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A biography of Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead
Manuscript
Maker: Coombes, David
"'The Greatest Rat': a biography of Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead". PhD thesis.MSS1795
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A British Howitzer in action on the Western Front.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A British Howitzer in action on the Western Front.A03458
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A CAPTURED GERMAN ALBATROS D3 SCOUT AIRCRAFT. DUE TO THE INTERWING STRUT DESIGN, THESE AIRCRAFT ...
Photograph
A CAPTURED GERMAN ALBATROS D3 SCOUT AIRCRAFT. DUE TO THE INTERWING STRUT DESIGN, THESE AIRCRAFT WERE CALLED "VEE-STRUTTERS", AND WERE USED TO GREAT EFFECT BY THE GERMANS OVER THE WESTERN FRONT IN 1917...P00307.001
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A digger
Art
Maker: Bell, George
Depicts a portrait of an Australian 'Digger', wearing a slouch hat , and is possibly a portrait of the soldier Private Stewart.ART03591
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Advanced dressing station, Middle Harbour
Art
Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts the advanced dressing station at Middle Harbour, with a wall protected by sandbags and hessian camouflage screening above, set into slope of hill. Arthur Streeton is best known as one of the ...ART03505
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A Field Kitchen
Art
Maker: Power, H Septimus
Depicts three soldiers wearing tin (protective) helmets and waterproof capes attending a field kitchen (travelling field cooker) in a wet, war-damaged landscape. With the field kitchen, the forepart o...ART92146
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A FRENCH MAURICE FARMAN SHORTHORN AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS WIDELY USED BY THE FRENCH SQUADRONS ON THE ...
Photograph
A FRENCH MAURICE FARMAN SHORTHORN AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS WIDELY USED BY THE FRENCH SQUADRONS ON THE WESTERN FRONT UNTIL 1917.P00307.010
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A GERMAN PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO GERMAN TWIN ENGINED BIPLANES IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ARE A.E.G. ...
Photograph
A GERMAN PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO GERMAN TWIN ENGINED BIPLANES IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ARE A.E.G. BOMBERS PROBABLY ON THE WESTERN FRONT IN 1918. (DONATED BY D SKELTON)A05094
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AIF embarkation kit bag : Corporal G Binns, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black canvas AIF embarkation kit bag with brass 'D' ring for closure. The tubular bag has 12 brass eyelets placed around its opening, and is reinforced with a second layer of canvas at the base. A lar...REL29296
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Allan, Victor Philip (Lieutenant, b.1897)
Private Record
Maker: Allan, Victor Philip
6 handwritten diaries June 1916-February 1918 kept by 10796 Lieutenant Victor Philip Allan, 3rd Divisional Train, 22nd Australian Army Service Corps (AASC) and 39 Battalion, detailing his voyage to En...PR00771
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Allies Field Ambulance Corps cap badge : Driver O Kelso King
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Oval brass cap badge featuring enamelled Red Cross in centre, and the words 'ALLIES FIELD AMBULANCE CORPS' around edge in white enamel. An attempt has been made to scratch out both the words 'ALLIES' ...REL/18761
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'An Army of Warriors, these Anzacs': Legend and Illusion in the First AIF
Manuscript
Maker: Blair, Dale James
PhD thesis concerned with the two myths (egalitarianism and resourcefulness/initiative) about the experience and character of Australia's Great War soldiers central to the Anzac legend.MSS1816
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An Fe 2b aircraft which was presented by the city of Leeds to India to be used on the Western ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
An Fe 2b aircraft which was presented by the city of Leeds to India to be used on the Western Front getting ready for take off. The word 'LEEDS' is on the side of the aircraft.A03985
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AN RE8 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. A4397, FROM NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS, WHICH SET A ...
Photograph
AN RE8 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. A4397, FROM NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS, WHICH SET A RECORD FOR BRITISH FORCES ON THE WESTERN FRONT BY COMPLETING 440 HOURS OF SERVICE FLYING 147 FLIGHTS ACROSS ...P00394.016
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AN RE8 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. A4397, FROM NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS, WHICH SET A ...
Photograph
AN RE8 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. A4397, FROM NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS, WHICH SET A RECORD FOR BRITISH FORCES ON THE WESTERN FRONT BY COMPLETING 440 HOURS OF SERVICE FLYING 147 FLIGHTS ACROSS ...P00394.014
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AN RE8 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. A4397, FROM NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS, WHICH SET A ...
