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A barber and the interior of his shop at Armentieres, France. An image from the collection of ...
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Maker: Unknown
A barber and the interior of his shop at Armentieres, France. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted o...P10885.111
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A British 12 inch Howitzer being used near Messines ridge, the Western Front. The 12 inch ...
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Maker: Unknown
A British 12 inch Howitzer being used near Messines ridge, the Western Front. The 12 inch Howitzer was mounted on a 120 ton railway carriage with four sets of bogies. An image from the collection of...P10885.057
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A broken tree on a parapet at the Western Front. 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins describes how ...
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Maker: Unknown
A broken tree on a parapet at the Western Front. 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins describes how the broken tree "made a good landmark for the scouts when out in no man's land." An image from the co...P10885.030
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A civilian horse and cart stopped at the roadside. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant ...
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Maker: Unknown
A civilian horse and cart stopped at the roadside. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 Februa...P10885.107
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A clock tower and building in Armentieres. The square in which the clock tower is situated was ...
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Maker: Unknown
A clock tower and building in Armentieres. The square in which the clock tower is situated was known by the troops as "half past eleven square" because the clock, which was damaged by shelling in 1914...P10885.117
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A crowd watches a boxing match upon the SS Persic as it sails troops home to Australia. An image ...
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Maker: Unknown
A crowd watches a boxing match upon the SS Persic as it sails troops home to Australia. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackb...P10885.032
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A French family from Zoteux, France. 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins describes the family as ...
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Maker: Unknown
A French family from Zoteux, France. 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins describes the family as "great friends of the scouts." An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins ...P10885.113
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After days at sea the troops aboard the SS Persic take in the view of the Canary Islands off the ...
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Maker: Unknown
After days at sea the troops aboard the SS Persic take in the view of the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa. The SS Persic was bringing the troops home to Australia from Liverpool, England. An im...P10885.100
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A German pillbox (a fortified concrete shelter) at Messines, the Western Front. An image from the ...
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Maker: Unknown
A German pillbox (a fortified concrete shelter) at Messines, the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Vic...P10885.021
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A group of nine people in a Belgian estaminet - also known as a public house. An image from the ...
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Maker: Unknown
A group of nine people in a Belgian estaminet - also known as a public house. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victo...P10885.097
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A group of scouts examine their clothes for fleas in the Ploegsteert (Plug Street) Wood, Belgium, ...
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Maker: Unknown
A group of scouts examine their clothes for fleas in the Ploegsteert (Plug Street) Wood, Belgium, the Western Front. 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins describes the occasion as "a silent raid" as "th...P10885.110
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A group of ten scouts outside a building at Petit Difques, France. An image from the collection ...
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Maker: Unknown
A group of ten scouts outside a building at Petit Difques, France. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlist...P10885.062
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A group of unidentified soldiers with a 12 inch gun at the Western Front. An image from the ...
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Maker: Unknown
A group of unidentified soldiers with a 12 inch gun at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria,...P10885.013
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A 6 inch naval gun near Messines, the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 ...
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Maker: Unknown
A 6 inch naval gun near Messines, the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 Febru...P10885.054
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Aircraft behind the front line, getting ready for action at the Western Front. An image from the ...
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Maker: Unknown
Aircraft behind the front line, getting ready for action at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Vic...P10885.025
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Aircraft behind the front line, getting ready for action at the Western Front. An image from the ...
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Maker: Unknown
Aircraft behind the front line, getting ready for action at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Vic...P10885.024
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A military band waits on the wharf at Liverpool before the troopship SS Persic sails for ...
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Maker: Unknown
A military band waits on the wharf at Liverpool before the troopship SS Persic sails for Australia. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter...P10885.036
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A military cemetery in Mericourt-sur-Somme, France, where some of the men of the 39th Battalion ...
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Maker: Unknown
A military cemetery in Mericourt-sur-Somme, France, where some of the men of the 39th Battalion were laid to rest. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Wa...P10885.103
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A model of enemy trenches at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant ...
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Maker: Unknown
A model of enemy trenches at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 February 1...P10885.015
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A model of enemy trenches at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant ...
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Maker: Unknown
A model of enemy trenches at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 February 1...P10885.018
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A model of German trenches on Messines Ridge, the Western Front. An image from the collection of ...
