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Ambush Koegas
Art
Maker: J S
Koegas area, possibly northern. Most likely depicting British mounted force being fired on by concealed Boers on hillside. The large white smoke puffs from the fired guns are perhaps caused by the B...ART19540
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Anderson, James William (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Anderson, James William
The diary of Private Anderson detailing his time in South Africa, including details on raiding, spies, the heavy fighting, the large number of Boer soldiers, the disarming of farmers and the participa...PR00369
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(Australian Contingent)
Private Record
DOCUMENT OF WELCOME PRESENTED TO THE OFFICER COMMANDING THE AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENT BY THE MAYOR OF PORT ELIZABETH ON THEIR ARRIVAL AT ALGOA BAY, 24 NOVEMBER 1899.EXDOC121
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Battle of the Modder River, November 28, 1899. Methuen's great fight
Art
Maker: Unknown George Newnes Ltd W H Smith & Son
Depicts the 1899 battle at Modder River Station, where members of the 62nd and 75th Batteries Royal Field Artillery, 9th Lancers, Guards Brigade, Scots Guards, 9th Brigade, 2nd Coldstream Guards, Argy...ART19886
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Between two fires
Art
Maker: Hardy, Norman H.
One of a series of illustrations reproduced in a book by Frank Wilkinson, 'Australia at the front: a colonial view of the Boer War', John Long, London, 1901. Hardy based his illustrations on sketches ...ART19670
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Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal : Private D Roberts, Prince Alfred's Volunteer Guard
Heraldry
Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal with the bar 'BECHUANALAND'. The recipient's rank, name and unit are engraved on the edge. Obverse: The bust of Queen Victoria wearing a veil and a small crown,...RELAWM14708
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Clarke, Arthur Hill (Trooper)
Private Record
Maker: Clarke, Arthur Hill
Original diaries of Trooper Clarke, 4th (Queensland Imperial Bushmen) contingent. Includes transcript with introductory essay by R. Davies, and photograph. Diaries provide detailed descriptions of mov...PR00326
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Clothes Brush : Private C Cooke, Queensland Mounted Infantry
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Clothes Brush. The number '149', has been roughly carved into the top of the wooden handle. The top of the handle has a thin wooden cover that has been nailed with 8 small tacks to the base. One of th...REL/11945
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Dawson, Fred (Trooper, b.1881 - d.1952)
Private Record
Maker: Dawson, Frederick
Notebook, containing mostly poetry and song lyrics, kept by No. 1599 Tropper Dawson during his service in the Boer War.PR01485
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Diary of an unknown Boer War soldier, October - November 1899
Digitised Collection
Maker: Unknown
Diary of an unknown soldier who served during the Boer War. This handwritten diary contains entries for the period 24 October to 1 November 1899. The soldier, presumably Australian, records the condit...RCDIG0001504
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Distinguished Conduct Medal : Private A E Starkey, 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Conduct Medal (VR). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/06460.001
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Distinguished Conduct Medal : Sergeant R C Gifford, South African Light Horse
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Conduct Medal (Ed VII). The original naming has been ground down and the edge engraved (in place of the normal impressed naming) with Gifford's details .REL42469.001
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DORDRECHT, SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-12-30. THE SAD ROLL CALL AFTER SOME OF THE BRITISH WERE CUT OFF AT ...
Photograph
DORDRECHT, SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-12-30. THE SAD ROLL CALL AFTER SOME OF THE BRITISH WERE CUT OFF AT DORDRECHT. (DONOR: ROGER SMITH). (THIS IMAGE IS AVAILABLE AS A STEREO IMAGE OR AS A SINGLE FRAME.)P00044.043
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Edward VII Coronation Medal : Lance Corporal E A Starkey, 3rd Battalion, Victorian Colonial Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Edward VII Coronation Medal. Unnamed as issued.REL/06460.003
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Emergency Field Ration tin : Private C Cooke, Queensland Mounted Infantry
Heraldry
Maker: Bovril Company
Unopened emergency field service ration tin in the form of an oval tin cylinder with soldered ends. A tinned band, impressed '12-99' runs around the centre of the tin and is designed to be opened by a...REL/11950
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Field service cap badge: Private C Cooke, Queensland Mounted Infantry
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A voided Southern Cross backed with red felt within a circle inscribed 'QUEENSLAND' and surmounted by Queen Victoria's crown which is joined to the badge by two laurel leaves extending from each side ...REL/11952
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Khedive's Star : Private W E Learoyd, New South Wales Ambulance Corps, Sudan Contingent
Heraldry
Maker: Henry Jenkins and Sons
Khedive's Bronze Star. Unnamed as issued.REL/04857.003
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King's South Africa Medal : Sergeant R C Gifford, South African Light Horse
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
