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Elliott, Lionel F S (Sergeant 56th Bn. d.1920)
Private Record
Maker: Elliott, Lionel F S
DESCRIPTIONS OF TRAVELLING THROUGH AND TRAINING IN EGYPT. COMPLAINS TRAINING IS TOO HEAVY. NOTES NUMBER OF CASUALTIES IN HOSPITALS. DETAILED ACCOUNT OF LEAVING EGYPT. IMPRESSIONS OF TRENCH WARFARE IN ...2DRL/0213
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Elphinstone, Nicholas Archibald (1. Lance Corporal, 56th Bn AIF. 2. Chief Warden, Nat Emergency Service (NSW) b.1893 - d.1974)
Private Record
Maker: Elphinstone, Nicholas Archibald
NOTEBOOK CONTAINING BRIEF ENTRIES AS TO LOCATION AND ACTIVITIES, NOTES TAKEN DURING NCO COURSE IN GAS WARFARE AND AIR RAID WARDENS HANDBOOKPR88/107
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England. Lieutenant Arthur Wesley Wheen MM & Bar of the 56th Battalion, AIF, having his hand ...
Photograph
England. Lieutenant Arthur Wesley Wheen MM & Bar of the 56th Battalion, AIF, having his hand dressed by Miss Kent at a military hospital. (Donor Captain J.W. Richards)H15713
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Female Relative's badge : Mrs Oliver
Heraldry
Maker: Stokes & Sons, Melbourne
Silver Female Relative's badge with a 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 th...REL34749
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Graham, Frederick Archibald (Lieutenant; Captain 1 Army Ordnance Corps Training Bn, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Graham, Frederick Archibald
Papers including correspondence books detailing troop movements and sports activities, nominal roll, diary written in Rabaul in 1914, typescript poems about Nauru and discharge and other army document...PR89/005
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Grave of 2400 Private (Pte) Bernard James Doherty. A boundary rider from Wee Waa NSW, Pte Doherty ...
Photograph
Grave of 2400 Private (Pte) Bernard James Doherty. A boundary rider from Wee Waa NSW, Pte Doherty embarked on 30 September 1916 with the 56th Battalion, 5th Reinforcements. Arriving in Etaples, France...P12183.001
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Group photograph of the members of the 6th Reinforcements, 56th Battalion.
Photograph
Maker: Imperial Studios
Group photograph of the members of the 6th Reinforcements, 56th Battalion.P08563.003
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Group portrait of Bungendore servicemen in the 55th and 56th Battalions. Identified from left to ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of Bungendore servicemen in the 55th and 56th Battalions. Identified from left to right, back row: 2489 Private (Pte) Reuben Clarence Smith, 56th Battalion; 2485 Pte Cyril Thomas Smith,...P09678.001
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Hillier, Rubin James (Lance Corporal, b.1891 - d.1980)
Private Record
Maker: Hillier, Rubin James
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2417 Lance Corporal Rubin James Hillier DCM, 56th Australian Infantry Battalion. Collection consists of: A 1917 diary covering his service in Fra...PR84/190
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Identity disc : Private H F N Oliver, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Aluminium identity disc on a leather strap. The disc is engraved with '2767 H.F.N. Oliver 56 Batt 56 A.I.F. C of E.'. The disc was initally engraved with the wearer's original unit, 20 Battalion, howe...REL34747
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Images of 140 Trooper Roy Henry Solomon ROH and 513 Trooper Cecil Solomon
Photograph
Two images related to brothers 513 Trooper Cecil Solomon, embarked with the 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment and 140 Trooper Roy Henry Solomon with the 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, both but...AWM2020.740.2
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Improvised Australian notice board, 'To the Great Push, Diggers Avenue' : Captain A M Cohen, 56th Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular wooden board taken from a ration box. Both vertical sides have nail holes, with the left side still retaining all four nails. These are bent as if ripped from the box. The following legend...RELAWM00860
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Improvised sign, 56 Battalion, AIF, 'Verband Stelle' : La Flaque, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Raw timber sign board, made from a section of wood cut from a single plank. The sign has the words 'Verband Stelle' [dressing post], painted in black, separated by a white circle, with a black border,...RELAWM00925
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Informal outdoor portrait of 3204 Private (Pte) Ivor Denis Donovan, 54th Battalion. A farmer from ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal outdoor portrait of 3204 Private (Pte) Ivor Denis Donovan, 54th Battalion. A farmer from Stanthorpe, Queensland, Pte Donovan enlisted on 18 August 1916 and embarked with the 54th Battalion, 8...AWM2016.636.5
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Informal portrait of 2626 (later 2626A) Private (Pte) Reginald Baden Crowley, 56th Battalion ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of 2626 (later 2626A) Private (Pte) Reginald Baden Crowley, 56th Battalion (later 34th Battalion), of West Wyalong, NSW. He is wearing a sheepskin jerkin over his uniform and smoking...P06934.004
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Informal portrait of NX178578 Sergeant (Sgt) John Edward Wonson, 8th Port Operating Company, of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of NX178578 Sergeant (Sgt) John Edward Wonson, 8th Port Operating Company, of Bexley, NSW. Wonson enlisted in the Second World War on 2 March 1944 and was discharged on 20 December 1...P05623.001
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Jennings, Daisy (Civilian)
Private Record
Maker: Jennings, Daisy
23 POSTCARDS SENT TO MISS JENNINGS MOSTLY FROM CPL COLIN BARCLAY-SMITH OF THE 56 BN. PERSONAL MESSAGES3DRL/4084
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Lynch, Clive (Private, 56th Bn, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Lynch, Clive
Collection relating to the service of Private Clive Lynch of 56th Battalion, AIF. Collection consists of letters written by Private Lynch to his family, particularly his children. They contain descri...PR84/332
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Memorial scroll : Sergeant M P McCall, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Memorial scroll bearing the Royal coat of arms 'GV/ RI' (King George V) flanking the central crown. Beneath in black, with a blue initial letter, is 'He whom this scroll commemorates was numbered amon...REL41097.004
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Memorials erected near Quinconce, by the 53rd and 56th Battalions to members of the Battalions ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Memorials erected near Quinconce, by the 53rd and 56th Battalions to members of the Battalions who fell in the attack on Peronne on 1 September and 2 September 1918. Note the lists of names on each cr...E03765