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57 Results
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Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 : Private W W Foster, 2/12 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal 1945 - 1975 with clasp for SW Pacific. Pantograph engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL36128.007
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Australia Service Medal : Chief Shipwright T E H Flower, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL37519.006
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Australia Service Medal : Leading Aircraftman A O Brealey, 452 Squadron, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL22407.005
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Australia Service Medal : Private W W Foster, 2/12 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL36128.006
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Australia Service Medal : Warrant Officer Ronald Jack McKimm, 452 Squadron, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/15932.006
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Australia Service Medal : Wing Commander W K Bolitho, 3 Operational Training Unit, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL41846.005
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Autographed good luck flag carried by a Japanese soldier at Balikpapan, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with numerous signatures and slogans in black ink characters, as well as the drawing of a face, outline of a footprint and a full sized handprint. The reci...REL/09942
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Matsumoto Gengo at Balikpapan, July 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag. The white background ground of the flag bears numerous Japanese signatures written in black ink together with the traditional wish for long-lasting good f...REL/17382
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Chief Shipwright T E H Flower, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL37519.005
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British War Medal : Leading Aircraftman A O Brealey, 452 Squadron, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. The ribbon has an improvised oak leaf attached with red cotton.REL22407.004
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Private W W Foster, 2/12 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL36128.005
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Warrant Officer Ronald Jack McKimm, 452 Squadron, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/15932.005
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British War Medal 1939-45 with Mentioned in Despatches oakleaf: Wing Commander W K Bolitho, 20 Squadron RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL41846.004
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Burma Star: Chief Shipwright T E H Flower, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Burma Star with Pacific clasp. Engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL37519.003
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Captain J A McKenna, Second in Charge, 1st Port Construction Company (standing) conferring with ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Captain J A McKenna, Second in Charge, 1st Port Construction Company (standing) conferring with Major P Bessel-Brown, Officer Commanding 1st Port Construction Company (seated). The unit, active in the...113159
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Commander of the United States Legion of Merit : Rear Admiral Harold Bruce Farncomb, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Badge of Commander of the United States Legion of Merit. Unnamed as issued. Instituted in 1942, the Legion of Merit is awarded to those 'who shall have distinguished themselves by exceptionally merito...REL28964.014
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Defence Medal : Chief Shipwright T E H Flower, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL37519.004
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Defence Medal : Leading Aircraftman A O Brealey, 452 Squadron, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL22407.003
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Defence Medal : Private W W Foster, 2/12 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL36128.004
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Distinguished Service Order : Lieutenant Colonel T J Daly, 2/10 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Service Order (Geo VI). Unnamed as issued.REL32963.004
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General Service Medal 1918-62: Wing Commander W K Bolitho, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
General Service Medal 1918 - 1962 with clasp for SE Asia 1945-46. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL41846.006
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Hand-made sword and scabbard : Sergeant F W Flynn, 2/4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Hand-made sword and scabbard. The handle is made of pressed leather washers and has a square brass pommel. The cruciform guard is a single piece of brass with rounded edges. The blade appears to be a ...REL40246
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Identity disc : Captain M M Malcolm, 2/3 Casualty Clearing Station
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Octagonal steel identity disc. Impressed with 'VFX138644/ RC/ O/ MALCOLM M M' on the obverse and 'A2' on the reverse.REL39742
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Japanese civilian boat registration flag : Private T P Mahy, 2/1 Pioneer Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White cotton flag printed with Japanese characters, with a 150mm wide band of reddish brown cotton sewn to the fly. The characters translate ' Port's Department', with the boat's registration number, ...REL44510
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Japanese flag captured at Balikpapan : Warrant Officer Class 2 J R Watson, 2/3 Commando Squadron, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White silk 'good luck' flag with a printed red hinomaru and numerous hand-written black ink inscriptions and signatures in Japanese. The inscriptions do not give the original Japanese recipient's name...REL30800
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Japanese flag signed by members of 2/1 Pioneer Battalion at Balikpapan, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Printed silk Japanese national flag. 'BALIKPAPAN 1945 2/1 AUST PIONEER BATTALION' is written in ink above the Hinomaru. On the left hand side is written in ink, as recorded; 'L Seymour Lakemba', 'PJ ...REL28957
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Japanese soldier's personal national flag taken at Balikpapan, Borneo, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with 'scribbled' or hastily written autographs in purple characters, apparently done by members of a special suicide attack group. The name of the intended...REL/09248
