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Collection
21 Results
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Atomic blast affected sake bottle: Major Stanley Archibald Jarvie, Staff Officer Royal Engineers (Planning), BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Sake bottle showing the blast effects of the atom bomb detonated over Hiroshima on the morning of 6 August 1945.RELAWM32915
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Australian flag made at Rajburi POW Camp in Thailand in 1944: Sergeant Reginald Noel Farquhar, 2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Farquhar, Reginald Noel Unknown
Australian flag made at Rajburi Camp in Thailand by Australian prisoners of war in 1944, from scrounged scaps of cotton and rayon (artificial silk) fabric. The flag's hoist was added at Nakom Paton Ca...REL/03006
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Autographed Japanese flag : Sergeant J Lanyon, War Crimes Trials, Morotai
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Silk Japanese flag with printed red hinomaru in the centre, and leather reinforcing pieces on each end of the fly with two tie strings each end. At the top of the flag in black ink is 'Our Dear Mr Lan...REL24184
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Autographed Japanese flag : Sergeant J Lanyon, War Crimes Trials, Morotai
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cotton handkerchief that has been turned into a souvenir Japanese national flag by the addition of a red sun in its centre and ink writing, signatures and drawings. At the top is written in black ink ...REL24185
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Autographed linen traycloth made by Japanese war criminals at Rabaul : Australian Army Chaplain Gordon Henry Young
Heraldry
Maker: Karube, Saburo
White linen traycloth inscribed in red at the top 'TO REV. & MRS. YOUNG MERRY XMAS'. The cloth is painted in colour with a representation of Mt Fuji, a lake, flowering cherry tree and pine trees. The ...REL/18687
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Baton: Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey
Heraldry
Maker: Garrard & Co Ltd
Silver gilt field marshal's baton. Both ends are wreathed in a laurel, Tudor rose, thistle and shamrock pattern and are hallmarked. The upper end of the baton is surmounted by a free-standing silver g...RELAWM31423.001
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Damaged crockery, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A porcelain saucer that is intact with pieces of other pottery fused to it by molten glass.RELAWM34345
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Damaged cup, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Ceramic cup that has been fused to the remains of another item along the base and up one side.RELAWM32815.001
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Handmade Australian Flag : Petty Officer Penfold, HMAS Napier
Heraldry
Maker: Penfold, (given names unknown)
Australian national flag made from parts of a number of cotton hemp signal flags. The Union Jack element has presumably been cut from another flag and applied to the new flag. There are rope and brass...REL25328
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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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Listening angel
Art
Maker: Perceval, John
'Listening angel' reflects on 'the Korean war and the post-atomic age' and was created in response to that conflict. It is part of a group of ceramic sculptures begun in 1957. Informed in part by an a...ART90099
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Lithographic copy, Instrument of Surrender
Published Collection
Maker: Australian Military Forces
A lithographic copy of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender by Yoshijiro Umezu to General Sir Thomas Blamey.RC11572.021
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Melted and fused glass jars, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A cluster of three crown sealed glass jars fused together with other pieces of glass and miscellaneous debris.RELAWM34352
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Melted handguard Imperial Household Parade sabre, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Melted and misshapen handguard from a sabre. This handguard has pieced strapwork of cherry blossoms and other floral motifs.RELAWM32815.002
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Melted jar, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Melted small black glass jar.RELAWM34349
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Photographic plates, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small photographic plates which have been fused together.RELAWM34353
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Presentation plaque made by Japanese war criminals at Rabaul: Australian Army Chaplain Gordon Henry Young
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Aluminium and brass Christmas presentation plaque engraved with a depiction of Mt Matupit, inspired by Mount Fuji, and the inscription 'TO REV. & MRS. YOUNG MERRY XMAS HIKARI METHODIST CHURCH W.C.C. R...REL/18686
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Signature seal : Colonel Suga, Japanese Imperial Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Colonel Suga's personal glass signature seal, contained in a brown tortoiseshell box with a sliding lid. The seal is contained in two thirds of the length of the box and is buffered from the red seali...RELAWM31811
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Surrender
Art
Maker: Herman, Sali
Sali Herman witnessed the surrender of General Imamura Hitoshi, commander of the Japanese Eight Army, at Rabaul, New Guinea, and later painted the scene. Despite his compassion for the defeated Japane...ART22892
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Thanksgiving service in celebration of Victory in Europe held on the steps of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 9 May 1945
Art
Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
On the steps of the Australian War Memorial under an Autumn sky a thanksgiving service in celebration of the Victory in Europe is held. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester atten...ART25669