Photograph
AN RE8 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. A4397, FROM NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS, WHICH SET A RECORD FOR BRITISH FORCES ON THE WESTERN FRONT BY COMPLETING 440 HOURS OF SERVICE FLYING 147 FLIGHTS ACROSS ...P00394.015
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Anti-dimming kit for Small Box Respirator : Lieutenant E C Dockar, 43 Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Heraldry
Maker: Glasso
Waxed cardboard box containing anti-dimming kit for the British Small Box Respirator. The outer box has a white paper wrapping printed with the words 'GLASSO ANTI-DIMMING COMPOSITION. Instructions for...RELAWM12424.003
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Anzac Day marching banner : 4 Divisional Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Anzac Day marching banner carried by members of 4 Divisional Field Ambulance Association in Anzac Day marches. The banner is of red silk with eleven faded red grosgrain ribbon tabs along the top edge ...RELAWM15284
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'ANZAC GENTLEMAN' Around the World with the AIF Light Horse and Cyclist Corps 1914-18
Manuscript
Maker: Langereis, Richard
Manuscript titled 'ANZAC GENTLEMAN' Around the World with the AIF Light Horse and Cyclist Corps 1914-18, written by Richard Langereis. This 423 page, typed and illustrated manuscript explores the exp...MSS2130
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ANZAC Leave Rosette : Private S J Heath 19 Infantry Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
ANZAC leave rosette made of red, white and dark blue wool flannel. The rosette is made up of concentric circles of red (outer), white and dark blue (inner) and has three red, white and dark blue tail...REL30570
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A raid on enemy machine gun positions
Art
Maker: Hornby, Lester G.
Depicts a small group of soldiers crawling through barbed wire and over crops in a field in Marne, France, during the First World War. Inscribed on a piece of paper for merely attached to the drawing ...ART50026
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A representative of the Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) uses a large map to explain the ...
Photograph
Maker: Hazlewood, Rex
A representative of the Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) uses a large map to explain the position and course of HMAT Shropshire (A9) to troops (in civilian clothes) on the deck of the ship. The...P01843.005
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Armband brassard: 3rd Division AIF - Major General J Monash,
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Scarlet superfine brassard with buckle fastening, and black embroidered Rising Sun with silver bullion `3' in the centre.RELAWM15056.001
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Arm band : Major Generals J Monash and J Gellibrand, 3rd Australian Division, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Red woollen armband secured around the upper arm with a buckle attachment. Embroidered in black in the centre with the symbol of the 3rd Australian Division, a numeral within a Rising Sun.RELAWM01115
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'ARMENTIERES' sweetheart brooch : Lieutenant W G Scales, 21 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Sweetheart brooch with a French bayonet wrapped in a wreath and the word, 'ARMENTIERES'. It has a brooch pin on the reverse.REL36402
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Arthur Streeton
Art
Maker: Lambert, George
During the First World War Arthur Streeton joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and worked as an orderly at the 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth. He was appointed an official war artist in May 1...ART19841
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A shell swept road
Art
Maker: Power, H Septimus
A team of six horses from the 1st Australian Imperial Force, 1st Australian Division Artillery race along, pulling an 18-pounder gun. There are shells bursting nearby and there are ruined war-damaged ...ART92145
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Atkins, Albert (Private, b.1891 - d.1969) and Ernest (Private, b.1889 - d.1946)
Private Record
Maker: Atkins, Albert Atkins, Ernest
Papers of Gunner Bert Atkins of 3rd Training Battalion, 10th Reinforcements, 12th Bn; 45th Battery, 12th Brigade; and No 1 Battery, RBAA; and Private Ern Atkins of 5th Battalion. Letters and postcards...PR00613
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At sea. 1917-05. Group portrait of Brigadier General Ernest Townshend Wallack (third from left, ...