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Kitbag : Private W G Humphreys, 2/2 Pioneer Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown canvas AIF embarkation kitbag. At the top of the bag are 11 brass eyelets with a hole in the bag where there is an eyelet missing. A cotton cord is threaded through these eyelets to close the ki...REL38813
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Members of A Company, 2/10 Infantry Battalion moving through the oil refinery area in front of a ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Members of A Company, 2/10 Infantry Battalion moving through the oil refinery area in front of a Matilda frog flamethrower tank of 2/1 Armoured Regiment, while clearing enemy troops out of the area du...110911
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Members of 1st Port Construction Company, responsible for the operating of the Osgood pile ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Members of 1st Port Construction Company, responsible for the operating of the Osgood pile driving rig being used by the unit in the construction of a new northern approach to No 5 jetty. Identified p...113133
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Members of the diving crew of 1st Port Construction Company. The unit, active in the rebuilding ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Members of the diving crew of 1st Port Construction Company. The unit, active in the rebuilding of Balikpapan port installations, is constructing a new northern approach to No 5 jetty. Identified pers...113145
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Money belt : Private W G Humphreys, 2/2 Pioneer Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown suede buckle up money belt. The body of the belt is one piece of suede folded in half and sewn across the top two thirds of the belt. The last third has been divided into two pockets by three ve...REL38814
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Mosquito gloves : Private W G Humphreys, 2/2 Pioneer Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of Australian Army issued mosquito gloves for wear in tropical conditions. The gloves are a gauntlet style with cuffs elongated to just past the elbows and a widened gusset at the end. Attached t...REL38815
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Naval Medical Chest: Captain Desmond A Heap, 2nd Armoured Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden medical chest, possibly originating from the commando vessel 'Krait' The chest has been painted and stained medium green, one of the many layers of paint applied to the chest post Second World ...REL34069
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Netherlands War Commemorative Cross 1940 - 1945 : Private W W Foster, 2/12 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Netherlands War Commemorative Cross. Unnamed as issued.REL36128.010
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Pacific Star : Leading Aircraftman A O Brealey, 452 Squadron, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL22407.002
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Pacific Star : Private W W Foster, 2/12 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Unnamed as issued.REL36128.003
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Pacific Star : Warrant Officer Ronald Jack McKimm, 452 Squadron, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL/15932.004
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Partially completed victory badge made from an Australian penny
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian penny (reverse side) which is in the process of being cut down, drilled out, and filed down, so only the kangaroo with the word 'AUSTRALIA' above, remains. These elements will be joined by ...REL25191.002
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Passing a No. 2 Matilda troop tank is General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander, Allied Land ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Passing a No. 2 Matilda troop tank is General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area and Lieutenant General Sir Leslie J Morshead, General Officer Commanding...111045
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1937 Pattern Blancoed Ankle Gaiters : Private W G Humphreys, 2/2 Pioneer Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of Australian Army Second World War 1937 pattern gaiters that have been blancoed white. On one end of each gaiter are two canvas tongues and on the opposite end are canvas loops with brass buckle...REL38819
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Road sign, 'Vasey Highway' : Balikpapan, Borneo
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden road sign with pointed end. Both sides are painted white, with black lettering reading 'VASEY HIGHWAY'.RELAWM24602
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Royal Australian Navy sailors cap : Able Seaman D Grose, HMAS Manoora I
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Royal Australian Navy white duck sailors' cap with faded black 'H.M.A.S.' tally band. The inside of the hat is lined with green cotton with a drawstring in the centre. The sweatband is made of brown l...REL31885.001
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Royal Naval Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal : Chief Shipwright T E H Flower, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Royal Naval Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL37519.007
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Sailor's black silk : Able Seaman D Grose, HMAS Manoora I
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Sailor's black rayon wartime economy issue 'silk' worn with square rig. The silk is woven in a single narrow width and is not folded from a wider piece as it would be in peacetime. It is tied at the b...REL31885.006
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Sailor's blue square rig collar : Able Seaman D Grose, HMAS Manoora I
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Royal Australian Navy sailor's blue jean square rig collar, edged with three rows of narrow white tape and lined with blue and white striped cotton ticking. The rectangular collar falls as a square ov...REL31885.005
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Seaman's white flannel : Able Seaman D Grose, HMAS Manoora I
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Royal Australian Navy sailor's white cotton duck 'flannel' dickie to be worn under square rig. The dickie is cut from a single piece of fabric and has machine hemmed open sides, while the fabric's sel...REL31885.004
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Signed Japanese flag from Balikpapan, Borneo
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese national flag with two sewn on cotton tapes, one at each end of the fly, and in the centre a red sewn on disc (hinomaru) 35cm in diameter. The circle is sewn into a hole cut in the flag's bod...REL/22100
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1939-45 Star : Chief Shipwright T E H Flower, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL37519.001
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1939-45 Star : Leading Aircraftman A O Brealey, 452 Squadron, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL22407.001