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A German observation post high up in a tree near Le Maisnil. From this look-out the enemy could ...
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
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Allen, Frederick James (Private, b.? - d.1918)
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
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Anzac Day marching banner : 5 Machine Gun Battalion Association
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
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Ashdown, Cecil Parker (Sapper, b.1897 - d.1916)
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
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Ashfield, NSW. Ashfield Bowling Club Roll of Honour flanked by an Australian flag and the Union ...
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
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Aubers N 27 A 4325
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
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Aubers N 27 C concrete fortifications in railway station
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
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Australian Army slouch hat : 15th Infantry Brigade, Fromelles, AIF
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
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Australian barbed wire : 8th Infantry Brigade, AIF
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
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Australian slouch hat from Fromelles
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
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Battle of Fromelles
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
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Bayonet scabbard : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
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
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Bayonet scabbard : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
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
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Bayonet scabbard : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
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
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Bell, Algernon F (Private, 59th Bn b.1891 - d.1916)
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
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Boot : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
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
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Boot : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
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
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Brigadier General Harold Elliott
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
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British army Brodie-style helmet with ribbed dome found at Fromelles
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
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British Brodie pattern steel helmet from Fromelles
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
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British Corkscrew Entanglement Support : Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Corkscrew barbed wire entanglement support. The support has four loops to carry strands of barbed wire. The lower 420mm is intended to be screwed into the ground, is is shaped into a corkscrew. There ...REL/10037.002
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Corporal H M H Kendall, 31 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL46650.002
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Lance Sergeant E A Jentsch, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL23647.002
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British War Medal 1914-20: Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 60th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.RELAWM09870.002
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Private J T Doyle, 30 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL37490.002
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Private R H Pflaum, 32 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL22642.002
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Buckle : Private A S Clingan, 53 Battalion, AIF : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brass belt buckle from an other rank's tunic.REL44975.054
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Buttons : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Six brass British Army General Service pattern buttons with split ring attachments.REL44975.051
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Case, Joseph Horace (Private, 47th Battalion, AIF)
Manuscript
Maker: Case, Joseph Horace
TYPESCRIPT ENTITLED "LEST WE FORGET" ENTERED INTO THE RSSILA CENTENARY WAR NOVEL COMPETITION. CONCERNS THE EXPERIENCES AND FORTUNES OF AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS AT LONE PINE, FROMELLES, POZIERES, MOUQUET FA...MSS1365
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Christie, Theodore (Private, b:1884 - d:1950)
Manuscript
Maker: Christie, Theodore Crowley, Dave
Manuscript which contains a transcript of the story entitled "A True Story, July 1916: The Pump of Fromelles" by 2799 Private Theodore (Theo) Christie 56 Battalion. Included are background notes compi...MSS2010
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Claxton, Theodore (Private, b.1893 - d.1968)
Private Record
Maker: Claxton, Theodore
Collection relating to the First World War service of 1238 Private Theodore Claxton, 32nd Battalion, prisoner of war, 1917. The collection consists of a letter Claxton wrote from the Friedrichsfeld p...PR04417
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Collar badge : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Corroded oxidised 'Rising Sun' collar badge missing attachment lugs. Mineralised fabric is accreted to the front of the badge.REL44975.088
