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"At Broadmeadows camp A.I.F August 1914. [Identified, from left] J W Francis Killed in Action ...
Photograph
"At Broadmeadows camp A.I.F August 1914. [Identified, from left] J W Francis Killed in Action France 1917; P E Virgoe Wounded ANZAC 1915; F Bridgeland Killed ANZAC 1915; Fred Reed Killed in Action Fra...P04497.006
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Avery, Reginald Edgar (Private, b. c1880 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Avery, Reginald Edgar
Collection relating to the service of 1870 Private Reginald Edgar Avery, 59 Battalion, France, 1916-1917. Collection contains letters written by Avery to family and friends. Copies made 1929? at req...1DRL/0074
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Baker, Eric Arthur Ormond (Lieutenant, b.1889 - d.1976)
Private Record
Maker: Baker, Eric Arthur Ormond
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3238 Lieutenant Eric Arthur Ormond Baker, 59th Battalion, England and France. Collection consists mainly of letters (some with envelopes) and pos...PR00983
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59 Battalion Association badge : Lieutenant W C B Stavely, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular metal and plastic association membership lapel badge. There is a thin red border around the circumference of the badge with the battalion's rectangular vertically aligned brown and red colour...REL30975
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Bell, Algernon F (Private, 59th Bn b.1891 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Bell, Algernon F
Typed extracts from diary written by 3239 Pte Algernon F Bell, whilst serving with 59 Battalion, AIF. Entries start 10 October 1915 and are mostly brief and mentioning daily movements. The final ent...2DRL/0176
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Lieutenant S Diamond, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL31223.003
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Cased German officers' pattern 08 field binoculars on belt : Private S B Jessup, 60 Battalion AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Pair of pattern 08 German officer's binoculars with metal barrels, adjustable Bakelite eyepieces, and brass lens holders. Supplied with a brown leather strap with attached leather lens cap. Model and ...REL35442
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Cherry, John Howard
Private Record
Maker: Cherry, John Howard
Collection relating to 2144 Corporal (Cpl) John Howard Cherry, 59th Australian Infantry Battalion, who was killed in action in France on 4 July 1918. Comprises a 2 page handwritten Will, dated 21 Febr...PR06181
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Colour patch : 59 Infantry Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Vertically aligned rectangular colour patch for 59 Infantry Battalion AIF, divided brown (left) against red.RELAWM13307.124
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Correspondence from Keith McKeddie Doig to Lewis Maffra Grant, 1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Doig, Keith McKeddie
Correspondence relating to the First World War service of Major Keith McKeddie Doig, 60th Infantry Battalion, 7 January - 2 December 1917. In this collection of letters and postcards written by Keit...AWM2018.19.7
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Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Photograph
Maker: Darge Photographic Company
Studio portrait of 3689 Private (Pte) Allen James Boyd, 59th Battalion. A clerk from East Bairnsdale, Victoria, prior to enlistment in the 7th Battalion on 15 July 1915, Pte Boyd embarked from Melbou...DA12261
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Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Photograph
Maker: Darge Photographic Company
Studio portrait of 1622 Private (Pte) Clifford Miner Bigelow, 59th Battalion. A carpenter of South Yarra, Victoria, he enlisted on 1 February 1916 and embarked on HMAT Port Lincoln on 4 May 1916 for ...DA15250
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Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Photograph
Maker: Darge Photographic Company
Studio portrait of 3038 Private (Pte) Albert Herbert Arthur Burden, 59 Battalion. A glazier from Ensay, Victoria, prior to enlistment in the 22nd Battalion on 31 July 1915, he embarked from Melbourne...DA12717
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Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Photograph
Maker: Darge Photographic Company
Studio portrait of 3038 Private (Pte) Albert Herbert Arthur Burden, 59 Battalion. A glazier from Ensay, Victoria, prior to enlistment in the 22nd Battalion on 31 July 1915, he embarked from Melbourne...DA12718
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Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Photograph
Maker: Darge Photographic Company
Studio portrait of Private (Pte) Albert Roy Butler, 59th Battalion. A labourer from North Melbourne, Victoria, prior to enlistment in the 5th Battalion, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ayrshir...DA15631
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Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Photograph
Maker: Darge Photographic Company
Studio portrait of 3440 Private (Pte) Arthur James Perry, 60th Battalion. A labourer, of Abbotsford, Victoria, he enlisted in the 7th Battalion on 17 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT...DA11538
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Douglas, Gerald J (Lieutenant, b.1894 - d.?)
