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Abbott, Francis Arthur (Sergeant, b.1893 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Abbott, Francis Arthur
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3170 Sergeant Francis Arthur Abbott, 33rd Infantry Battalion, France. Wallet 1: Miscellaneous papers relating the Sgt Abbott collection. Some of...AWM2016.26.1
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1918-08. A BRITISH OBSERVATION BALLOON FALLING IN FLAMES AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY GERMAN AIRMEN, ...
Photograph
1918-08. A BRITISH OBSERVATION BALLOON FALLING IN FLAMES AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY GERMAN AIRMEN, NEAR VILLERS BRETONNEUX. THE PARACHUTE OF THE OBSERVER CAN BE SEEN TO THE RIGHT OF THE BALLOON (DONATED ...H15987
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Accroche Wood
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Drawing depicting the war damage to the Accroche Wood at the Western Front, France. Louis McCubbin enlisted with the 14th Battalion AIF in 1916, serving in France from November 1917 with the 10th Fie...ART03086
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Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux
Art
Maker: Goodchild, John
Depicts the war graves at Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux with a number of crosses visible, including the memorials to AIF battalions in the foreground. The painter, teacher and etcher John Good...ART02524
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A French transport, at the gun positions of the French artillery, alongside dug-outs occupied by ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A French transport, at the gun positions of the French artillery, alongside dug-outs occupied by Australian pioneers, near Villers-Bretonneux. The photograph shows a portion of the railway embankment ...E02203
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"A front line trench near Monument Wood, forward of Villers-Bretonneux, after the Germans had ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
"A front line trench near Monument Wood, forward of Villers-Bretonneux, after the Germans had been forced to evacuate the position, following a daylight raid by Australian troops" (Official caption). ...E02813
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A German gun crew lying dead around their machine gun position, having been killed during the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A German gun crew lying dead around their machine gun position, having been killed during the strenuous fighting on the night counter attack of April 24th, by which the 13th and 15th Australian Brigad...E02434
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A German message dog captured by the 13th Battalion near Villers-Bretonneux on 3 May 1918. The ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A German message dog captured by the 13th Battalion near Villers-Bretonneux on 3 May 1918. The two soldiers in and behind the dog cart are Corporal Green and Private Martin. The dog was sent as a 't...C00975
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A German messenger dog, probably Roff (or 'Digger' as he was named by the Australian troops) ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A German messenger dog, probably Roff (or 'Digger' as he was named by the Australian troops) captured at Villers-Bretonneux, by Corporal M Roach and Private R Conway, of the 13th Battalion. It is harn...E02723
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"A German tank captured by the 26th Australian battalion, at Monument Wood, near ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
"A German tank captured by the 26th Australian battalion, at Monument Wood, near Villers-Bretonneux, in France, on July 14th, 1918, and subsequently salved for the Australian War Museum by the 5th Bri...E02877
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A group of unidentified Australian soldiers (left) digging near Hill 104. The contour of the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A group of unidentified Australian soldiers (left) digging near Hill 104. The contour of the hill and the Bois de l'Abbe (Abbey Wood) are visible in the background. Hill 104 was the dominating featu...E04799
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A group of unidentified Australian soldiers, suffering from the effects of gas, gathered at the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A group of unidentified Australian soldiers, suffering from the effects of gas, gathered at the Regimental Aid Post (RAP) of the 42nd Battalion awaiting medical attention. The post was built into a ...E04850
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A 15 inch German naval gun, known as the Chuignes gun, captured in August 1918 by No 3 Battalion, ...
Photograph
A 15 inch German naval gun, known as the Chuignes gun, captured in August 1918 by No 3 Battalion, at Chuignes, France. German troops destroyed the Chuignes gun, which, on 23 August was secured by Aust...044847
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A 15 inch German naval gun, known as the Chuignes gun, captured in August 1918 by No 3 Battalion, ...