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Collar badge : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Oxidised 'Rising Sun' collar badge, complete with attachment lugs and a single brass split pin.REL44975.095
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Collar badge : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Oxidised 'Rising Sun' collar badge, without attachment lugs. There are mineralised fabric accretions on each side of the badge.REL44975.099
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Collier, Clarence Timbrell (Lieutenant, b.1893 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Collier, Clarence Timbrell
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Clarence Timbrell Collier, 53 Battalion, Egypt and France, 1916. Collection includes copies of letters written home to family in Australia and copies of l...1DRL/0206
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Crucifix and rosary beads : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Metal alloy Crucifix with inset wooden cross to which a metal figure of Christ and a scroll with the letters 'INRI' is attached, together with seven detached Rosary beads. There is a single larger bea...REL44975.085
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Crucifix : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cast metal alloy crucifix with round fixed suspension fitting at the top. The figure of Christ suspended on the cross is heavily corroded. See also REL44975.089 (gold cross), REL44975.091 and .092 (S...REL44975.090
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Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Photograph
Maker: Darge Photographic Company
Grave of 3914 Private (Pte) Thomas Henry Puddephatt, 1st Pioneer Battalion from Wodonga, Victoria. He was a 36 year old carpenter when he enlisted in the AIF on 3 August 1915 and embarked for overseas...DACS1544
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Diary of Theodor Milton Pflaum, 1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Pflaum, Theodor Milton
Diary relating to the First World War service of Second Lieutenant Theodor Milton Pflaum, 8th Machine Gun Company. This diary contains entries ranging from 16 June 1916 to February 1917 and covers: th...RCDIG0001104
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Donnan, Sydney K (2/Air Mechanic, 14th Fld Coy Engrs and AFC, b.1894)
Private Record
Maker: Donnan, Sidney Kenneth Donnan, Sidney Kenneth
Letter dated 3 February 1934, written by Sydney K Donnan to the Director of the Australian War Memorial, describing his experience at the Battle of Fromelles particularly in relation to the part playe...2DRL/0712
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Duckboard from Fromelles trenches
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden duckboard constructed with iron nails. The boards are nailed across three long sections of wood which may once have been painted in green and brown. There is additional bracing beneath the cros...RELAWM00491
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Elliott, Harold Edward 'Pompey' (Brigadier); CB CMG, DSO, DCM, VD
Private Record
Maker: Elliott, Harold Edward 'Pompey'
Collection relating to Brigadier Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott, CB CMG, DSO, DCM, VD, 1901-1968. It comprises a range of papers documenting his military service in South Africa, 1900-1901; service du...2DRL/0513
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Elliott, Thomas Patrick (Major, b.1894 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Elliott, Harold Edward 'Pompey'
Collection relating to the First World War service of Major Thomas Patrick Elliott, 60th Battalion. Collection consists of a letter written by Elliott to his sister on 19 July 1916, regarding the upc...3DRL/2872
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Enamelled badge 'FOR KING AND COUNTRY THE DARDANELLES' : Private F Meginess, 59th Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular enamelled silver badge featuring a map of the Dardanelles and the words 'FOR KING AND COUNTRY' and 'THE DARDANELLES'. The reverse has a brooch pin and is impressed with 'ST. SILVER' and 'RD. ...REL39458
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Evans, David Gerald (Captain, b.1889 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Various
Collection relating to the First World War service of Captain David Gerald Evans MC, 8th Battalion AIF, Australia, Egypt, France and Belgium, 1914-1922. Collection consists of: - 1 typed transcript...AWM2017.1366.1
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Female Relatives Badge : Mrs Alice Jentsch
Heraldry
Maker: Stokes & Sons, Melbourne
Silver Female Relative's Badge with blue enamelled oval around the voided letters 'AIF'. The oval contains the words 'ISSUED BY DEPT OF DEFENCE TO WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA'. An enamelled scroll beneath this...REL23651
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Fitting from pocket knife : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small horn and metal section, with brass loop fitting, from the end of a privately purchased pocket knife.REL44975.068
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Fittings from a set of Pattern 1908 web equipment : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
29 brass fittings, including slides, attachment fittings, belt and strap ends, and press studs, from a set of Pattern 1908 web infantry equipment.REL44975.071
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Forrest, John Boddy (Sergeant, b.? - d.1976)
Private Record
Maker: Forrest, John Boddy 'Jack'
Collection relating to 2610 Sergeant John Forrest, 32 Battalion, First World War. Collection comprises a fourteen-page letter written by Forrest to his father while convalescing from injuiries in Gra...PR03351
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Fragments of identity disc : Private A S Clingan, 53 Battalion, AIF : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Two fragments of an identity disc. Engraved with italic script on larger fragment is 'A I [F - indistinct] Med' [Methodist].REL47107
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France. 11 November 1918. An intersection of three roads in the eastern end of the ruined ...