Private Record
Maker: Douglas, Gerald J
VERY DETAILED DIARY MAINTAINED BY DOUGLAS FROM TIME OF ENLISTMENT. COVERS TRAINING IN AUSTRALIA AND ENGLAND AND SERVICE IN FRANCE. FOR PERIOD MAR 1916 - DEC 19182DRL/0930
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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
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Flag: Australian Flag, 15th Infantry Brigade AIF, Harbonnieres
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Printed cotton Australian blue ensign with linen hoist.RELAWM01625
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Formal pre-war portrait and memorial card of 4751 Private (Pte) William Jennings Christie,15th ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Formal pre-war portrait and memorial card of 4751 Private (Pte) William Jennings Christie,15th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion. Pte Christie enlisted on 26 August 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Wiltshire...P10878.001
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From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives, taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 to 1918.
Photograph
Maker: Thuillier, Louis
Group portrait of four unidentified soldiers, of the 59th Battalion, wearing greatcoats, gloves and scarfs to ward off the winter cold. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives. Taken ...P10550.126
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Gardner, Thomas Oliver (Private, 7 Battalion, 59 Battalion, AIF, b.1881 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Gardner, Thomas Oliver
Collection documenting Gardner family's experience of W1 and used by Janet Morice in "Six Bob-a Day Tourists". Pte Thomas Gardner's letters describe service in Egypt, Gallipoli, France and Britain and...PR90/157
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German 5 1/2 second Model 24 stick grenade detonator assembly : Private S B Jessup, 60 Battalion AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Detonator assembly from a German stick grenade or Stielhandgranate (REL35441.001). The assembly is 40mm long, with a main cylindrical body of 10mm diameter. This is open at both ends. One end is atta...REL35441.002
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German 5 1/2 second Model 24 stick grenade fragments : Private S B Jessup, 60 Battalion AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Metal fragments, approximately 16 in number, from the interior of a German stick grenade or Stielhandgranate. Most of the fragments are 3mm x 2mm in size, while the largest are 6mm x 4mm.REL35441.003
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German 5 1/2 second Model 24 stick grenade : Private S B Jessup, 60 Battalion AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
German stick grenade or Stielhandgranate with grey painted metal body with attached belt hook. Mounted to wooden handle, with '5 1/2 Sek - MWK' stencilled down the side. Retains screwed fuze cap at en...REL35441.001
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Glen Alvie Remembers
Manuscript
Maker: Glen Alvie Recreation Reserve Committee
'Glen Alvie Remembers', a manuscript based on research into 28 former students of Glen Alvie State School who served in the First World War and 31 men and 3 women who enlisted form Glen Alvie for Worl...MSS2004
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Good luck charm : Lieutenant W C B Stavely, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small hand made woollen doll. The doll is made of a piece of wool divided into six parts to form hair, a face, arms and legs. The arms and legs are tied at the ends with pieces of red cotton to form h...REL30977
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Group portrait of soldiers at a training camp in Victoria. On the far left, smoking a cigarette, ...
Photograph
Maker: Colquhoun, James
Group portrait of soldiers at a training camp in Victoria. On the far left, smoking a cigarette, is 3395 Private (Pte) Thomas Patrick Rooney 5th Battalion, later 59th Battalion, of Northcote, Vic. P...P07648.002
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Group portrait of the original officers of the 59th Battalion which was raised in Egypt on 21 ...
