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A02551A02551, photographed whilst escorting the second contingent to Alexandria. The AE2 was ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A02551A02551, photographed whilst escorting the second contingent to Alexandria. The AE2 was later sent to the Dardanelles and was sunk there by the Turks on 30 April 1915 all hands were picked up a...A02601
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A deck midships - HMT "Duntroon"
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Formerly the "A" Class dancing space on a coastal liner this deck now accommodates troops who sleep in hammocks and keep their gear in kit rakes built either side of the funnel uptake. When not in use...ART21061
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1941-08-19. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE BRITISH CARGO VESSEL TROILUS WHICH WAS SUNK IN THE ...
Photograph
1941-08-19. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE BRITISH CARGO VESSEL TROILUS WHICH WAS SUNK IN THE INDIAN OCEAN BY THE GERMAN SUBMARINE U-859 ON 1944-08-31. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)304073
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1942-06-12. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE NORWEGIAN CARGO VESSEL VIVA WHICH WAS SUNK BY A ...
Photograph
1942-06-12. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE NORWEGIAN CARGO VESSEL VIVA WHICH WAS SUNK BY A SUBMARINE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN ON 1944-09-02. NOTE THE 12 POUNDER AA GUN AFT AND THE LIGHT AA POSITION ABREAST T...304105
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1944. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE US TANKER AMERICAN ARROW, WHICH WORKED WITH RAN UNITS IN THE ...
Photograph
1944. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE US TANKER AMERICAN ARROW, WHICH WORKED WITH RAN UNITS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN IN 1944-07. NOTE THE 3 1NCH GUN ON THE STERN AND 20 MMM OERLIKON AA GUNS ON THE AFTER AND C...302902
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1939-09-12. AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DUTCH CARGO VESSEL SS RANTAUPANDJANG WHICH WAS SUNK ...
Photograph
1939-09-12. AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DUTCH CARGO VESSEL SS RANTAUPANDJANG WHICH WAS SUNK BY THE GERMAN ARMOURED SHIP ADMIRAL SCHEER IN THE INDIAN OCEAN ON 1941-02-22. WHEN THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS...303844
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Africa Star : Petty Officer J T Humphries, HMAS Kanimbla
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Africa Star. Unnamed as issued.REL/18203.003
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Aft deck - HMS "Chitral"
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
A P&O liner now an Armed Merchant Cruiser of the Royal Navy, on escort duty to a convoy of troopships turning A.I.F from the Middle East. The troopships seen are "Duntroon", "Holbrook", "Mendoza" and ...ART21758
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After deck - "Queen Elizabeth"
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Part of the Naval Draft paraded on the 4-inch gun deck of HMT "Queen Elizabeth". Draft at Divisions and being addressed by the Naval Officer-in-Charge, Indian Ocean.ART23512
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Afternoon in the tropics
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
From above the Compass Platform looking over "A" and "B" turrets onto the fo'castle. Officers and men are carrying out short range pistol practice at target rigged to the starboard guard rail of HMAS ...ART23515
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Alexander, Roy (Wireless Operator, SS Wairuna)
Private Record
Maker: Alexander, Roy
Pocket edition of a German-English dictionary used by a crew member of the German raider "Wolf" during the mine-laying voyage in Australian waters, 1916-1918. The dictonary was given to donor during h...2DRL/1095
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Allen, Joseph Henry (Staff Sergeant, b.1900 – d.1983)
Private Record
Maker: Australian Military Forces
Collection relating to the First World War and Second World War service of 62512 (S47558) Staff Sergeant Henry Joseph Allen, 5 General Service Reinforcements and 4 Australian Line of Communication Sig...PR03629
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Andrews, Edward Bertram (Private, 32nd Battalion, AIF b.1892 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Andrews, Edward Bertram
Diary covers period 7 February to 28 June 1916. Describes voyage from Adelaide to Egypt on board "Miltiadies" in detail, training and sightseeing in Egypt at Heliopolis and Ferry Post. Andrews was lat...PR90/126
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AT SEA FROM FREMANTLE. CAPT. NICHOLS. (NEGATIVE BY D. PARER).
Photograph
Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
AT SEA FROM FREMANTLE. CAPT. NICHOLS. (NEGATIVE BY D. PARER).007234
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AT SEA FROM FREMANTLE. IN THE SICK WARD. (NEGATIVE BY D. PARER).
Photograph
Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
AT SEA FROM FREMANTLE. IN THE SICK WARD. (NEGATIVE BY D. PARER).007237
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At Sea, Indian Ocean. 1942-10. Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Nepal photographed from HMAS Norman.
Photograph
At Sea, Indian Ocean. 1942-10. Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Nepal photographed from HMAS Norman.041364
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Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Norman at anchor.
Photograph
Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Norman at anchor.041428
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Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Norman rescuing survivors from a Greek merchant ship which had ...
Photograph
Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Norman rescuing survivors from a Greek merchant ship which had been torpedoed south east of Cape Town. Live poultry is also on the survivors' raft.041398
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Australia Service Medal : Able Seaman G E C Southward, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL39080.005
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Australia Service Medal : Able Seaman R D Cameron, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL41182.006
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Australia Service Medal: Captain Alvord Sydney Rosenthal, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/11975.011
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Australia Service Medal 1939-45 : Commissioned Gunner (T) John Charles Lace, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL47967.006
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Australia Service Medal : Ordinary Seaman Class 2 W J McLaughlin, HMAS Australia
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL33752.004
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Australia Service Medal : Petty Officer J T Humphries, HMAS Kanimbla
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/18203.006
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Australia Service Medal 1939-1945 : Rear Admiral Harold Bruce Farncomb, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal 1939-1945. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL28964.011
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Australia Service Medal : Shipwright 3rd Class R B Hopcraft RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL33845.005
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AWM35 5/25 - HMAS BRISBANE signal log, 13 Feb - 8 May 1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Department of Defence (Navy)
AWM2018.8.228
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BAY OF BENGAL. 1942-01-30. SHIPS OF CONVOYS SR.4 AND MR.1 EN ROUTE TO RANGOON PASSING AN EMPTY ...
