Photograph

Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer

A German observation post high up in a tree near Le Maisnil. From this look-out the enemy could watch the movements of the 5th Division situated near Fleurbaix, preparing for the attack of 19 July 19...

E04046

Private Record

Maker: Allen, Frederick James

Collection relating to the service of 4728 Private Frederick James Allen, 53 Battalion, France and Germany, 1916-1918. Collection consists of a letter dated 20 September 1918, written from Holland by...

1DRL/0028

Heraldry

Maker: Abel Screen Printers

5 Machine Gun Battalion Association banner. The banner is made from two layers of black cotton fabric, edged on all sides with a 50 mm yellow furniture fringe. There are black and yellow screen printe...

RELAWM17353.001

Private Record

Maker: Ashdown, Cecil Parker Ashdown, Clive Ashdown, Maud Unknown

Collection relating to the First World War service of Sapper Cecil Parker Ashdown, 14th Field Company Engineers, in France. Collection consists of a letter dated 17 July 1916 by Cecil Ashdown to his ...

2DRL/0286

Photograph

Ashfield, NSW. Ashfield Bowling Club Roll of Honour flanked by an Australian flag and the Union Jack. Names of members' sons included in the Roll: H. Alderson, F.S. Alderson, 2955A Charles Stanley Ald...

P02150.002

Art

Maker: Howie, Laurence

Sketch of the ruins at Aubers, a town near Fromelles in northern France. The town was part of the Aubers-Fromelles sector and saw heavy fighting during the Battle of Fromelles in July 1916, the first ...

ART93090.014

Art

Maker: Howie, Laurence

Sketch of the ruins at Aubers, a town near Fromelles in northern France. The town was part of the Aubers-Fromelles sector and saw heavy fighting during the Battle of Fromelles in July 1916, the first ...

ART93090.013

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Australian Army fur-felt slouch hat in a flattened condition, with some tearing. There is dried battlefield mud attached to all external surfaces.

RELAWM07664

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown Unknown

Piece of barbed wire with two strands of loosely twisted wire with thinner shorter pieces twisted around one of the main wires to make a barb.

RELAWM00544

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Australian khaki fur felt slouch hat with four small regular ventilation holes in the crown. There are several further holes in the crown as well as two holes in the brim which appear to have been cau...

RELAWM00541

Art

Maker: Wheeler, Charles

Depicts a panoramic view of the Sugarloaf Salient area at Fromelles, with men of 5th Division AIF crossing No Man's Land towards the German trenches. Shell bursts and explosions can be seen above the...

ART07981

Technology

Maker: Hepburn Gale and Ross Limited

Pattern 1907 leather bayonet scabbard with corroded fragments of the locket adhered to the top. The bottom of the scabbard is broken, and the chape is missing. The leather is impressed with the maker'...

REL44975.002

Technology

Maker: Unknown

Pattern 1907 leather bayonet scabbard, missing locket and chape. A corroded metal fragment is present possibly the remains of the chape.

REL44975.001

Technology

Maker: Unknown

Pattern 1907 leather bayonet scabbard, missing locket and chape. A corroded metal fragment is present either from the locket or chape.

REL44975.028

Private Record

Maker: Bell, Algernon F

Typed extracts from diary written by 3239 Pte Algernon F Bell, whilst serving with 59 Battalion, AIF. Entries start 10 October 1915 and are mostly brief and mentioning daily movements. The final ent...

2DRL/0176

Heraldry

Maker: Pyrotan Leather Ltd

Brown leather army issue ankle (right) boot with eight pairs of eyelet holes for laces, complete with leather lace. Heel pieces and other leather fragments have separated from the body of the boot. On...

REL44975.066

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Brown leather army issue left ankle boot with seven pairs of metal eyelet holes for laces. Heel pieces have separated from the body of the boot. Some of the heel pieces have separated from the boot an...

REL44975.011

Art

Portrait of Brigadier General Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott, CB, CMG, DSO, DCM, Commanding 15th Brigade (earlier also 7th Battalion and 1st Brigade), 1st Australian Imperial Force. Elliott was at the...

ART03182

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

An early British privately made Brodie style mild-steel helmet with a ribbed dome, and two vent holes on either side. The liner is still present and is coming away on one side. Its cotton drawstring i...

REL/00979

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Early British 'War Office Pattern special 1mm steel' helmet. On the front of the dome is a faded painted regimental badge, possibly for the 10th Inniskilling Fusiliers. There are two shrapnel or bulle...

REL/00980