Photograph
Maker: Hazlewood, Rex
At sea. 1917-05. Group portrait of Brigadier General Ernest Townshend Wallack (third from left, second front row) and officers on board HMAT Shropshire (A9) on their way from Melbourne, Vic, to the We...P01843.002
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Australian blue ensign : Honorary Lieutenant Reverend Arthur James Gould, YMCA
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wool bunting Australian blue ensign. Thought to have been dispayed at YMCA canteens run by Arthur Gould on the Western Front. Accompanying caption states it was carried by Honorary Second Lieutenant R...REL49693
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Australian Corps Headquarters
Art
Depicts a detailed sketch of a series of buildings , in the French countryside, which served as the Australian Corps Headquarters, during the First World War. George Benson (1886- 1960) studied at the...ART03601
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Australian flag with embroidery : Lieutenant J C Ewen, 105 Howitzer Battery, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wool bunting Australian blue ensign embroidered in red and blue cotton with a representation of the colour patch of 2 Division Field Artillery. The flag is also embroidered in gold cotton 'LT J.C. EWE...REL/01258
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Australian 1915 leather pattern haversack : Driver A C Carter, 18 Battery, 6 Field Artillery Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cotton webbing haversack in the Australian 1915 pattern. The rectangular bag is constructed with a gusset and front flap. The flap is secured by two pale leather straps and metal buckles. An adjustabl...REL32884
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Australian motor repair shop, Morbecque
Art
Depicts the interior of an Australian motor repair workshop, with mechanics working on engines, at Morbecque, near Picarde in northern France. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist t...ART02320
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Australian red ensign : 36 Battalion AIF Association
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian red ensign with inset stars and a printed Union Jack in the upper left canton. The flag is made of wool bunting with a canvas and sisal rope hoist and brass inglefield clip. Written on the ...REL33625
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Australian red ensign : Private W D Reily, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Printed cotton Australian red ensign with six-pointed (1901-1908 pattern) Federation Star. Light stains on the flag are said to have been blood stains, which were once darker in colour.REL39008
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Australian service boots : Corporal G Binns, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Gillespie Shoe Company
Pair of brown leather AIF issue ankle boots without toecaps. The soles are of leather, attached with small iron tacks, the heels having large iron nails for reinforcement, and to reduce wear. There ar...REL29295.006
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Australian service greatcoat : Corporal G Binns, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
AIF khaki woollen other ranks' greatcoat. The coat is single breasted, and would originally have had five buttons, although only one large brown imitation leather example now remains. A single central...REL29295.008
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Australian steel helmet : Lieutenant G L Dolan, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British Army issue Mark I steel helmet painted matte khaki throughout, with sand added to the exterior finish to provide a non-reflective surface. The width of the brim, which is fitted with a steel r...REL32937
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Australian War Contingent Association Christmas gift tin : Private G Hargreaves, 24 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Australian War Contingent Association
Rectangular gold painted tin with hinged lid. The lid is printed in black with the Australian coat of arms with the dates '1915' and '1916' on either side. Beneath this are the words 'TO OUR GALLANT A...REL/13749
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'Australia' shoulder title : Private T Suby, 28 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Curved copper shoulder title with the voided word 'AUSTRALIA'. There are a pair of lugs attached to the back with two brass split pins.REL32920
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'Australia' shoulder title : Sergeant E G Chudleigh, Australian Army Veterinary Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Curved brass shoulder title with the voided word 'AUSTRALIA'. There are a pair of lugs soldered on the reverse.REL36564
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Austrian War Commemorative Medal (1914-1918) with crossed swords device, ribbon bar and lapel badge : Private L Marx, Imperial German Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Austrian War Commemorative Medal (1914-1918) with crossed swords device. The obverse of the medal shows an eagle in raised detail, with it's wings open and outer feathers pointing downwards. The eagle...REL/02709.001
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Autographed French flag : Private Herbert Palfreyman, 9th Field Ambulance, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
French national flag comprising three blue, white and red panels. At the top of the white centre panel is handwritten in purple indelible pencil, '9th. FIELD. AMBULANCE'. Below this is written, 'LE HA...RELAWM14273
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Ayrton Fan : Lieutenant Colonel J B St Vincent-Welch, 13 Field Ambulance, AIF