Photograph
France. 11 November 1918. An intersection of three roads in the eastern end of the ruined village. It was in this vicinity that the 5th Division concentrated for their attack at Fromelles on 19 July 1...E04033
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Fraser, Simon (2nd Lieutenant, 58th Bn, d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Fraser, Simon
Collection relating to service of 3101 2nd Lieutenant Simon Fraser, 58 Battalion, France, 1916. Collection consists of a handwritten copy of a letter written by Fraser to family and friends in Brisba...1DRL/0300
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French road sign from Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hollow pressed metal kilometre marker with raised lettering, an arched top and a square body which widens at the base and sits on four feet. The front of the marker reads, 'NORD' above a frame with le...RELAWM00490
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Fromelles, France. 11 November 1918. The old no man's land of the Fromelles Battlefield, as it ...
Photograph
Fromelles, France. 11 November 1918. The old no man's land of the Fromelles Battlefield, as it appeared on 11 November 1918, over two years after the action in which the troops of the 5th Australian D...E04029
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Fromelles: Pheasant Wood Site: Inquiry into alleged unrecovered remains
Manuscript
"Alleged Unrecovered Remains of Australian Soldiers from the Battle of Fromelles 19 July 1916: Pheasant Wood Site". Manuscript from the Expert Panel of Inquiry, Australian Army, from the 2nd Meeting o...MSS1770
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Fullard, Arthur Frederick (Lieutenant b.1895 - d.1979)
Private Record
Maker: Fullard, Arthur Frederick
Bound typed transcript of three diaries of Lieutenant Arthur Frederick Fullard (8th Machine Gun Company, 5th Division), covering the period November 1915 to December 1918. They describe his enlistment...PR01029
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Gas goggles fragment from Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles : Private R H Pflaum, 32 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Dark grey wool fragment from a pair of gas goggles, complete with a rectangular celluloid eyepiece and sections of the rubberised fabric tape which was once stitched around the edges of the celluloid....REL44989
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General service whistle on lanyard : Sergeant J R C Kelly, Elope Force, North Russia
Heraldry
Maker: Ross Robbins & Co
Standard tube bodied nickle-plated police style whistle with pair of opposed windows, lead fipple and integral suspension loop. Impressed into one side of the loop are the maker's details and, on the ...REL/13120
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German army pickelhaube : Lance Sergeant W E Nicholson, 55 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Globus Max Bruckner
German army Prussian soldier's standard black patent leather pickelhaube. All the fittings present are of brass, except the spike which is made from tin plate in the shape of a cone and attached to th...REL/17217
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German corkscrew barbed wire support : Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German corkscrew barbed wire entanglement support. The support has four loops to carry strands of barbed wire. The lower 400mm, intended to be screwed into the ground, is shaped into a corkscrew. The...RELAWM00535
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German corkscrew picket support used for wire entanglements
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Corkscrew picket made from a steel bar which has its bottom end bent into a spiral coil. It has four loops or 'eyes' .RELAWM17119
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German improvised sign, 'Nach Fromelles' [To Fromelles]
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised wooden sign with 'Nach Fromelles' [To Fromelles] above an arrow stencilled in black paint.RELAWM00499
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German pill box Aubers N 22 A 9580
Art
Maker: Howie, Laurence
Sketch of a German pillbox fortification 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 ...ART93090.015
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German pill box Fromelles
Art
Maker: Howie, Laurence
Depicts a ruined German pill box in Fromelles. The town saw heavy fighting during the Battle of Fromelles in July 1916, the first battle on the Western Front fought by troops in the AIF. The battle wa...ART93090.007
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German wire entanglement from Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Two sections of barbed wire. The first is the British style, with two strands of wore with a circular profile twisted together with thinner strands twisted around one of the main wires to make barb. T...RELAWM00551
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Gold cross : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Nine carat gold cross with suspension ring at the top. The obverse has an incised edge. The reverse is plain and is stamped with the maker's initials, 'J.H.' at the top, and '9 CT' at the bottom. See ...REL44975.089
