing right, clutching a swastika. Originally four pins at the rear but only one remaining.REL/12017.030
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Cap badge : Luftwaffe tropical forage cap roundel
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Luftwaffe tropical forage cap roundel. Embroidered red, white and black roundel on a white background.REL/12017.035
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Cell door : Changi Gaol
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blue painted metal reinforced timber door and frame with brass handles, locks and steel fittings. On the very top edge of the exterior side of the door is a 40 mm (height) x 60 mm (width) rectangular ...REL33237
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Collar badge : German Panzer Troops
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German Panzer troops collar badge. Darkened alloy skull and crossed bones. Two pins at the rear for attachment to the cloth collar patch.REL/12017.037
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Collection of cigarette papers: Ron Pilkington, British Army
Heraldry
Collection of 29 colourful cigarette paper packets and papers of various brands. Two have manufacture dates of 1940 and 1941.AWM2019.404.1
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Colour patch : Bombadier A E Lawrence, 2/15 Field Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Australian Army
Felt colour patch for 8th Division Artillery, consisting of a horizontally aligned elongated oval divided diagonally red over blue, within a grey border.REL49867
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George Cross : Private H W Madden, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
George Cross. Engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL48882.001
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German Organisation for Air Travel lapel badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Organisation for Air Travel lapel badge. A winged swastika superimposed on an oak leaf wreath. Plain reverse with a horizontal brooch pin.REL/12017.032
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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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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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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 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 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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Japanese identity disc for prisoner of war : Private L C Daniels, 1 Field Bakery Company, AIF
Heraldry
Rectangle of grey metal with one side having black written Japanese characters (probably the man's rank) and the pressed number: QX 9960. A strip of khaki cotton drill with button hole at one end is p...REL/15327
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Knitted woollen blanket : Lieutenant P E Mangan, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
The woollen blanket comprises five vertical panels ranging from 280 to 330 mm wide, made of of knitted squares of various sizes and colours, sewn together to form the completed blanket. The central re...REL48051.002
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Knitted woollen blanket : Lieutenant P E Mangan, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
The woollen blanket comprises nine columns ranging from 145 to 190mm of knitted rectangles of various sizes and colours sewn together to form the completed blanket. It is bordered by 30mm navy blue kn...REL48051.001
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Luftwaffe Air Gunners and Flight Engineers Badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Air Gunners and Flight Engineers Badge. Slighly convex. Obverse: A dull silver eagle in flight, facing left, rivited onto a bright silvered wreath of laurel (left) and oak (right) leaves with a swasti...REL/12017.025
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Luftwaffe Air to Ground Support Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Air to Ground Support Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. In the centre are crossed swords The ...REL/12017.005
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Luftwaffe Air to Ground Support Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class
Heraldry
Maker: G H Osang
Air to Ground Support Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. In the centre are blackened crossed swo...REL/12017.007
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Luftwaffe Air to Ground Support Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class
Heraldry
Maker: G H Osang
Air to Ground Support Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. In the centre are blackened crossed ...REL/12017.006
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Luftwaffe Bomber Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bomber Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. Riveted in the centre is a bronzed winged arrow poi...REL/12017.021
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Luftwaffe Bomber Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a floral pendant (Anhanger)
Heraldry
Maker: Kunststoff, M
Bomber Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a floral pendant (Anhanger). A round gilded wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. Riveted in th...REL/12017.024
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Luftwaffe Bomber Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bomber Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. Riveted in the centre is a silver winged arrow poin...REL/12017.022
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Luftwaffe Day Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Day Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. Riveted in the centre is a winged arrow pointin...REL/12017.012
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Luftwaffe Day Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Day Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. Riveted in the centre is a blackened, winged arr...REL/12017.013
