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108 Results
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Air to Ground Support Clasp, for 20 Operational Flights : Luftwaffe
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Air to Ground Support Clasp, for 20 Operational Flights. A bronze coloured circular wreath with a Swastika at the bottom. Protruding from either side of the wreath a bronze coloured sprig of oak leav...REL/04308.007
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Air to Ground Support Clasp in gold, for 110 Operational Flights : Luftwaffe
Heraldry
Maker: G H Osang
Air to Ground Support Clasp in gold, for 110 Operational Flights. Air to Ground Support Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each s...REL/04308.005
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Air to Ground Support Clasp in silver, for 60 Operational Flights : Luftwaffe
Heraldry
Maker: G H Osang
Air to Ground Support Clasp in silver, for 60 Operational Flights. A silver coloured circular wreath with a Swastika at the bottom. Protruding from either side of the wreath, a silver coloured sprig ...REL/04308.006
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Allied prisoner of war greatcoat
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Heavy black wool single breasted greatcoat with rounded stand and fall collar, two side pockets with flaps and epaulettes at shoulders. A wide inset brown wool band is at the elbow of the left arm. Th...RELAWM05406.004
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Allied prisoner of war greatcoat
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black wool worsted greatcoat with rounded stand and fall collar. The black shoulder straps are secured by a small brass button bearing the British coat of arms. The front of the coat is fastened by fi...RELAWM05407
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Allied prisoner of war peaked cap
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Allied prisoner of war black woollen peaked cap with brown cotton hat band. A pair of metal eyelets are fixed to either side of the cap's crown for ventilation. The crown is lined with black leatheret...RELAWM05406.003
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Allied prisoner of war trousers
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of coarse black, straight legged, woollen trousers with a wide brown cotton drill strip extending down the side seams and turn-up cuffs. The trousers have a concealed six button fly, including a ...RELAWM05406.002
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American Red Cross bag : Warrant Officer V J Hibbens, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Olive green cotton poplin bag with a cotton drawstring and large flap with self fabric straps for tying the bag closed. Inside the flap is a white cotton label, printed in red with two Geneva crosses ...REL42020
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American Red Cross Toothbrush : Warrant Officer V J Hibbens, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pink nylon toothbrush with a hole at the end of the handle. The handle is impressed 'GENUINE NYLON / GIFT OF AMERICAN RED CROSS NOT TO BE RE SOLD / MADE IN THE U.S.A / _EKIN_'.REL42022
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Australian Army officer's winter service dress trousers : Lieutenant J M Bruce, RAASC
Heraldry
Maker: Murdoch's, Sydney
Tailor made Australian Army officer's khaki winter service dress trousers. The trousers have a concealed seven button fly, and six buttons located inside the waistband for the attachment of braces. Th...REL30981.002
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Australian Army officer's winter service dress tunic : Lieutenant J M Bruce, RAASC
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Tailor made Australian Army officer's khaki winter service dress tunic with a pair of pleated breast patch pockets and a pair of expanding patch waist pockets. The pockets have flaps secured by brass ...REL30981.001
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Australia Service Medal : Lance Corporal G Haines, 2/4 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL32896.005
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Australia Service Medal : Private L P Saywell, Australian Army Service Corps, 17 Infantry Brigade, 6 Division
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL24151.005
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Autographed Australian flag : Prisoners of war captured in Greece, 2/5 Australian General Hospital
Heraldry
Maker: Kettle, James Gerrard 'Jimmy'
Improvised Australian red ensign with a genuine piece of hemp flag halyard with metal fittings inserted into the hoist end. The main body of the flag is constructed out of one large and one small pane...REL28404
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Bakelite picnic plate : Captain A L Walker, 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Peter Pan Brand
Small green bakelite picnic plate "Peter Pan Ware N.Z. 57' is moulded into the base. A small section of the underside has been heat-affected, resulting in a blistered whitened surface, while the base ...REL41694
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Lance Corporal G Haines, 2/4 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL32896.004
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British War Medal 1939-45. Medal : Private L P Saywell, Australian Army Service Corps, 17 Infantry Brigade, 6 Division