Photograph
Group portrait of the original officers of the 59th Battalion which was raised in Egypt on 21 February 1916 as part of the expansion of the AIF. Identified from left to right, back row are Lieutenant ...H12914
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Hand coloured studio portrait of 1737 Private (Pte) William John O'Day, 59th Battalion, of Panton ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Hand coloured studio portrait of 1737 Private (Pte) William John O'Day, 59th Battalion, of Panton Hill Vic. A labourer before enlisting in February 1916, Pte O'Day left Australia for Egypt with the 2n...P07343.001
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Hawkins, William Lawes (Lieutenant, 59 Battalion)
Manuscript
Maker: Hawkins, William Lawes
MANUSCRIPT TITLED "THE KING'S HORSES AND OTHER STORIES" CONTAINS ELEVEN SHORT STORIES BASED ON THE AUTHOR'S EXPERIENCES WITH THE 59 BATTALION IN FRANCE IN 1917-1918, AROUND BOULOGNE, MESSINES, ETAPLES...MSS1374
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Howard, H (Lieutenant, AN&MEF and Then 59th Bn b.1893 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Howard, H
LETTERS CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICE ON NAURU, CAMP IN EGYPT AND SERVICE IN FRANCE. COVER PERIOD NOVEMBER 1914 - JULY 19162DRL/0085
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Identity Disc : 2529 Private L Doody, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular leather identity disc. Impressed '2529. L. DOODY 59 BN AIF C E'.REL28900
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Improvised sign board : AMC 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised notice board constructed of wood and painted with white enamel paint with black stencilled lettering 'A.M.C 59TH BN. HOURS FOR MEDICINES & DRESSINGS, MORNING SICK PARADE MID DAY 1.30 TO 2 E...REL/14718
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Informal Portrait of brothers 4666 Corporal (Cpl) Harold Stanley Weller, 6th Battalion, and 4669 ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal Portrait of brothers 4666 Corporal (Cpl) Harold Stanley Weller, 6th Battalion, and 4669 Cpl Frederick Nicholas Weller, 59th Battalion, on camels, in Egypt. A clerk prior to his enlistment on ...P10856.003
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Leather flying helmet : Lieutenant W C B Stavely, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown leather flying helmet with a small soft peak. The helmet is fitted with leather flaps over each ear, each with a 25 mm reinforced hole corresponding to the wearer's ear which is designed to acco...REL30973
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Liddelow, Aubrey (Captain, b.? - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Liddelow, Aubrey
Collection relating to the service of Captain Aubrey Liddelow, 59 Battalion, Egypt, Gallipoli, 1915. Collection consists of typescript extracts from a diary kept by Captain Liddelow during 1915. His...1DRL/0417
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Lock of hair : Lieutenant W C B Stavely, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Lock of dark brown hair from the head of Lieutenant W C B Stavely.REL30979.001
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London, England. 1917. Studio portrait of 2529 Corporal Leonard B. Doody DCM, 59th Battalion.
Photograph
London, England. 1917. Studio portrait of 2529 Corporal Leonard B. Doody DCM, 59th Battalion.P01883.001
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Members of the 59th Battalion resting during their journey to Duntroon Camp by the Suez Canal.
Photograph
Members of the 59th Battalion resting during their journey to Duntroon Camp by the Suez Canal.H00341
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Meritorious Service Medal: Lance Corporal Arthur Archibald Dengate, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Meritorious Service Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/12719
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Need, Edwin Henry
Private Record
Maker: Need, Edwin Henry Scott, Joan
Collection relating to the First World War service of 5180 Private Edwin Henry Need, 59th Australian Infantry Battalion, 15th Brigade, 5th Division, AIF. Collection consists of an original handwritten...PR05729
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Next of kin plaque : Private James Wolftown Keogh, 59th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. ...REL47449
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Next of kin plaque : Private J J E Darnedt, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Arsenal Woolwich
Bronze next of kin plaque. The plaque shows Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. Beneath...REL45890
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Officer's peaked cap : Lieutenant W C B Stavely, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Andre & Co Ltd
Officer's khaki soft peaked cap with a brass Rising Sun badge. A small oxidised Australian Military Forces button is located on the left side of the peak, designed to retain the absent chin strap. The...REL30971
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Officer's service dress tunic : Lieutenant W C B Stavely, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Drew & Sons
Officer's khaki wool service dress jacket lined with khaki polished cotton. The jacket has pleated breast pockets with triple pointed flaps and a pair of expanding pockets over each hip with straight ...REL31578
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Packet of cigarettes : Lieutenant W C B Stavely, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Abdulla & Co Ltd
Cigarette packet containing five cigarettes. The colour illustration on the front of the packet depicts two soldiers in colonial uniforms. The Egyptian soldier is leaning on a white rectangular sign b...REL30976
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Paper with message : Lieutenant W C B Stavely, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A brown piece of paper wrapped around the hair (REL30979.001) and printed in black with 'Cpl W.C.B. STAVELY A LOCK OF MY DARLINGS HAIR AS HE LEFT FOR THE FRONT 1916'.REL30979.002
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Photographs relating to Ernest Wightwood (1987) 3rd Reinforcements 59th Battalion
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Two portraits of 1987 Lance Corporal Ernest Wightwood, 59th Battalion. One was sent to his sister, from England in January 1918; the other sent to his family. Wightwood enlisted in February 1916 and r...P12079
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PORTRAIT OF 2522, CORPORAL LESTER LLEWELLYN TRIGGS, 59TH BATTALION, AIF.
