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Africa Star : Brigadier W J V Windeyer, HQ 20 Brigade, AIF
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Africa Star with 8th Army clasp impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL38997.006
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Africa Star : Captain D Bryant, 2/48 Battalion
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Africa Star with clasp '8th ARMY'. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL29308.004
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Africa Star : Private A S Gurney, 2/48 Battalion
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Africa Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL22319.002
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A number of desert graves covered in white rocks. Most of the graves are simply marked with a ...
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A number of desert graves covered in white rocks. Most of the graves are simply marked with a number, however, the grave in the foreground is of SX8183 Lance Sergeant (LSgt) Prime William Willmott, 2/...P05525.007
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Australian soldiers in a cemetery in Tobruk. In the foreground is the grave of SX7686 Lieutenant ...
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Australian soldiers in a cemetery in Tobruk. In the foreground is the grave of SX7686 Lieutenant (Lt) William Claude Jenkins, 14 Platoon, Commander of C Company, 2/48th Battalion, of Port Pirie, SA. A...P05525.005
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Australia Service Medal : Brigadier W J V Windeyer, HQ 20 Brigade, AIF
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Australia Service Medal impressed on edge with recipient's details.REL38997.010
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Australia Service Medal 1939-45 : Captain D Bryant, 2/48 Battalion
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Australia Service Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's retails. Note that this medal has been renumbered from 'SX10328' to the correct 'SX10329'.REL29308.008
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Australia Service Medal : Private A S Gurney, 2/48 Battalion
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Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL22319.005
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48 Battalion pin : Mrs M Windeyer
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48 Bn colour patch pin. The colour patch is set at the end of a clip, designed to be worn on a lapel or scarf.REL39002
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2/48 Battalion pin : Mrs M Windeyer
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2/48 Battalion colour patch pin. The colour patch is set centrally over a horizontal bar and pin attachment.REL39001
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Captain D Bryant, 2/48 Battalion
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Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's retails. Note that this medal has been renumbered from 'SX10328' to the correct 'SX10329'.REL29308.007
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Private A S Gurney, 2/48 Battalion
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British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL22319.004
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British War Medal 1939-45 with Mention in Despatches oakleaf: Brigadier W J V Windeyer, HQ 20 Brigade, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45 with Mentioned in Despatches Oakleaf.REL38997.009
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Burial ceremony of Lieutenant Thomas Currie Derrick VC, DCM, 2/48th Battalion AIF, at 110th ...
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Burial ceremony of Lieutenant Thomas Currie Derrick VC, DCM, 2/48th Battalion AIF, at 110th Clearing Station, Tarakan, Borneo. Lieutenant Derrick died on 23 May 1945 from wounds received in action on ...044970
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Defence Medal : Brigadier W J V Windeyer, HQ 20 Brigade, AIF
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Defence Medal impressed on edge with recipient's details.REL38997.008
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Defence Medal : Captain D Bryant, 2/48 Battalion
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Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. Note that this medal has been renumbered from 'SX10328' to the correct 'SX10329'.REL29308.006
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Defence Medal : Private A S Gurney, 2/48 Battalion
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Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL22319.003
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Distinguished Conduct Medal : Corporal T C Derrick, 2/48 Battalion
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Distinguished Conduct Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/11417.002
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Distinguished Service Order and bar : Brigadier W J V Windeyer, HQ 20 Brigade, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Service Order and Bar, un-named as issued.REL38997.004
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Green plastic fountain pen : Private A S Gurney VC, 2/48 Battalion
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Maker: Unknown
Green celluloid fountain pen with two nickel plated metal bands around end of the cap cap. Each end has a black screw off cap. The nib is not complete.REL/13478
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Harry Johns standing next to the grave of his friend, SX7616 Private (Pte) Robert Maxwell (Bob) ...