Heraldry
Khaki cotton hinged fan, reinforced with cane rods threaded through sewn-in pockets. The fan is collapsible, the sides folding inwards and then in three for compact storage. When folded, the canvas se...RELAWM06267
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Back at Buire
Art
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.011
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Back at Buire
Art
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.014
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Back at Buire
Art
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.013
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Back at Buire
Art
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.012
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Back at Buire
Art
Maker: Vincent, Day, Brooks and Sons
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.008
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Back at Buire
Art
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.009
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Badge belt : Driver A C Carter, 18 Battery, 6 Field Artillery Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Carter, Arthur Charles
Leather money belt decorated with French and Egyptian coins, British, French, New Zealand, Australian and German badges and buttons, a shrapnel ball and pieces of shell splinter, the driving band from...REL32881
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Badge Belt : Private N M Brooke, AIF and North Russia Relief Force
Heraldry
Maker: Brooke, Norman Montague
1908 Pattern Australian Army web belt decorated with 55 metal and plastic buttons, badges and shoulder titles. The buttons include examples from Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, America, Ru...REL/12164
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Badge : Worker M M Hurman, Womens Army Auxiliary Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brass, oval shaped Women's Army Auxiliary Corps badge showing the voided letters 'WAAC' within a wreath.REL29756
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Bass marching drum : 6 Battalion Band, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Hawkes & Son
Large (823 mm diameter) bass marching drum with a varnished plywood shell, half of which has been left in its varnished state, while the other half is painted brick red, with a regular pattern of red,...REL/11140
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Bathing in a shell-hole
Art
Depicts two men bathing naked in a shell hole filled with water near Murder Valley on the Western Front, while another three men stand and dress or are seated on the edge of the shell hole. Will Dyson...ART02302
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49 Battalion AIF
Manuscript
Lyrics to song titled `Battalion national anthem', relating to 49 Battalion AIF. Song is jocular in tone, expressing weariness with army duties and routine. Annotation shows melody was `What a friend ...MSS1439
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21 Battalion Association badge 'LIFE MEMBER' : Lieutenant W G Scales, 21 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Stokes & Sons, Melbourne
21 Battalion Association Life Membership badge. This is a gold vertical rectangular badge surmounted by an enamelled King's Crown and 21 Battalion colour patch. In an enamelled scroll are the words, '...REL36401
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2/17 Battalion Association Badge : Mr E C Peddell
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
2/17 Battalion gilded and enamelled tie pin. The tie pin features the 'T' shaped grey, green and white formation sign of the 2/17 Battalion, overlaid by a gilded platypus.REL28898
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51 Battalion Head Quarters flag
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular woollen green flag sewn horizontal in the middle with white hoist to the left. Central is a sewn circular colour patch horizontally divided with brown surmounting grey. Centrally located i...RELAWM01581
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Battery in action
Art
Maker: Power, H Septimus
This drawing shows four men from the 1st Division Artillery gun crew with an 18 pounder gun in action on the Western Front in France.ART03308
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Bavarian belt buckle : Sergeant A E Green, 9 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brass belt buckle with a section of leather. The buckle has a crown in the centre surrounded by the words 'IN TREUE FEST'.REL34871
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Bavarian Cross of Military Merit, 3rd Class with Swords, and certificate : Kanonier Ludwig Beer, German Field Artillery
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bavarian Cross of Military Merit, 3rd Class with Swords, accompanied by ribbon bar and certificate of issue. The ribbon bar displays the Bavarian Cross of Military Merit ribbon with Crown and Swords d...RELAWM15785
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4 Bavarian Division shoulder strap : Extra Regimental Corporal F Rhodes, 14 Field Artillery Brigade
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German field grey wool shoulder strap with button hole, bordered in white wool piping. In red cotton chain stitch is the symbol of the regiment and 'IV', under a red felt crown. Some fading to outer f...REL34337
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Bed roll : Captain P H Cherry, 26 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown rectangular canvas bed roll. Stencilled on outside in faded white paint is 'LIEUT. P H CHERRY 7 COY M G CORPS AIF'. Under the writing are two leather straps, both attached to the roll by two bra...REL42337