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL24151.004
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Private S Hall, 31 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/09244.002
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Sergeant H C Toon, 16 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL25528.002
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Canvas pouch : Lance Corporal F C Roy, 2/7 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown canvas pouch fashioned from material from a German tent. The fabric is frayed at the opening and black stitching is exposed along the bottom and right side of the pouch. Written on the front of ...REL/08217
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Cap badge : Luftwaffe Other Ranks eagle
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Luftwaffe Other Ranks Cap Eagle. A flying eagle, facing right, clutching a swastika. Originally four pins at the rear but only one remaining.REL/12017.030
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Cap badge : Luftwaffe tropical forage cap roundel
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Luftwaffe tropical forage cap roundel. Embroidered red, white and black roundel on a white background.REL/12017.035
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Carved wooden relief portrait : Staff Sergeant L B Laker, 2/2 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circle of oiled pine wood, though to have been cut from a biscuit or butter box, bearing a low relief carving of Staff Sergeant Lindon Laker's head in profile. The edge has been carved with a raised ...REL31744
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Collar badge : German Panzer Troops
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German Panzer troops collar badge. Darkened alloy skull and crossed bones. Two pins at the rear for attachment to the cloth collar patch.REL/12017.037
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Compressed fibre identity discs: Private J H Buik, HQ Guard Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of pressed fibre identity discs threaded through a brown leather cord. One of the discs is brown and circular and the other is olive green and octagonal. Both have 4 mm mounting holes used to thr...REL31494
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Crocheted blanket : Lance Corporal A V Cooke, Stalag 8B
Heraldry
Maker: Cooke, Austin Vaughan
Narrow woollen blanket or rug, crocheted in scallops of three stitches, in shades of grey, green, khaki, brown and blue. Each end is bordered with a series of ten bands or stripes in the colours, from...REL/05036
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Crocheted peaked cap : Bombardier H H Armstrong, 2/3rd Field Regiment, RAA
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Crocheted green and brown woollen peaked cap with integrated fold-down flap to protect the ears and neck. To secure the flap in the upright position, small pieces of wire are sewn into the crown and f...REL44952
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Defence Medal : Lance Corporal G Haines, 2/4 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL32896.003
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Defence Medal : Private L P Saywell, Australian Army Service Corps, 17 Infantry Brigade, 6 Division
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL24151.003
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Detachable Shirt Collar : Private S Hall, 31 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: K.B.A II
Khaki cotton, detachable shirt collar, with tape tie ends and collar tab at back. The tab is stamped in black ink, 'R. B. A. II.' inside a black rectangle.REL/09246
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Embroidered Australian coat of arms : Private J G Kettle, 2/5 Australian General Hospital
Heraldry
Maker: Kettle, James Gerrard 'Jimmy'
Version of the Australian coat of arms worked in mercerised red, brown, white and orange cotton thread on a discoloured white cotton backing. The design features two kangaroos, (rather than the tradi...REL33541
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Embroidered Nazi Badge : Private J G Kettle, 2/5 Australian General Hospital
Heraldry
Maker: Kettle, James Gerrard 'Jimmy'
Nazi swastika and eagle embroidered in red, white, black, orange and brown cotton on a discoloured white cotton backing.REL33542
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Engraved fountain pen : Lieutenant R W Lister, 2/1 Australian Ordnance Stores Company
Heraldry
Maker: Onoto
Gilded medal fountain pen with screw top lid and pull out arm to fill the internal rubber ink bladder. The lid has a slide to allow the pen to be held in a breast pocket. The pen and lid are decorated...REL29324
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Engraved mess tins : Sapper Vane Patrick Sheldon 'Pat' Williams, 2/8 Field Company
Heraldry
Maker: C & B Ltd
Pair of nested rectangular mess tins each with a hinged, one piece metal handle, designed to fold over the top of the tin for compact storage. Both have stamped makers markings on one end of each tin,...RELAWM31283
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Etching plate : Lieutenant R W Lister, 2/1 Australian Ordnance Store Company
Heraldry
Maker: Lister, Ronald Walter
Lacquered iron plate, cut from a Canadian butter tin supplied in a Red Cross parcel, scratched with a needle to produce a small etching plate that produced a run of six etchings titled 'British Office...REL29323
