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A crash in the desert
Art
Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a desert landscape, with a small aeroplane on the ground and figure to the right of the plane. Aircraft such as this, possibly a BE12 or RE8, were used at the beginning of the war for reconnai...ART02684
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After the Zeppelin raids
Art
Depicts a German family scene, consisting of a mother, holding baby and scolding a small child for disturbing her father. The father, a German officer in uniform, slumps wearily in a chair. The captio...ART02294
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Air Vice Marshal Henry Neilson Wrigley CBE DFC AFC (Ret'd) discusses his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), 1921-1946, in an interview with Frank Marshall
Sound
Maker: Wrigley, Henry Neilson
Air Vice Marshal Henry Neilson Wrigley CBE DFC AFC (Ret'd) discusses his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), 1921-1946, in an interview with Frank MarshallS00416
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Aitken, James Murray, MC (Lieutenant, b.1891 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Aitken, James Murray
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant James Murray Aitken, MC, 11 Battalion, Gallipoli and France, 5 December 1914-12 May 1918. Letters and diaries provide detailed descriptions of Aitken'...1DRL/0013
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Akers, Charles Alfred (Lance Corporal, b.? - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Akers, Charles Alfred
Typewritten copies of letters from Lance Corporal Charles Alfred Akers, 35 Battalion, 16 December 1916 - 6 October 1917. Letters were written to his mother and describe voyage over via South Africa;...1DRL/0014
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An account written by Col Chaplain James Green
Digitised Collection
Maker: Green, James
An account written by Col Chaplain James Green, with the Australians in Flanders, entitled 'News from No Man’s Land” [date unkown]. The account describes the action on the front in detail including r...AWM2017.6.78
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Angus, George Grant Geddes (Private, b.? - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Angus, George Grant Geddes
Collection relating to the service of 4127 Private George Grant Geddes Angus, 1 Pioneer Battalion, France, 1916. Collection includes letters written by Angus to his parents and an account of his jour...1DRL/0044
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An incident I saw Fritzy being chased by our planes
Art
Maker: Macqueen, Kenneth
This sketch shows an air battle of an allied plane chasing a German aircraft. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by the Macqueen family in 2009ART93966
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Argyle, Douglas Roy (Private, b.1893 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Argyle, Douglas Roy
Collection relating to the service of 4562 Private Douglas Roy Argyle, 6 Battalion, Gallipoli, 1915-1916. Collection consists of a diary compiled while Argyle was serving at Gallipoli.1DRL/0050
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Attack on Peronne
Art
Maker: Fullwood, A Henry
Soldiers of the 53rd Battalion, 5th Division, 1st Australian Imperial Force, are depicted during the Attack on Peronne from 29 August until 2 September 1918. Peronne was a strategic location in a heav...ART02503
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Avery, John Goodall (Major, b.1882 - d.1968)
Private Record
Maker: Avery, John Goodall
Collection relating to service of Major John Goodall Avery, Australian Army Medical Corps, Egypt and France, 1916. Collection contains a copy of Avery's diary for the period 26 July 1916 to 25 Decemb...1DRL/0073
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Baker, Thomas Charles Richmond (Captain, DFC, MM, b.1897 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Baker, Thomas Charles Richmond
Collection relating to the First World war service of Captain Thomas Charles Richmond Baker, DFC, MM and Bar, 16th Battery, 6th Field Artillery Brigade and later No. 4 Squadron Australian Flying Corps...1DRL/0084
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Barry, Owen Cressy (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Barry, Owen Cressy
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Owen Cressy Barry, 12 Light Horse Regiment and 4 Squadron Australian Flying Corps. Collection includes copies of Barry's diary describing actions on Galli...1DRL/0098
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Battle of Menin Road
Art
Maker: Power, H Septimus
The Battle of Menin Road was an offensive operation, part of the Third Battle of Ypres on the Western Front, which saw the first involvement of Australian units (1st and 2nd Divisions AIF) in the Thir...ART03327
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Beer, (given names unknown) (Landsturmman)
Private Record
Maker: Beer, (given names unknown)
Collection relating to service of Landsturmann [given names unknown] Beer, 89th Grenadier Regt, 17th Div, Imperial German Army, France, 1916. Extracts and translation made at unknown later date.1DRL/0106
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Berry, Roy Morley (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Berry, Roy Morley
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Roy Morley Berry, 25 Battalion, France, 1917. Collection includes letters written by Berry to his mother.1DRL/0114
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Betts, Robert Wye (Gunner, b.? - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Betts, Robert Wye
Collection relating to service of 3604 Gunner Robert Wye Betts, 102 Howitzer Battery, Gallipoli, Egypt and France, 1914-1917. Collection contains letters written to family in England. Collection com...1DRL/0115
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Boe, James (Lance Corporal, b.c.1887 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Boe, James
Collection relating to service of 1916 Lance Corporal James Boe, 1 Light Trench Mortar Battery, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1916. Collection includes copies of letters describing active service writte...1DRL/0132
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Bringing up the guns
Art
Maker: Power, H Septimus
Commissioned to produce a large-scale battle scene, Septimus Power drew from his experince on the Western Front as an official war artist from September to December 1917 to create Bringing up the guns...ART03334
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British planes flying towards the Lines over the Somme 1918
Art
Maker: Carline, Richard