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Half colour patch : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Vertically aligned purple wool flannel half section from an infantry battalion colour patch of the Australian 5th Division, worn by a soldier of either the 54th Battalion, 14th Infantry Brigade; 58th ...REL44975.003
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Hand coloured studio portrait of 1737 Private (Pte) William John O'Day, 59th Battalion, of Panton ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Hand coloured studio portrait of 1737 Private (Pte) William John O'Day, 59th Battalion, of Panton Hill Vic. A labourer before enlisting in February 1916, Pte O'Day left Australia for Egypt with the 2n...P07343.001
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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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Hood, Victor Charles (Corporal, 29th Bn, AIF d.1919)
Private Record
Maker: Hood, Victor Charles
Two original diaries belonging to Cpt Victor Hood, with brief regular entries related to his voyage to Egypt, Suez Canal, his arrival in France, Battle of Fromelles, his evacuation to England due to w...PR84/307
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Imperial War Graves Commission grave plaques : Major G G McCrae, 60 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Commonwealth War Graves Commission, France Area
Metal plaques which were fixed to the cross over the grave at Rue Du Bois military cemetery of Major Geoff. G. Mccrae, 60 Battalion AIF. Four aluminium plates, one incorrectly marked 'Major G. G. M...REL/01623
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Improvised sign, 'VC CORNER' : Fromelles, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden sign constructed from two wooden planks and braces fastened together with iron nails. There are faint pencil outlines and the number '3' in the top right hand corner. 'VC CORNER' has been writt...RELAWM00496
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Improvised trench sign 'TRENCH N 92, BAY 12' : Fromelles, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Split wooden trench sign with a later wooden brace nailed to the back for additional support. Stencilled black paint on the front is: 'TRENCH N 92, BAY 12'.RELAWM00543
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Indelible Pencil : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Staedtler, Germany
Section of German-manufactured purple indelible pencil held in a purple painted wooden casing. Both long joins in the wooden casing have separated slightly. One side is stamped in silver 'MARS STAEDTL...REL44975.050
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Interviews with four RFC veterans Messers Allport, Killingsworth, Notley & Hammond for the 0-10 TV series Australians at war
Film
Maker: Heidrich, H J
Interviews with four veterans of the Royal Flying Corps. Veterans in order of appearance are Mr John Allport, Mr Tom Killingsworth, Mr Harold Notley and Mr Bunny Hammond, OBE. Mr Allport tells how he ...F10231
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Iodine ampoule : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand blown glass ampoule containing iodine. For use with a first field dressing.REL44975.017
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Iodine ampoule : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand blown glass ampoule that once contained iodine. The tip of the ampoule has either been snapped off for use or accidentally broken off, and the iodine is no longer present. For use with a first fi...REL44975.007
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Iodine ampoule : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand blown glass ampoule containing iodine. There are soil accretions on part of the glass surface. Originally part of a first field dressing.REL44975.035
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Iodine ampoule : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand blown glass ampoule containing iodine. There are soil accretions on part of the glass surface. Originally part of a first field dressing.REL44975.029
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Iodine ampoule : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand blown glass ampoule containing iodine. Originally part of a first field dressing.REL44975.020
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Iodine ampoule : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand blown glass ampoule containing iodine. For use with a first field dressing.REL44975.005
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Iodine ampoule : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand blown glass ampoule containing iodine. For use with a first field dressing.REL44975.004
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Iodine ampoule : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand blown glass ampoule containing iodine. There are soil accretions on part of the glass surface. Originally part of a first field dressing.REL44975.056
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Iodine ampoule : Private H Mayer, 55 Battalion, AIF : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand blown glass ampoule containing iodine, with soil accretions on the glass. Originally part of a first field dressing.REL44975.031