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German fork : Private J G Kettle, 2/5 Australian General Hospital
Heraldry
Maker: LGK&F
German alloy fork issued to an Australian prisoner of war. The underside of the fork handle is impressed with a Nazi eagle and swastika, and with the maker's marking 'LGK&F 41'.REL33543.001
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German issued black woollen jacket for Allied prisoner of war
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German issued black woollen jacket worn by Allied prisoners of war. It has a stand collar. An armband of brown woollen fabric, 95mm wide, has been let into the upper left sleeve. A pocket with an angu...RELAWM04522.002
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German issued cap as worn by Allied prisoners of war in Germany
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Prisoner of war issue black serge peaked cap with painted on waterproofed 'leatherette' style lining to crown. The soft peak is reinforced with top stitching. Cap has a brown cotton drill, top stitche...RELAWM04522.001
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German issued jacket for POW : Sergeant H C Toon, 48 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German issued black woollen serge jacket with stand collar as worn by Prisoners of War (POWs). A black leather tab has been sewn onto the inside of the opening at the front, on the left side. Paired h...REL25536
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German issue identity disc : Lieutnenant R W Lister, 2/1 Australian Ordnance Stores Company
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular white metal identity disc perforated horizontally across the centre so that it can be broken in half in the event of the wearer's death. One half would be left on the body and the other ha...REL29325
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German kitchen knife : Private J G Kettle, 2/5 Australian General Hospital, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: LGK&F
German alloy and stainless steel kitchen knife issued to an Australian prisoner of war. The alloy handle of the knife is impressed on the right hand side with a Nazi eagle and swastika, and with the m...REL33543.002
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German Organisation for Air Travel lapel badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Organisation for Air Travel lapel badge. A winged swastika superimposed on an oak leaf wreath. Plain reverse with a horizontal brooch pin.REL/12017.032
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German whip : Lance Corporal F C Roy, 2/7 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small hand whip with wooden handle. The lash comprises six lengths of leather, each divided into four narrow strips, secured around the handle with a piece of leather and three nails.REL/08219
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German wirecutters used in an escape attempt from Holzminden Prisoner of War Camp : Private J R Cash, 19 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black painted steel wirecutters. The handles are partly encased in deteriorating black rubber. Part of the manufacturer's name '...TER' is visible beside the rubber.RELAWM01038
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Green enamel mug : Lieutenant A L Walker, 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Metal mug, enamelled in moss green, with a darker green lip. There is chipping to the handle, base and lip.REL41693
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Hand knitted pullover : Sergeant D S Carseldine, 15 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Carseldine, Duncan Stewart
Hand knitted pullover, in 8 ply wool, in shades of olive green, khaki, dark grey, fawn and pink. The front of the body is knitted in vertical panels of green and khaki in rib, blackberry stitch, inter...REL/06367
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Hand knitted woollen pullover : Company Quartermaster Sergeant A L Guppy, 14 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Guppy, Alfred Leslie
Handknitted pullover in cream 6 ply wool. Knitted in one continuous piece except where stitches have been picked up for chest piece, neck and sleeves. The basque and cuffs are ribbed, and the basque i...REL29715
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Hand knitted woollen pullover : Lance Corporal P A Burge, 14 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Burge, Percy Augustus
Hand knitted pullover in shades of grey, green, brown and khaki wool, mixed, by knitting two strands together, to give a speckled effect. The basque and cuffs only are knitted in shades of brown. The ...REL/17568
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Hand knitted woollen pullover : Private J Gunn, 16 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Turtle neck pullover in shades of brown, khaki and dark blue 12 ply wool. The body of the pullover is knitted in alternate bands of rib and coiled rope cable. The sleeves are ribbed, with a single ban...REL33630
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Hand knitted woollen pullover: Private J P V Marrinon, 31 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand knitted pullover with a fall collar in shades of green, khaki, brown and ochre 12 ply wools blended to form a striped effect on the body only. The sleeves are brown with ochre cuffs and the colla...REL/02708
