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Aircraft rigging turnbuckle
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Cylindrical turnbuckle 70 mm long, made from steel. Internal threads on both hollow ends. A raised central element is ribbed, such that the user may grip and turn the item.REL49175
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Armband: Mobile - VAD - Grade 1 N M Finner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blue cotton drill armband with embroidered 'MOBILE VAD' badge. The armband is fitted with a chrome-plated buckle.REL26308.002
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Australian Light Horse and British troops in the town of Es Salt, showing the post office on the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Australian Light Horse and British troops in the town of Es Salt, showing the post office on the left.B00064
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Autographed Other Ranks British Army greatcoat : Lieutenant Colonel R A W Whitby, 143 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Other Ranks British Army pattern single-breasted khaki greatcoat, secured with 5 plastic buttons. The left breast features the regimental badge of the Royal Corps of Signals. The greatcoat is decorate...REL/00145
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Badge : Sister A L Jones, Princess Christian Army Nursing Service Reserve
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular silver badge for the Princess Christian Army Nursing Service Reserve. The badge features a large cross in the centre, with a coronet at the end of each arm. In the quarters formed by the cros...REL/04568
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Basket from a British observation balloon
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Damaged wicker and wood observation balloon basket.RELAWM04807.001
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British aircraft fabric with painted national roundel.
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Piece of aircraft linen fabric (38 X 45-cm) recovered from a British aircraft "brought down before our trenches". The fabric is painted P.C.10 (khaki) and bears a painted blue/white/red roundel (40-cm...REL/01324
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British army Brodie-style helmet with ribbed dome found at Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
An early British privately made Brodie style mild-steel helmet with a ribbed dome, and two vent holes on either side. The liner is still present and is coming away on one side. Its cotton drawstring i...REL/00979
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British body armour : Australian Imperial Force, Polygon Wood
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Private purchase body armour vest consisting of thin metal armour plates held within khaki coloured cotton fabric pockets. A pair of thin straps with adjustable brass buckles ensure that the armour p...RELAWM07608
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British improvised sign, 'Nach Corbie' [to Corbie] and 'HAMEL' : Cerisy, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British improvised sign constructed from three pieces of untreated wood nailed to a post with 'Nach Corbie' and a right facing arrow stencilled in black paint. 'Nach' has been added later and is dark...RELAWM00853
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British sign board, 'To Runner Post', Le Verguier
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised British sign board 'To Runner Post'. The sign consists of a wooden horizontal panel affixed to a rough, crooked wooden post. 'TO RUNNER POST' and an arrow pointing to the right are painted ...RELAWM00999
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Camouflage : Set of 17 metal camouflage paint sample plates
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Set of seventeen (17) rectangular metal camouflage paint sample plates or swatches, each 156 mm x 84 mm. Each plate has a hole punched into the top centre and an aluminium filing pin passes through th...REL/16500
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Commemorative Teapot
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Commemorative white china teapot with fine gold decoration. One side bears an image of General Hector Macdonald above two crossed flags, a Union Jack and a White Ensign, with the words 'FIGHTING MAC' ...REL/10677
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Cross belt plate: 40th Regiment of Foot, British Army, C 1850
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brass casting of a 40th Regiment of Foot cross belt plate. Casting is 67mm wide, and 87mm high, and 1mm thick. The casting is poorly executed, with little defined detail in the exterior visible side...REL/00019
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Dunkirk doll : Dorothy Evelyn Dray, British Auxiliary Territorial Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Moulded composition baby doll with moveable arms and legs. The doll is thickly painted in flesh tones, with brown hair, blue eyes and a red mouth. She is dressed in hand made clothes; a red cotton pet...REL30465
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Four Colour German Lozenge camouflage aircraft fabric
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Piece of pre-printed lozenge fabric from German aircraft. Lozenge fabric comprised pre-printed polygons that vary in size and are approximately 290 mm long and 150 mm wide. The polygons are irregular...REL/01323
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Gas rattle : British Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular hardwood box structure fitted with a rotating hexagonally shaped handle. A single nail has been hammered through the handle. This handle is secured to the opposite end via a metal axle. A...REL/03912.001
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Grave cross: Unknown British soldier
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden cross made from two pieces of wood nailed together. The horizontal piece has been broken, removing part of the message written onto it. What is left of the message is fadded, but reads 'Unknown...RELAWM00515.001
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Head Navigation Lamp Ref. No. 5C/678
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Head Navigation Lamp manufactured according to standards set by the UK Air Ministry for installation in British aircraft during the Second World War. The unit is in black plastic and is designed to h...REL/11040
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'Hypo' helmet respirator : British Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Single layered grey flannel hood which consists of two pieces of flannel machine sewn together. The front half has a rectangular shaped viewing aperture made from a now heavily cracked and broken pie...REL/03924
