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AN RAAF MOSQUITO SQUADRON BEING BRIEFED AT RAF STATION, THORNEY ISLAND, NEAR PORTSMOUTH. FROM ...
Photograph
AN RAAF MOSQUITO SQUADRON BEING BRIEFED AT RAF STATION, THORNEY ISLAND, NEAR PORTSMOUTH. FROM LEFT: FLYING OFFICER WEBB; PILOT OFFICER TURNER; SERGEANT RUTTER; UNKNOWN; FLIGHT LIEUTENANT WOODWARD (RAF...P00903.007
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A PHOTOGRAPH, TAKEN FROM H.M.A.S. "BRISBANE", OF THE H.M.A. SUBMARINE J5 LEAVING PORTSMOUTH ...
Photograph
A PHOTOGRAPH, TAKEN FROM H.M.A.S. "BRISBANE", OF THE H.M.A. SUBMARINE J5 LEAVING PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR FOR AUSTRALIA, 1919-04-09. (DONATED BY COMMANDER G.F. LANGFORD, R.A.N.)J03242
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Auto Diary of Charles Malcolm Smith, 1918 - 1919
Digitised Collection
Maker: Smith, Charles Malcolm
Typed transcription of the shorthand diary relating to the First World War service of 6682 Private Charles Malcolm Smith, Australian Army Pay Corps. This diary was made by Smith after the war from his...AWM2018.19.90
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Autograph book of Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, January 1903 - March 1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Pocock, Mary Anne 'Bessie' Various
Autograph book relating to the First World War service of Mary Anne ‘Bessie’ Pocock, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). The entries in this autograph book are from various periods, both before an...RCDIG0001528
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BADGE OF THE ROYAL NAVY MINE AND TORPEDO SCHOOL, HMS VERNON.
Photograph
BADGE OF THE ROYAL NAVY MINE AND TORPEDO SCHOOL, HMS VERNON.P01075.027
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Blau, Edgar James (Midshipman, b.1922 - d.2005)
Private Record
Maker: Blau, Edgar James
Collection relating to Midshipman (later Lieutenant Commander) Edgar Blau, Royal Australian Navy. It comprises a journal written by Blau while a Midshipman serving on HMAS Canberra, 1940-1942 and copi...PR03441
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British MK II steel helmet : Lieutenant H R Syme, Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British MK II steel helmet. The helmet is stamped into shape from sheet metal and has a rolled edge of sheet metal around the brim to cover the sharp edges. Inside the helmet, the liner is attached to...REL35407
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Commander of a submarine looking through the periscope
Art
Maker: Ravilious, Eric
This lithograph which illustrates a submarine interior with the commander looking through the periscope. In a bubble to the right the artist has illustrated the air plane which is being viewed from th...ART28413.002
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Coombe, Garry (R65106, Able Seaman Radar Plot, Royal Australian Navy, b.1948)
Manuscript
Maker: Coombe, Garry
Spiral bound manuscript, "Just passing the time", written by R65106 Able Seaman Radar Plot Garry Coombe. Details Coombe's career in the Navy, covering the period 10 March 1966 through to 2 February 1...MSS2000
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DEVONPORT, ENGLAND. 1955-08-05. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMAS VENGEANCE ARRIVING IN ...
Photograph
Maker: HMAS Queenborough
DEVONPORT, ENGLAND. 1955-08-05. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMAS VENGEANCE ARRIVING IN PORTSMOUTH FROM AUSTRALIA AT THE CONCLUSION OF HER RAN SERVICE. NOTE THE SINGLE 40 MM BOFORS AND QUADRU...301635
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Diary of Gerard Henderson Cowan, November 1917 - January 1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Cowan, Gerard Henderson
Diary relating to the First World War service of 6733 Private Gerard Henderson Cowan, 11 Australian Infantry Battalion. This diary, written by Cowan between 3 November 1917 and 13 January 1918, conta...AWM2019.22.258
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Diving controls No.2
Art
Maker: Ravilious, Eric
This lithograph which illustrates a drawing of the interior of the submarine with two sailors monitoring the submarine's progress. This was one of ten prints made from drawings of submarine interiors...ART29186
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ENGLAND. 1911. DISPLAY, ON A HORSE DRAWN DRAY, ILLUSTRATING ASPECTS OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE MINE ...
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ENGLAND. 1911. DISPLAY, ON A HORSE DRAWN DRAY, ILLUSTRATING ASPECTS OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE MINE AND TORPEDO SCHOOL, HMS VERNON.P01075.032
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ENGLAND, 1939-07. STARBOARD VIEW OF MODIFIED LEANDER CLASS CRUISER HMAS PERTH (1), PROBABLY AT ...
