Photograph

Villers Bretonneux, France. 22 July 1938. Monsieur Lebrun, the President of the Republic of France, making his address during the ceremony of the Unveiling of the Australian War Memorial at the Viller...

H17462

Photograph

Villers Bretonneux, France. 22 July 1938. President Lebrun of France, Sir Earle Page of Australia and King George VI of Great Britain stand in respect after laying wreaths at the base of the Australia...

H17476

Photograph

Villers Bretonneux. France. 22 July 1938. The arrival of Monsieur Lebrun, President of the French Republic, at Villers Bretonneux Cemetery. He is being greeted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth of Great ...

H17444

Photograph

Villers Bretonneux. France. 22 July 1938. The arrival of Monsieur Lebrun, President of the French Republic, at Villers Bretonneux Cemetery. He is being greeted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth of Great ...

H17443

Photograph

Villers Bretonneux, France. 22 July 1938. The crowd gathered for the ceremony of the Unveiling of the Australian War Memorial at the Villers Bretonneux Cemetery with the French Army Guard of Honour in...

H17454

Photograph

Villers Bretonneux, France. 22 July 1938. Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain, Monsieur Lebrun President of the French Republic and entourage stand to observe the Austr...

H17447

Photograph

Villers Bretonneux, France. 22 July 1938. Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain in conversation with Australian ex-servicemen at Villers Bretonneux Cemetery. The Queen is...

H17437

Photograph

Villers Bretonneux, France. 22 July 1938. Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain in conversation with Australian ex-servicemen at Villers Bretonneux Cemetery.

H17435

Photograph

Villers Bretonneux, France. 22 July 1938. Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain being received at the entrance to Villers Bretonneux Cemetery by representatives of the Co...

H17432

Photograph

Villers Bretonneux, France. 22 July 1938. The scene as the National Anthem was being played during the ceremony of the Unveiling of the Australian War Memorial at the Villers Bretonneux Cemetery.

H17467

Photograph

Villers Bretonneux, France. 25 May 1937. General Sir Harry Chauvel and a French Military Officer saluting after laying wreaths on the Stone of Remembrance at the entrance to the Military Cemetery. (Do...

H16937

Photograph

Villers Bretonneux, France. 25 May 1937. General Sir Harry Chauvel and a French Military Officer laying wreaths on the Stone of Remembrance at the entrance to the Military Cemetery. (Donor R.W. Murphy...

H16936

Photograph

Villers Bretonneux, France. 25 May 1937. General Sir Harry Chauvel, Colonel F. Lind, Mr R.W. Murphy and other personnel talking during a visit to the Military Cemetery. (Donor R.W. Murphy)

H16938

Photograph

Villers Bretonneux, France. 25 May 1937. The Australian Army Coronation Contingent drawn up on the Villers Bretonneux - Corbie Road facing the entrance to the Military Cemetery. (Donor R.W. Murphy)

H16934

Photograph

VILLERS-BRETONNEUX, FRANCE, 1938-07-22. THEIR MAJESTIES KING GEORGE VI AND THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND RETURNING TO THE WAR CEMETERY ENTRANCE AFTER ATTENDING AN UNVEILING AND DEDICATION OF AN AUSTRALIAN WAR ...

H17490

Photograph

VILLERS-BRETONNEUX, FRANCE, 1938-07-22. THEIR MAJESTIES KING GEORGE VI AND THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND PASSING DOWN THE AVENUE BETWEEN GRAVES AT THE WAR CEMETERY. THEY HAD JUST ATTENDED THE UNVEILING AND DED...

H17488

Photograph

Villers Bretonneux. 22 July 1938. The official party during the Dedication of the Australian War Memorial at the Villers Bretonneux Cemetery.

H17471

Photograph

Maker: Unknown

VX58285 Corporal Francis Alan (Frank) Burchnall Australian Base Line of Communication, Australian Army Ordnance Corps while on a picnic before leaving for overseas service. Frank and his father VX6447...

P08312.003

Photograph

Maker: Unknown

VX58285 Corporal Francis Allan (Frank) Burchnall, his father Francis Robert Burchnall (a veteran of the First World War) and mother and a cousin Elaine Simmonds while on a picnic. Frank and his fathe...

P08312.002

Photograph

WALLAL BEACH, WA. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE AUXILIARY SCHOONER KING BAY BEACHED. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN PRIOR TO HER BEING REQUISITIONED BY THE RAN IN 1940-07 FOR SERVICE AS AN EXAMINATION VESSEL A...

300905

Digitised Collection

Maker: Ricketts, H G

Collection includes papers related to the history of Middle Head and Mosman, NSW, and a biography of William Throsby Bridges compiled by Warrant Officer 1 H G Ricketts, 1971. Wallet 1 of 1 – Contains...

AWM2020.22.110

Digitised Collection

Maker: Commonwealth Government of Australia

Collection relating to the First World War, Interwar and Second World War service and post-war life of 250854 Wing Commander John Rutherford Gordon MC, No. 3 Initial Training School, Royal Australian ...

AWM2020.22.38

Digitised Collection

Maker: Wilton, John Gordon Noel

Diary and memoir of General Sir John Gordon Noel Wilton (b. 1910 – d. 1981) Wallet 2 of 2 - Sir Wilton commenced the diary around 1936, while serving with the 10th Mountain Battery at Maymyo, Burma....