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Luftwaffe Day Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a floral pendant (Anhanger)
Heraldry
Maker: G H Osang
Day Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a floral pendant (Anhanger) . A round wreath of gilded laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves in gold....REL/12017.020
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Luftwaffe driver's silver proficiency badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Luftwaffe Drivers Badge. A steering wheel within an olive wreath. Attached to piece of dark blue cloth by two pins.REL/12017.033
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Luftwaffe Glider Pilots Badge - First Type
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Luftwaffe Glider Pilots Badge - First Type. Obverse: A voided oak leaf wreath with a swastika at the base and a soaring eagle, flying left to right, rivited to the edges. the Reverse is plain and has ...REL/12017.027
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Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge. Obverse: A wreath of oak leaves, with a tie at the base. A black massed cloud at the top surmounted by a flying eagle facing right and clutching a swastika. From the clo...REL/12017.028
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Luftwaffe Long Range Day Fighters Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a floral pendant (Anhanger)
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Long Range Day Fighters Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a floral pendant (anhanger). A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves in g...REL/12017.015
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Luftwaffe parachutists qualification badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Luftwaffe Parachutists Badge. Slightly convex. The obverse is a wreath of laurel (left) and oak (right) leaves with three bands at the base. Superimposed and riveted onto the wreath is a diving eagle,...REL/12017.029
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Luftwaffe Reconnaissance Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Reconnaissance Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. In the centre is the head of a wide eyed, ea...REL/12017.001
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Luftwaffe Reconnaissance Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Reconnaissance Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. In the centre is the head of a wide eyed, eag...REL/12017.003
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Luftwaffe Reconnaissance Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class
Heraldry
Reconnaissance Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. In the centre is the blackened head of a wid...REL/12017.002
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Luftwaffe Short Range Night Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a floral pendant (Anhanger)
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Short Range Night Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a floral pendant (Anhanger) . A round wreath of Blackened laurel leaves with a gold swastika at the base and on each side a sprig ...REL/12017.019
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Luftwaffe Short Range Night Fighters Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class.
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Short Range Night Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class. A round wreath of blackened laurel leaves with a silver swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves in silver. Rivet...REL/12017.017
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Luftwaffe Signallers badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Luftwaffe Signallers Badge. A pointed silver lightening flash on a dark blue cloth oval ground.REL/12017.034
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Luftwaffe Transport and Glider Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Transport and Glider Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. In the centre is a blackened Luftwaffe eagle clutching a swastika,...REL/12017.008
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Luftwaffe Transport and Glider Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Transport and Glider Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves and on each side a sprig of silver oak leaves. In the centre is a gold Luftwaffe eagle clutching a swastika,...REL/12017.010
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Luftwaffe Transport and Glider Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with floral pendant (Anhanger)
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Transport and Glider Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a gilded floral pendant (Anhanger). A round wreath of laurel leaves and on each side a sprig of silver oak leaves. In the centre is a go...REL/12017.011
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Luftwaffe Transport and Glider Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Transport and Glider Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves and on each side a sprig of silver oak leaves. In the centre is a bronze Luftwaffe eagle clutching a swast...REL/12017.009
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Mounted uniform insignia board : Private GAG Siebert, 2/18 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Siebert, George Alexander Guthrie
Rectangular piece of masonite or composite board. At the top of the board a large oxidised brass rising sun is secured; below this a large Australian Military Forces (AMF) uniform button; below this a...AWM2018.1030.27
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Next of kin plaque : Private Frederick Leslie Jeffery, 1st ANZAC Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps
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. ...REL24613
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Pilot's badge : Luftwaffe
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pilots badge. Slightly convex. Obverse: A dull silver flying eagle, facing right, clutching a swastika in its claws and riveted onto a silver wash wreath of laurel (left) and oak (right) leaves. The r...REL/12017.026
