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A surgical operation in progress in the operating theatre at the prisoner of war (POW) hospital ...
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Maker: Unknown
A surgical operation in progress in the operating theatre at the prisoner of war (POW) hospital camp. Of the 896 operations which were performed here there was a mortality rate of 18. In January 1944,...157874
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Australia Service Medal : Lance Corporal H W F Elmhirst, 2/10 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL34583.004
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Australia Service Medal : Private C J Smith, 2/30 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL29744.004
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Lance Corporal H W F Elmhirst, 2/10 Field Ambulance
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Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL34583.003
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Private C J Smith, 2/30 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL29744.003
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Compressed fibre identity discs with crucifix : Corporal A K Boyden, 2/12 Field Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of compressed fibre identity discs with attached rose gold crucifix, on length of thin twine. One red coloured circular disc is impressed on the obverse with 'AKBOYDEN CE NX32792' and 'A2' on the...REL31625
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Engraved tobacco tin : Sergeant W O Wald, 8th Division Signals, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small aluminium tobacco tin with separate lid. Engraved on the four sides of the lid is, 'BURMA MALAYA THAILAND SINGAPORE'. The sides of the tin are also engraved with, 'W WALD NX58914 8 [illegible] ...REL39900
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Four prisoners of war (POWs) with beri beri. Identified is Jan Hakkaart (left) a radio operator ...
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Maker: Unknown
Four prisoners of war (POWs) with beri beri. Identified is Jan Hakkaart (left) a radio operator from the Dutch Navy (RNN) who was captured in Java, second from the left is, possibly, NX44799 Private ...P00761.011
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Hand made playing cards : Major B A Hunt, 2/13 Australian General Hospital
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Twenty three hand drawn playing cards made from the backs of Three Castles cigarette packets. The cards are finely marked in black ink, pencil and coloured pencil and comprise a Joker, four Jacks, fou...REL/04536.001
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Informal portrait of WX10734 Private (Pte) Joseph William (Bill) Woodley, 2/3rd Machine Gun ...
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Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of WX10734 Private (Pte) Joseph William (Bill) Woodley, 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion. Pte Woodley enlisted on 15 January 1941 and served in the Middle East and Batavia. He was reporte...P03169.007
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Loin cloth : Corporal A K Boyden, 2/12 Field Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese issued prisoner of war loin cloth, known coloquially to POWs as a 'Jap Happy' or 'Chowat'. The loin cloth is made from a faded black cotton fabric rectangle, folded upon itself with a cotton ...REL31628
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Outdoor portrait of WX5200 Sergeant (Sgt) William Joseph Robinson, 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion, ...
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Maker: Unknown
Outdoor portrait of WX5200 Sergeant (Sgt) William Joseph Robinson, 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion, holding a rifle with bayonet. Sgt Robinson enlisted on 26 July 1940 at Claremont, WA. He died of illness a...P11583.001
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Pacific Star : Lance Corporal H W F Elmhirst, 2/10 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL34583.002
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Pacific Star : Private C J Smith, 2/30 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL29744.002
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Pair of 'AUSTRALIA' shoulder titles : Corporal A K Boyden, 2/12 Field Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of curved 'AUSTRALIA' shoulder titles with the voided word 'AUSTRALIA'. Two small lug fastenings are soldered to the back of each title, with attachment pins.REL31624
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Portrait of VX22751 Corporal (Cpl) Arthur Vernon Gottschutzke, 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion, of Sea ...
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Maker: Unknown
Portrait of VX22751 Corporal (Cpl) Arthur Vernon Gottschutzke, 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion, of Sea Lake, Victoria. When the Japanese invaded Java in February 1942, Cpl Gottschutzke was among 865 officers ...P06899.002
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Portrait of VX32773 Private (Pte) Raymond Ernest Robert Sykes, No. 2 Company Australian Army ...