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Maker: Unknown
A model of German trenches on Messines Ridge, the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted...P10885.012
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An allied anti-aircraft gun being used in Bailleul, France. An image from the collection of 1010 ...
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Maker: Unknown
An allied anti-aircraft gun being used in Bailleul, France. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on ...P10885.059
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An allied observation balloon high in the sky above the Western Front. An image from the ...
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Maker: Unknown
An allied observation balloon high in the sky above the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, en...P10885.027
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An ammunition dump at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) ...
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Maker: Unknown
An ammunition dump at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 February 1916. He...P10885.048
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An Australian soldier stands outside a farmhouse, the billet in Zoteux where 1010 Sergeant George ...
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Maker: Unknown
An Australian soldier stands outside a farmhouse, the billet in Zoteux where 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins stayed. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. S...P10885.105
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An Australian trio at the 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England. They are, from left ...
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Maker: Unknown
An Australian trio at the 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England. They are, from left to right: 1385 Corporal (Cpl) Andrew Walter (Andy) Reid 39th Battalion; Miss Macrow, a visitor; and 4759...J00573
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An enemy shell bursts in the distance above the Messines battlefield at the Western Front. An ...
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Maker: Unknown
An enemy shell bursts in the distance above the Messines battlefield at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Bla...P10885.093
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An observation balloon at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) ...
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Maker: Unknown
An observation balloon at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 February 1916...P10885.023
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An observation balloon carries two observers in the basket at the hillside camp, Neuve-Eglise, ...
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Maker: Unknown
An observation balloon carries two observers in the basket at the hillside camp, Neuve-Eglise, the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watk...P10885.026
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An outdoor portrait of nine Australian soldiers posed with a captured German MG08 machinegun, ...
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Maker: Unknown
An outdoor portrait of nine Australian soldiers posed with a captured German MG08 machinegun, each draped with ammunition belts. 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins sits second from the right. An imag...P10885.044
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An unidentified scout in a trench at the square farm sector, the Western Front, observes the ...
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Maker: Unknown
An unidentified scout in a trench at the square farm sector, the Western Front, observes the enemy through a periscope. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sg...P10885.014
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An unidentified scout wears his gas mask at the Western Front. An image from the collection of ...
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Maker: Unknown
An unidentified scout wears his gas mask at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted ...P10885.017
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An unidentified soldier sits on the ground with a dog in his lap, in front of a makeshift ...
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Maker: Unknown
An unidentified soldier sits on the ground with a dog in his lap, in front of a makeshift shelter. The original inscription descibes how "the dog in the photo was left behind by French civilians when ...P10885.102
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An unidentified soldier wearing his full marching order kit stands with a group outside their ...
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Maker: Unknown
An unidentified soldier wearing his full marching order kit stands with a group outside their billets. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a pain...P10885.042
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A part of the battlefield at Messines, the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 ...
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Maker: Unknown
A part of the battlefield at Messines, the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10...P10885.056
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A shell explosion on the Messines battlefield, at the Western Front. An image from the ...
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Maker: Unknown
A shell explosion on the Messines battlefield, at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enl...P10885.051
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A shell hole made by an allied shell. The depth of the shell hole was 15 feet, with a diameter of ...
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Maker: Unknown
A shell hole made by an allied shell. The depth of the shell hole was 15 feet, with a diameter of 30 feet. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a...P10885.049
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A soldier stands in a part of the cemetery for the men of the 39th Battalion in Ploegsteert (Plug ...
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Maker: Unknown
A soldier stands in a part of the cemetery for the men of the 39th Battalion in Ploegsteert (Plug Street) Wood, Belgium, the Western Front. There is a hole caused by a German shell in the middle of th...P10885.092
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A statue of Jesus Christ on a crucifix at "crucifix corner." An image from the collection of ...
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Maker: Unknown
A statue of Jesus Christ on a crucifix at "crucifix corner." An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on...P10885.098
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A street in Armentieres, France. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar ...
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Maker: Unknown
A street in Armentieres, France. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 February 1916. He served ...P10885.115
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A studio portrait of 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins sent to his mother and father from France ...
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Maker: Unknown
A studio portrait of 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins sent to his mother and father from France on 20 July 1918. A photograph from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sg...P10885.028
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A tank returns from the Messines battlefield at the Western Front. An image from the collection ...
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Maker: Unknown
A tank returns from the Messines battlefield at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlist...P10885.070
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A trench and barren trees at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant ...