Photograph
PORTRAIT OF 2522, CORPORAL LESTER LLEWELLYN TRIGGS, 59TH BATTALION, AIF.H01564
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PORTRAIT OF LIEUTENANT HARRY NORMAN RICHARDS, DMC, WHO SERVED WITH THE 8TH, 59TH AND 60TH ...
Photograph
PORTRAIT OF LIEUTENANT HARRY NORMAN RICHARDS, DMC, WHO SERVED WITH THE 8TH, 59TH AND 60TH BATTALIONS DURING WORLD WAR ONE.P00315.001
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PORTRAIT OF MAJOR F.R. HEWITT, 59TH BATTALION, MC.
Photograph
PORTRAIT OF MAJOR F.R. HEWITT, 59TH BATTALION, MC.H06580
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PORTRAIT OF 4748 PRIVATE PERCY COLSTON HORATIO CAINES, 59TH BATTALION, KILLED IN ACTION ...
Photograph
PORTRAIT OF 4748 PRIVATE PERCY COLSTON HORATIO CAINES, 59TH BATTALION, KILLED IN ACTION 1916-07-19.H05858
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PORTRAIT OF 3264 PRIVATE P. GEORGE WILKINS, 59TH BATTALION, DIED OF WOUNDS 1918-03-21.
Photograph
PORTRAIT OF 3264 PRIVATE P. GEORGE WILKINS, 59TH BATTALION, DIED OF WOUNDS 1918-03-21.H05854
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PORTRAIT OF 3523 PRIVATE STANLEY R. JONES, "B" COMPANY 59TH BATTALION (AIF), DIED OF WOUNDS ...
Photograph
PORTRAIT OF 3523 PRIVATE STANLEY R. JONES, "B" COMPANY 59TH BATTALION (AIF), DIED OF WOUNDS 1917-02-15.H06651
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PORTRAIT OF 2409 PRIVATE WILLIAM GEORGE GLEN, 59TH BATTALION, KILLED IN ACTION 1917-03-15.
Photograph
PORTRAIT OF 2409 PRIVATE WILLIAM GEORGE GLEN, 59TH BATTALION, KILLED IN ACTION 1917-03-15.H05956
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Portrait of 1620 Sergeant (Sgt) John Leslie Berry, groom, of Ballan, Victoria. He enlisted as a ...