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Improvised British sign, 'TEA ROOM' : Strazeele, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised sign constructed from a wooden plank. The front is painted black with off white stencilled letters 'TEA ROOM'. There is a single large nail hole located centrally on the sign and one small ...RELAWM00777
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Improvised directional sign 'HOOGE' and 'BIRR X ROADS' : Belgium
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised British sign constructed of three planks of white washed wood with text stencilled in black paint. The sign bears the words 'HOOGE / BIRR X ROADS' and a large right facing arrow. The sign a...RELAWM00594
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Improvised sign 'BRIDGE MINED' : Villers-Bretonneux, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised British sign made of unfinished tin with words 'BRIDGE MINED' stencilled in white paint. There are three nail holes along the top edge of the sign.RELAWM00760
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Improvised sign, 'GAP D UNDER M.G. FIRE' : Hangard Wood, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black painted sign board, made from a section of wood cut from a single plank, and marked in white painted letters 'GAP [right facing arrow] D UNDER M.G. FIRE'. Four iron nails driven through the cent...RELAWM00758
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Improvised sign, 'PUT YOUR BOX RESPIRATOR IN THE ALERT POSITION' : Somme, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised sign constructed of natural tin with hand painted black letters 'PUT YOUR BOX RESPIRATOR IN THE ALERT POSITION' The sign has two holes in it showing where nails had previously secured it to...RELAWM00757
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Improvised sign 'THIS WAS VILLERS CARBONNEL' : Villers-Carbonnel, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised sign constructed of two wooden planks painted black and stencilled with white letters 'THIS WAS VILLERS CARBONNEL.' 'No 27' is hand painted in small white lettering in the bottom left hand ...RELAWM00839
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9.2 inch High-Explosive Howitzer Shell, sectioned
Technology
Maker: Unknown
This sectioned shell has a 75mm thick copper driving band at bottom. Although scratched in part and revealing the brass underneath, traces of the original mustard yellow paint are still visible. Stamp...RELAWM07139
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4.7inch shell fragment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Fragment of a shell fired from a British 4.7 inch gun.REL/03263
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Instructional military handkerchief, 1880s
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cream cotton men's handkerchief with a red printed border. The rest of the handkerchief is over printed in black ink with a diagram and specifications of a Martini Henry rifle in the centre. Around th...REL/17006
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Khaki canvas spats : Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of khaki canvas spats. Each spat has a strap which is passed under and fastened at the arch of the wearer's shoe. The spats are fastened at the outer ankle with a vertical line of 8 buttons.REL/18600.006
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Khaki drill protective apron for kilt : Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Khaki drill protective apron. The apron has a front pocket with brass button enclosure. It secures at the waist with cotton ties.REL/18600.004
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Lord Roberts' Bodyguard Detail badge : Private C Cooke, Queensland Mounted Infantry
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
The badge is a cross shape, surmounted by the Queen Victoria crown. The body of the badge is square with a circle inside the square. The centre of the circle is voided, but a large letter 'R' has been...REL/11955
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Miss Edith Cavell
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Woven silk postcard with an image of British nurse Edith Cavell, sitting outside with a dog amongst roses. In black and white. On the back of postcard is written 'Captured April 1915 Brussels. Shot 12...PUB03352
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Mk 1 230 lb RFC HE Aerial Bomb
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Steel cased aerial bomb, with four sheet metal fins. The bomb is painted dull brown.RELAWM04778
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No 56 Mark IV Fuze
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Brass fuze featuring a threaded bottom and a spherical shaped top with a hexagonal locking bolt.REL/03360
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No 5 Mills Bomb grenade
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Oval shaped hand grenade with cast iron body featuring external grooves. The firing mechanism consists of a striker, lever, spring and safety pin which are attached through a central chamber which hou...RELAWM02103.001
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Nosecap of naval shrapnel shell : Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Nosecap from a naval shrapnel shell. The nosecap is made of steel with a brass end, over which there would have been a pointed tip. The exterior has the remains of red and black paint and there is a b...RELAWM00377.001
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Nosecap of naval shrapnel shell : Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Nosecap from a naval shrapnel shell. The nosecap is made of steel with a brass end, over which there would have been a pointed tip. The extrerior has the remains of black paint. The interior is natura...RELAWM00377.002
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Officer's Royal Engineer's pattern full dress sword belt, shoulder belt and pouch
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Royal Engineer officer's full dress sword belt, shoulder belt and pouch. The red Russia leather sword belt and slings are embroidered with three stripes of gold bullion thread. The belt fastens with a...REL/07613
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Other ranks service tunic : Private G Boldey, 5th New Zealand Contingent
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Khaki cotton service tunic with plain stand collar and pointed cuffs. Tunic has two breast pockets, each with a small general service button. The front is fastened with five brass buttons.REL/00368
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Oval Number Plate
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Oval metal plate 42 mm x 20 mm. Stamped "681. 3" on one side and "128. 2" on reverse. Bears evidence of being soldered to a metal component.REL49176
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Pair of gas rattles : British Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of First World War British made gas rattles. Both have the plywood tongue broken off.REL/03912
