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A file of the 56th Battalion in process of transfer to the northern side of the Somme near ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A file of the 56th Battalion in process of transfer to the northern side of the Somme near Clery-sur-Somme. While maintaining the attempts to cross the Somme marshes, General Monash transferred the 2n...E03201
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Australian red ensign : Private W D Reily, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Printed cotton Australian red ensign with six-pointed (1901-1908 pattern) Federation Star. Light stains on the flag are said to have been blood stains, which were once darker in colour.REL39008
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56 Battalion colour patch : Private C J Brill, 56 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Unit colour patch for the 56th Battalion. The vertically aligned rectangular patch is made of two parallel strips of colour, white and green. The white strip is made of wool flannelette and the green ...RELAWM14076.004
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Belgian 10 centimes coin: Corporal A C Hall, 54 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: German government
Belgian 10 centimes coin, dated 1916. The coin has both Flemish and French inscriptions, and has been circulated.RELC02134
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Belgian 25 centimes coins: Corporal A C Hall, 54 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: German government
Two Belgian 25 centimes coins, dated 1916. The coins have both Flemish and French inscriptions, and have been circulated.RELC02135
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Belgian 10 centimes coins: Corporal A C Hall, 54 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: German government
Two Belgian 10 centimes coins, dated 1916. The coins have both Flemish and French inscriptions, and have been circulated.RELC02136
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Belgian 25 centimes pierced coin: Corporal A C Hall, 54 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Belgian Government
Belgian 25 centimes pierced coin, dated 1913. The coin has Flemish inscriptions. The coin has been circulated.RELC02133
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Belgian 2 franc note: Corporal A C Hall, 54 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Societe Generale De Belgique
Belgian 2 franc note, serial no. G591167, dated 1915. The note has been circulated and has central vertical and horizontal fold marks. It has general use wear. On the lower right corner of the reverse...RELC02132
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Belgian 5 franc note: Corporal A C Hall, 54 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Banque Nationale De Belgique
Belgian 5 franc note, serial no. 553.K.835, issued in December 1918. The note has been circulated and has a central vertical fold mark. A small inscription in the lower right corner of the obverse rea...RELC02131
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British Pattern 1897 Sword and Scabbard : Major General J J Murray
Technology
Maker: Fenton Brothers Ltd
British Pattern 1897 Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel plated three quarter 'scroll' pattern pierced sheet steel guard with the GVR royal cypher and is stamped 2 D[broad arr...REL42334
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Acting Sergeant H F N Oliver, 20 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed on edge with recipient's details.REL34745.002
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Lance Corporal W G Kite, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL22873.003
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British War Medal 1914-20: Private Richard Thomas Hibbert, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL28649.001
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Sergeant M P McCall, 20 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL41097.002
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Bussell, Rupert Duffham (Private, b.? - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Bussell, Rupert Duffham
Collection relating to service of 3012 Private Rupert Duffham Bussell, 56 Battalion, France, 1916. Collection includes letters written home to mother in Australia.1DRL/0171
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c. 1917. A portrait of 254 Private Archibald Scott, 56th Battalion. Private Scott was killed on ...