Photograph
Portrait of 1620 Sergeant (Sgt) John Leslie Berry, groom, of Ballan, Victoria. He enlisted as a Private (Pte) in the 59th Battalion on 8 February 1916 and embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Port Lincoln...H06579
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Pre enlistment studio portrait of 2189 Private (Pte) Patrick Francis Joseph Hayes, 59th ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Pre enlistment studio portrait of 2189 Private (Pte) Patrick Francis Joseph Hayes, 59th Battalion, of Woodend, Vic. A driver prior to enlistment, he embarked from Melbourne with the 4th Reinforcements...P09543.001
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Presentation watch fob : Lieutenant William Charles Stavely, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Willis & Sons
Circular gold watch fob presented to Lieutenant William Charles Stavely upon his return to Australia from the First World War. Obverse features a central Australian coat of arms, engraved around the r...REL30980
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Private Thomas (Tom) Brain relates his experiences with 59th Battalion during the First World War
Sound
Maker: Unknown Brain, Thomas Ralph Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Tom Brain discusses: early life; pre-war work; enlistment; prior military training; Egypt; Fromelles; leave in England; return to Australia; marriage; post-war employment; the DepressionS02032
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Robertson, Jim (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Robertson, Jim
Correspondence (letters and postcards) written mainly in France during the First World War by 2227 Private Jim Robertson ('D' Company, 60 Battalion and, later, 'B' Company, 59 Battalion) to his cousin...PR01791
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Ross, Charles Thomas (Signaller, 59 Battalion, AIF)
Manuscript
Maker: Ross, Charles Thomas
UNPUBLISHED TYPESCRIPT ENTITLED "FADED GLORY" ENTERED INTO THE RSSILA CENTENARY WAR NOVEL COMPETITION. BASED ON THE EXPERIENCES OF THE AUTHOR, THIS GRAPHIC ACCOUNT DETAILS THE EXPERIENCES OF AUSTRALIA...MSS1368
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Ross, Thomas Ewin (Private) and Ross, Roy Leigh (Corporal)
Private Record
Maker: Ross, Roy Leigh Ross, Thomas Ewen
Collection relating to the service of 122 Private Thomas Ewin Ross, 14th Battalion, 1915 Egypt and Corporal Roy Leigh Ross, 59th Battalion, France, 1916. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of two letters. Ew...PR90/100
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Rusden, Arthur Stuart Keylock (Corporal, b.? - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Rusden, Arthur Stuart Keylock
Collection relating to the service of 5215 Corporal Arthur Stuart Keylock Rusden, 59 Battalion, AIF, at sea, Egypt, France, 1916 and 1918. Collection consists of a notebook containing handwritten cop...1DRL/0559
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Shaw, Frank (Lieutenant, b.1894 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Shaw, Frank
Typescript account of the naval encounter between HMAS Sydney and the German raider SMS Emden off Cocos Island on 9 November 1914. A similar report occurs in official Dept of Defence records. (See a...1DRL/0657
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Signet ring : Private L Doody, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Finger ring made from copper machine gun driving band fragment. A section of the ring has been flattened out and a scalloped edge shaped on either side.REL28901
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Souvenir brooch : Lieutenant W C B Stavely, 59 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: F Defacq Jeweller
Rectangular silver brooch with a pin and clasp on the reverse for attachment. The brooch takes the form of a voided rectangle with an early model tank with rear steering wheels centred within it. Bene...REL30974.001
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Studio portrait 1960 Lance Corporal Reginald Thomas Lobb, 3rd Reinforcements, 57th Battalion. A ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait 1960 Lance Corporal Reginald Thomas Lobb, 3rd Reinforcements, 57th Battalion. A shunter of Shepparton, Victoria, prior to enlistment, he embarked aboard HMAT Ajana (A31) on 8 July 1916...AWM2017.351.3
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Studio portrait of 3036 Acting Corporal Sidney Frank William Harold Green, 7th Battalion from ...
Photograph
Studio portrait of 3036 Acting Corporal Sidney Frank William Harold Green, 7th Battalion from Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria. [He is shown wearing a uniform with Sergeant’s rank stripes on the sleev...H06019
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Studio portrait of an unidentified soldier, possibly 2479 Private (Pte) Arthur Allen Seppings, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of an unidentified soldier, possibly 2479 Private (Pte) Arthur Allen Seppings, 59th Battalion.P10108.002
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Studio portrait of 3466A Private (Pte) William Joseph Bond, 59th Battalion. Pte Bond was killed ...
Photograph
Maker: Frazer & Vallance
Studio portrait of 3466A Private (Pte) William Joseph Bond, 59th Battalion. Pte Bond was killed in action in France on 19 July 1916. He was 24 years old.P11637.001
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Studio portrait of brothers 4175 Private (Pte) Albert Alexander Currie, 7th Battalion (left); and ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of brothers 4175 Private (Pte) Albert Alexander Currie, 7th Battalion (left); and 3298 Private (Pte) Arthur William Currie, 59th Battalion. Pte Albert Currie enlisted on 21 July 1915 a...P11024.001
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Studio portrait of 3476 Company Sergeant-Major (CSM) Charles Frederick Sydes, 8th (later 59th) ...
