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98 Results
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Africa Star : Lance Sergeant B G Dawes, 2/17 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Africa Star with clasp '8TH ARMY'. Medal unnamed as issued.REL30970.003
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Africa Star with 8th Army clasp : Private R G McGregor, 2/2 Machine Gun Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Africa Star with 8th Army clasp. Unnamed as issued.RELAWM32122.004
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AFTER THE BATTLE. SCENE OF A DECISIVE TANK BATTLE AT THE BLOCKHOUSE WEST OF TEL EL EISA. IN THE ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
AFTER THE BATTLE. SCENE OF A DECISIVE TANK BATTLE AT THE BLOCKHOUSE WEST OF TEL EL EISA. IN THE FOREGROUND ARE SOME OF OUR TANKS KNOCKED OUT BY AN ANTI-TANK GUN. WE ACCOUNTED FOR 18 JERRIES. IN THE BA...014116
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Australian Army slouch hat : Lieutenant General B L Montgomery, Eighth Army
Heraldry
Maker: Coronet Felts Pty Ltd
Australian khaki fur felt slouch hat without puggaree. The brim of the hat is bound in khaki grosgrain ribbon, and has an oxidised Australian 'rising sun' general service badge attached to the turned-...RELAWM30701
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A VIEW OF THE RAILWAY STATION AT TEL ELEISA, SCENE OF SOME OF THE MOST INTENSIVE FIGHTING ...
Photograph
Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
A VIEW OF THE RAILWAY STATION AT TEL ELEISA, SCENE OF SOME OF THE MOST INTENSIVE FIGHTING EXPERIENCED BY OUR FORCES AT PRESENT ENGAGED IN THE WESTERN DESERT. TEL EL EISA IS THE ARABIC FOR "HILL OF JES...013347
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BARBED WIRE PATTERN. A FRONT LINE SILHOUETTE MADE BY A TANGLE OF WIRE AT A MINEFIELD GAP AFTER ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
BARBED WIRE PATTERN. A FRONT LINE SILHOUETTE MADE BY A TANGLE OF WIRE AT A MINEFIELD GAP AFTER ENGINEERS HAD CLEARED A PASSAGE FOR TANKS NEAR TEL EL EISA. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).014124
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BRITISH ARMOURED UNITS HAVE BEEN A TOWER OF STRENGTH TO THE ALLIED FORCES IN THE WESTERN DESERT ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
BRITISH ARMOURED UNITS HAVE BEEN A TOWER OF STRENGTH TO THE ALLIED FORCES IN THE WESTERN DESERT RIGHT FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS OF THE WAR. EACH CAMPAIGN HAS SEEN A FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF STRENGTH, TACTI...013462
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BRONZED GUNNERS. STUDY OF HEAVY ACK ACK GUN AT TEL EL EISA. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
BRONZED GUNNERS. STUDY OF HEAVY ACK ACK GUN AT TEL EL EISA. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).014130
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Carleton, F L (Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Carleton, F L
Journal typed up from notes made on scraps of paper. Discusses training, leave, garrisoning of Tobruk and battles there, German attacks on the perimeter, patrols, counter attacks, evacuation. Journal ...PR91/033
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Challands, Philip (Private, d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Challands, Philip
Letter from Private Challands to his mother describing his transfer to a machine gun unit, training, the young age of recruits, and his desire to see active service. Other letters from Lieutenant Colo...PR91/093
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COUNTING THE COST. THIS SHOT WAS TAKEN SHORTLY AFTER A DECISIVE TANK BATTLE FOR A BLOCKHOUSE NEAR ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
COUNTING THE COST. THIS SHOT WAS TAKEN SHORTLY AFTER A DECISIVE TANK BATTLE FOR A BLOCKHOUSE NEAR TEL EL EISA. IN THE FOREGROUND ARE SOME OF OUR TANKS KNOCKED OUT BY ANTI-TANK GUNS. WE ACCOUNTED FOR 1...014117
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Derrick, Thomas Currie (Sergeant, VC, DCM, 2/48th Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Derrick, Thomas Currie
Citation for the award of the DCM following action at Tel El Eisa, July 1942; and later citation for the VC awarded to Sgt Derrick, 2/48 Battalion, following action at Satelberg, November 1943. Also ...PR84/162
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Derrick, Thomas Currie, VC, DCM (Lieutenant, b.1914 - d.1945)
Private Record
Maker: Derrick, Thomas Currie
Collection relating to the Second World War service of SX7964 Lieutenant Thomas Currie Derrick, 2/48 Battalion. Collection consists of black and white photocopies of diaries detailing service in the ...PR82/190
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Distinguished Conduct Medal : Corporal Horton Ford McLachlan, 2/15 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Conduct Medal (Geo VI). Impressed edge with recipient's details.REL49986.001
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Distinguished Conduct Medal : Corporal T C Derrick, 2/48 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Conduct Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/11417.002
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DURING A RECENT ATTEMPT ON THE PART OF A GERMAN ARMOURED UNIT TO BREAK THROUGH THE AUSTRALIAN ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
DURING A RECENT ATTEMPT ON THE PART OF A GERMAN ARMOURED UNIT TO BREAK THROUGH THE AUSTRALIAN LINES IN THE WESTERN DESERT, ONE OF OUR ANTI-TANK BATTERIES PERFORMED A SPLENDID FEAT IN DESTROYING THE CO...013348
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EMPTIES. ONE OF THE NUMEROUS DUMPS OF AMMUNITION BOXES FILLED WITH EMPTY SHELL CASES SEEN ALONG ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
EMPTIES. ONE OF THE NUMEROUS DUMPS OF AMMUNITION BOXES FILLED WITH EMPTY SHELL CASES SEEN ALONG THE DESERT ARTILLERY FRONT. IN THE OPENING BARRAGE OF THE BATTLE FOR EGYPT 800 GUNS WENT INTO ACTION AND...014162
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GENERAL VIEW OF CONVOY OF TRUCKS CONVEYING ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR TO THE REAR AFTER CAPTURE BY ...
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GENERAL VIEW OF CONVOY OF TRUCKS CONVEYING ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR TO THE REAR AFTER CAPTURE BY TROOPS OF THE 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE ON 1942-07-10, IN THEIR ADVANCE TOWARDS TEL-EL-EISA. THE...024482
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GROUP OF SOLDIERS IN THE ENTRANCE TO A WELL-PROTECTED DUGOUT IN THE 2/24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
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GROUP OF SOLDIERS IN THE ENTRANCE TO A WELL-PROTECTED DUGOUT IN THE 2/24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION'S POSITION SOUTH OF THE HILL OF JESUS, (TEL EL EISA) CAPTURED AFTER BITTER FIGHTING BY THE 26TH...024744
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Gurney, Arthur Stanley (Private, VC, 2/48th Battalion AIF b.1908 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Gurney, Arthur Stanley
NEW TESTAMENT AND INVENTORY OF EFFECTS AT TIME OF DEATH. PTE GURNEY DIED AS A RESULT OF WOUNDS RECEIVED DURING THE ATTACK ON TEL EL EISA ON 22 JULY 1942. HE WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE VC FOR THIS AC...PR86/038