Photograph
A 15 inch German naval gun, known as the Chuignes gun, captured in August 1918 by No 3 Battalion, at Chuignes, France. German troops destroyed the Chuignes gun, which, on 23 August was secured by Aust...044848
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A large group of unidentified Australian Engineers laying down a telephone cable, through fields ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A large group of unidentified Australian Engineers laying down a telephone cable, through fields and hilly terrain, to the forward lines near Villers-Bretonneux. Owing to the damage caused by heavy s...E04921
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Alban Pearce interviewed about his experiences in 24th Battalion AIF during the First World War
Sound
Maker: Pearce, Alban Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Pearce, Alban
Discusses: early life; enlistment after height restrictions lowered in August 1917; prewar employment; sergeant in Cadets; family's attitude to enlistment; cooking detail at Alexandria; guard duties a...S02077
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Album related to service of Lieutenant Robert Cecil King
Photograph
An album containing various black and white images relating to the town of Armentieres, bombed buildings, trench infrastructure, military cemetery, St Yves, ruins of Messines, Somme, Villers Bretonneu...P05997
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Amess, Albert Bissett, MC, Lieutenant
Private Record
Maker: Amess, Albert Bissett
Citation for the award of the Military Cross for services at Villers Bretonneux and accompanying newscutting related to Lieutenant Amess' wounding and return to Kyogle, NSW. Also contains various cert...PR00091
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An aerial view of Villers-Bretonneux area onwards to Bayonvillers, Gillaucourt, etc, a dotted ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown alpha lithograph
An aerial view of Villers-Bretonneux area onwards to Bayonvillers, Gillaucourt, etc, a dotted line showing approximately the British front line on 1 August 1918.J00165A
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An assortment of war trophies. They were collected for the Australian War Museum by the 13th ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
An assortment of war trophies. They were collected for the Australian War Museum by the 13th Infantry Battalion, the Commanding Officer of which, Lieutenant Colonel D. G. Marks DSO MC, appears on the ...E02242
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An Australian Battalion Headquarters and Field Dressing Station located in the quarry on the road ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
An Australian Battalion Headquarters and Field Dressing Station located in the quarry on the road between Corbie and Villers-Bretonneux. Several soldiers can be seen in and around the heavily sandbag...E04877
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"An enemy tank captured by the 26th Battalion at Monument Wood, near Villers-Bretonneux, France, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
"An enemy tank captured by the 26th Battalion at Monument Wood, near Villers-Bretonneux, France, on July 14th, 1918. An enemy artist had painted a scene on the front of the tank representing a German ...E02935
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An extensively damaged A7V tank near Villers-Bretonneux. This is apparently tank 561 Nixe in ...
Photograph
An extensively damaged A7V tank near Villers-Bretonneux. This is apparently tank 561 Nixe in which Second Lieutenant Wilhelm Biltz of Abteilung 2 fought the first tank versus tank battle on 24 April 1...P01726.002
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An exterior view of a shell damaged chateau north west of Villers-Bretonneux. Most of the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
An exterior view of a shell damaged chateau north west of Villers-Bretonneux. Most of the windows have been damaged.E04875
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An informal group portrait of unidentified Australian soldiers gathered outside the entrance to ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
An informal group portrait of unidentified Australian soldiers gathered outside the entrance to an Australian Field Dressing Station located in a subway under the railway line. One soldier sitting on...E04826
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An unidentified Australian soldier and three civilians, including two women, gathered at Crucifix ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
An unidentified Australian soldier and three civilians, including two women, gathered at Crucifix Corner, a landmark near Villers-Bretonneux. Crucific Corner is cemetery that contains the graves of A...E05415
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An unidentified Australian soldier standing at the entrance of an archway built through the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
An unidentified Australian soldier standing at the entrance of an archway built through the embankment of the Amiens Railway. During the fighting in this area in April-August 1918 the tunnel was used...E05416
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An unidentified Lieutenant observing the graves of two Australian gunners near a ruined train ...
Photograph
Maker: King, Robert C
An unidentified Lieutenant observing the graves of two Australian gunners near a ruined train station. The grave at right is that of 3069 Corporal Harry James, 13th Light Trench Mortar Battery, who wa...P02911.090
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Aqqunne Wood and railway: sketch for model of Villers-Bretonneux
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Watercolour sketch depicting the landscape of Acquainted Wood with the railway running through the image. Sketch for the Villers-Bretonneux diorama. Louis McCubbin enlisted with the 14th Battalion AIF...ART11426.001
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Archbold, William James (Private, b.1898 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Archbold, William James
Collection relating to service of 3257 Private William James Archbold, 41 Battalion, England and France, c 1916-c 1918. Collection of typewritten extracts from the diary kept by Archbold detailing ca...1DRL/0049
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Armentieres, France. c. 1916-05. Portrait of 2036 Private Clifford (Cliff) Arthur Ellis and 2040 ...
Photograph
Maker: Guilleminot, R
Armentieres, France. c. 1916-05. Portrait of 2036 Private Clifford (Cliff) Arthur Ellis and 2040 Corporal John (Jack) Foster Gear, both of 24th Battalion. Ellis was later awarded the Military Medal (M...P00834.001
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Artificial leg worn by German aviator
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Artificial (prosthetic) right leg for an amputation below the knee, finishing in a black leather ankle boot without toecap, which fastens with a black cotton lace threaded through 5 pairs of metal rei...RELAWM07698
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A shell from an Australian trench mortar bursting on the enemy, when the Australian front line, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A shell from an Australian trench mortar bursting on the enemy, when the Australian front line, from which the photograph was taken, was held by the 37th Battalion.E02548
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A street in the southeast end of the town where the Headquarters of the 33rd and 35th Battalions ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A street in the southeast end of the town where the Headquarters of the 33rd and 35th Battalions (entrance, first door on left) and office of Lieutenant Colonel. H. A. Goddard who was in command of op...E02457
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Atkinson, William Lloyd (Captain, b.1896 - d.1975)
Private Record
Maker: Atkinson, William Lloyd
Collection relating to the First World War service of 38128 Bombardier (later Captain) William Lloyd Atkinson MM, 13 Australian Field Artillery Brigade, Australia, United Kingdom, France, 1916-1919. ...AWM2020.767.1
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At the 5th Tank Brigade demonstration ground, Vaux-en-Amienois, France, Australian soldiers ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
At the 5th Tank Brigade demonstration ground, Vaux-en-Amienois, France, Australian soldiers inspect Mephisto, a German A7V tank. After being bogged and abandoned on the battlefield it was recovered o...E02876
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Australian Graves Services Headquarters, in the ruins of the Chateau Delacour, one of a number of ...