Photograph
Studio portrait of 3476 Company Sergeant-Major (CSM) Charles Frederick Sydes, 8th (later 59th) Battalion of Nyah, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT ...P05248.135
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Studio portrait of 4175 Corporal Albert Alexander Currie, 59th Battalion, of Tocumwal, NSW. A ...
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Maker: Sydney Mail
Studio portrait of 4175 Corporal Albert Alexander Currie, 59th Battalion, of Tocumwal, NSW. A hairdresser prior to enlisting on 21 July 1915, he embarked from Melbourne, NSW, aboard HMAT Demosthenes o...P05301.070
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Studio portrait of 4669 Corporal (Cpl) Frederick Nicholas Weller, 59th Battalion. Cpl Weller ...
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Maker: Humphrey & Co
Studio portrait of 4669 Corporal (Cpl) Frederick Nicholas Weller, 59th Battalion. Cpl Weller enlisted in Melbourne on 13 July 1915 and embarked for overseas service on 28 January 1916. He was killed i...P10856.001
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Studio portrait of 5759 Corporal (Cpl) Robert Henry Skinner, 8th (later 59th) Battalion of ...
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Studio portrait of 5759 Corporal (Cpl) Robert Henry Skinner, 8th (later 59th) Battalion of Stanley, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne with the rank of Private,...P05248.122
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Studio portrait of 2467 Corporal (Cpl) Thomas James Wright, 59th Battalion from Collingwood, ...
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Studio portrait of 2467 Corporal (Cpl) Thomas James Wright, 59th Battalion from Collingwood, Victoria. A 32 year old slater prior to enlisting on 3 February 1915, he embarked for overseas as a Private...H05637
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Studio portrait of Corporal William Lawes Hawkins, Pay Corps, Home Service (later Lieutenant, ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of Corporal William Lawes Hawkins, Pay Corps, Home Service (later Lieutenant, 59th Battalion). An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins...P10885.007
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Studio portrait of 3325 Driver (Dvr) Charles Eric Hammand, 7th Battalion, of Murrumbeena, Vic. A ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 3325 Driver (Dvr) Charles Eric Hammand, 7th Battalion, of Murrumbeena, Vic. A farmer prior to enlisting in July 1915, Hammand embarked from Melbourne with the 11th Reinforcements ...P09323.001
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Studio portrait of Frank Leicester Cousins of Dunolly, Victoria. A school teacher prior to ...
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Studio portrait of Frank Leicester Cousins of Dunolly, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Nestor (A71) on 11 October 1915 as 3296 Private Cousins wi...P05248.038
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Studio portrait of 4115 Lance Corporal (previously Private) Edgar Charles Holmes, 59th ...
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Studio portrait of 4115 Lance Corporal (previously Private) Edgar Charles Holmes, 59th (previously 23rd) Battalion of Majorca, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourn...P05248.062
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Studio portrait of Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) John Joseph Scanlan, 59th Battalion from Middle ...
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Studio portrait of Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) John Joseph Scanlan, 59th Battalion from Middle Park, Victoria. A 24 year old shipping clerk prior to being appointed a Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) in the...H06233
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Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant (later Captain) Aubrey Liddelow, 8th (later 59th) Battalion of ...
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Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant (later Captain) Aubrey Liddelow, 8th (later 59th) Battalion of East Malvern, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Th...P05248.074
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Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Richard Horace Maconochie (Mac) Gibbs, 6th Battalion, ...
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Maker: Moore, Mina
Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Richard Horace Maconochie (Mac) Gibbs, 6th Battalion, of Colac, Vic. A university medical student prior to enlistment, 2nd Lt Gibbs embarked with the 14th Re...P07241.004
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Studio portrait of 3292 Private Arthur James Clayden, 7th Battalion from Northcote, Melbourne, ...
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Studio portrait of 3292 Private Arthur James Clayden, 7th Battalion from Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria. A 32 year old bookmaker prior to enlisting on 19 July 1915, he embarked for overseas service wi...H06347
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Studio portrait of 2865 Private Bert Brand, 59th Battalion and an unidentified Australian ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 2865 Private Bert Brand, 59th Battalion and an unidentified Australian serviceman. Annotation on reverse 'Bert Brand and a mate. 1914-18 war'. A fireman from Bellanini, New South Wa...AWM2016.740.1
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Studio portrait of 3110 Private Charles Clapham Gregory, 59th Battalion from St Kilda, Victoria. ...