Photograph
BAY OF BENGAL. 1942-01-30. SHIPS OF CONVOYS SR.4 AND MR.1 EN ROUTE TO RANGOON PASSING AN EMPTY LIFEBOAT FROM THE PANAMANIAN MERCHANT VESSEL NORD, TORPEDOED OFF ALGUADA REEF BY A JAPANESE SUBMARINE ON ...306054/01
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Bourne, C.A. (Flying Officer, b: 1920)
Manuscript
Maker: Bourne, C A
Manuscript titled `HMAS Sydney/HMT Aquitania'. Discusses whether the Aquitania might have broken radio silence to report the location of survivors from the German raider `Kormoran' after its battle wi...MSS1624
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Boyd, Erle Alwyn Greglach (Chief Petty Officer 1892 - 1970)
Manuscript
Maker: Swinden, Gregory James
Research by Commander Greg Swinden about Chief Petty Officer Erle Alwyn Greglach Boyd (1892-1970). Boyd joined the Australasian Naval Forces in 1911 and was transferred to the newly created RAN and pr...MSS1891
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Able Seaman G E C Southward, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL39080.004
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Able Seaman R D Cameron, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL41182.005
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British War Medal 1939-45: Captain Alvord Sydney Rosenthal, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/11975.010
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Commissioned Gunner (T) John Charles Lace, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL47967.005
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Ordinary Seaman Class 2 W J McLaughlin, HMAS Australia
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL33752.003
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Petty Officer J T Humphries, HMAS Kanimbla
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/18203.005
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Rear Admiral Harold Bruce Farncomb, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. Note that, although Rear Admiral Farncomb was three times Mentioned in Despatches, no Oak Leaf is carried on the ribbon.REL28964.010
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Burma Star: Able Seaman G E C Southward, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Burma Star with Pacific clasp. Unnamed as issued.REL39080.003
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Burma Star : Able Seaman R D Cameron, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Burma Star with 'PACIFIC' clasp. Unnamed as issued.REL41182.004
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Burma Star: Commander Alvord Sydney Rosenthal, HMAS Westralia
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Burma Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL/11975.008
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Burns, Michael (Gunner, 6 Australian Division, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Burns, Michael
SOUVENIR CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO GNR BURNS ABOARD HMT OXFORD FOR "CROSSING THE LINE"PR83/133
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Cabin 122-3, HMT "Duntroon"
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Sister's cabin on "B" deck, 2-berth Bibby cabin accommodating four nursing sisters of the Australian Army Nursing Service on their return from the Middle East with the A.I.F, Indian Ocean.ART21062
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Cabin 139, HMT 'Duntroon'
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
First class 2 berth Bibby cabin on "C" deck, accommodating four officers. Sketch made at about 0600 hours, Indian Ocean.ART21754
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Casey, Richard Gardiner (Lord Casey) (Captain, Aust Automobile Corps, AIF b.1890 - d.1976)
Private Record
Maker: Casey, Richard Gardiner
ACCOUNT COMPILED BY CAPT CASEY ON BOARD HMAT ORVIETO OF THE OPERATIONS OF SMS EMDEN, JULY - OCT 1914. CAPT CASEY UTILISED THE DIARY OF A PETTY OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR SIGNAL DUTIES ON THE GERMAN VESSE...3DRL/3487
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Chalk drawing of HMAS Sydney (II)
Heraldry
Maker: Sampson, Louis Nicholas
Chalk sketch on soft particle board depicting a port view of HMAS Sydney with a cloudscape background and soaring seagulls. Written in chalk below the Sydney is, 'GOOD LUCK TO THE AIR BOYS FROM HMAS S...RELAWM30766
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Charles, Richard Thomas (Second Officer, Merchant Navy, b.1910 - d.?)
Private Record
Maker: Charles, Richard Thomas
Collection relating to the Second World War experience of Merchant Navy Second Officer Richard Thomas Charles, Burns Philip and Company, 1939-1944. Collection consists of one handwritten diary retros...AWM2018.360.1
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Chess problem
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Scene of four unidentified soldiers playing a game of chess on board an AIF transport vessel in the Indian Ocean, 1944.ART25045
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Chumphon, Thailand. 1945-03-19. To disrupt Japanese supplies destined for the Burma front, more ...
Photograph
Chumphon, Thailand. 1945-03-19. To disrupt Japanese supplies destined for the Burma front, more than eighty heavy bomber aircraft of Strategic Air Force, Eastern Air Command, flew across the Indian Oc...SUK14069
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Compressed fibre identity disc: Ordinary Seaman G E C Southward, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular red composite fibre identity disc. Impressed obverse 'G.E.C. SOUTHWARD/ B.3/ C.E./ OD.', and on reverse 'S.6090.'REL39082
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Decorated floral handkerchief : Able Seaman R M Vogt, HMAS Sydney
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Square cream handkerchief with hemmed border and simple silk-screened floral print in red, yellow and green.REL36471.002