Depicts a painting of either Australian Flying Corps (AFC) or the British Royal Flying Corps, biplanes flying over river valley in moonlight, Somme, Western Front during the First World War. The AFC w...ART50032
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Burnett, Thomas Vincent (Sergeant, b.? - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Burnett, Thomas Vincent
Collection relating to service of 504 Sergeant Thomas Vincent Burnett MM, 20 Battalion, France, 1916. Collection includes letters written home to family in Australia.1DRL/0164
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Byrne, Cecil John (Private, b.? - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Byrne, Cecil John
Collection relating to service of 3016 Private Cecil John Byrne MM, 2 Pioneer Battalion, France 1916. Collection includes letters written home to mother in Araluen, NSW.1DRL/0174
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Callary, Philip Ignatius (Captain, b.1886 - d.1915)
Private Record
Maker: Callary, Philip Ignatius
Collection relating to service of Captain Philip Ignatius Callary, 9 Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 1915. Collection includes letters written home to family in Petersburg, South Australia.1DRL/0178
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Cameron, Alexander Douglas (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Cameron, Alexander Douglas
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Alexander Douglas Cameron, 36 Battalion, England and France, 1916-1918. Collection includes letters sent to family in Hillgrove, New South Wales. Copies ...1DRL/0183
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Campbell, Douglas Gordon (Captain, b.1887 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Campbell, Douglas Gordon
Collection relating to service of Captain Douglas Gordon Campbell, 5 Field Artillery Brigade, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1918. Collection includes transcribed copies of letters written home to family...1DRL/0187
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Cornell, Harold Gordon (Lieutenant, b.1891 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Cornell, Harold Gordon
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Harold Gordon Cornell, 2 Squadron Australian Flying Corps, At sea and England, 1916-1917. Collection includes, letters; training notes and diary kept by C...1DRL/0212
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Cornish, Edmund Warhurst (Captain, b.1897 - d.1929)
Private Record
Maker: Cornish, Edmund Warhurst Various
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2352 Captain Edmund Warhurst Cornish, MC and Bar, 13th, 45th and 63rd Infantry Battalions AIF and later No. 2 Squadron, AFC. Collection consists ...1DRL/0214
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Davey, Allan Isaac (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Davey, Allan Isaac
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Allan Isaac Davey, 32 Battalion, France, 1916. Collection includes a letter written home to Davey's brother, Alex.1DRL/0234
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Dawn at Hamel, 4 July 1918
Art
Maker: Bell, George
Depicts the Battle of Hamel, July 1918. Australian Corps were under the command of General John Monash (the Battle of Hamel was his first operational success; the Australians had artillery support of ...ART03590
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Docks at Bruges under aerial attack by the Royal Air Force (RAF). (Purchased from the British Air ...
Photograph
Docks at Bruges under aerial attack by the Royal Air Force (RAF). (Purchased from the British Air Ministry as negative PPG 253)H12000
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Easton, George Campbell (Corporal)
Private Record
Maker: Easton, George Campbell
Collection relating to service of 554 Corporal George Campbell Easton, 2 Machine Gun Battalion, France, 1917. Collection includes typewritten extracts from letters written home to family in Sydney, N...1DRL/0255
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Ellsworth, Norman Griffiths (Battery Sergeant Major, d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Ellsworth, Norman Griffiths
Collection relating to the First World War service of 843 Battery Sergeant Major Norman Griffiths Ellsworth, 102 Howitzer Battery (2 Field Artillery Brigade), Egypt, Gallipoli, France and Belgium, 191...1DRL/0266
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First Australian Division Artillery going into the 3rd Battle of Ypres
Art
Maker: Power, H Septimus
Features the 1st Australian Division Artillery during the Third Battle of Ypres on the Western Front. 18-pounder guns are pictured being brought forward by teams of six horses, other guns already in p...ART03330
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Flett, Irving Russell (Lieutenant)
Private Record
Maker: Flett, Irving Russell
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Irving Russell Flett, 23 Battalion, Egypt, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1916. Collection includes photostat copies of Flett's letters to his family in Brigh...1DRL/0295
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Friedrich Karl von Preussen (Prinzen)
Private Record
Maker: von Preussen, Friedrich Karl
Collection relating to service of Prinzen Friedrich Karl von Preussen, Commander 41st Reconnaissance Flight, France 1917. Collection includes a note in German relating to an incident involving the Ge...EXDOC006
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Gatliff, Charles Edwin (Captain, b.1882 - d.1959)
Private Record
Maker: Gatliff, Charles Edwin
Collection relating to service of Captain Charles Edwin Gatliff, 4 Light Horse Regiment [later 50 & 51 Field Artillery Battery, 13 Field Artillery Brigade], Egypt, France and Belgium. Collection incl...1DRL/0309
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'Gotha', Scottish camp, Reninghelst
Art
Maker: Leist, Fred
Depicts searchlights around group of buildings at Reninghelst, 4 miles (6 1/2 Kilometres approx) south west of, searchlights focused on German aircraft on bombing raid on moonlight night; Third Battle...ART02889
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HMAS Sydney's fight with a Zeppelin in the North Sea
Art
Maker: Bryant, Charles
Featured in this work is an unusual action involving the Australian light cruiser 'Sydney', which took place on 4 May 1917. Under Captain John Dumaresq the cruiser was leading a British ship, 'Dublin...ART12418
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Hugh Alexander Waters Griffiths as a member No 2 Squadron Australian Flying Corps (AFC), France in the First World War, interviewed by Wing Commander Ken Llewelyn (RAAF Res).