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Prisoner of War identity cloth : Corporal D F Graham, 8 Australian Division Signals
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small piece of cloth stamped with Prisoner of War details. Two chevrons are stamped on the top left hand side in dark blue ink, denoting the rank of Corporal. The Japanese character for 'prisoner' is ...REL46206
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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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Prisoner of War trench art cribbage board : Private George Alexander Guthrie Siebert, 2/18 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Siebert, George Alexander Guthrie
Handmade wood and aluminium cribbage board with two boomerang shaped panels of punched out holes for the pegs. There are 60 holes in each boomerang. The board has a hand-engraved card suit in each cor...AWM2018.1030.17
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Prisoner of War trench art cribbage board : Private George Alexander Guthrie Siebert, 2/18 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Siebert, George Alexander Guthrie
Handmade wood and aluminium cribbage board with two boomerang shaped panels of punched out holes for the pegs. There are 60 holes in each boomerang. The board has a cut-out aluminium card suit in ea...AWM2018.1030.26
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Prisoner's improvised smoking pipe: Sapper Frances Henry Woodruff, 2/10th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Woodruff, Frances Henry
Smoking pipe made at Changi from an unknown wood by Sapper Woodruff. The bowl is unevenly drilled, and has a thick brass washer screwed into the topl. Another improvised brass collar serves as the cla...REL/02687
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Shrapnel removed from body: Sergeant Frederick George Butt, 2/30 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small rectangular stainless steel lidded box with rounded ends (possibly medical), containing a large (70mm long x 15mm deep x 20mm wide) slightly corroded and jagged piece of steel shell casing. one ...REL46986
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Souvenir army blanket : Warrant Officer A G Bolwell, Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Bolwell, Arthur G
Standard issue khaki wool army blanket covered with hundreds of Australian colour patches, wings, chevrons and cap badges attached by hand stitch in a variety of cotton thread. Dispersed among the Aus...REL39782
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1939-45 Star : Lieutenant M H MacDowell, 2/21 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Impressed on reverse with recipients details.REL/02986.001
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Supply drop parachute, Changi, August 1945 : Private A A S Fisk, 2/20 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Turner Parachute Pty Ltd
Fine white cotton supply drop parachute 10 panel, 11 foot canopy complete with shrouds. The top of the canopy has a circular opening reinforced with lightweight canvas to provide stability to the load...REL34580
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The Great World amusement park souvenir tin: Ron Pilkington, British Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular hinged cigarette tin printed with colour images of 'The Great World' amusement park on the obverse and reverse. The inside of the tin is gold coloured and is printed with 'WITH BEST/ COMPL...AWM2019.404.2
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Traditional Japanese kiseru smoking pipe: Gunner William Harcourt Miggins, 2/15th Field Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small chromed metal small bowled pipe. It is joined with a black painted wooden tube to a similar chromed metal section which forms the stem.REL22681
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Travelling chess and draughts set: Major John Dominic Palandri, 2/7 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A combined travelling chess and draughts set, consisting of rectangular red leatherette folder, impressed in gold 'DRAUGHTS & CHESS' on the cover, which opens to reveal a separate thin printed cardboa...REL49014
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Turkish prisoner of war beadwork bag: Major William John Brown, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Multi-coloured loomwork and netting beaded bag with handle, mainly in red, green and white beads, with a smaller number of blue, pink and gold accents. The bag has the words 'TURKISH' on one side and ...AWM2021.727.2
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Turkish prisoner of war beadwork bag: Major William John Brown, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Multi-coloured loomwork and netting beaded bag with handle, mainly in red, green and white beads, with a small number of blue and gold accents. The bag has the words 'TURKISH' on one side and 'BETTY' ...AWM2021.727.1
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'Welcome Black Jack and the Greyhounds' banner: Mr Roy Chipps
Heraldry
Maker: Chipps, Roy
Linen-backed paper banner reading 'WELCOME BLACK JACK and THE GREYHOUNDS' and featuring coloured pencil drawings of a red ensign and the 2/30th Battalion colour patch. The 2/30th Battalion was command...AWM2019.132.1
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Wooden house cigarette dispenser and ashtray on base : Staff Sergeant A Bolton, 18 Field Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown Imperial Japanese Army soldier
Handmade varnished desktop cigarette dispenser consisting of a rectangular wooden base mounted on four short feet. The base is inlaid with geometric patterns in contrasting wood. Mounted at one end of...REL43155
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Woven cellophane belt: Driver Mark Hill Store, 2/3 Reserve Motor Transport Company, 8th Division
Heraldry
Maker: Store, Mark Hill
Woven belt made from folded sections of clear cellophane originally used to wrap packets of cigarettes. Cut out paper numerals and letters have been inserted into individual sections of the cellophane...REL45060