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Piece of Sopwith Pup Propeller : Flight Lieutenant E H Lascelles, No. 66 Squadron Royal Flying Corps
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Wooden propellor hub from a Sopwith Pup biplane. The hub is missing both blades of the propellor, which have been torn off.RELAWM17328
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Sectioned 9.2 inch Shrapnel Howitzer shell
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Sectioned 9.2 inch Shrapnel Howitzer shell. At top are two 23mm thick lines in light brown paint. Also stamped in white paint is "9.2". There is a 45mm thick copper driving band at the bottom. The sh...RELAWM07149
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Shoulder cape : Sister L A Hooke, QAIMNS
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (Reserve) lightweight grey cotton warp/wool weft cape. The cape is fastened at the collar with a small brass hook and eye. The body of the cape is ...REL/15717
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Shoulder patch : 28 ANZUK Brigade Group, Australian Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cotton formation badge of 28 ANZUK Brigade Group. The rectangular sleeve badge is printed on a roughly rectangular piece of white cotton drill, and is divided horizontally, the upper half in light blu...REL/11575
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Shoulder patch: Headquarters Far East Land Forces, Australian Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cotton formation shoulder patch of Headquarters, Far East Land Forces (FARELF). The rectangular badge is printed on a piece of white cotton drill, the bottom quarter in dark blue and a light blue box ...REL/11576
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Sign : British notice board, 'Chateau Wood Road'
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British notice board sign for 'Chateau Wood Road' with grid reference from a trench map (most likely Sheet 28). A small plaque has been attached to the sign underneath the word 'Wood' which reads: 'No...RELAWM00599
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Sign : British notice board, "Idiot Corner"
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British notice board collected from the Ypres Battlefield area by SGT Brown VC DCM and PTE W Wise and PTE F KENT of the 20th Battalion. The sign is constructed of two panels of wood and is held toget...RELAWM00598
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Sign : British notice board, 'Ploegsteert'
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden rectangular street sign painted white with 'Ploegsteert' written in black paint.RELAWM00666
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Sign: British notice board, 'To Westhoek'
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British wooden sign on stake, painted with 'To Westhoek'.RELAWM00605
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Sign: 'Dingbat Alley', Peronne
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised street sign with 'Dingbat Alley' painted on wood.RELAWM07561.001
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Souvenir badge SS Mooltan : Flying Officer A R Nivison-Smith, Royal Air Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Chrome bar brooch with hollow diamond shape at each end of the bar. In the centre is the enamelled P&O shipping line house flag. The flag is divided into four triangular sections. The top is white, th...REL/15299
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Souvenir scarf with Allied national anthems : Private A S Smart, 19 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cotton scarf printed with the music and words of the national anthems of Britain, France, Belgium and Russia in the corners. Each anthem is surrounded with that nation's flag and headed by an image of...REL30297
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Steam whistle, Torpedo Boat 064
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Thick-walled bronze tube, capped with a domed fitting at one end, and with an internal screw thread at the other. A pair of rectangular cut-outs are sited at the lower part of the tube; a valve plate,...RELAWM00316
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Steel British Helmet, 47th Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British 'Brodie' steel helmet with sandbag Hessian covering for camouflage. Wearers could smear mud on top of the helmet and it would adhere to the hessian and dry. This was used to camouflage soldier...REL/00983
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Steel pontoon, Jordan River Crossing : Desert Mounted Corps Bridging Train
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Flat-bottomed pontoon boat constructed from wood and steel. Painted on either side of the bow in white paint is an image of a palm tree. Also painted on the boat is the numnber '5'. The boat displays ...RELAWM05151
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Sweep oar used to win Kings Cup at the Henley Peace Regatta: Lieutenant F A House, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Sweep oar. The blade has been painted with a Rising Sun badge within a laurel wreath in the centre. Above this is painted ‘Winners Kings Cup Royal Henley Peace Regatta 1919’ oOL00283.001n either side ...RELAWM16885
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Tank crewmans protective chain-mail face mask : British Tank Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British Tank Corps leather and chain-mail face mask. It is constructed from thin steel plate that has been moulded to a face shape, and has five horizontal vision slits cut for both eyes. The steel pl...REL/03910
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Tank signal flag : British Army Tank Corps, Harbonnieres
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Sewn red and yellow cotton flag, with a sewn tubular hoist into which is fitted a makeshift wooden pole. There are grease and oil stains evident across the flag. An original "Australian War Museums" o...REL/06726
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Top of Joystick : Italian CR.42 or Macchi C 202 fighter
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Metal fabricated top section of a joystick from an Italian aircraft. The joystick is 260 mm long (270 mm to top of button at rest). The item is in four distinct parts. 1. The top knurled knob. 2. A k...RELAWM28566
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Union Jack : Flown at Tobruk
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Union Jack flown at Tobruk in April 1941 and autographed by 11 members of the A.I.F. . Measurements of the flag are 6' x 3' and in addition to the autographs it bears the inscription:- "the property o...RELAWM30925
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Wooden Fragment from crashed aircraft
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Small irregular fragment of timber from a crashed German aircraft. Approx. 90 mm x 35 mm. Traces of red paint or dope survive on one surface.REL49173