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Maker: Unknown
Portrait of VX32773 Private (Pte) Raymond Ernest Robert Sykes, No. 2 Company Australian Army Service Corps (AASC), of South Melbourne, Victoria. He was taken Prisoner of War (POW) by the Japanese in 1...P07417.001
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Prisoner of War identity disc : Corporal W Middleton, 2/30 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese issued prisoner of war identity disc worn by Corporal William Middleton of 2/30 Battalion, AIF. The roughly cut rectangular disc is made of thin galvanized metal with Japanese characters whic...REL31368
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Rising Sun hat badge : Corporal A K Boyden, 2/12 Field Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Oxidised brass 'Australian Commonwealth Military Forces' Rising Sun hat badge, with two lugs soldered to the reverse.REL31623
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Signed flag carried by C Company 2/29 Battalion, along the Burma-Thailand railway
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Printed cotton Union Jack with leatherette reinforced corners on the hoist, each with a pair of strings attached to it. In the centre of the flag is a wool flannel colour patch for 2/29 Battalion. Wri...REL29052
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1939-45 Star : Lance Corporal H W F Elmhirst, 2/10 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL34583.001
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1939-45 Star : Private C J Smith, 2/30 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL29744.001
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Studio portrait of NX20449 Private (Pte) Clifton Hartley Mudford, 2/30 Battalion, of Taree, NSW. ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of NX20449 Private (Pte) Clifton Hartley Mudford, 2/30 Battalion, of Taree, NSW. A dairy farmer in civilian life, he enlisted on 5 June 1940. While a Prisoner of War (POW) of the Japan...P08380.001
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Studio portrait of NX53238 Signalman (Sig) John George Hunter, 8th Division Signals, of Sydney, ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of NX53238 Signalman (Sig) John George Hunter, 8th Division Signals, of Sydney, NSW. A salesman in civilian life, Sig Hunter enlisted on 24 June 1940 at Paddington, NSW. In 1942 Sig Hu...P07745.001
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Studio portrait of QX14968 Corporal (Cpl) Stephen Porter, 2/30th Battalion, of Milton, NSW. ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of QX14968 Corporal (Cpl) Stephen Porter, 2/30th Battalion, of Milton, NSW. Enlisting on 18 July 1940, he sailed with the main component of the 2/30th to Singapore at the end of July 1...P07949.003
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Studio portrait of TX4275 Driver (Dvr) Ernest Cecil Craske, 2/4th Australian Casualty Clearing ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of TX4275 Driver (Dvr) Ernest Cecil Craske, 2/4th Australian Casualty Clearing Station, of Hobart, Tas. Dvr Craske enlisted on 20 January 1941, and served in Malaya, becaming a prisone...P05576.001
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Tobacco tin : Corporal A K Boyden, 2/12 Field Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular tobacco tin with rounded corners. The removable lid is slightly concave. All surfaces of the tin have a coating of surface rust, which has obliterated any markings which may have originall...REL31629
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Tobacco tin : Driver E C Craske, 2/4 Australian Casualty Clearing Station
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular tobacco tin made from soldered tin with a silvered finish, featuring a pair of lids which share a hinge located about a quarter of the way down the tin. The smaller lid is fitted with a to...REL35638
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Union Jack flown at Japanese POW camp, Ohama : Corporal T W B Turner, 2/19 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wool bunting union jack with a cream coloured cotton hoist. A short length of hemp halyard runs through the hoist, ending in a loop at either end. The flag may be a composite made from several parts, ...REL30195
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Wallet with comb, colour patch and calendar : Private C J Smith, 2/30 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown leather wallet with broken stud fastening. One side of the wallet is made up of a pocket with a clear plastic window. Inside this pocket is a green plastic comb and a plastic card printed on one...REL29745
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Watchband : Corporal A K Boyden, 2/12 Field Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand made olive green cotton drill watch band, machine stitched with white cotton thread. There is a buckle and pin at one end, which are secured by pushing the pin through the fabric. The other end i...REL31626