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Harry Johns standing next to the grave of his friend, SX7616 Private (Pte) Robert Maxwell (Bob) Aitken, C Company, 2/48th Battalion, at Tobruk. Pte Aitken, of Glassop, SA, enlisted in Adelaide, SA, on...P05525.001
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Horseshoe wedding charm with glitter : Mrs Irene Simper
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Wooden horseshoe charm painted on the reverse in gold and covered on the front with silver metallic glitter. In the centre of the shoe are the voided words 'Best Wishes' in cursive script. A white sat...REL31824.002
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Horseshoe wedding charm with ribbons : Mrs Irene Simper
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Cardboard horseshoe wrapped in white satin ribbon. The charm is designed to be worn hanging from the arm by a length of white satin ribbon attached to either end of the shoe with a bow. The bottom of ...REL31824.001
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Improvised pipe: unknown private, 2/48 Battalion
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Carved wooden pipe - the bowl and shank are carved from a hard wood, with the shank joineded with a piece of brass bullet cartridge, and the stem carved from a piece of bone. The joint between the bra...RELAWM20164
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Informal portrait of SX7948 Lance Sergeant (L/Sgt) Kenneth Lawrey Trenorden, 2/48 Infantry ...
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Informal portrait of SX7948 Lance Sergeant (L/Sgt) Kenneth Lawrey Trenorden, 2/48 Infantry Battalion of Stirling, South Australia. L/Sgt Trenorden enlisted in Adelaide on 5 July 1940 and was killed in...P04433.001
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Informal portrait of the Bowd family of Mt Gambier, SA. Mrs Henri Iona Mabel Greta Bowd (Omie); ...
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Informal portrait of the Bowd family of Mt Gambier, SA. Mrs Henri Iona Mabel Greta Bowd (Omie); SX13191 Private (Pte) William Rex Bowd; their sons Colin Joseph Bowd and Douglas Rex (Jim) Bowd. Pte ...P07345.002
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Informal portrait of WX9830 Private (Pte) Bejamin David Parry of Cannington, WA . Pte Parry ...
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Informal portrait of WX9830 Private (Pte) Bejamin David Parry of Cannington, WA . Pte Parry enlisted on 6 December 1940 and served with 2/48 Battalion: Australia's most decorated unit of the Second W...P07294.001
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Members of the 2/48th and 2/23th Infantry Battalions (Bn) who are recipients of awards presented ...
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Members of the 2/48th and 2/23th Infantry Battalions (Bn) who are recipients of awards presented by Major General G F Wootten, General Officer Commanding 9th Division at Headquarters 26th Infantry Bri...081747
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Military Cross : Captain D Bryant, 2/48 Battalion
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Military Cross (GeoVI). Unnamed as issued, but engraved on reverse with the date '1942'.REL29308.002
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Outdoor portrait of SX7429 Corporal (Cpl) James Hinson DCM, 2/48 Battalion, of Plympton, SA ...
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Outdoor portrait of SX7429 Corporal (Cpl) James Hinson DCM, 2/48 Battalion, of Plympton, SA (originally of Manchester, England). Cpl Hinson enlisted on 2 July 1940 at Adelaide, SA. He was awarded the ...P03667.001
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Outdoor portrait of the members of 9 Platoon, A Company, 2/48 Battalion. Identified back row, ...
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Outdoor portrait of the members of 9 Platoon, A Company, 2/48 Battalion. Identified back row, left to right: SX7163 Private (Pte) Ronald Ralph Collins; SX7219 Pte Clyde Herbert Vivian; SX7291 Pte Arth...P09366.001
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Pacific Star : Captain D Bryant, 2/48 Battalion
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Pacific Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details. Note that this medal is incorrectly numbered to 'SX10328'.REL29308.005
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Pair of multi-purpose scissors : Private A S Gurney VC, 2/48 Battalion
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Maker: Unknown
Pair of steel multi purpose scissors.The outer edges of both blades have a textured finish for use as a nail file. Both points are worn or broken.REL/13477
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Photograph of 2/48 Drum Corps Tobruk in Libya 1941
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Maker: Unknown
Informal group portrait of members of 2/48 Battalion Drum Corps. This image relates to the service of VX531126 Private Ernest William Francis Craker, 2/48 Battalion.P08181.001
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Pocket Knife : Private A S Gurney VC, 2/48 Battalion
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Maker: Unknown
Pocket knife with two folding blades. The handle has a steel cap at each end where blades hinge from body. One blade has a broken tip. Body of knife has a shallow recess in one side with a small locat...REL/13479
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Portrait of SX30709 Private (Pte) Claude Grenfield Halls, 2/48 Battalion. A labourer of Port ...
