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  1. British observation balloons shot down near Glisy

    Art

    Maker: Streeton, Arthur

    Depicts British observation balloons being shot down in the skyline, with a pack of horses tethered in a field, and trees and a train of mounted horses and lorries in the distance. Arthur Streeton is ...

    ART03484

  2. Carroll, Percy Thomas (Private, b.1893 - d.1954)

    Private Record

    Maker: Carroll, Percy Thomas

    Collection relating to the First World War service of 1101 Private Percy Thomas Carroll, 23rd Infantry Battalion, 1915-1917. Collection consists of a black covered diary spanning the period 8 May 1915...

    PR04389

  3. Diary of Alexander Sutherland Mackay, 12 October - 7 November 1918

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Mackay, Alexander Sutherland

    Loose page diary relating to the First World War service of 30137 Gunner Alexander Sutherland Mackay, 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade. This diary written between 11 October 1918 and 7 November ...

    AWM2018.19.54

  4. Diary of Herbert Vincent Reynolds, 1917-1918

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Reynolds, Herbert Vincent

    Diary relating to the First World War service of 622 Private Herbert Vincent Reynolds, 1st Australian Field Ambulance. In this diary, kept between 1 January 1917 and 24 [April] 1918, Reynolds details ...

    RCDIG0001015

  5. Diary of John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 1916-1917

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Turnbull, John Henry Llewellyn

    Diary relating to the First World War service of 1295 Driver John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column. This is the third of six detailed diaries transcribed by Turnbull after th...

    RCDIG0001108

  6. Diary of John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 1917

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Turnbull, John Henry Llewellyn

    Diary relating to the First World War service of 1295 Driver John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column. This is the fourth of six detailed diaries transcribed by Turnbull after t...

    RCDIG0001109

  7. Falconer, Douglas (Lieutenant, b.1886 - d.1949)

    Private Record

    Maker: Falconer, Douglas

    Collection relating to the First World War service of Second Lieutenant Douglas Falconer, 15th Field Ambulance, Belgium, 23 - 28 September, 1917. Wallet 1 of 1 - This collection consists of a short ...

    2DRL/0524

  8. Gatliff, Charles Edwin (Captain, b.1882 - d.1959)

    Private Record

    Maker: Gatliff, Charles Edwin

    Collection relating to service of Captain Charles Edwin Gatliff, 4 Light Horse Regiment [later 50 & 51 Field Artillery Battery, 13 Field Artillery Brigade], Egypt, France and Belgium. Collection incl...

    1DRL/0309

  9. Griffiths, John Neville (Captain)

    Private Record

    Maker: Griffiths, John Neville

    Collection relating to the service of Captain John Neville Griffiths, RAMC, British Army, England, France, Belgium. Collection includes letters written by Captain John Neville Griffiths to his brothe...

    1DRL/0322

  10. Griffiths, Mark John (Private)

    Private Record

    Maker: Griffiths, Mark John

    Collection relating to the service of 2155 Private Mark John Griffiths, 20 Battalion, AIF, Gallipoli, Egypt, France. Collection includes letters written by Private Griffiths to various members of his...

    1DRL/0324

  11. Hillier, Herbert (British War Artist)

    Private Record

    Maker: Hillier, Herbert

    Collection relating to the service of Mr. Herbert Hillier, Royal Navy, Gallipoli, Imbros. Collection consists of typescript copy of a diary kept by Hillier, a British artist, who served in the balloo...

    1DRL/0352

  12. Letter from Arthur Seaforth Blackburn to Guy Fisher, France, 4 September 1916

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Blackburn, Arthur Seaforth

    Wallet 1 of 1 - Letter relating to the First World War service of 31 Temporary Captain Arthur Seaforth Blackburn, 10th Infantry Battalion, 4 September 1916, France. In this letter to his friend Guy F...

    AWM2020.22.10

  13. Letters from George Alexander Hugh Murray to his family, 1917

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Murray, George Alexander Hugh

    Letters relating to the First World War service of 1379 Sergeant George Alexander Hugh Murray, 14th Infantry Battalion. In this series of letters, Murray details his service on the Western Front in Fr...

    RCDIG0000959

  14. McWhinney, Norman Burnett (Private, b.1896 - d.1916)

    Private Record

    Maker: McWhinney, Norman Burnett

    Collection relating to the service of 2415 Private Norman Burnett McWhinney, 23 Battalion, at sea, Egypt, France, 1915-1916. Collection consists of twenty-three typescript copies of letters written b...

    1DRL/0465

  15. Mitchell, Geoffrey Arthur Nevett (Major, b.1894 - d.1973)

    Private Record

    Maker: Mitchell, Geoffrey Arthur Nevett

    Collection relating to the First World War service of Ballarat born Geoffrey Arthur Nevett Mitchell. In August 1914, he joined the 4th Victorian Light Horse (Regimental Headquarters) as 12 Corporal (C...

    PR04578

  16. Moore, Hector Ivan (Corporal, b.1900 - d.? )

    Private Record

    Maker: Moore, Hector Ivan

    Collection relating to the service of 19591 Corporal Hector Ivan Moore, 3 Divisional Signal Company, AIF, France, 1917-1918. Collection consists of a brief typescript account, compiled by Moore in 1...

    1DRL/0505

  17. Murray, George Alexander Hugh (Sergeant, b.? - d.1918)

    Private Record

    Maker: Murray, George Alexander Hugh

    Collection relating to the service of 1379 Sergeant George Alexander Hugh Murray, 14 Battalion, Australia, at sea, Egypt, Gallipoli, England, France, Belgium, 1914-1918. Collection consists of 159 le...

    1DRL/0529

  18. 'Observation balloon ascending'. Launching a French observation balloon. (This colour version of ...

    Photograph

    Maker: British Official Photograph

    'Observation balloon ascending'. Launching a French observation balloon. (This colour version of A05280 is a postcard printed from a hand coloured black and white print.)

    P10028.002

  19. Portrait of (possibly) Captain Geoffrey Arthur Nevett Mitchell, 13 Balloon Company, Royal Flying ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Unknown

    Portrait of (possibly) Captain Geoffrey Arthur Nevett Mitchell, 13 Balloon Company, Royal Flying Corps, in observation balloon.

    P09204.001

  20. Queen Elizabeth

    Art

    Sketch on a leaf torn from a small sketchpad, depicting the Queen Elizabeth and other vessels just before the artist landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 25 April 1915. The artist notes that this is o...

    ART03605.012.003

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