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Alexander 'Alex' Bell, as a Lieutenant, 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Bell, Alexander (Alex)
Alexander 'Alex' Bell, as a Lieutenant, 55/53rd Battalion, recalls his early life and enlistment, comraderie with fellow battalion members, deployment to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and Bougainvill...S00707
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An American jeep driver brings wounded Australians, probably from the 55/53rd Battalion, to a ...
Photograph
Maker: Silk, George
An American jeep driver brings wounded Australians, probably from the 55/53rd Battalion, to a first aid station from the front line.013854
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Australia Service Medal : Private W M Hayes, 55/53 Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL29832.004
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A white cross marks the grave of NX87909 Private (Pte) Edward Charles Collison of Kandos, NSW, at ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A white cross marks the grave of NX87909 Private (Pte) Edward Charles Collison of Kandos, NSW, at Torokina War Cemetery. Enlisting in the Second AIF in February 1942, Pte Collison served in the Pacifi...P06968.002
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BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-21. SAPPER I.G. MCCOULLOUGH, 55/53 INFANTRY BATTALION, ...
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BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-21. SAPPER I.G. MCCOULLOUGH, 55/53 INFANTRY BATTALION, (1), WITH SERGEANT J.T. BARRY, 25 INFANTRY BATTALION, (2) AT HEADQUARTERS 3 DIVISION AS THEY PREPARE THE U...084524
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Private W M Hayes, 55/53 Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL29832.003
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Cuthbert Joseph Trevor King, Captain 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: King, Cuthbert Joseph Trevor
Discussing enlistment in militia; pre-war employment; transfer to AIF in 1941; embarkation for Port Moresby on the Aquitania; Kokoda Campaigns and inadequacy of Australia's preparations; battalion cas...S00590
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FORWARD OBSERVATION OFFICER WITH 55/53RD BATTALION, LIEUTENANT W. M. FINLEY OF NSW, CLIMBS A TREE ...
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Maker: Silk, George
FORWARD OBSERVATION OFFICER WITH 55/53RD BATTALION, LIEUTENANT W. M. FINLEY OF NSW, CLIMBS A TREE TO DIRECT FIRE FROM HIS 25 POUNDER GUN. WHEN THE 25 POUNDERS FIRST ARRIVED BY PLANE AND OPENED FIRE ON...013856
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GONA, PAPUA. CHURCH OF ENGLAND PADRE A.E. BEGBIE IN A SMALL BURIAL GROUND IN A CLEARING PUSHING A ...
Photograph
Maker: Silk, George
GONA, PAPUA. CHURCH OF ENGLAND PADRE A.E. BEGBIE IN A SMALL BURIAL GROUND IN A CLEARING PUSHING A CROSS INTO THE GROUND AT THE HEAD OF ONE OF THE GRAVES OF SOLDIERS, MANY FROM 55/53RD BATTALION, WHO D...013852
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GONA, PAPUA. CHURCH OF ENGLAND PADRE A.E. BEGBIE IN A SMALL BURIAL GROUND IN A CLEARING PUSHING A ...
Photograph
Maker: Silk, George
GONA, PAPUA. CHURCH OF ENGLAND PADRE A.E. BEGBIE IN A SMALL BURIAL GROUND IN A CLEARING PUSHING A CROSS INTO THE GROUND AT THE HEAD OF ONE OF THE GRAVES OF SOLDIERS, MANY FROM 55/53RD BATTALION, WHO D...013853
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Harvey Haig Blundell, Signaller 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Blundell, Harvey Haig
Discussing call up notice for 53rd Battalion; army training at Ingleburn Camp; selection as signaller; embarkation for New Guinea on the Aquitania; arrival at Port Moresby; poor morale of battalion du...S00576
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Hill, George Raymond (Private, b.1918 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Department of the Army Hill, George Raymond
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX137798 Private George Raymond Hill, 55/53 Battalion, Papua and New Guinea, 1942-1943. Wallet 1 of 1 - consists of two telegrams and a typed tr...PR05655
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Informal portrait of NX82282 Private (Pte) Clyde Henry Egan, 55/53 Battalion, of Five Dock, NSW. ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of NX82282 Private (Pte) Clyde Henry Egan, 55/53 Battalion, of Five Dock, NSW. Pte Egan enlisted on 5 January 1942. He served in Papua and was presumed killed in action during th...P08057.001
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Informal portrait of NX129455 Private (Pte) Leslie Thomas Bastock, 55/53rd Battalion, of ...