Sound
Maker: Griffiths, Hugh Alexander Waters Llewelyn, Kenneth Llewelyn, Kenneth
Hugh Griffiths discusses his work as a wireless operator in the AFC during the First World War and his work for the RAN during the Second World War.S01644
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Interviews with four RFC veterans Messers Allport, Killingsworth, Notley & Hammond for the 0-10 TV series Australians at war
Film
Maker: Heidrich, H J
Interviews with four veterans of the Royal Flying Corps. Veterans in order of appearance are Mr John Allport, Mr Tom Killingsworth, Mr Harold Notley and Mr Bunny Hammond, OBE. Mr Allport tells how he ...F10231
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Kriegsflieger an der Westfront F243 = Warplanes on the Western Front F243
Film
Maker: Reichsanstalt fur Film und Bild in Wissenschaft und Unterricht
A Reichsanstalt fur Film und Bild in Wissenschaft und Unterricht (RWU) production on the various aspects of the air war on the Western Front such as aerial reconnaissance, bombing, aerial dogfights an...F06925
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Lens under aerial attack by the Royal Air Force (RAF). (Purchased from the British Air Ministry ...
Photograph
Lens under aerial attack by the Royal Air Force (RAF). (Purchased from the British Air Ministry as negative PPG 254)H12001
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Leo Aloysius McCartin (Lieutenant); Patrick McCartin (Flying Officer)
Private Record
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia McCartin, Leo Aloysius McCartin, Patrick Leo
Collection relating to 517 Lieutenant Leo Aloysius McCartin, 22 Battalion, 1917-1918 and 419328 Flying Officer Patrick Leo McCartin, 75 (NZ) Squadron RAF,1942-1944. The collection relating to Leo McCa...PR03129
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Letters from Irving Russell Flett to his Family, 1915-1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Flett, Irving Russell
Letters relating to service of Lieutenant Irving Russell Flett, 23rd Battalion. The original letters were written by Irving Flett to his family in Brighton, Victoria, between 8 May 1915 and 12 July 1...RCDIG0000187
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Letters from James Boe to his Family, 1915-1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Boe, James
Typewritten copy of letters relating to the First World War service of 1916 Lance Corporal James Boe, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery. The typewritten copies of letters were written by James Boe to h...RCDIG0000205
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Letters from Norman Griffiths Ellsworth to his Family, 1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Ellsworth, Norman Griffiths
Letters relating to the First World War service of 843 Battery Sergeant Major Norman Griffiths Ellsworth, 102nd Howitzer Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade. The letters were written by Norman Ellsw...RCDIG0000232
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Letters from Norman Griffiths Ellsworth to his Mother, 1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Ellsworth, Norman Griffiths
Letters relating to the First World War service of 843 Battery Sergeant Major Norman Griffiths Ellsworth, 102nd Howitzer Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade. The letters were written by Norman Ellsw...RCDIG0000231
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Letters from Robert Pearce Flockart to his Mother, 1915
Digitised Collection
Maker: Flockart, Robert Pearce
Photostat copies of letters relating to the First World War service of Major Robert Pearce Flockart, 5th Battalion. The original letters were written by Robert Flockart to his mother in East Camberwel...RCDIG0000247
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Mackay, Alexander Sutherland (Gunner, b.1884 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Mackay, Alexander Sutherland
Collection relating to the service of 30137 Gunner Alexander Sutherland Mackay, 8 Brigade, Australian Field Artillery, AIF, Australia, at sea, England, France, Belgium, 1916-1918. Collections consist...1DRL/0441
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[Material prepared for evidence before Dardanelles Commission] Extracts from Helles Evacuation File
Digitised Collection
Maker: Birdwood, William Riddell Various
This file contains letters and telegrams written or received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 22 December 1915 and 11 January 1916. This correspondence discusses the evacuation from Hell...RCDIG0000111
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[Material prepared for evidence before Dardanelles Commission] Extracts from Suvla [Helles] Evacuation File
Digitised Collection
Maker: Birdwood, William Riddell Various
This file contains letters and telegrams written or received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 22 December 1915 and 11 January 1916. This correspondence discusses the evacuation from Hell...RCDIG0000110
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McWhinney, Norman Burnett (Private, b.1896 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: McWhinney, Norman Burnett
Collection relating to the service of 2415 Private Norman Burnett McWhinney, 23 Battalion, at sea, Egypt, France, 1915-1916. Collection consists of twenty-three typescript copies of letters written b...1DRL/0465
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Mortensen, Walter Mayfield (Lieutenant, b.1888 - d.?)