Photograph
ENGLAND, 1939-07. STARBOARD VIEW OF MODIFIED LEANDER CLASS CRUISER HMAS PERTH (1), PROBABLY AT PORTSMOUTH AFTER BEING COMMISSIONED IN THE RAN 1939-06-29 (FORMERLY HMS AMPHION). (ORIGINAL PRINT IN AUST...P01317.001
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Frolick, Charles David (Able Seaman, b.1919 - d.2000)
Private Record
Maker: Frolick, Charles David
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 22147 Able Seaman Charles David 'Bill' Frolick, HMAS Perth, Royal Australian Navy, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean, 1939. Box 1 o...AWM2019.562.1
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Group portrait of officers on board HMAS Sydney. Not all have been identified. Identified left ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of officers on board HMAS Sydney. Not all have been identified. Identified left to right: back row, unidentified lieutenant (gunnery officer); unidentified; possibly Chief Gunner Will...EN0178
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HMAS Canberra waterline model : Leading Shipwright A E Purkis, HMAS Perth
Heraldry
Maker: Purkis, Arthur Ernest
Hand made waterline model of the Kent-class cruiser, HMAS 'Canberra', with carved solid wood hull with deck timbers realised with ruled black ink lines. The superstructure, turrets, bridge and funnels...REL43916
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HMAS Shropshire berthed at the wharf at Portsmouth after the journey from Australia carrying the ...
Photograph
Maker: Cuffley, Leighton Edward
HMAS Shropshire berthed at the wharf at Portsmouth after the journey from Australia carrying the Victory Contingent Unit.130213
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HMAS Shropshire carrying the Australian Victory Contingent arrives in Portsmouth Harbour.
Photograph
Maker: Cuffley, Leighton Edward
HMAS Shropshire carrying the Australian Victory Contingent arrives in Portsmouth Harbour.130224
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H.M.A. SUBMARINES J4 AND J7 READY TO LEAVE PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR ON THE 1919-04-09. (DONATED BY ...
Photograph
H.M.A. SUBMARINES J4 AND J7 READY TO LEAVE PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR ON THE 1919-04-09. (DONATED BY COMMANDER G.F. LANGFORD, R.A.N.)J03243
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HMCS CHILDERS, VICTORIAN NAVY: Jerram, Lt T H Martyn RN
Private Record
LOG BOOK AND DIARY MAINTAINED BY LT T H MARTYN JERRAM RN DURING THE DELIVERY VOYAGE OF HMCS CHILDERS FROM PORTSMOUTH TO MELBOURNE IN 1883 AND REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEA TRIALS,...PR82/076
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HMS Excellent
Private Record
"Instructions for the exercise and service of great guns on board H.M.Ships", prepared by William Rowe. Provides considerable technical detail and drawings, exercises, instructions and drill. Includes...PR00476
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Horn, William (Able Seaman, b.1829 - d.1910)
Private Record
Maker: Horn, William
Handwritten manual entitled "Naval gunnery as taught on board H.M.S. Excellent under the command of Captain R.T.Hewlett C.B.: commenced Dec. 2nd 1857: finished June 4th 1858" prepared by William Horn....PR00781
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India. C. 1944-08. The crew of one of the Liberators operating on the Burma Front study their ...
Photograph
India. C. 1944-08. The crew of one of the Liberators operating on the Burma Front study their maps after being briefed for an attack. They are, left to right, front row: Sergeant (Sgt) J. F. Barnett o...SUK12704
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Interview with Roy Hall (When the war came to Australia).
Film
Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Interview with Roy Hall who joined the Admiralty Yachtsmans Scheme - a scheme which recruited yachtsmen in Australia for small craft duties with the Royal Navy. He discusses how he became involved in ...F04017
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Letter from Percy to his mother
Digitised Collection
Maker: Smith, Percy Reginald
Letter from Percy [Reginald Smith] to his mother, Wealson, 12 March 1918. In his letter Smith recounts his experiences including; leaving Portsmouth for France; his experience in the field; the fear h...AWM2017.6.186
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Letters and postcard relating to James Hodgen, 1918-1978
Digitised Collection
Maker: Hodgen, James
Letters and postcard relating to the First World War service of 250 Private James Hodgen, 14th Machine Gun Company (5th Machine Gun Battalion). Having been wounded in action around Villers-Bretonneux ...RCDIG0001149
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Lieutenant Commander Ian Kitchener Purvis looks on as sailors wash and sweep the quarterdeck of ...