Photograph
Maker: Watervliet Arsenal
Informal portrait of NX129455 Private (Pte) Leslie Thomas Bastock, 55/53rd Battalion, of Marrickville, NSW. A machine operator prior to enlistment he embarked from Port Moresby, New Guinea on 21 July ...P08358.001
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Jack Humphries Stevens, as a Private, 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Stevens, Jack Humphries
Discussing pre-war employment; call-up for 55th Battalion; army training at Greta Camp; tensions between AIF and Militia recruits; embarkation for Port Moresby; description of bombing of the Macdhui; ...S00580
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Japanese Naval Officer's Kai-gunto sword and scabbard : Lieutenant A P Coxon, 55/53rd Battalion
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Japanese kai-gunto naval officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has standard Imperial Japanese Navy gilded brass fittings of a fushi, kabuto-gane and cherry blossom menuki under the brown handle bindi...REL33979
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'Jolli-Joe' banjo-ukulele : Lance Corporal S V Finnigan, 55/53 Battalion CMF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Aluminium necked, pressed steel bodied banjo-ukulele with tin resonator, nickle-plated brass endpiece, nickle-plated brass j-hooks, wooden bridge and bakelite machine heads. A circular brass plate, im...REL44515
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Lister, P F (Major, b.1914)
Private Record
Maker: Lister, P F
Mixed papers relating to the Australian landing at Tarakan, including maps, orders, intelligence summaries, landing craft data, and copies of the `Tarakan Times'.PR91/056
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Marchant, James Leslie, Captain
Private Record
Maker: Marchant, James Leslie
Practical manual of spoken English issued under the authority of the Head Interpreter Section, "Go" Force the Headquarters Eighth Army in Rabaul December 1945. The compilers were Hayashi Seitaro and t...PR91/083
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MELBOURNE, VICTORIA. 1944-09-29. WX29209 SERGEANT B.H. MOWDAY (1), AND VX142432 PRIVATE J.L. ...
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MELBOURNE, VICTORIA. 1944-09-29. WX29209 SERGEANT B.H. MOWDAY (1), AND VX142432 PRIVATE J.L. MCCLURE (2), MEMBERS OF THE 55/53RD INFANTRY BATTALION, 11TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, ADJUST WEBBING BEFORE THE SE...080641
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Men of the 55/53rd Battalion march into the front line.
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Maker: Silk, George
Men of the 55/53rd Battalion march into the front line.013859
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Norman Charles Henry Coady, as a Lance Corporal 55th/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Coady, Norman Charles Henry Connell, Daniel
Discussing pre-war employment; army training at Dubbo, NSW; army training at Sellheim, Queensland; contact with American service personnel; leisure; censorship; status of militia units by 1942; reputa...S00556
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Norman Thomas James (Norm) Scowen, as a Private, Driver 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Connell, Daniel Scowen, Norman Thomas James (Norm)
Discussing pre-war employment; employer's encouragement to join the Militia; posting to Transport Company; relationship between Militia and AIF; training at Greta Camp; embarkation for New Guinea via ...S00594
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(N46368) Wilkins, Charles John (Private)
Sound
Maker: Wilkins, Charles John
Charles John Wilkins, Lance Corporal and Signaller 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45 Discusses call up for milit...S00563
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Pacific Star : Private W M Hayes, 55/53 Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL29832.002
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PAPUA. GONA. 55/53RD INFANTRY BATTALION CREW OF 25 POUNDER UNIT NEAR THE MUZZLE OF THEIR GUN. ...
Photograph
Maker: Silk, George
PAPUA. GONA. 55/53RD INFANTRY BATTALION CREW OF 25 POUNDER UNIT NEAR THE MUZZLE OF THEIR GUN. WHEN THE 25 POUNDERS FIRST ARRIVED BY PLANE AND OPENED FIRE ON THE JAPANESE, TROOPS STOOD UP AND CHEERED A...013855
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PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942. DIGGERS OF B COMPANY 55/53RD BATTALION AIF, HAVE A SMOKE WITH A NATIVE ...
Photograph
Maker: Fisher, Thomas
PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942. DIGGERS OF B COMPANY 55/53RD BATTALION AIF, HAVE A SMOKE WITH A NATIVE FAMILY ON THEIR VERANDAH, AS THEY PASS THROUGH THE VILLAGE DURING A PATROL. SHOWN: PRIVATE L. SCALON (1)...026013
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SANANANDA, NEW GUINEA. MEMBERS OF B COMPANY, 55/53RD BATTALION FORDING A RIVER. THE FIRST MAN IN ...