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Hohner diatonic single row button accordion : Corporal H E McCleary, 6 Division Australian Army Service Corps Ammunition Company
Heraldry
Maker: Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG
Hohner plywood framed diatonic accordion featuring a 12 button (10 treble and two bass) brown Bakelite playing board to one side and four treble stop buttons with a sliding selector button located on ...REL43198
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Identity disc : Lance Corporal F C Roy, 2/7 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German prisoner of war identity disc. The rectangular white metal disc is perforated horizontally across the centre and both halves are impressed with 'Kr.Gef.Lager XIII C 09586'. A leather strap is t...REL/08218
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Infantry Assault Badge : Lothar Scholz, Wehrmacht
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Infantry Assault Badge. White metal alloy badge bears a rifle superimposed on an oval wreath of oak leaves. The wreath is surmounted by the Nazi eagle and swastika. This badge was instituted on 20 De...REL27181.003
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Iron Cross 2nd Class : Lothar Scholz, Wehrmacht
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Iron Cross, 2nd Class. Unnamed as issued. Complete with ribbon.REL27181.001
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Long Range Day Fighter Gold Clasp, with 400 Operational Flight Pendant : Luftwaffe
Heraldry
Maker: G H Osang
Long Range Day Fighter Gold Clasp, with 400 Operational Flight Pendant. Gilded circular wreath with a Swastika at the bottom. Extending from either side of the wreath are sprigs of oak leaves. Voided ...REL/04308.002
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Long Range Night-Fighter Gold Clasp, with 250 Operational Flight Pendant : Luftwaffe
Heraldry
Maker: Rudolf A Karneth & Sohne
Long Range Night-Fighter Gold Clasp, with 250 Operational Flight Pendant. Black oxidised circular wreath with a gilt Swastika at the bottom. Extending from either side of the wreath are gold coloured ...REL/04308.001
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Luftwaffe Air Gunners and Flight Engineers Badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Air Gunners and Flight Engineers Badge. Slighly convex. Obverse: A dull silver eagle in flight, facing left, rivited onto a bright silvered wreath of laurel (left) and oak (right) leaves with a swasti...REL/12017.025
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Luftwaffe Air to Ground Support Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Air to Ground Support Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. In the centre are crossed swords The ...REL/12017.005
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Luftwaffe Air to Ground Support Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class
Heraldry
Maker: G H Osang
Air to Ground Support Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. In the centre are blackened crossed swo...REL/12017.007
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Luftwaffe Air to Ground Support Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class
Heraldry
Maker: G H Osang
Air to Ground Support Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. In the centre are blackened crossed ...REL/12017.006
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Luftwaffe Bomber Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bomber Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. Riveted in the centre is a bronzed winged arrow poi...REL/12017.021
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Luftwaffe Bomber Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a floral pendant (Anhanger)
Heraldry
Maker: Kunststoff, M
Bomber Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a floral pendant (Anhanger). A round gilded wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. Riveted in th...REL/12017.024
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Luftwaffe Bomber Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bomber Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. Riveted in the centre is a silver winged arrow poin...REL/12017.022
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Luftwaffe Day Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Day Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. Riveted in the centre is a winged arrow pointin...REL/12017.012
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Luftwaffe Day Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Day Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. Riveted in the centre is a blackened, winged arr...REL/12017.013
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Luftwaffe Day Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a floral pendant (Anhanger)
Heraldry
Maker: G H Osang
Day Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a floral pendant (Anhanger) . A round wreath of gilded laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves in gold....REL/12017.020
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Luftwaffe driver's silver proficiency badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Luftwaffe Drivers Badge. A steering wheel within an olive wreath. Attached to piece of dark blue cloth by two pins.REL/12017.033
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Luftwaffe Glider Pilots Badge - First Type
