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Adams, William Affleck (Major, b.1869 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Adams, William Affleck
Collection of letters (photocopies) relating to service of Major William Affleck Adams, DSO 3 Pioneer Battalion, France, 1916-1917. Letters written to Adams' wife and children describe training in En...1DRL/0008
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Aitken, James Murray, MC (Lieutenant, b.1891 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Aitken, James Murray
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant James Murray Aitken, MC, 11 Battalion, Gallipoli and France, 5 December 1914-12 May 1918. Letters and diaries provide detailed descriptions of Aitken'...1DRL/0013
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A man
Art
Maker: Nicholas, Hilda Rix
'The First World War left indelible scars on Hilda Rix Nicholas's psyche and her painting 'A man' is imbued with that experience. Rix Nicholas chose a returned serviceman as the model for 'A man'. But...ART19613
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ANZAC flapper
Art
Maker: Unknown
A fired ceramic statue of a girl in a dress wearing an Australian soldiers slouch hat. Her hair is plaited in pigtails with bows that hang down her back. The statue was given to an English girl in L...ART92253
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Autograph book of Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, January 1903 - March 1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Pocock, Mary Anne 'Bessie' Various
Autograph book relating to the First World War service of Mary Anne ‘Bessie’ Pocock, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). The entries in this autograph book are from various periods, both before an...RCDIG0001528
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Baillie, John (Sergeant, b.1896 - d.1974)
Private Record
Maker: Baillie, John
Letters from Baillie to sweetheart Nellie, with several from Nellie to Baillie. Describes journey on troopship including stopover at Colombo, training at Larkhill Camp with 34th Battalion, leave in Lo...PR00621
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British First World War Postcards collection
Published Collection
Maker: Various
Collection of British postcards from the period of the First World War held by the Australian War Memorial. Postcards in World War 1 were used as a cheap and effective way of sending news between the...RC11570
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Collection relating to Hubert Sylvan Hall and Cecille Isor Esau Hall (nee Deakin)
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal outdoor portrait of Sister Cecille Isor Esau (Cec) Deakin. Born in 1892, Deakin was working at Fremantle Hospital in Perth when she met her future husband, 100 Sergeant Hubert Sylvian Hall, 1...P09573.002
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Colyer, Henry Maxwell (Lieutenant, d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Colyer, Henry Maxwell
Papers of and relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Henry Maxwell Colyer (7th Reinforcements, 36th Battalion) and to his family. They comprise: (i) newsclipping portrait of Colyer and ...PR00599
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Diary of Alexander Jackson Cunningham, 1916-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Cunningham, Alexander Jackson
Diary relating to the First World War service of Captain Alexander Jackson Cunningham, 2nd Field Company Engineers. In this diary, kept between October 1916 and 27 April 1917, Cunningham describes man...RCDIG0000919
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[Digitised sheet music] Somewhere in Palestine
Digitised Collection
Maker: Wallace, Peter John Charles
This song was written in 1919, and features a studio portrait of composer of the piece in uniform, and the dedication ‘Respectfully dedicated to the memory of brave men who have gone West’ on the fron...RCDIG0001307
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[Eating in a restaurant]
Art
Maker: Prangere, Paul
Depicts the protagonist, still in uniform, dining in a restaurant with his wife. This is a detailed drawing, which carefully describes everything from the table legs of the table they are sitting at,...ART93070.027
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Elisabeth I Heroique Reine des Belges. Le Roi Albert 1er de Belgique [Queen Elisabeth and King Albert of Belgium]
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Embroidered postcard with two Belgium flags hanging from a crown. Includes an insert of Elisabeth I Heroique Reine des Belges (Queen of Belgium) and Le Roi Heros Albert 1er de Belgique (King of Belgiu...PUB03300.002
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Elliott, Harold Edward 'Pompey' (Brigadier); CB CMG, DSO, DCM, VD
Private Record
Maker: Elliott, Harold Edward 'Pompey'
Collection relating to Brigadier Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott, CB CMG, DSO, DCM, VD, 1901-1968. It comprises a range of papers documenting his military service in South Africa, 1900-1901; service du...2DRL/0513
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Greeting cards from Gordon Cecil Buckingham Champion to Dorothea "Dorrie" Adams, 1916-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Champion, Gordon Cecil Buckingham
Greeting cards relating to the First World War service of 30239 Driver Gordon Cecil Buckingham Champion, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column. Champion sent these greetings cards to his sweetheart Dorothe...RCDIG0001122
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Hancock, James (Lance Corporal, 23rd Bn, AIF d: c. 1916)
Private Record
Maker: Hancock, James
LETTERS WRITTEN BY HANCOCK TO HIS FIANCEE RELATING TO HIS FEELINGS TOWARD HER, CENSORSHIP, HIS FEELINGS ABOUT THE WAR, A DESCRIPTION OF A TRENCH RAID. ALSO A BLANK LEATHER BOUND NOTEBOOKPR84/123
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Hanger, William (Sapper)
Private Record
Maker: Hanger, William
Collection relating to 15670 Sapper William 'Bill' Hanger, 2 Signal Squadron, 1916-1919. It comprises correspondence written by Hanger to Lila Truegold, whom he refers to as his wife. The letters doc...PR03343
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[Home at last]
Art
Maker: Prangere, Paul
Depicts the protagonist and his wife at home in an intimate embrace. She is sitting on a large seat, leaning her head back, and he is leaning over the back of the chair to kiss her. She is stretched...ART93070.028
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How it began
Art
Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Blaiberg depicts an Australian soldier dressed in hospital blues and an English woman seated at either end of a park bench. The woman has a dog on a leash and the man holds a walking stick.ART40941
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Langley, George Furner CBE DSO, (Brigadier, b.1891 - d.1971)
Private Record
Maker: Langley, George Furner
An extensive collection of papers relating to Langley's service in the first AIF, his appointment as Australian Red Cross Commissioner from 1944 to 1946, and his history of the Australian companies of...PR00096