Photograph
Maker: Holmes, Leonard Malcolm
Australian Graves Services Headquarters, in the ruins of the Chateau Delacour, one of a number of estated owned by the Delacour family.P00735.020
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Australian Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux
Art
Maker: Wilson, Eric
A landscape view across a field looking towards the Australian Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux in northern France. After being awarded a Travelling Art scholarship in 1937, Eric Wilson studied in Euro...ART28843
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Australians advancing from Villers-Bretonneux, August 8th 1918
Art
Maker: Longstaff, Will
This is a depiction of what was a very large and important battle, best known as the Battle of Amiens. The Australian Corps of four divisions with one in reserve advanced on a frontage several kilomet...ART15522
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Auto Diary of Charles Malcolm Smith, 1918 - 1919
Digitised Collection
Maker: Smith, Charles Malcolm
Typed transcription of the shorthand diary relating to the First World War service of 6682 Private Charles Malcolm Smith, Australian Army Pay Corps. This diary was made by Smith after the war from his...AWM2018.19.90
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A view from 13th Battalion observation post, forward of Villers-Bretonneux, the day before the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A view from 13th Battalion observation post, forward of Villers-Bretonneux, the day before the successful attack at Hamel by three Australian Infantry Brigades and American detachments totalling a bat...E02679
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A view from the roof of the White Chateau, when the Australians held the white chalk line of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A view from the roof of the White Chateau, when the Australians held the white chalk line of trenches as their front line, and the enemy trenches were in front of Monument Wood (on the left) and the i...E02343
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A view in the village the day after the German bombardment and attack. Two days before there was ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A view in the village the day after the German bombardment and attack. Two days before there was scarcely a sign of war in this town, but "by the end of Thursday, 4 April 1918, it was a most horrible ...E02391
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A view looking out through the mouth of an archway built through the embankment of the Amiens ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A view looking out through the mouth of an archway built through the embankment of the Amiens Railway. During the fighting in this area in April-August 1918 this tunnel was used by successive battali...E05417
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AWM26 487/6 - [Operations file, 1914-1918 War:] Final Offensive, Question of Co-operation in Operations of American Forces with the British - with special reference to the employment of American Troops in the Battle of Hamel, 4 Jul 1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Haig, Douglas Pershing, John Joseph Rawlinson, Henry Seymour Various
This file contains: Memorandum from Warrant Officer Charles H. Franklin to Colonel Bach, American Historical Section, Washington, D.C. 3 November 1927. Agreement between the Commanders-in-Chief of th...AWM2018.19.60
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Banner : French War Veterans' : embroidered "Anciens Combattants, 1914-18, Villers-Bretonneux"
Heraldry
French War Veterans' Banner. The Banner is in the form of the French Tri-colour with gold fringe. It is embroidered "Anciens Combatants, 1914-1918, Villers-Bretonneux".REL/00266
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Battalion Headquarters, Villers-Bretonneux
Art
Maker: Brewster, William Hill
Headquarters of the 50th Battalion AIF at Villers-Bretonneux in Picardie, France: an encampment of tents, with dugouts and a single wooden cross in the foreground, two figures near the tents.ART92617
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Battle damaged SMLE No 1 Mk III* rifle magazine
Technology
Short Magazine Lee Enfield Number 1 Mark 3 rifle magazine relic. The relic is a metal, ten round capacity rifle magazine which has suffered extensive battle damage. The follower and spring have been b...RELAWM00693
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Battle Honours of the 58th Battalion A.I.F. 1914-1918
Manuscript
Maker: Stevens, James Arthur
Typed manuscript titled 'Battle Honours of the 58th Battalion AIF 1914-1918', by Sergeant J A Stevens MSM, Headquarters, 58th Battalion AIF, 1914-1918, June 1967. Includes a brief history of the batta...MSS1993
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Belgian Croix de Guerre : Private P E Monck, 55 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Belgian Croix de Guerre. Unnamed as issued. The medal and crown have separated, and the ribbon is missing. The owner has had his initials (PM) engraved into the upper arm of the reverse of the medal.REL43160.001