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Portrait of SX30709 Private (Pte) Claude Grenfield Halls, 2/48 Battalion. A labourer of Port Adelaide, SA, Pte Halls enlisted on 1 May 1943. On 15 May 1945 Pte Halls was killed in action at Tarakan, a...P10485.001
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Portrait of SX9330 Private (Pte) Thomas Stansfield Holmes, 2/48 Battalion, of Ethelton, SA. Pte ...
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Portrait of SX9330 Private (Pte) Thomas Stansfield Holmes, 2/48 Battalion, of Ethelton, SA. Pte Holmes was killed in action during the 26th Brigade's offensive at El Alamein on 31 October 1942, aged 2...P07490.001
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Private A R Stewart, 2/48th Infantry Battalion, following the presentation of the Order of the ...
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Private A R Stewart, 2/48th Infantry Battalion, following the presentation of the Order of the Red Star by Major General G F Wootten, General Officer Commanding 9th Division at Headquarters 16th Infan...081746
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Recipients of five awards presented by Major General G F Wootten, General Officer Commanding ...
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Recipients of five awards presented by Major General G F Wootten, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 9th Division, stand before troops of the 2/48th Infantry Battalion and listen to the GOC's address. I...081737
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Small leather suitcase : Lieutenant G L Valle, Trento Division, Italian Army
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Maker: Unknown
Small heavy cardboard suitcase covered on the outside with brown leather, which is stitched to the cardboard, and lined on the inside with cream cotton fabric. Each corner is reinforced with additiona...REL37796
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Smoker's pipe : Private A S Gurney VC, 2/48 Battalion
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Maker: Unknown Unknown
Smoker's pipe. The bowl and shank is made from a single piece of briar wood. Impressed into the shank is 'Dr Plumb PERFECT PIPE' and 'MADE IN FRANCE'. Impressed on sterling silver band connecting the...REL/13480
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Souvenir powder compact : Private A S Gurney VC, 2/48 Battalion, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Small souvenir powder compact with pull out drawer containing powder applicator and gauze bottomed dish to hold powder. The lid to the drawer is spring loaded and folds back to reveal a mirror when op...REL/13481
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1939-45 Star : Brigadier W J V Windeyer, HQ 20 Brigade, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL38997.005
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1939-45 Star : Captain D Bryant, 2/48 Battalion
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Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details. Note that this medal is incorrectly numbered to 'SX10328'.REL29308.003
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1939-45 Star : Private A S Gurney, 2/48 Battalion
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Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL22319.001
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Studio portrait of NX90575 Private (Pte) Michael John McGillion, 2/48 Battalion, of Bondi, NSW ...
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Studio portrait of NX90575 Private (Pte) Michael John McGillion, 2/48 Battalion, of Bondi, NSW (originally Christchurch, New Zealand). A fireman prior to enlistment from Paddington, NSW on 22 Februar...P09528.001
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Studio portrait of SX7535 Corporal (Cpl) Patrick O'Loughlin, 2/48 Battalion, of Pinnaroo, SA. ...
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Studio portrait of SX7535 Corporal (Cpl) Patrick O'Loughlin, 2/48 Battalion, of Pinnaroo, SA. Enlisting in the Second AIF in July 1940, Cpl O'Loughlin was killed in action at El Alamein on 22 July 194...P06860.002
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Studio portrait of SX25367 Corporal Russel Vincent Osman who was a 29 year old from Kings Park, ...
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Studio portrait of SX25367 Corporal Russel Vincent Osman who was a 29 year old from Kings Park, South Australia when he joined the Army on 30 September 1942. He was serving with the 2/48 Australian In...P07159.193
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Studio portrait of SX7979 Lance Sergeant (L/Sgt) Lindsay Reginald Evans, 2/48 Battalion, of ...
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Studio portrait of SX7979 Lance Sergeant (L/Sgt) Lindsay Reginald Evans, 2/48 Battalion, of Keyneton, SA. A grazier prior to enlisting on 5 July 1940, L/Sgt Evans served at Tobruk, Libya, and El Ala...P08647.001
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Studio portrait of SX9064 Lieutenant (Lt) Hugh Francis Treloar, 2/48 Battalion, of Marryatville, ...
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Studio portrait of SX9064 Lieutenant (Lt) Hugh Francis Treloar, 2/48 Battalion, of Marryatville, SA. A wool appraiser in civilian life, Lt Treloar enlisted on 16 July 1940. With the rank of acting ca...P07589.001