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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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Australian flag made prisoners of war : Gunners W T Palmer and W E Dircks, 2/1 Heavy Battery
Heraldry
Maker: Dircks, William Edwin
Handmade blue cotton Australian ensign with a lightweight canvas hoist. The blue section is made from two pieces of fabric joined horizontally across the flag. The Federation Star and stars of the Sou...REL28444
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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 mess tin : Lance Corporal J C Hood, HQ Guard Battalion, 7th Division
Heraldry
Maker: C & B Ltd Hood, John Cochrane
Large rectangular mess tin with a hinged one-piece metal handle designed to fold over the top of the tin for compact storage. Stamped at the hinge point is, 'C & B LTD 1939 [broad arrow symbol]'. The ...REL34584
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Engraved mug : Lance Corporal J C Hood, HQ Guard Battalion, 7th Division
Heraldry
Maker: James Dixon & Sons
Silver-plated trophy mug with handle and formally engraved, SELANGOR GOLF CLUB MONTHLY MEDAL 1936 C H P'. Below this, punch engraved by hand is a Rising Sun badge and on the sides of the mug is,'16-11...REL34585
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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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Flag: British White Ensign: made at 105-Kilo POW Camp, Burma Railway: autographed
Heraldry
British White Ensign - 1939-1945 War, in the shape of the Royal Navy White Ensign.REL/03628
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Fountain Pen : Corporal A K Boyden, 2/12 Field Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Mabie Todd & Co Ltd
Black bakelite fountain pen and removable lid, with incised wave pattern around casing. The pen is a self-filler type with a sprung section on the inner side of the body. The 'Swan' brand nib is bent ...REL31627
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Handmade cover for repaired guitar: Captain E M Dahl, 84th Light Aid Detachment, POW, Changi and Thailand
Heraldry
Maker: Dahl, Edward Marstrand Luja
Handmade guitar cover or carrying bag made from lengths of brown cotton (taken from a British military valise) and sewn with thick cream cotton thread (salvaged from canvas). A carrying strap has been...RELAWM24605.002
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Hand made playing card : Sapper F W Davis, 2/10 Field Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Davis, Francis William
Carboard panel cut from a green packet of WD & HO Wills 'Three Castles' cigarettes to the shape of a playing card. The obverse has been marked as the 10 of hearts, with the hearts coloured red.REL33537
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Hand made shorts : Sergeant Reginald Noel Farquhar, 2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Farquhar, Reginald Noel
Pair of handmade khaki cotton shorts, with two metal fly buttons. A pair of improvised hooks and eyes close the waist band. The shorts are cut in a similar style to standard army issue garments.REL/03007
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Inscribed aluminium box, River Valley Camp, Singapore : Sapper FW Davis, 2/10 Field Company
Heraldry
Maker: Davis, Francis William
Small aluminium alloy box with separate lid. Lid has been inscribed with a bordered decoration consisting of a rising sun, over which is inscribed a variation of the returned from active service badge...REL33413
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Japanese identity disc for prisoner of war : Private L C Daniels, 1 Field Bakery Company, AIF
Heraldry
Rectangle of grey metal with one side having black written Japanese characters (probably the man's rank) and the pressed number: QX 9960. A strip of khaki cotton drill with button hole at one end is p...REL/15327
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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