Photograph
Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
SANANANDA, NEW GUINEA. MEMBERS OF B COMPANY, 55/53RD BATTALION FORDING A RIVER. THE FIRST MAN IN LINE WITHOUT A HAT IS PRIVATE J. HUNTER AND THE NEXT THREE IN LINE ARE PRIVATES J. STEVENS, T. WATKINS ...013865
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1939-45 Star : Private W M Hayes, 55/53 Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL29832.001
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Studio portrait of N37722 Acting Corporal (A/Cpl) William Roy Casey, 53/53 Battalion. A/Cpl ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of N37722 Acting Corporal (A/Cpl) William Roy Casey, 53/53 Battalion. A/Cpl Casey enlisted on the 12 August 1940 at Concord, NSW. He was killed in action near Sanananda, Papua New Gu...P12381.001
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Studio portrait of N264005 Private (Pte) William Bertram Smith Strong, 55/53 Infantry Battalion, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of N264005 Private (Pte) William Bertram Smith Strong, 55/53 Infantry Battalion, of Sydney, NSW (formerly of Cowra). Pte Strong enlisted on 15 January 1942. He was killed in action on...P07123.001
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Studio portrait of NX194065 Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Colin Frederick Deadman, 55/53 Battalion, of ...
Photograph
Maker: Hume Studios
Studio portrait of NX194065 Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Colin Frederick Deadman, 55/53 Battalion, of Liverpool, NSW. L/Cpl Deadman, a brass finisher, was a member of the Australian Military Forces (AMF),...P08746.001
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Studio portrait of NX87909 Private (Pte) Edward Charles 'Charlie' Collison of Kandos, NSW. ...
Photograph
Maker: Art Studios Dubbo
Studio portrait of NX87909 Private (Pte) Edward Charles 'Charlie' Collison of Kandos, NSW. Enlisting in the Second AIF in February 1942, Pte Collison served in the Pacific campaign with the 55/53rd Ba...P06968.001
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Studio portrait of NX82458 Private (Pte) Hugh McKinnon, 55/53 Battalion. A dairy farmer of ...
Photograph
Maker: Vincent, A J
Studio portrait of NX82458 Private (Pte) Hugh McKinnon, 55/53 Battalion. A dairy farmer of Kyogle, NSW, he enlisted on 6 January 1942. Pte McKinnon served in New Guinea where he was killed in action o...P09694.001
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Studio portrait of S3485 Ordinary Seaman (Ord Sea) Henry Ross Sanders of Summer Hill, NSW. ...
Photograph
Maker: Eden Studios
Studio portrait of S3485 Ordinary Seaman (Ord Sea) Henry Ross Sanders of Summer Hill, NSW. Enlisting in the RAN in August 1939, Ord Sea Sanders spent just one month in the navy before he was medically...P07534.001
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Studio portrait of WX41446 (W93854) Private (Pte) Gerald Ernest Kern, 55/53 Battalion of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of WX41446 (W93854) Private (Pte) Gerald Ernest Kern, 55/53 Battalion of Pemberton, WA. Pte Kern was killed in action in Bougainville on 14 May 1945, aged 20 years.P08653.001
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Three wounded Australians, all from NSW and serving with the 55/53rd Battalion, make their way ...
Photograph
Maker: Silk, George
Three wounded Australians, all from NSW and serving with the 55/53rd Battalion, make their way out of the front line to a first aid station. Identified left to right; N212796 Private (Pte) William Hen...013857
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Trevor Allen Harper, as a Corporal, 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Harper, Trevor Allen
Discusses enlistment in militia (AMF); army training at Greta Camp; recruits; leisure; embarkation for Port Moresby; Kokoda Trail; militia (AMF)-AIF rivalry; transfer to the AIF; amalgamation with 53r...S00562
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Walter William Augustus (Mick) Button, as a Private, 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Button, Walter William Augustus (Mick)
Discussing pre-war employment; formation of 53rd Battalion; AIF/Militia conflict; embarkation for New Guinea on the Aquitania; landing at Port Moresby; first raid on Port Moresby; lack of training and...S00584
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William Archibald (Bill) Elliott, as a Sergeant, 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Elliott, William Archibald (Bill)
Discussing pre-war employment; enlistment and training; formation of 53rd Battalion; inadequacy of training period prior to embarkation for New Guinea; arrival in Port Moresby; inadequacy of supplies;...S00585
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WOUNDED AUSTRALIANS, MOST LIKELY FROM THE 55/53RD BATTALION, BEING PLACED IN A SEDAN CAR WHICH ...
Photograph
Maker: Silk, George
WOUNDED AUSTRALIANS, MOST LIKELY FROM THE 55/53RD BATTALION, BEING PLACED IN A SEDAN CAR WHICH WAS CONVERTED INTO AN AMBULANCE. THIS CAR WAS CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE AT SINGAPORE AND RECAPTURED BY AUS...013858