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Luftwaffe Glider Pilots Badge - First Type. Obverse: A voided oak leaf wreath with a swastika at the base and a soaring eagle, flying left to right, rivited to the edges. the Reverse is plain and has ...REL/12017.027
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Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge. Obverse: A wreath of oak leaves, with a tie at the base. A black massed cloud at the top surmounted by a flying eagle facing right and clutching a swastika. From the clo...REL/12017.028
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Luftwaffe Long Range Day Fighters Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a floral pendant (Anhanger)
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Long Range Day Fighters Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a floral pendant (anhanger). A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves in g...REL/12017.015
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Luftwaffe parachutists qualification badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Luftwaffe Parachutists Badge. Slightly convex. The obverse is a wreath of laurel (left) and oak (right) leaves with three bands at the base. Superimposed and riveted onto the wreath is a diving eagle,...REL/12017.029
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Luftwaffe Reconnaissance Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Reconnaissance Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. In the centre is the head of a wide eyed, ea...REL/12017.001
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Luftwaffe Reconnaissance Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Reconnaissance Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. In the centre is the head of a wide eyed, eag...REL/12017.003
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Luftwaffe Reconnaissance Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class
Heraldry
Reconnaissance Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves with a swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. In the centre is the blackened head of a wid...REL/12017.002
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Luftwaffe Short Range Day Fighter Gold Clasp with with 200 Operational Flight Pendant : Luftwaffe
Heraldry
Maker: G H Osang
Gilded circular wreath with a Swastika at the bottom. Extending from either side of the wreath are gold coloured sprigs of oak leaves. Voided within the wreath is a dull or oxidised silver winged-arro...REL/12017.014
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Luftwaffe Short Range Night Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a floral pendant (Anhanger)
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Short Range Night Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a floral pendant (Anhanger) . A round wreath of Blackened laurel leaves with a gold swastika at the base and on each side a sprig ...REL/12017.019
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Luftwaffe Short Range Night Fighters Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class.
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Short Range Night Fighter Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class. A round wreath of blackened laurel leaves with a silver swastika at the base and on each side a sprig of oak leaves in silver. Rivet...REL/12017.017
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Luftwaffe Signallers badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Luftwaffe Signallers Badge. A pointed silver lightening flash on a dark blue cloth oval ground.REL/12017.034
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Luftwaffe Transport and Glider Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Transport and Glider Operational Flying Clasp - Bronze Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves and on each side a sprig of oak leaves. In the centre is a blackened Luftwaffe eagle clutching a swastika,...REL/12017.008
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Luftwaffe Transport and Glider Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Transport and Glider Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves and on each side a sprig of silver oak leaves. In the centre is a gold Luftwaffe eagle clutching a swastika,...REL/12017.010
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Luftwaffe Transport and Glider Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with floral pendant (Anhanger)
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Transport and Glider Operational Flying Clasp - Gold Class with a gilded floral pendant (Anhanger). A round wreath of laurel leaves and on each side a sprig of silver oak leaves. In the centre is a go...REL/12017.011
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Luftwaffe Transport and Glider Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Transport and Glider Operational Flying Clasp - Silver Class. A round wreath of laurel leaves and on each side a sprig of silver oak leaves. In the centre is a bronze Luftwaffe eagle clutching a swast...REL/12017.009
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Military Medal : Private H West, 51 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.RELAWM16505.001
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Pair of colour patches : Private J H Buik, Headquarters Guard Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of black triangular colour patches on a grey background of the same shape, for Headquarters Guard Battalion.REL31493