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Belgian Croix de Guerre: Brigadier General H A Goddard, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Belgian Croix de Guerre. Unnamed as issued.REL/03882.008
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Belgian Croix de Guerre : Warrant Officer Class II F G Jurd, 5 Pioneer Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Belgian Croix de Guerre. Unnamed as issued.REL30220.006
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Belt buckle : Saxon troops, German Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A rectangular, convex one piece pressed steel buckle, featuring a circular disc bearing the Royal Bavarian Crown. Arond the crown, a wreath of leaves and the motto 'IN TREUE FEST' (In Steadfast Loyalt...REL/13192
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Belt buckle : Staff Nurse J Bassetti, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Unofficial issue cross patee belt buckle, engraved with the initials 'JB'. The left side of the buckle has a rectangular fitting where it would fit onto the belt. There is clasp fitting behind the rig...REL/06471
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Belt : 178 Infantry Regiment, German Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown leather belt without buckle. Stamped on the belt is 'A.XII15 178. R. 06'.REL36464
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Bergman MP18/1 Submachine gun spring and firing pin assembly
Technology
Spring and firing pin assembly from Bergman MP18/1 submachine gun.RELAWM03743.002
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Billeting
Art
Maker: Crozier, Frank
Farmhouses on the Western Front being used as billeting for soldiers. In the left foreground soldiers are leaving with supplies, and there is a dung heap in the right foreground.ART02174
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Binoculars in wooden case : Lieutenant Colonel F L Dawson, 25 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Carl Zeiss, Jena
Pair of Carl Zeiss binoculars in their original moulded wooden case Employing the 'ABBE-KONIG' prism system, the binocular's magnification is x12 through 50 mm lenses. The eye pieces are individually...REL39055
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Black Cat : Captain P G Taylor, No. 66 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black cotton velvet cat with glass eyes and a red silk ribbon tied in a bow around the neck. the cat is missing its ears and whiskers. The cat's tail has been hand repaired.REL/00058.023
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Blackman, Charles Tednee (Lance Corporal)
Private Record
Maker: Blackman, Charles Tednee
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2584 Lance Corporal Charles Tednee Blackman, 9 Battalion. Wallet 1 of 1 - consists of ten letters (two with envelopes) written by L/Cpl Blackma...PR01679
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Black Veil respirator : British Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British Army 'Black Veil' respirator. The mask is made from a 1 metre length of 280 mm wide black veiling. The veiling is folded to form a 100 mm wide sleeve, the centre of which is sewn to form a 200...REL31825.002
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Blamey, Sir Thomas GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO (Field Marshal, b.1884 - d.1951)
Private Record
Maker: Blamey, Thomas Albert
Extensive collection of mainly official papers relating to Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey, focusing on his military career as commander of both the Middle East and South West Pacific Area, chiefly 19...3DRL/6643
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Blanket : Captain P H Cherry, 26 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Light brown woollen blanket with cotton drill edging along the top and bottom. The blanket is stitched along both sides.REL42336
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[Blank]; verso: [Landscape]
Art
Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts a partial landscape sketch. Purchased with the assistance of the Australian Government through the National Cultural Heritage Account, 2007ART93169.002
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2/2 Bn Association Badge : Mr E C Peddell
Heraldry
Maker: G A Miller Unknown
Small gilded and enamelled unit association badge showing the purple over green colours, with grey border, of the 2/2nd Battalion. At the top of the badge in gold are two crossed rifles, the rising su...REL28896
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Body Armour : German Army
Heraldry
Maker: fried Krupp ag
German soldier's body armour made up of four steel plates, of which the lower three, protecting the lower abdomen and groin, are suspended by means of a pair of cotton webbing straps. The uppermost pl...REL/14716
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Box of Glasso Anti-Dimming Composition for Small Box Respirator : Lieutenant G L Dolan, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small, unused box of Glasso Anti-Dimming Composition. Adhered to the rectangular cardboard box is paper upon which is printed the instructions for use, 'GLASSO ANTI-DIMMING COMPOSITION. INSTRUCTIONS F...REL32946.003
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Brand, Charles Henry, CB, CMG, CVO, DSO (Major General, b.1873 - d.1961)
Private Record
Maker: Brand, Charles Henry
Mixed papers (commissions, warrants, citations, orders, lectures, articles, letters to Major General Brand, newspaper cuttings), principally relating to his service in the 1st AIF, although some relat...PR00084