King's South Africa Medal with clasps for South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902. Impressed around edge with recipient's details .REL42469.003
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Lacey, Henry (Sergeant, b.1878 - d.1954)
Private Record
Maker: Lacey, Henry
Papers of Sergeant Henry Lacey of the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen; includes certificates and a handwrittem memorandum.PR01298
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Lapel badge: African War Veterans Association Queensland - First Officer J T Woods, St John Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Handford
Shield shaped enamelled lapel badge surmounted by King's crown. The border is red and contains the words 'African War Veterans Association Queensland', surrounding a central depiction of a mounted sol...REL34105
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Lewington, Alfred (Private, b.1872 - d.1957)
Private Record
Maker: Lewington, Alfred
Discharge certificate, leave pass and letter of reference for Private Lewington, who served with, and gathered intelligence for, the Cape Colony Cyclist Corps.PR00426
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Lord Roberts' Bodyguard Detail badge : Private C Cooke, Queensland Mounted Infantry
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
The badge is a cross shape, surmounted by the Queen Victoria crown. The body of the badge is square with a circle inside the square. The centre of the circle is voided, but a large letter 'R' has been...REL/11955
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MacKenzie, Albert William (Private d.1904)
Private Record
Maker: MacKenzie, Albert William
Letters to his sweetheart Miss Lily Porter, commenting on enlistment and artillery training in Brisbane, voyage on SS `Cornwall', capture of farm near Orange River, attack at Sunnyside, Boer tactics, ...PR00318
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Mauser Model 1893 Carbine : Lieutenant J McFarlane, Victorian Mounted Rifles
Technology
Maker: Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken AG
Mauser Model 1893 carbine with a turned down bolt arm. The left side of the action is marked DEUTSCHE WAFFEN UND MUNITIONSFABRIKEN BERLIN and the serial number. It has a full wood stock and top hand g...REL28266
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McCorkell, John (Private, b.1878 - d.1902)
Private Record
Maker: McCorkell, John
Collection relating to the Boer War service of 727 Private John McCorkell, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles (5th VMR), South Africa, 1901-1902. Collection consists of an original handwritten diary, with t...PR04403
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Melbourne, Vic. c. 1902. Studio portrait of Private Alfred Lewington, born 4 August 1872 in ...
Photograph
Maker: The Swiss Studios
Melbourne, Vic. c. 1902. Studio portrait of Private Alfred Lewington, born 4 August 1872 in Yarrawonga, Vic, died 4 November 1957 in Narrandera, NSW. During the Boer War Lewington joined the Cape Colo...P01977.001
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NSW Officers at the Front
Art
Maker: Unknown
Depicts a group portrait of members of the New South Mounted Infantry, New South Citizens' Bushmen's Contingent, Imperial Bushmen's Contingent, New South Irish Rifles, New South Corps of Engineers No...ART50125
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ORANGE RIVER COLONY. CIRCA 1901 TO 1902. BRITISH SUPPLIES BEING BROUGHT ACROSS THE ZAND DRIFT, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
ORANGE RIVER COLONY. CIRCA 1901 TO 1902. BRITISH SUPPLIES BEING BROUGHT ACROSS THE ZAND DRIFT, ORANGE RIVER COLONY DURING THE BRITISH PURSUIT OF DE WET WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO INVADE THE CAPE COLONY. (D...A05076
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Palmietfontein, Cape Province, South Africa, c. 1900-01. A group of black South Africans serving ...
Photograph
Palmietfontein, Cape Province, South Africa, c. 1900-01. A group of black South Africans serving with the British forces and, behind them, three cooks from an Army Medical Corps unit with one of the A...P01855.002
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Patriotic needle holder : Private C Cooke, Queensland Mounted Infantry
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cross stitch patriotic needle holder in the pattern of the Union Jack flag. The reverse of the needle holder shows signs of use with several needle holes.REL/11944
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Pearce, Robert St Julien (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1862 - d.1922)
Private Record
Collection relating to the South African War (Boer War) and First World War service of Major Robert St Julien Pearce, New South Wales Field Artillery, South Africa, Australia, and India, 1900-c.1915. ...PR00025
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PORT ELIZABETH, CAPE COLONY, SOUTH AFRICA. C 1900. HEAVY INDUSTRY ON THE SHORES OF THE HARBOUR. ...
Photograph
PORT ELIZABETH, CAPE COLONY, SOUTH AFRICA. C 1900. HEAVY INDUSTRY ON THE SHORES OF THE HARBOUR. (PHOTOGRAPHERS: UNDERWOOD AND UNDERWOOD. ORIGINALS IN AWM ARCHIVAL STORE)P00295.456
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PORT ELIZABETH, CAPE COLONY, SOUTH AFRICA. C 1900. SCENE OF DOCKYARD ACTIVITY. NOTE SWIMMING BATH ...
Photograph
PORT ELIZABETH, CAPE COLONY, SOUTH AFRICA. C 1900. SCENE OF DOCKYARD ACTIVITY. NOTE SWIMMING BATH IN BACKGROUND. (PHOTOGRAPHERS: UNDERWOOD AND UNDERWOOD. ORIGINALS IN AWM ARCHIVAL STORE)P00295.455
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PORT ELIZABETH, CAPE COLONY, SOUTH AFRICA. C 1900. SCENE OF DOCKYARD ACTIVITY. (PHOTOGRAPHERS: ...