Photograph
c. 1917. A portrait of 254 Private Archibald Scott, 56th Battalion. Private Scott was killed on 1918-05-21 and he is buried in the Crouy British War Cemetery, Crouy-Sur-Somme, France. This portrait is...P01920.006
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Christie, Theodore (Private, b:1884 - d:1950)
Manuscript
Maker: Christie, Theodore Crowley, Dave
Manuscript which contains a transcript of the story entitled "A True Story, July 1916: The Pump of Fromelles" by 2799 Private Theodore (Theo) Christie 56 Battalion. Included are background notes compi...MSS2010
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Deceased Soldier's Kit tag : Private C J Brill, 56 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular white cardboard tag with a vertical red stripe through the centre. At the top is printed 'Australian Imperial Force, Kit Store.'. Beneath this is 'DECEASED SOLDIER'S KIT.'. Underneath is...RELAWM14076.007
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Dewey, Sidney Charles
Private Record
Maker: Dewey, Sidney Charles Dewey, Sidney Charles
Collection relating to No 1489 (previously No 1342) Warrant Officer 2 Sidney C Dewey, 56th Battalion. Collection includes commissioning warrant, pay book, statement of account, discharge certificate,...3DRL/6620
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Diary of a Soldier, France 1916, It May Interest You
Manuscript
Maker: Bickle, Margaret Stork, Henry Wadds
Typed manuscript detailing the First World War service of 5454 Private Henry Wadds Stork and his brother 5455 Private Richard Stork, who enlisted in 1916. The manuscript consists of a transcript of He...MSS1998
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Distinguished Conduct Medal : Private W G Kite, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Mint
Distinguished Conduct Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL22873.001
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Dunlop, Athol Cedric (Private b.1892 - d.1963)
Private Record
Maker: Dunlop, Athol Cedric
Diary (in 5 instalments) and letters describing food shortages on troopship, Heliopolis, picket duty in Cairo and forming a reserve brigade in Abbassia. Mentions morale problems resulting from changes...PR00676
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Elliott, George Stephenson (Captain, b.1885 - d.1917)
Manuscript
Maker: Millar, George Anthony (Tony)
Twenty seven page illustrated typescript biography of Captain George Stephenson Elliott MC, by Tony Millar. Capt Elliott served as a doctor with 56 Battalion on the Western Front and was awarded the ...MSS2221
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Elliott, George Stephenson MC(Captain, b.1885 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Elliott, George Stephenson
Collection relating to service of Captain George Stephenson Elliott MC, Australian Army Medical Corps attached to 56 Battalion, France 1916. Collection consists of a photocopy of letter from George E...1DRL/0262
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Elliott, Lionel F S (Sergeant 56th Bn. d.1920)
Private Record
Maker: Elliott, Lionel F S
DESCRIPTIONS OF TRAVELLING THROUGH AND TRAINING IN EGYPT. COMPLAINS TRAINING IS TOO HEAVY. NOTES NUMBER OF CASUALTIES IN HOSPITALS. DETAILED ACCOUNT OF LEAVING EGYPT. IMPRESSIONS OF TRENCH WARFARE IN ...2DRL/0213
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Elphinstone, Nicholas Archibald (1. Lance Corporal, 56th Bn AIF. 2. Chief Warden, Nat Emergency Service (NSW) b.1893 - d.1974)
Private Record
Maker: Elphinstone, Nicholas Archibald
NOTEBOOK CONTAINING BRIEF ENTRIES AS TO LOCATION AND ACTIVITIES, NOTES TAKEN DURING NCO COURSE IN GAS WARFARE AND AIR RAID WARDENS HANDBOOKPR88/107
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Hillier, Rubin James (Lance Corporal, b.1891 - d.1980)
Private Record
Maker: Hillier, Rubin James
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2417 Lance Corporal Rubin James Hillier DCM, 56th Australian Infantry Battalion. Collection consists of: A 1917 diary covering his service in Fra...PR84/190
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Identity disc : Private H F N Oliver, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Aluminium identity disc on a leather strap. The disc is engraved with '2767 H.F.N. Oliver 56 Batt 56 A.I.F. C of E.'. The disc was initally engraved with the wearer's original unit, 20 Battalion, howe...REL34747
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Improvised Australian notice board, 'To the Great Push, Diggers Avenue' : Captain A M Cohen, 56th Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular wooden board taken from a ration box. Both vertical sides have nail holes, with the left side still retaining all four nails. These are bent as if ripped from the box. The following legend...RELAWM00860
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Improvised sign, 56 Battalion, AIF, 'Verband Stelle' : La Flaque, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Raw timber sign board, made from a section of wood cut from a single plank. The sign has the words 'Verband Stelle' [dressing post], painted in black, separated by a white circle, with a black border,...RELAWM00925
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Jennings, Daisy (Civilian)
Private Record
Maker: Jennings, Daisy
23 POSTCARDS SENT TO MISS JENNINGS MOSTLY FROM CPL COLIN BARCLAY-SMITH OF THE 56 BN. PERSONAL MESSAGES3DRL/4084
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Lynch, Clive (Private, 56th Bn, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Lynch, Clive
Collection relating to the service of Private Clive Lynch of 56th Battalion, AIF. Collection consists of letters written by Private Lynch to his family, particularly his children. They contain descri...PR84/332