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Maker: Unknown
A trench and barren trees at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 February ...P10885.016
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A windmill which, according to 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins, was "used by a German spy." An ...
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Maker: Unknown
A windmill which, according to 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins, was "used by a German spy." An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from...P10885.096
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Barren land near Messines, the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) ...
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Maker: Unknown
Barren land near Messines, the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 February 191...P10885.074
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Belgian women with wood and kindling in the street. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant ...
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Maker: Unknown
Belgian women with wood and kindling in the street. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 Februa...P10885.114
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Sergeant G E Watkins, 39 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's detailsREL34980.002
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Canal bridge in Pont-de-Nieppe, France. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) ...
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Maker: Unknown
Canal bridge in Pont-de-Nieppe, France. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 February 1916. H...P10885.112
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Case for Field Conduct Book : Sergeant G E Watkins, 39 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown rectangular leatherette covered cardboard case with a flap on one end secured by a press stud. Printed in black on the front of the case are the words: 'FIELD CONDUCT BOOK. (Containing Army Form...REL34985
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Colour patch : 39 Infantry Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Horizontally aligned oval shaped colour patch for 39 Infantry Battalion AIF, divided brown over red.RELAWM13307.097
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Colour patch sweetheart brooch : Sergeant G E Watkins, 39 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Oval shaped rose gold and glass brooch containing a brown over red colour patch of 39 Battalion, AIF. On the back of the brooch is a hinged pin clasp and a 50 mm fine chain ending in a safety pin.REL34986
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Cooker carts at hillside camp, the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant ...
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Maker: Unknown
Cooker carts at hillside camp, the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 Februar...P10885.052
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Crowds gather on the wharf at Liverpool, England, to farewell troops aboard the SS Persic. An ...
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Maker: Unknown
Crowds gather on the wharf at Liverpool, England, to farewell troops aboard the SS Persic. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Bla...P10885.066
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Four scouts at the Western Front. Identified as: C Miller; 6106 Private (Pte) John Twatt, 8th ...
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Maker: Unknown
Four scouts at the Western Front. Identified as: C Miller; 6106 Private (Pte) John Twatt, 8th Battalion; 609 Pte James Sydney Thewlis, 39th Battalion; J Williams. An image from the collection of 1010 ...P10885.039
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Four scouts, believed to be of the 39th Battalion, dressed in civilian clothing in Ribemont, ...
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Maker: Unknown
Four scouts, believed to be of the 39th Battalion, dressed in civilian clothing in Ribemont, France. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painte...P10885.104
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German finger ring : Sergeant G E Watkins, 39 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand made aluminium finger ring with an engraved 'iron cross' motif. Around the sides of the ring are engraved leaves and the dates '1917' and '1914'.REL34996
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German gas alarm klaxon captured at Suzanne : 39 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Heavy duty, cast steel klaxon, comprising a heavy base with three mounting holes and a rising neck with a square profile locating hole. This hole accepts a long square lug from the gear unit, and is h...RELAWM04083
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German guns on show in Bailleul square, France. These guns were captured from Messines, the ...
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Maker: Unknown
German guns on show in Bailleul square, France. These guns were captured from Messines, the Western Front. A photograph from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkin...P10885.063
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German guns sitting outside in the Bailleul township, France. The guns were captured from ...
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Maker: Unknown
German guns sitting outside in the Bailleul township, France. The guns were captured from Messines, the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt...P10885.061
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German guns sitting outside in the Bailleul township, France. These guns were captured during ...
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Maker: Unknown
German guns sitting outside in the Bailleul township, France. These guns were captured during fighting at Messines Ridge, the Western Front, 7-10 June 1917. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergea...P10885.058
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German MG08 machine guns sitting outside in Bailleul township, France. These guns were captured ...
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Maker: Unknown
German MG08 machine guns sitting outside in Bailleul township, France. These guns were captured from Messines, the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watk...P10885.060
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Group of scouts at tank farm camp, the Western Front. Placed on the ground in front of them are ...
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Maker: Unknown
Group of scouts at tank farm camp, the Western Front. Placed on the ground in front of them are their folded uniforms and helmets. 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins is seventh from the left. An imag...P10885.038
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Group portrait of Company Quartermaster Sergeants (CQMS) of the 39th Battalion. Identified, left ...