Photograph
Maker: Cuffley, Leighton Edward
Lieutenant Commander Ian Kitchener Purvis looks on as sailors wash and sweep the quarterdeck of HMAS Shropshire just prior to arrival at Portsmouth, England. The Shropshire is carrying troops of the A...130168
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1899. SKETCH OF BUGLER JOHN DUNNE OF THE DUBLIN FUSILIERS BEING RECEIVED BY ...
Photograph
Maker: Cooper & Co. Photo
LONDON, ENGLAND. 1899. SKETCH OF BUGLER JOHN DUNNE OF THE DUBLIN FUSILIERS BEING RECEIVED BY QUEEN VICTORIA. AT AGE 14 HE WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE OF COLENSO AND INVALIDED HOME. HE WAS GREET...P01037.003
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Memoir of Charles Suckling
Digitised Collection
Maker: Suckling, Charles George
Memoir relating to the First World War service of 2148 Stoker Charles George Suckling, Royal Australian Navy. This account was written at some stage after the First World War and before its donation i...RCDIG0001112
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[Menu] from dinner for the Officers and Men from HMAS Adelaide
Published Collection
Menu from dinner to the Officers and Men of H.M.A.S. Adelaide. Given by the Mayor, Councillor Frank J. Privett, "to wish them on their return to the Commonwealth", after completion of the Royal Navy S...PUB03206
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Mr John Albert (Jack) Beasley, High Commissioner for Australia in England, and members of the ...
Photograph
Maker: Cuffley, Leighton Edward
Mr John Albert (Jack) Beasley, High Commissioner for Australia in England, and members of the Australian Army Staff in London, walking up the gang plank of HMAS Shropshire in Portsmouth to greet the V...130215
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Mr John Albert (Jack) Beasley, High Commissioner for Australia in England, greeting Captain H.A> ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Mr John Albert (Jack) Beasley, High Commissioner for Australia in England, greeting Captain H.A> Showers of HMAS Shropshire. Lieutenant L. E. Cuffley, Official Photographer, can be seen in the backgr...130216
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Mr John Albert (Jack) Beasley, High Commissioner for Australia in England, making his welcoming ...
Photograph
Maker: Cuffley, Leighton Edward
Mr John Albert (Jack) Beasley, High Commissioner for Australia in England, making his welcoming speech to the Victory Contingent Unit in Portsmouth. Major General K. W. Eather, Commanding Officer of ...130220
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NORFOLK, ENGLAND. 1943-12-13. IN THE INSTRUMENT REPAIR SHOP OF NO. 464 (MOSQUITO) SQUADRON RAAF ...
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NORFOLK, ENGLAND. 1943-12-13. IN THE INSTRUMENT REPAIR SHOP OF NO. 464 (MOSQUITO) SQUADRON RAAF BASED AT RAF STATION METHWOLD. LEFT TO RIGHT: CORPORAL M. M. RAYNE, PORTSMOUTH, PHOTOGRAPHER, RAF; 10690...UK0852
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OFF BARDIA - LEADING STOKER R. MARCHANT (PORTSMOUTH) HAS A HOBBY - MODEL BOAT BUILDING. ABOARD ...
Photograph
Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
OFF BARDIA - LEADING STOKER R. MARCHANT (PORTSMOUTH) HAS A HOBBY - MODEL BOAT BUILDING. ABOARD H.M.S. "LADYBIRD". (NEGATIVE BY D. PARER).005017
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Officers peaked cap : Lieutenant H R Syme, Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Heraldry
Maker: Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory
Officers RAN dark blue peaked service dress cap. The cap's crown is of dark blue Oxford wool cloth and has a black mohair hatband. Sewn to the front of the hatband is the King's crown embroidered in g...REL35402
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Pilot and observer, Mosquito (Flying Officer Gordon Nunn DFC and Flying Officer Hugh Mitchell DFC)
Art
Maker: Adams, Dennis
Flying Officer Gordon Nunn DFC, pilot, and Flying Officer Hugh Mitchell DFC, observer, both 464 Squadron RAAF, in the cockpit of a de Havilland Mosquito aircraft.ART22964
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413220 Pilot Officer (PO) Donald William Mason RAAF, a veteran of more than 100 sorties, in the ...
Photograph
413220 Pilot Officer (PO) Donald William Mason RAAF, a veteran of more than 100 sorties, in the cockpit of his RAF 198 Squadron Mk1A Hawker Typhoon ground attack fighter. On 18 June, PO Mason was part...P01899.001
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PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1943-08-06. A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF THE FAMOUS NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF OF ...