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Studio portrait of 3110 Private Charles Clapham Gregory, 59th Battalion from St Kilda, Victoria. A 30 year old solicitor prior to enlistment on 2 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 7th Rei...H05532
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Studio portrait of 3037 Private Charles Edward Buller, 57th Battalion. A sawmill hand of West ...
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Studio portrait of 3037 Private Charles Edward Buller, 57th Battalion. A sawmill hand of West Warburton, Victoria, prior to enlistment in the 22nd Battalion on 21 July 1915 he embarked from Melbourne...H06026
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Studio portrait of 2926 Private Enoch Andrew Jacobson, 59th Battalion of Waverley, NSW. A ...
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Maker: Cumberland
Studio portrait of 2926 Private Enoch Andrew Jacobson, 59th Battalion of Waverley, NSW. A plumber prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Afric (A19) on 3 November 1916. He was kille...P08624.266
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Studio portrait of 2877 Private Ernest Arthur Cook, 59th Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. A farmer ...
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Maker: Cumberland
Studio portrait of 2877 Private Ernest Arthur Cook, 59th Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. A farmer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Afric (A19) on 3 November 1916. On 9 August 1918...P08624.335
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Studio portrait of 2816 Private Frederick William Tooth, 23rd Battalion, of Sydney, NSW. A motor ...
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Maker: Talma Studios [Melbourne]
Studio portrait of 2816 Private Frederick William Tooth, 23rd Battalion, of Sydney, NSW. A motor mechanic prior to enlistment he embarked from Melbourne, Vic, with the 6th Reinforcements on board HMAT...P08961.001
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Studio portrait of 1897 Private Herbert Freeman, 59th (later 57th) Battalion of Parramatta, NSW, ...
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Maker: Cumberland
Studio portrait of 1897 Private Herbert Freeman, 59th (later 57th) Battalion of Parramatta, NSW, brother of 2509 Private Percy Freeman, (died of wounds 15 May 1917, see P08624.048). A labourer prior ...P08624.047
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Studio portrait of 5975 Private Horace William Brown, 7th (later 59th) Battalion, of Chewton, ...
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Studio portrait of 5975 Private Horace William Brown, 7th (later 59th) Battalion, of Chewton, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Themistocles (A32) ...P05248.016
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Studio portrait of 1929 Private John Charles Bowden, 31st Battalion, of South Melbourne Vic. A ...
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Studio portrait of 1929 Private John Charles Bowden, 31st Battalion, of South Melbourne Vic. A bank manager prior to enlistment, Pte Bowden embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements from Brisbane aboard HM...H06775
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Studio portrait of 4551 Private John McTavish, 59th Battalion of Kensington, Vic. A bricklayer ...
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Studio portrait of 4551 Private John McTavish, 59th Battalion of Kensington, Vic. A bricklayer prior to his enlistment on 17 July 1915 he embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Themistocles on 28 Janu...H01527
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Studio portrait of 4076 Private (later Corporal) Harold George Clements, 23rd (later 59th) ...
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Studio portrait of 4076 Private (later Corporal) Harold George Clements, 23rd (later 59th) Battalion of Auburn, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT W...P05248.026
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Studio portrait of 2616 Private (later Lance Corporal) William Edwin Ernest Perry, 59th Battalion ...
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Studio portrait of 2616 Private (later Lance Corporal) William Edwin Ernest Perry, 59th Battalion of Orbost, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Nest...P05248.102
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Studio portrait of 3289 Private (later Sergeant) David Dobson, 8th (later 59th) Battalion of ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 3289 Private (later Sergeant) David Dobson, 8th (later 59th) Battalion of Caulfield, Victoria. A veteran of the South African War, he was a school teacher prior to enlisting and em...P08426.007
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Studio portrait of 3466 Private (later Sergeant) George Reginald Read, 7th (later 59th) Battalion ...
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Studio portrait of 3466 Private (later Sergeant) George Reginald Read, 7th (later 59th) Battalion of Bairnsdale, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT ...P05248.107