AWM2020.22.25

Digitised Collection

Maker: Brewster, Basil Theodore

Collection relating to the military service of Commander Basil Theodore Brewster DSC, Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy, written 1981. Wallet 2 of 2 – This wallet contains half of the typescript ...

AWM2020.22.170

Photograph

Wandsworth, England. 15 April 1931. A Cross of Remembrance erected at Wandsworth Cemetery by the Imperial War Graves Commission. It was unveiled by the City Mayor on the 15 April 1931.

H16918

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Split cane and wicker-work waste paper basket. There are slightly raised decorative bands set 50 mm in from both the top and the base.

REL39683

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Gold wrist watch with a white enamelled face bearing black numerals. The number 12 is in red. A small inset dial between the 7, 6 and 5 bears a second hand. The back of the watch is engraved ' To Capt...

REL32630

Photograph

Maker: O'Dea, F T

WAU, NEW GUINEA. AERIAL VIEW OF THE TOWN PRIOR TO WORLD WAR 2. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

304446

Photograph

Wesburn, Vic. February 1936. Informal group portrait of 3rd Division Engineers militia in camp at Wesburn. From left to right: Captain (Capt) P. M. Ireland; Lieutenant (Lt) E. Prewett; Lt G. Brown; Lt...

P02475.001

Photograph

WEYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1935-09. A SEAGULL V AIRCRAFT (A2-2), OPERATED BY NO. 5 SQUADRON RAAF, BEING HOISTED ABOARD HMAS SYDNEY DURING `SYDNEY'S' COMMISSIONING VOYAGE WHICH INCLUDED SERVICE WITH THE ROYAL ...

P01471.043

Photograph

Weymouth, England. c. 1935-09. Supermarine Walrus amphibian aircraft A2-2 being hoisted by crane aboard HMAS Sydney II. The newly commissioned RAN light cruiser was undertaking catapult trials of its ...

P02308.003

Photograph

Weymouth, England. c. 1935-09. Supermarine Walrus amphibian aircraft A2-2 being hoisted by crane aboard HMAS Sydney II. The newly commissioned RAN light cruiser was undertaking catapult trials of its ...

P02308.002

Photograph

Weymouth, England. c. 1935-09. Supermarine Walrus amphibian aircraft A2-2 on the water being prepared for hoisting aboard HMAS Sydney II. The newly commissioned RAN light cruiser was undertaking catap...

P02308.001

Photograph

Maker: Moran, Eric

Wheel house of HMAS Brisbane.

P04353.013

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

White cotton pique cover for an Royal Australian Navy officer's peaked cap.

REL28942.001

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Brass hat badge featuring a five pointed star within a wreath, surmounted by a King's Crown. A disc within the centre of the star shows an image of a grass tree, with the words 'WIDE BAY REGT' on a sc...

REL35320

Photograph

WILLIAMSTOWN, VICTORIA, 1947-08-18. HMAS LATROBE BERTHED AT THE NAVAL DOCKYARD. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

P00444.019

Photograph

WINDSOR, VIC. C.1933. GROUP PORTRAIT OF MEMBERS OF THE SERGEANTS MESS, 4TH FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADE, IN THE CHAPEL STREET DRILL HALL IN 1933 OR 1934.

P00989.001

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

A 1938 Winterhilfswerk (winter help work) Gau Southern Hannover Braunschweig (Brunswick) Day badge. The shield shaped badge consists of an embroidered face with a thin metal frame painted gold. The ob...

REL/00586

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Rectangular wooden box with hinged lid, containing postage stamps, business cards, addresses, Captain Bean's Imperial Service Club life membership card, and a small round blue enamel badge with an ima...

REL39670

Technology

Maker: Unknown

Wooden box constructed from five layers of wood/ply glued together to form a single piece 12 mm thick. The sides of the box are dovetailed. The 73 mm deep lid is attached to the box by two steel hinge...

REL38544

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Small wooden storage chest with flat, hinged, lift up lid. The interior, but not the lid, is lined with galvanized steel, joined with solder in the lower corners. A 95 mm high wooden band is attached ...

REL39692

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Rectangular wooden pen tray. Written on the base is 'From Wife Edwin & Lucy 1 July 1877'.

REL39677

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Decorative wooden vase painted with a kookaburra and eucalyptus leaves. The outline of the leaves have been carved into the wood.

REL39676

Photograph

Maker: Strangman, Richard Charles

Workmen surrounded by scaffolding and building equipment pause during the construction of the outer wall of the south facing arched window of the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial.

XS0105

Heraldry

Maker: British Legion Poppy Factory

Commemorative wreath composed of four rows of scarlet poppies made from stiffened cotton fabric. Each poppy has green tipped black fibre stamens with an oxidised white metal button in the centre beari...

RELAWM12479

Heraldry

Maker: British Legion Poppy Factory

Two Yellow Haig's Fund Flander's Poppies with their stems entwined. The poppies have wire stems wrapped in green paper, and a black plastic button in the centre of each flower with 'HAIG'S FUND' in ra...

AWM2021.957.1