Photograph
PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1943-08-06. A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF THE FAMOUS NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF OF COASTAL COMMAND BASED AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN SIGHTED A U-BOAT WHILE ON ANTI-SUBMARINE PATROL OVER THE BA...UK0361
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PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1943-08-06. A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF THE FAMOUS NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF OF ...
Photograph
PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1943-08-06. A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF THE FAMOUS NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF OF COASTAL COMMAND BASED AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN, SIGHTED A U-BOAT WHILE ON ANTI-SUBMARINE PATROL OVER THE B...UK0360
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PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1943-08-06. A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF THE FAMOUS NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF OF ...
Photograph
PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1943-08-06. A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF THE FAMOUS NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF OF COASTAL COMMAND BASED AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN SIGHTED A U-BOAT WHILE ON ANTI-SUBMARINE PATROL OVER THE BA...UK0362
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PORTSMOUTH, ENG. 1955-04-22. BOW VIEW OF THE FRIGATE HMAS QUEENBOROUGH (FO2) IN NUMBER 9 DRY ...
Photograph
PORTSMOUTH, ENG. 1955-04-22. BOW VIEW OF THE FRIGATE HMAS QUEENBOROUGH (FO2) IN NUMBER 9 DRY DOCK. NOTE THE FINE LINES OF THE HULL. A TWIN BOFORS MARK 5 AA MOUNTING IS SITED BEFORE THE BRIDGE. NOTE TH...301235
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PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. AERIAL PORT BOW VIEW OF THE BATTLESHIP HMS VANGUARD RIDING A GALE AT HER ...
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PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. AERIAL PORT BOW VIEW OF THE BATTLESHIP HMS VANGUARD RIDING A GALE AT HER ANCHORAGE. SHE IS ARMED WITH 15 INCH MARK I GUNS IN TWIN MARK I/N RP12 TURRETS CONTROLLED BY DIRECTORS ON ...302496
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PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1912. AIR RESERVOIRS, FOR FILLING TORPEDOES WITH AIR, AT THE MINE AND ...
Photograph
PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1912. AIR RESERVOIRS, FOR FILLING TORPEDOES WITH AIR, AT THE MINE AND TORPEDO SCHOOL, HMS VERNON.P01075.031
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PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1946. AS HMAS SHROPSHIRE (NOT VISIBLE) DREW NEAR TO KINGS JETTY, PEOPLE ...
Photograph
Maker: Cuffley, Leighton Edward
PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1946. AS HMAS SHROPSHIRE (NOT VISIBLE) DREW NEAR TO KINGS JETTY, PEOPLE INCLUDING NAVAL AND ARMY OFFICIALS, GATHERED ON THE JETTY TO WELCOME THE AUSTRALIAN VICTORY CONTINGENT.132255
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PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. C.1910. A WHITEHEAD TORPEDO EXPLODES AGAINST THE HULK OF AN IRONCLAD AT THE ...
Photograph
PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. C.1910. A WHITEHEAD TORPEDO EXPLODES AGAINST THE HULK OF AN IRONCLAD AT THE MINE AND TORPEDO SCHOOL, HMS VERNON.P01075.018
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PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. C.1910. CREW PUMP COMPRESSED AIR INTO A WHITEHEAD TORPEDO IN A RACK ON A ...
Photograph
PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. C.1910. CREW PUMP COMPRESSED AIR INTO A WHITEHEAD TORPEDO IN A RACK ON A STEAM PINNACE, AT THE MINE AND TORPEDO SCHOOL, HMS VERNON.P01075.017
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PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. C.1891. DETAIL VIEW OF THE BOW OF THE ARMOURED CRUISER HMS NELSON AS SHE ...
Photograph
PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. C.1891. DETAIL VIEW OF THE BOW OF THE ARMOURED CRUISER HMS NELSON AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1889-1891 REFIT. HER SAILING RIG HAS BEEN REDUCED AND FIGHTING TOPS CONTAINING 3 POUNDE...302449
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PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. C.1891. DETAIL VIEW OF THE STERN OF THE ARMOURED CRUISER HMS NELSON AS SHE ...
Photograph
PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. C.1891. DETAIL VIEW OF THE STERN OF THE ARMOURED CRUISER HMS NELSON AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1889-1891 REFIT. HER SAILING RIG HAS BEEN REDUCED AND FIGHTING TOPS CONTAINING 3 POUN...302446