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Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of Company Quartermaster Sergeants (CQMS) of the 39th Battalion. Identified, left to right, standing: 483 CQMS Robert Adam Johnston; 74 CQMS Timothy James Collins; 78 CQMS Arthur Cliffo...P10795.003
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Guns captured from the Germans during the Messines battle on display in the Bailleul square, ...
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Maker: Unknown
Guns captured from the Germans during the Messines battle on display in the Bailleul square, France. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painte...P10885.073
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H Wilkinson and C Miller, believed to be of the 39th Battalion, in the trenches at the Western ...
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Maker: Unknown
H Wilkinson and C Miller, believed to be of the 39th Battalion, in the trenches at the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a paint...P10885.076
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Identification bracelet : Driver E R McDonald, 39 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Identification bracelet made from brass. The bracelet has been fashioned from one piece of brass with an oval face and two arms extending from either side. The arms are joined together by a simple loc...REL39012
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Informal outdoor portrait of V69104 Private (Pte) David George Reid. He enlisted with 39 ...
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Maker: Unknown
Informal outdoor portrait of V69104 Private (Pte) David George Reid. He enlisted with 39 Battalion (Hawthorne Kew Regiment) on 22 August 1940 in Brunswick, Vic. The Hawthorne Kew Regiment was deploye...P10694.001
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Informal portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Emil Fleiter MC, 39th Battalion.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Emil Fleiter MC, 39th Battalion.P10795.007
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Informal portrait of V37803 Sergeant (Sgt) Clifford 'Bunny' Pulfer, 2/39th Battalion. Sgt Pulfer ...
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Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of V37803 Sergeant (Sgt) Clifford 'Bunny' Pulfer, 2/39th Battalion. Sgt Pulfer enlisted on 22 January 1941 at Footscray, Vic, and was killed in action on 13 August 1942 in Papua. He...P05185.001
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Interior of a church at Petit Difques, France. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Interior of a church at Petit Difques, France. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 February 19...P10885.116
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Interior of a church in Petit Difques, France. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Interior of a church in Petit Difques, France. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 February 1...P10885.019
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Looking out upon Hill 63 and Messines Rd, the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 ...
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Maker: Unknown
Looking out upon Hill 63 and Messines Rd, the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on ...P10885.053
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Military Medal : Corporal P C Poulsen, 39 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Medal (Geo VI). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL41990
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Military Medal : Sergeant S J Folkes, 39 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details. The bar which should be on the ribbon to indicate the award of a second Military Medal is not present.REL26196
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Oblique aerial photograph of the village of Bellicourt, France, showing trenches and shell ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Oblique aerial photograph of the village of Bellicourt, France, showing trenches and shell damaged buildings. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins,...P10885.005
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One of the main streets in Armentieres, France. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
One of the main streets in Armentieres, France. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 February ...P10885.095
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Original inscription, written by 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins " leaps out of a car upon his ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Original inscription, written by 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins " leaps out of a car upon his arrival home to Blackburn, Victoria, after the First World War. Sergeant Watkins is being met by a 'we...P10885.009
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Outdoor group portrait of 39th Battalion scout section. Identified, standing from left: Corporal ...
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Maker: Unknown
Outdoor group portrait of 39th Battalion scout section. Identified, standing from left: Corporal (Cpl) Phillips; Private (Pte) Muller; Pte Bristow; Pte Rialland; Pte Brown; Pte Francis; Lance Cpl Parr...P10885.004
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Outdoor group portrait of 13 unidentified soldiers. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Outdoor group portrait of 13 unidentified soldiers. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 Februa...P10885.075
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Outdoor portrait of an unidentified soldier. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) ...
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Maker: Unknown
Outdoor portrait of an unidentified soldier. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 February 191...P10885.091
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Outdoor portrait of 1010 Private George Edgar Watkins, 39th Battalion, with three unnamed ...
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Maker: Unknown
Outdoor portrait of 1010 Private George Edgar Watkins, 39th Battalion, with three unnamed soldiers. Watkins describes them as "My mates, two of them were killed and the other badly wounded". All of th...P10885.002
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Outdoor portrait of 407 Private George Herbert Bicknell, 39th Battalion. An image from the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Outdoor portrait of 407 Private George Herbert Bicknell, 39th Battalion. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, ...P10885.008
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Outdoor portrait of 1010 Private (Pte) George Edgar Watkins, dressed ready to enter no man's ...