Private Record
Maker: Mortensen, Walter Mayfield
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Walter Mayfield Mortensen, 2 Tunnelling Company, AIF, Belgium, 1917. Collection consists of one letter written by Lieutenant Mortensen to his family. ...1DRL/0518
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Nixon, James Harold Claude (Lieutenant, b.1890 - d.1920)
Private Record
Maker: Various
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant James Harold Claude Nixon, Royal Flying Corps, England and France, 1915-1918. Nixon initially commenced his service with the Australian...PR03230
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Notebook of James Stuart Leslie Ross
Digitised Collection
Maker: Ross, James Stuart Leslie
Diary relating to the First World War service of 589 Lieutenant James Stuart Leslie Ross, 2nd Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. Ross’ diary contains brief, irregular entries dated between 1 January...AWM2019.22.234
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Peronne. Heavy artillery advancing through the town
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
The 1st Australian Imperial Force going through the ruins of Peronne with heavy artillery such as 8 inch howitzers. A biplane can be seen flying overhead. Smoke from burning villages is visible in t...ART03043
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Pfalz D.XII Scout Aircraft
Technology
Maker: Luckenwalde Propellerwerke Luckenwalde Propellerwerke
Pfalz D.XII single engine biplane scout/fighter aircraft, serial no. 2600/18. The fuselage is constructed from moulded plywood, and the wings/tail assembly is constructed from timber ply and strip sec...RELAWM04805
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Pfalz D.XII Scout Aircraft : Fuselage
Technology
The fuselage of Pfalz D.XII single engine biplane scout/fighter aircraft, serial no. 2600/18. The fuselage is constructed from moulded plywood and is covered with a plain linen material which was then...RELAWM04805.001
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That liberty shall not perish from the Earth buy Liberty Bonds...
Art
Maker: Pennell, Joseph US Government Alco-gravure Inc
Poster depicts a headless Statue of Liberty in front of burning buildings after an air raid, poster quotes from the Declaration of Independence: 'That liberty shall not perish from the earth' and urge...ARTV00825
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The gunners, France
Art
Maker: Power, H Septimus
Depicts four artillerymen on a battlefield working an 18 pounder gun while another figure, standing, looks through binoculars behind them. The action is taking place at the Third Battle of Ypres in Pa...ART09100
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The incident for which Lieutenant F.H. McNamara was awarded the VC
Art
Maker: Power, H Septimus
Lieutenant F H McNamara and Captain D W Rutherford were returning from an aerial bombing near Gaza on 20 March 1917 when Captain Rutherford was forced down. Although wounded and under heavy rifle fire...ART08007
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Transcribed letters from Douglas Gordon Campbell to his Father, 1915-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Campbell, Douglas Gordon
Transcribed letters relating to service of Captain Douglas Gordon Campbell, 5th Field Artillery Brigade. The original letters were written by Captain Campbell to his Father between 11 August 1915 and...RCDIG0000906
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Wackett, Lawrence James, DFC, AFC (Major, b.1896 - d.1982 )
Private Record
Maker: Wackett, Lawrence James
Collection relating to the service of Squadron Leader Lawrence James Wackett, DFC, AFC, 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, France, 1918. Collection consists of typescript notes compiled by Major Wa...1DRL/0589
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War planes of the Australian Flying Corps
Art
Maker: Longstaff, Will
Depicts the 1st Australian Imperial Force, No 2 Squadron and No 4 Squadron, war planes of the Australian Flying Corps. The identifiable aircraft in the painting are from top to bottom; Handley Page O/...ART03029
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William Smith (103650) interviewed about his experiences in the Royal Engineers and the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) during the First World War
Sound
Maker: William Smith Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; pre-war employment; enlistment in the Royal Engineers; mother's reaction to enlistment; duties as a dispatch rider; covering party duties in No-man's land; awarded the Military ...S02067