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Brassard : Lieutenant M S Fox, 186 (Special) Company, Royal Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Special Brigade brassard made of eleven vertical strips of woollen fabric in a continuous sequence; green, white, red. One end of the brassard forms a tongue, while the other is full-width. A blackene...RELAWM16878
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Brass tin with map pins : Major General J Monash, 3 Australian Division, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brass cigarette box originally containing 137 pins, each with a paper label. The tin, which contained 'MAHALIA CIGARETTES' has a paper label adhered to the top with the handwritten note: 'Flags used t...REL/00801
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Breast Star, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath : Major-General Sir Neville Howse
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Breast Star, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. Unnamed as issued.RELAWM16318.003
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Breeches : Captain G L Hinchliffe, 23 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Mounted pattern khaki wool Bedford cord breeches. A slanted slash pocket has been let into the front of both hips. The concealed fly is fastened with five brown plastic buttons and there are six large...RELAWM16051
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Breeches : Captain P G Taylor, Royal Flying Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Tetley & Butler
Royal Flying Corps officer's khaki cotton drill breeches. A pocket with an angular slit opening has been let into the front of both hips. The buttons on the waistband and concealed fly are nickel-plat...REL/00022.007
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Breeches : Chaplain C H Edwards, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of Bedford cord service breeches which have been reinforced on the inside legs with suede. The breeches have a six-button concealed fly. There are also six plastic buttons located around the out...RELAWM13527.002
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Breeches : Lieutenant Colonel T I C Williams, 10 Field Artillery Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Officer's private purchase mounted pattern light khaki cotton 'Bedford' cord breeches with self fabric strapping inside both knees. A slanted pocket has been let into the front of both hips. The conce...REL/15817
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Breeches : Private E H Zerbe, 21 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Other ranks khaki woollen cord breeches. The breeches have a concealed five button fly. S six buttons are spaced around the waistband for the fitting of braces. All the buttons are plastic; most of th...REL/04196.002
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Brentnall, Walter Harold (Private); Fish, Charles Vivian (Private); Fish, George Melrose (Lance Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Brentnall, Walter Harold Fish, Charles Vivian Fish, George Melrose Various
Collection of personal and official records of three soldiers; 56 Private Harold W Brentnall and brothers 3753 Private Charles Vivian Fish and 99 Staff Sergeant George Melrose Fish, who all served in ...PR03140
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Brigades, Organisation, Batteries
Art
Maker: Chappel, Herbert Horace
An illustration for the 4th Australian Divisional Artillery Commemorative Booklet. The illustration features a soldier and a donkey, various form of artillery and a rising sun badge.ART92600
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British 1838 Half Penny : Private A M Nicholson, 5 Battalion AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
1838 Half Penny. The obverse features the bust of Queen Victoria. The reverse features the figure of Brittania. The coin has been circulated.RELC02994.003
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British Pattern 1897 Sword and Scabbard : Major General J J Murray
Technology
Maker: Fenton Brothers Ltd
British Pattern 1897 Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel plated three quarter 'scroll' pattern pierced sheet steel guard with the GVR royal cypher and is stamped 2 D[broad arr...REL42334
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British 1851 Penny : Private A M Nicholson, 5 Battalion AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
1851 Penny. The obverse features the bust of Queen Victoria. The reverse features the figure of Brittania. The coin has been circulated.RELC02994.002
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British 1847 Penny : Private A M Nicholson, 5 Battalion AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
1847 Penny. The obverse features the bust of Queen Victoria. The reverse features the figure of Brittania. The coin has been circulated.RELC02994.001
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British 18 pounder shellcase : C E W Bean
Technology
Maker: Unknown
British 18 pounder artillery shell case. The base is impressed '18 PR II LOT.B 7751 JM (within diamond) [broad arrow symbol] 24 CF EOC B 1917'. The striker is impressed '7/17 8/17 F.3 NN. 2 No 1/II [b...REL39667
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BRITISH SE5 AIRCRAFT, WHICH WERE WIDELY USED AGAINST THE GERMANS OVER THE WESTERN FRONT FROM 1916 ...
Photograph
BRITISH SE5 AIRCRAFT, WHICH WERE WIDELY USED AGAINST THE GERMANS OVER THE WESTERN FRONT FROM 1916 TO THE END OF WORLD WAR I.P00307.006
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BRITISH SE5 AIRCRAFT, WHICH WERE WIDELY USED AGAINST THE GERMANS OVER THE WESTERN FRONT FROM 1916 ...
Photograph
BRITISH SE5 AIRCRAFT, WHICH WERE WIDELY USED AGAINST THE GERMANS OVER THE WESTERN FRONT FROM 1916 TO THE END OF WORLD WAR I.P00307.004