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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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Australian flag made at Rajburi POW Camp in Thailand in 1944: Sergeant Reginald Noel Farquhar, 2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Farquhar, Reginald Noel Unknown
Australian flag made at Rajburi Camp in Thailand by Australian prisoners of war in 1944, from scrounged scaps of cotton and rayon (artificial silk) fabric. The flag's hoist was added at Nakom Paton Ca...REL/03006
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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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Autographed good luck flag : Sergeant N M Cohen, 8 Division HQ
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Unknown Japanese soldier's autographed national flag, with a central inset red cotton disc. There are numerous slogans and signatures written on the flag in black ink characters. The top right corner ...REL45907
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Billy Can : Lieutenant Colonel E E Dunlop, 2/2 CCS
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Galvanized iron billy can with a top wired edge, a Pitsburg vertical seam and a hand hammered knocked edge for the base. It has a wire handle.RELAWM31377.001
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Lance Corporal H W F Elmhirst, 2/10 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL34583.003
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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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Dubbing wax : Private R R Denney, 2/2 Casualty Clearing Station
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Green circular tin of dubbing wax, for prevention of mould on leather. The lid of the tin is printed with 'DUBBING (MOLD - PREVENTION TYPE) 1 1/2 OZ. NET DIRECTIONS FOR USE Clean leather thoroughly. (...REL35720
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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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Enlistment presentation wallet : Private R R Denney, 2/2 Casualty Clearing Station
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular brown leather centrefold wallet, with two compartments for notes and two sets of three compartments for cards and stamps. The three compartments on the right side of the wallet are secured...REL35717
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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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Group Portrait featuring J E Pethebridge and C A Pethebridge with Aunty Kit
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Maker: Unknown
Group portrait featuring VX60578 Corporal (Cpl) John Edward Pethebridge and W2164 (W/2164) Stoker Charles Alexander Pethebridge with their maternal aunt Mrs Kit Watson. Cpl Pethebridge enlisted in 2/...P09992.001
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Informal group portrait of four sailors. Included in the group is W1928 Able Seaman (AB) Robert ...
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Maker: Unknown
Informal group portrait of four sailors. Included in the group is W1928 Able Seaman (AB) Robert Henry Trimble, of Kyneton, Vic, who enlisted on 6 January 1941 and was aboard HMAS Perth, when she and U...P05669.003
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Informal group portrait of members of 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion outside a tent at Hill 95 camp. ...
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Maker: Unknown
Informal group portrait of members of 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion outside a tent at Hill 95 camp. Back row, left to right: TX3136 Private (Pte) Lorrimer (Lorrie) Anzac Von Stieglitz; and SX9867 Pte Law...P07962.002
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Informal outdoor portrait of Kenneth Turnbull in a Militia uniform. In August 1941, QX22722 ...
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Maker: Unknown
Informal outdoor portrait of Kenneth Turnbull in a Militia uniform. In August 1941, QX22722 Private (Pte) Kenneth Turnbull, of Brisbane, Qld, enlisted in 2/26 Battalion, along with his brother, QX235...P07583.003
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Informal portrait of Aboriginal serviceman NX50872 Private (Pte) Frank Williams, 2/20th ...
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Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of Aboriginal serviceman NX50872 Private (Pte) Frank Williams, 2/20th Australian Infantry Battalion, of Brewarrina, NSW, who was killed in action in Malaya on 8 February 1942.P01073.001
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Informal portrait of brothers, NP9592 Staff Sergeant (Staff Sgt) Clifton Edward Pollard (left) ...
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Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of brothers, NP9592 Staff Sergeant (Staff Sgt) Clifton Edward Pollard (left) and NX55420 Private (Pte) Leonard Ferris Pollard (right) of Drummoyne, NSW. Staff Sgt Clifton Pollard enl...P10680.001
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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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Loin Cloth : Sergeant Reginald Noel Farquhar, 2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black cotton loin cloth with self fabric ties at the waist.REL/03005
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Netherlands Honourable Service Cross ribbon bar : Lieutenant Commander A P van Beurden
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Netherlands Honourable Service Cross ribbon bar with two bronze stars attached. The ribbon is orange and green in colour.REL/21023.004
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Netherlands War Commemorative Cross ribbon bar : Lieutenant Commander A P van Beurden
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Netherlands War Commemorative Cross ribbon bar with two bronze stars attached. The ribbon is orange and green in colour.REL/21022.004
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Outdoor portrait of VX35469 Private (Pte) Edwin Robert (Ted) Christie, 2/29 Battalion, of ...