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Maker: Unknown
Outdoor portrait of 1010 Private (Pte) George Edgar Watkins, dressed ready to enter no man's land. His equipment includes box repirator, revolver, prismatic compass and wire cutters. Watkin's writes "...P10885.006
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Outdoor portrait of 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins. An image from the collection of 1010 ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Outdoor portrait of 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 F...P10885.068
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Outdoor portrait of 17 unidentified scouts at tank farm camp near the Western Front. An image ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Outdoor portrait of 17 unidentified scouts at tank farm camp near the Western Front. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn...P10885.081
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Outdoor studio portrait of 13 soldiers, described by 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins as "some ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Outdoor studio portrait of 13 soldiers, described by 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins as "some of the scouts and snipers that were left at the close of the war." Sergeant Watkins sits in the centre ...P10885.088
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Outdoor studio portrait of 25 soldiers. 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins stands third from the ...
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Maker: Unknown
Outdoor studio portrait of 25 soldiers. 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins stands third from the right in the back row. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sg...P10885.089
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Portrait of N21118 Private (Pte) Robert George Blaydon, 39th Battalion, holding a rifle. Pte ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Portrait of N21118 Private (Pte) Robert George Blaydon, 39th Battalion, holding a rifle. Pte Blaydon enlisted on 6 August 1940 and was killed in action in Papua on 14 December 1942, aged 26.P08795.001
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Portrait of 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins taken at Mericourt-sur-Somme, France. An image ...
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Portrait of 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins taken at Mericourt-sur-Somme, France. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackbur...P10885.065
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617 Private Edward Victor of the 39th Battalion, described as "the scouts photographer", poses on ...
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617 Private Edward Victor of the 39th Battalion, described as "the scouts photographer", poses on the Western Front with a shell. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watki...P10885.077
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212 Private (Pte) James Henry Rathgeber "the patient", a scout with the 39th Battalion, having ...
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212 Private (Pte) James Henry Rathgeber "the patient", a scout with the 39th Battalion, having his hair cut by "the hairdresser" K Cameron and "the assistant" 246 Pte John Arkless Watson, also of the ...P10885.037
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Sergeant Davies and 212 Private James Henry Rathgeber, 39th Battalion, stand near a shell hole on ...
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Sergeant Davies and 212 Private James Henry Rathgeber, 39th Battalion, stand near a shell hole on the Western Front "which only a few minutes before was a dugout." An image from the collection of 101...P10885.082
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1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins (centre back) sits with three other unidentified men on the ...
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1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins (centre back) sits with three other unidentified men on the deck of the SS Persic. Sergeant Watkins was travelling home from Liverpool, England to Australia on the P...P10885.022
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1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins drinking coffee with a group of people in an estaminet (public ...
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1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins drinking coffee with a group of people in an estaminet (public house). An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a p...P10885.094
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1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins enjoys a swim with two fellow scouts: 246 Private (Pte) John ...
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1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins enjoys a swim with two fellow scouts: 246 Private (Pte) John Arkless Watson and 1950 Pte Thomas William Martin, all of the 39th Battalion. The three men are swimming...P10885.029
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1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins stands with a group of soldiers in their towels. The group had ...
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1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins stands with a group of soldiers in their towels. The group had just finished going for a swim. Identified left to right: 609 Private (Pte) James Sydney Thewlis; Brow...P10885.033
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Service dress tunic : Sergeant G E Watkins, 39 Battalion AIF
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Other ranks' pattern khaki wool twill service dress tunic with a stand and fall collar. The collar is fastened by a brass hook and eye. Khaki wool shoulder straps are secured to the tunic with a small...REL34982
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Shell splinter : Sergeant G E Watkins, 39 Battalion, AIF
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Jagged 35 mm piece of shell splinter with an overall layer of surface corrosion. Some machining marks are visible on one surface, their pattern suggesting that the fragment came from the base of a she...REL34994
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Six allied "flying pig" shells lined up against a wall. An image from the collection of 1010 ...
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Six allied "flying pig" shells lined up against a wall. An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 F...P10885.050
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Smoke above the horizon at the Western Front. 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins identifies the ...
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Smoke above the horizon at the Western Front. 1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins identifies the smoke as coming from "high explosive shells bursting" and an "ammunition dump on fire." An image from t...P10885.047