Photograph
PORT ELIZABETH, CAPE COLONY, SOUTH AFRICA. C 1900. SCENE OF DOCKYARD ACTIVITY. (PHOTOGRAPHERS: UNDERWOOD AND UNDERWOOD. ORIGINALS IN AWM ARCHIVAL STORE)P00295.454
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Presentation Watch Fob : Private W Asquith, 1 NSW Mounted Rifles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Presentation watch fob in the shape of a cross. The cross is similar in shape to a cross paronce, but with sharper points. Between each arm is a triangle. The arms are decorated with a leaf design. Th...REL33947
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Private Victories: The Second Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen, 1901-1902
Manuscript
Maker: Clifford, Darren
21 page manuscript. The manuscript examines the nature of service of the Second Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen during the South African War during the period 1901 to 1902. The origins of the force are exp...MSS2091
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Queensland Military Forces button : Private C Cooke, Queensland Mounted Infantry
Heraldry
Maker: Hobson and Sons
The button bears the raised cypher of Queen Victoria in the centre. The cypher is surrounded by a garter with 'QUEENSLAND' in raised lettering running around the top of the garter. The bottom of the g...REL/11948
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Queen's South Africa Medal : Captain A E Perkins, New South Wales Medical Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps 'CAPE COLONY', 'PAARDEBERG', 'DRIEFONTEIN', 'JOHANNESBURG', 'DIAMOND HILL' AND 'WITTEBERGEN'. Medal impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/18064.003
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Queen's South Africa Medal : Captain J G Legge, New South Wales Mounted Rifles
Heraldry
Maker: de Saulles, George William
Queen's South Africa Medal with the clasps 'WITTEBERGEN', 'DIAMOND HILL', 'JOHANESBURG' and 'CAPE COLONY'. Impressed edge with recipient's details.REL45716.003
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Queen's South Africa Medal : Corporal A Hoffman, Cape Colony Cyclist Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Queens' South Africa Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. There is a small hole at the top of the medal where the suspender bar (missing) would attach.REL37619
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Queen's South Africa Medal : Corporal S E A Greentree, Brabant's Horse
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps for 'WITTEBERGEN', 'TRANSVAAL' and 'CAPE COLONY'. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. The remnants of a 1914-1915 Star ribbon are attached to the m...REL41727.001
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Queen's South Africa Medal : Driver F Cooke, 'A' Battery, Royal Australian Artillery
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Queen's South Africa Medal bars 'CAPE COLONY', 'TRANSVAAL', 'ORANGE FREE STATE', and 'SOUTH AFRICA 1901'. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL33949
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Queen's South Africa Medal : Gunner Philip Patrick Callachor, Cape Garrison Artillery
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Queen's South Africa Medal with 'Cape Colony' clasp. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL30127
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Queen's South Africa Medal : Lance Corporal P Field, 38th Company Imperial Yeomanry
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps 'CAPE COLONY', 'TRANSVAAL', 'SOUTH AFRICA 1901' and 'SOUTH AFRICA 1902'. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL37813
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Queen's South Africa Medal : Lieutenant L C Maygar, Victorian Mounted Rifles
Heraldry
Maker: de Saulles, George William
Queen's South Africa Medal with four bars: CAPE COLONY; ORANGE FREE STATE; TRANSVAAL; SOUTH AFRICA 1901. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/05846.002
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Queen's South Africa Medal : Lieutenant T M Moore, New South Wales Citizen's Bushman's Contingent
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Queen's South Africa Medal (1899-1901) with bars 'CAPE COLONY', 'RHODESIA', 'ORANGE FREE STATE', 'TRANSVAAL' and 'SOUTH AFRICA 1901'. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL25341.002
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Queen's South Africa Medal : Major N R Howse, New South Wales Medical Corps and Commonwealth Horse
Heraldry
Maker: de Saulles, George William
Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps 'Cape Colony', 'Johannesburg', 'Diamond Hill', 'Wittebergen', 'South Africa 1901' and 'South Africa 1902'. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.RELAWM16322.001
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Queen's South Africa Medal: Major W R Birdwood, 11 Bengal Lancers and 3 Mounted Brigade, British Indian Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Queen's South Africa Medal with bars `RELIEF OF LADYSMITH', `TUGELA HEIGHTS', `LAING'S NEK', `BELFAST' `ORANGE FREE STATE' and `CAPE COLONY'. Engraved edge with recipients details.REL/05645.005
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Queen's South Africa Medal : Private A E Starkey, 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps for 'CAPE COLONY', 'ORANGE FREE STATE', 'JOHANNESBURG', 'DIAMOND HILL' and 'BELFAST'. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/06460.002
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Queen's South Africa Medal: Private C Cooke, Queensland Mounted Infantry
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Queen's South Africa Medal with bars 'CAPE COLONY', 'DREIFONTEIN', 'JOHANNESBURG', 'DIAMOND HILL' and 'BELFAST'.REL/11942