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Maker: Unknown
Outdoor portrait of VX35469 Private (Pte) Edwin Robert (Ted) Christie, 2/29 Battalion, of Koondrook, Vic. A butter factory worker in civilian life, Pte Christie enlisted on 15 July 1940. He served as ...P08084.001
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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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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 C A Pethebridge
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of W2164 (W/2164) Stoker Charles Alexander Pethebridge, HMAS Perth. He enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria, and on completion of training was assigned to HMAS Perth on 2 January 1942. Hi...P09992.002
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Red Cross armband : Private R R Denney, 2/2 Casualty Clearing Station
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White cotton armband with a red felt Geneva cross sewn in the centre. The band is curved - wider at the centre and tapering to either end, to form straps. The band is fastened with a two-pronged metal...REL35716
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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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Slouch hat : Gunner J S L Wilkinson, 18 Anti-Tank Battery
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Worn and stained khaki fur felt slouch hat with a leather sweat band, and a hat band made from a length of khaki wool puggaree. The crown has split and been roughly repaired with stitching inside befo...REL/12431
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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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Studio portrait of father and his two children, all in uniform. Left to right: Private John ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of father and his two children, all in uniform. Left to right: Private John (Jack) Webb, Private Shirley Webb, and Corporal William Purnell Webb, 2/3rd motor transport unit, following ...P01361.002
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Studio portrait of John James Samuel Turnbull, Naval Reserve, of Brisbane, Qld. On 16 September ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of John James Samuel Turnbull, Naval Reserve, of Brisbane, Qld. On 16 September 1934, 20401 Stoker (Sto)Turnbull enlisted in the RAN. During the Second World War he survived the sinkin...P07583.001
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Studio portrait of QX23514 Private (Pte) William Turnbull, 2/26 Battalion, of Brisbane, Qld. Pte ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of QX23514 Private (Pte) William Turnbull, 2/26 Battalion, of Brisbane, Qld. Pte Turnbull and his brother QX22722 Private (Pte) Kenneth Turnbull, also of 2/26 Battalion, were taken pri...P07583.002
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Studio portrait of SX5457 Corporal (Cpl) William James Adams, 7 Divisional Postal Unit, attached ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of SX5457 Corporal (Cpl) William James Adams, 7 Divisional Postal Unit, attached to 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion (2/3MG Bn). He enlisted in the AIF on 15 June 1940 and became postman to ...P09991.001
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Studio portrait of VX39689 Bombardier (Bdr) Thomas Hugh Wilkinson. A clerk of Melbourne, Vic, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of VX39689 Bombardier (Bdr) Thomas Hugh Wilkinson. A clerk of Melbourne, Vic, Wilkinson enlisted on 10 February 1941 with the 4 Anti Tank Regiment, RAA. He was promoted to Bdr on 11 Ap...P08703.008
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Studio portrait of VX44305 Corporal (Cpl) Charles Augustine Howard, 2/29 Battalion, taken after ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of VX44305 Corporal (Cpl) Charles Augustine Howard, 2/29 Battalion, taken after he enlisted in July 1940, before embarkation for service in Malaya in 1941. Cpl Howard was awarded Menti...P09984.001
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Syringe tin : Private R R Denney, 2/2 Casualty Clearing Station
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Green rectangular tin, containing a glass syringe and three steel needles. A stamped inscription on top of the lid is partly legible and read 'original recor syringe'.REL35723
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Tin mug : H K Ashby, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Large mug made from a used food tin. A three sided handle made of flattened tin has been soldered to the tin along the seam.REL31499
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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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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
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Wooden crutches : Private D W Reay, 2/18 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A pair of wooden crutches. The crutches are made up of two outer sides that have been topped with arm rests. Midway between the sides of each crutch is a hand grip that has been attached by nails on b...REL/22035