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Ammunition parachute used by 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force at Vaire Wood : 13 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Small brown-dyed cotton parachute made from eleven panels, each joined by a vertical rib. At the base of each rib is a brass eyelet to which is tied a length of twisted hemp twine; there are twelve le...RELAWM11629
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Armitage, James Ramsay (Lieutenant, b.1899 - d.1999)
Private Record
Maker: Armitage, James Ramsay
Typed copy of a memoir by Gunner (later Lieutenant) James Ramsay Armitage recording enlistment and training and active service in France. Details the work of a gun crew and care of horse and wagon lin...PR00420
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Battered limber wagon near Vaire Wood
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Watercolour sketch depicting a war damaged limber wagon in a field near Vaire Wood at the Western Front. Louis McCubbin enlisted with the 14th Battalion AIF in 1916, serving in France from November 19...ART03060
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Private F R Roy, 42 Battery, 11 Brigade, Australian Field Artillery
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/05908.002
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Chinese Labour Corps
Art
Depicts a double row of Chinese laborers walking through a street in the French village of Coisy. A soldier stands in front of the Chinese men. George Courtney Benson (1886-1960) was a painter and mur...ART00135
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Distribution of rations at a 39th battery FA position, Vaire-sur-Somme
Art
Depicts a standing soldier and other soldiers unloading supplies and rations from a wagon, pulled by a horse, on the Somme. A Nissen hut is visible in the background on a ridge. George Courtney Benson...ART00131
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German electric torch : Private Edward Alma McLauchlan, 13th Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular upright battery-operated torch with metal flaps top and bottom, and a bullseye lens. The torch is within a green metal casing. The lens is hinged and folds down in order to access the glob...RELAWM07569
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Hamel, bombardment near Albert in distance 9/8/18
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Watercolour sketch depicting the landscape around Hamel, Western Front with a bombardment in the distance. Hamel is situated near the Somme battlefield and was the scene of significant and strategic A...ART03079
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Hamel, looking towards Albert
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Depicts the landscape at Hamel, Western Front with war damaged trees and ground. Hamel is situated near the Somme battlefield and was the scene of significant and strategic Allied victory on July 4 19...ART03085
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Letters from John Wesley Hetherington to his Family, 1916-1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Hetherington, John Wesley
Letters relating to the service of 1003 Warrant Officer John Wesley Hetherington, 2nd Battalion. The letters were written by Warrant Officer Hetherington to his family between 23 January 1916 and 20 ...RCDIG0000260
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Meads, John Hartley (Captain, b.1894 - d.1950)
Private Record
Maker: Meads, John Hartley
Diaries written by Captain John Harley Meads while serving with the 18th Battalion during the First World War. Detailed entries describe the front-line infantryman's experiences of patrols and fatigu...PR03005
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Military Medal : Lance Corporal B S Gordon, 41 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Mint
Military Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL35600.002
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Other Ranks field grey woollen trousers : German Army
Heraldry
Maker: Military contractor
German Army Other Ranks field grey woollen trousers (tuchhose) with scarlet piping in the outside seam of both legs. There is a pocket with a buttoned diagonal slit opening in the front of both hips, ...RELAWM05403.002
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Other rank's trousers : German Army
Heraldry
Maker: A Prous
German Army other rank's field grey wool trousers (tuchhose) with narrow scarlet piping running down the outer seam of both legs. There is a welt pocket with a buttoned diagonal slit opening in the fr...RELAWM05403.001
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Personal Files Book 19, 4 June - 24 June 1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Monash, John
File of papers relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, Australian Corps. This file, originally part of Book 19, covers 4 June 1918 to 24 June 1918 and includes d...RCDIG0000632
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Rea, Charles (Gunner)
Private Record
Maker: Rea, Charles
Two diaries relating to the First World War service of Gunner Charles Rea (30199), accompanied by three postcards and a typed transcript and letter. The diaries describe the sea voyage from Sydney to ...PR00184
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Rising Sun hat badge : Lance Corporal B S Gordon, 41 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Stokes & Sons, Melbourne
Oxidised Australian 'Rising Sun' general service hat badge, with pair of location lugs soldered to reverse.REL38014
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Victoria Cross : Driver Henry Dalziel, 15th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Hancocks
Victoria Cross. Engraved reverse suspender with recipient's details; reverse cross with date of action.REL43329.001
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Victory Medal : Private F R Roy, 42 Battery, 11 Brigade, Australian Field Artillery
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Victory Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/05908.003