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Iodine ampoule : Private J R Stead, 32 Battalion, AIF : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand blown glass ampoule containing iodine. There are soil accretions on part of the glass surface. For use with a first field dressing.REL44975.009
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Iodine ampoules : Private F A Dyson, 54 Battalion, AIF : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Two hand blown glass ampoules containing iodine, each with soil accretions on the glass. For use with a first field dressing.REL44975.014
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Ladies ring : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Nine carat gold ladies' ring, with oval-cut blue opal in a claw setting on the front face.REL44975.145
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Lead shrapnel ball removed from water bottle : Fromelles Battlefield
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Round lead shrapnel ball removed from Australian army issue 1903 Pattern water bottle.RELAWM00539.002
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Letter from Thomas Patrick Elliott to his sister, [France], 19 July 1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Elliott, Thomas Patrick
Letter relating to the First World War service of Major Thomas Patrick Elliott, 60th Battalion. In this letter to his sister written on 19 July 1916, Elliott alludes to the coming assault at Fromelles...RCDIG0001320
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Letters from Harold Edward (Pompey) Elliott to George Gordon McCrae, 1915-1921
Digitised Collection
Maker: Elliott, Harold Edward 'Pompey' The Age
Letters relating to the First World War service of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 7th Battalion and later 60th Battalion. These letters from McCrae’s commanding officer Harold Edward (Pompey) Elliott t...RCDIG0001274
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Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, July - October 1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Elliott, Harold Edward 'Pompey'
Letters relating to the First World War Service of Brigadier General Harold Edward Elliott, 15th Brigade. Some of the letters were censored by Pompey, and later his daughter Violet prior to donation r...AWM2018.19.71
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Liddelow, Aubrey (Captain, b.? - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Liddelow, Aubrey
Collection relating to the service of Captain Aubrey Liddelow, 59 Battalion, Egypt, Gallipoli, 1915. Collection consists of typescript extracts from a diary kept by Captain Liddelow during 1915. His...1DRL/0417
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Locket/brooch : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular gold brooch with a decorative rim that is edged with semi-precious stones around the lower half and narrows to a plain gold band at the top (top section missing). The centre of the brooch app...REL44975.094
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Lynch, Arthur Leslie (Private, b.1893 - d.1937)
Private Record
Maker: Lynch, Arthur Leslie
Original four-page letter dated 31 July 1917 written from London by 3108 Private (Pte) Arthur Leslie Lynch to his parents. Contents provide an excellent synopsis of Pte Lynch's war service with 55 Bat...PR84/077
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Major General Edwin Tivey
Art
Maker: Coates, George
Depicts a portrait of Major General Edwin Tivey (1866-1947) CB, CMG, DSO, MID, Commanding 5 Div AIF, Western Front, also (Boer) war Chelsea; 8th Infantry Brigade, 5th Australian Division. Edwin Tivey ...ART00196
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Maning, Henry Anthony Beresford (Private, b.1894 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Maning, Henry Anthony Beresford
Collection relating to the service of 4929 Private Henry Anthony Beresford Maning, 60 Battalion, AIF, France, 1916. Collection consists of a four page letter written by Maning to his mother and famil...1DRL/0477
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Martin, Leslie James (Lieutenant, b.1889 - d.?)
Private Record
Maker: Martin, Leslie James
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Leslie James Martin, 1 Machine Gun Company, AIF. Collection consists of a typed copy of a letter written by Lieutenant Martin to [his brother?] Jack, ...1DRL/0483
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McCrae, Geoffrey Gordon (Major, b.1890 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: McCrae, Geoffrey Gordon
Collection relating to the service of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 7 Battalion and 60 Battalion, AIF, 1914-1916, Egypt, Gallipoli, Cyprus, France. Collection consists of a diary kept by Major McCrae...1DRL/0427
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Memorial locket : Mrs Harriet Lukey
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Oval shaped gold locket with link and clasp on top. The front bears black enamelled letters 'CWML', in the form of interlocking cypher, attached to the inside of the locket with four backing pins and...REL39974
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Men of the 53rd Battalion in a trench in their front line a few minutes before the launching of ...
Photograph
Maker: Lorking, Charles Henry
Men of the 53rd Battalion in a trench in their front line a few minutes before the launching of the attack in the battle of Fromelles.H16396