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Pilot's badge : Luftwaffe
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pilots badge. Slightly convex. Obverse: A dull silver flying eagle, facing right, clutching a swastika in its claws and riveted onto a silver wash wreath of laurel (left) and oak (right) leaves. The r...REL/12017.026
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Prisoner of war handmade escape compass : Lieutenant A L Walker, 2/1 Australian Machine Gun Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Walker, Archibald Larnach
Small handmade escape compass in a wooden container. The container originally contained Swedish Soletter Astra saccharine tablets from a Red Cross parcel. The free moving cardboard dial is marked with...REL/18630
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Reconnaissance / Air-Sea Rescue / Meteorological Gold Clasp, with 250 or 300 Operational Flight Pendant : Luftwaffe
Heraldry
Maker: Bruder Schneider A G
Gilded circular wreath with a Swastika at the bottom. Extending from either side of the wreath are gilded sprigs of oak leaves. Voided within the wreath is the bronze profile of an eagle's head with a...REL/12017.004
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Red Cross label from prisoner of war comforts parcel : Second Corporal A B Mason, 14 Field Company Engineers AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White parcel label with a red cross in the centre, printed and typed in both English and German : 'Kriegsgefangenensendung/ Packed and despatched by "The Australian Red Cross"/ F Parcel. Contents 'uni...RELAWM09660
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Red Cross Society leather wallet : Lieutenant J R Millett, 2/11 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown leather fold over wallet. There are three compartments inside to hold notes and papers (two on one side, one behind the other, which is smaller). One of the compartments is stamped in gold 'GOOD...REL38246
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Russian Campaign Medal (1941-1942) : Lothar Scholz
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German Medal for Campaign against Russia (Winterschlact im Osten 1941/42), with ribbon. Unnamed as issued. White metal alloy medal is surmounted by a steel helmet and a grenade. Obverse shows a German...REL27181.005
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Short Range Day Fighter Silver Clasp, for 60 Operational Flights : Luftwaffe
Heraldry
Maker: Rudolf A Karneth & Sohne
Short Range Day Fighter Silver Clasp, for 60 Operational Flights. Dull silver finished circular wreath with a Swastika at the bottom. Extending from either side of the wreath are sprigs of oak leaves....REL/04308.004
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Short Range Night Fighter Bronze Clasp for 20 Operational Flights : Luftwaffe
Heraldry
Maker: Rudolf A Karneth & Sohne
Black oxidised circular wreath with a bronze Swastika at the bottom. Extending from either side of the wreath are bronze sprigs of oak leaves. Within the wreath is a dull silver coloured winged-arrow ...REL/12017.016
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Short Range Night Fighter Gold Clasp for 110 Operational Flights : Luftwaffe
Heraldry
Maker: Rudolf A Karneth & Sohne
Black oxidised circular wreath with a bronze Swastika at the bottom. Extending from either side of the wreath are gilt metal sprigs of oak leaves. Within the wreath is a gilt winged-arrow pointing upw...REL/12017.018
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Silver Close Combat Clasp : Lothar Scholz, Wehrmacht
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Silver Close Combat Clasp. Instituted on 25 November 1942, the clasp was awarded in three classes (gold, silver and bronze), to front line troops for hand to hand fighting.REL27181.002
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Silver Wound Badge : Lothar Scholz, Wehrmacht
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Silver Wound Badge, indicating that the recipient had been wounded three times. Badge shows a steel helmet bearing a swastika superimposed on crossed swords and surrounded by an oval wreath of laurel.REL27181.004
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Small escape compass used during escape from Holzminden POW camp : Captain S S B Purves, Royal Air Force
Heraldry
Maker: Purves, Stanley Stuart Beattie
Small escape compass made from a pair of needles threaded end to end through two pieces of paper and a small piece of wood between the two papers. A piece of thread has been wound round the wood so th...RELAWM16875.001
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1939-45 Star : Lance Corporal G Haines, 2/4 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL32896.001
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1939-45 Star : Private L P Saywell, Australian Army Service Corps, 17 Infantry Brigade, 6 Division
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL24151.001
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1939-45 Star : Staff Sergeant L B Laker, 2/2 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL31745.001
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Tank Destruction Badge - Gold Class: German army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Tank Destruction Badge, Gold Class. The badge is rectangular in shape and is of woven gold thread with two black edge stripes. In its centre a gilded metal tank representing a stylised, early version ...REL/12017.036