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Memorials erected near Quinconce, by the 53rd and 56th Battalions to members of the Battalions ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Memorials erected near Quinconce, by the 53rd and 56th Battalions to members of the Battalions who fell in the attack on Peronne on 1 September and 2 September 1918. Note the lists of names on each cr...E03765
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Military Cross ribbon bar : Lieutenant R J Poore, 56th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Cross ribbon bar with white and purple silk ribbon and a brooch-pin back. Tied to the ribbon bar with a length of string is a glazed linen Australian War Museums object label (see RELAWM12147...RELAWM12147.001
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Military Medal : Private W G Kite, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL22873.002
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1. Miller, Joseph 2. Miller, William (1. Private, 56th, Bn, AIF 2. Corporal, 18th Bn, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Miller, Joseph Henry Miller, William Benjamin
POSTCARD ALBUM CONTAINING CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE FAMILY FROM BOTH BROTHERS WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICEPR82/187
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O'Halloran, William Eustace (Lieutenant, b. - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: O'Halloran, William Eustace
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant William Eustace O'Halloran, 56 Battalion, AIF, France, 1916. Collection consists of one letter written by Lieutenant O'Halloran in August 1916, to his...1DRL/0534
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Photograph of 'Gladys' : Private C J Brill, 56 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Half of a photograph, showing a young woman in a coat with a fur collar. The name 'Gladys' is signed diagonally on the photograph. Beneath the image of the woman is some purple handwriting which is no...RELAWM14076.006
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Pocket book : Private C J Brill, 56 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Cassell & Company Limited
Pocket book with green fabric cover. On the front is printed 'Letts's Diary, 1916' in gold. The book has sustained shell damage and has a number of holes. Many pages are in fragments or are loose from...RELAWM14076.002
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Portrait of Lieutenant Mackenzie Macdonald. Macdonald enlisted in the AIF on 29 August 1914 and ...
Photograph
Portrait of Lieutenant Mackenzie Macdonald. Macdonald enlisted in the AIF on 29 August 1914 and was an original member of the 4th Battalion. He landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, was promoted to co...P01395.007
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Rising Sun hat badge : Private C J Brill, 56 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Stokes
Damaged Rising Sun hat badge. The badge is twisted and part of it is broken away due to shell damage. The reverse of the badge has two lugs for attachment.RELAWM14076.003
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Silver War Badge : Private H F N Oliver, 56 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Silver War Badge. Circular badge with the words 'FOR KING AND EMPIRE SERVICES RENDERED' around the rim, and a voided cypher and crown of King George V in the centre. The reverse has a hinged horizonta...REL34748
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Souvenir Australian red ensign : Private C J Brill, 56 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small souvenir Australian Red Ensign. The flag is backed with white fabric. The the end near Union Jack is frayed. The other end of the flag has been damaged.RELAWM14076.005
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Studio portrait of 2821 Sergeant (Sgt) James Ferguson, 56th Battalion, of Merewether, NSW. A ...
Photograph
Maker: Mr B's Studios
Studio portrait of 2821 Sergeant (Sgt) James Ferguson, 56th Battalion, of Merewether, NSW. A butcher prior to enlisting in June 1915, Private Ferguson embarked from Sydney with the 4th Battalion, 9...P08706.004
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Turner, William Terry (Sergeant, b.1887 - d.1959)
Private Record
Maker: Turner, William Terry
Collection relating to the service of 3484 Sergeant William Terry Turner, 56 Battalion (and formerly of 45 Battalion), AIF, at sea, Western Front, England, 1917-1919. Collection consists of 116 lette...1DRL/0586
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Victory Medal : Acting Sergeant H F N Oliver, 20 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Victory Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL34745.003
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Victory Medal : Sergeant M P McCall, 20 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Victory Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL41097.003
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Victory Medal with MID : Lance Corporal W G Kite, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Victory Medal with MID oak leaf. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL22873.004
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Wallet : Private C J Brill, 56 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular brown leather three-fold wallet, secured shut by two press studs (one press stud is damaged). The interior of the wallet is lined with leather. Each side of the interior is fitted with two...RELAWM14076.001