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Presentation pocket Bible and lock of hair : Lieutenant L C Matthews, 8 Division Signals
Heraldry
Maker: Oxford University Press
Pocket version of the Oxford University Press Holy Bible, bound in blue buckram and made with an extension to the rear cover which folds over the front cover and is secured by a metal snap fastener. T...REL43192
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Presentation wallet , City of Hawthorn : Lieutenant L C Matthews, 8 Division Signals
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangluar fine black leather folding wallet with gilded brass slide clasp. The front is gold embossed centrally with the coat of arms of the City of Hawthorn and the following:'VX24597 Lieut. L.C. M...REL43190
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Pre-war studio portrait of Robert Bingley Scholefield. Serving as VX34618 Sergeant (Sgt) Robert ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Pre-war studio portrait of Robert Bingley Scholefield. Serving as VX34618 Sergeant (Sgt) Robert Scholefield, No. 1 Company, Australian Army Service Corps, he was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of w...P06288.001
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'Prisoner of war Contact and Enquiry officers searching in the area of the RAP' 'Scenes at the ...
Photograph
Maker: Burke, Frank Albert Charles
'Prisoner of war Contact and Enquiry officers searching in the area of the RAP' 'Scenes at the POW Camp, Sandakan. POW Contact and Enquiry officers found the remains of an RAP in No. 1 Compound, belie...120435
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'QX48016 Gunner J D Simpson of 12 Battery, 2/3 Australian Tank Attack Regiment, watching Japanese ...
Photograph
Maker: Burke, Frank Albert Charles
'QX48016 Gunner J D Simpson of 12 Battery, 2/3 Australian Tank Attack Regiment, watching Japanese clearing grass and scrub.' 'Scenes at the POW Camp, Sandakan. POW Contact and Enquiry officers found t...120440
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Recipe book created by Frederick Ronald (Ron) Foster
Digitised Collection
Maker: Foster, Frederick Ronald (Ron)
Recipe book relating to the Second World War service of NX76172 Frederick Ronald (Ron) Foster, 8th Division Signals. This handmade, handwritten recipe book was created by Ron Foster who became a priso...AWM2019.22.87
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Rising Sun collar badges : Private N A E Short, 2/18 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: K G Luke
Pair of oxidised brass Australian Imperial Force General Service 'Rising Sun' collar badges.REL32661
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Rising Sun hat badge : Private N A E Short, 2/18 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: K G Luke
Oxidised brass Australian Imperial Force General Service 'Rising Sun' hat badge.REL32660
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Rosary beads : Sandakan Prisoner of War camp
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Incomplete set of rosary beads made from hardened white-grey seeds joined by a fine metal chain. The crucifix and a small part of the chain has been broken off.REL/02028.005
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Rusted water bottle: Sandakan POW Camp
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian 1903 pattern water bottle. Made from blue enamelled iron. The bottle has been severly rusted and corroded.REL/17257.034
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SANDAKAN, BORNEO, 1944. AERIAL VIEW OF THE JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR (POW) CAMP.
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SANDAKAN, BORNEO, 1944. AERIAL VIEW OF THE JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR (POW) CAMP.044659
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Sandakan, Borneo, c. 1948-03. Panorama of the town standing on the shores of the bay. The town ...
Photograph
Maker: Barnett, Ken
Sandakan, Borneo, c. 1948-03. Panorama of the town standing on the shores of the bay. The town has been temporarily rebuilt after it was destroyed in a RAAF bombing campaign against Japanese occupying...P02326.003
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SANDAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-10-27. NORTH EAST BORNEO FORCE AT NO. 1 CEMETERY AT THE PRISONER OF WAR ...
Photograph
Maker: Burke, Frank Albert Charles Burke, Frank Albert Charles
SANDAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-10-27. NORTH EAST BORNEO FORCE AT NO. 1 CEMETERY AT THE PRISONER OF WAR CAMP. QX63589 CAPTAIN R. A. HOUGHTON, 23RD WAR GRAVES SERVICE UNIT, READING THE INSCRIPTION ON A MONUMENT...120490
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Sandakan, Borneo, 1941. Panorama of the town with substantial well-kept houses standing in neat ...
Photograph
Maker: Barnett, Ken
Sandakan, Borneo, 1941. Panorama of the town with substantial well-kept houses standing in neat rows along pleasant streets, a sports field (left) and the waters of the bay in the background (right). ...P02326.001
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Sandakan, Borneo, 1945. Panorama of the war-damaged town with the waters of the bay in the ...
Photograph
Maker: Barnett, Ken
Sandakan, Borneo, 1945. Panorama of the war-damaged town with the waters of the bay in the background. Rows of brick piers are all that remains of substantial well-kept houses that once stood in neat ...P02326.002
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Sandakan memorial
Art
Maker: Ferguson, Anne
The Sandakan memorial is a sculpture commissioned by the Australian War Memorial to acknowledge and remember those who died during the Sandakan death march, Borneo in 1945 . The work is installed in t...ART92680
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SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNEO 1945-10-26. A BADLY EMACIATED CHINESE IN A TEMPORARY BRITISH BORNEO CIVIL ...
Photograph
Maker: Burke, Frank Albert Charles
SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNEO 1945-10-26. A BADLY EMACIATED CHINESE IN A TEMPORARY BRITISH BORNEO CIVIL AFFAIRS UNIT (BBCAU) HOSPITAL. THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN EIGHT DAYS AFTER THE ALLIES LANDED AT SANDAKAN...121773
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SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNEO 1945-10-26. A BADLY EMACIATED JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR WAITING TO EMBARK ...
Photograph
Maker: Burke, Frank Albert Charles
SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNEO 1945-10-26. A BADLY EMACIATED JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR WAITING TO EMBARK ON A LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) FOR THE PRISONER OF WAR (POW) COMPOUND AT JESSELTON.121785
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SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNEO 1945-10-26. A VIEW FROM THE RIDGE BEHIND THE TOWN OVERLOOKING THE WRECKAGE ...
Photograph
Maker: Burke, Frank Albert Charles
SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNEO 1945-10-26. A VIEW FROM THE RIDGE BEHIND THE TOWN OVERLOOKING THE WRECKAGE OF SANDAKAN.121779
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SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNEO 1945-10-26. A VIEW FROM THE RIDGE BEHIND THE TOWN OVERLOOKING THE WRECKAGE ...
Photograph
Maker: Burke, Frank Albert Charles
SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNEO 1945-10-26. A VIEW FROM THE RIDGE BEHIND THE TOWN OVERLOOKING THE WRECKAGE OF SANDAKAN.121778