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  1. A Hotchkiss Mk 1 light machine gun, manned by members of the 13th Australian Light Horse Machine ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)

    A Hotchkiss Mk 1 light machine gun, manned by members of the 13th Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Company, in position for anti aircraft defence, at Nonne Bosschen, between Polygon and Glencorse Wo...

    E00807

  2. A view of no man's land at Westhoek Ridge, showing shells bursting over the German trenches. The ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer

    A view of no man's land at Westhoek Ridge, showing shells bursting over the German trenches. The photograph is taken looking towards Glencorse Wood and Inverness Copse. (Wreck of an R.E.8 aircraft ser...

    E00728

  3. Distinguished Conduct Medal : Sergeant G L Dolan, 53 Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Distinguished Conduct Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL32951.001

  4. Distinguished Service Order and two Bars : Lieutenant Colonel N Marshall, 60 Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Distinguished Service Order with 2 Bars. Unnamed as issued.

    REL/13176.001

  5. Falconer, Douglas (Lieutenant, b.1886 - d.1949)

    Private Record

    Maker: Falconer, Douglas

    Collection relating to the First World War service of Second Lieutenant Douglas Falconer, 15th Field Ambulance, Belgium, 23 - 28 September, 1917. Wallet 1 of 1 - This collection consists of a short ...

    2DRL/0524

  6. Message Map No. 5: Nonne Bosschen

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Great Britain War Office

    Message map relating to the First World War service of 4272 Sergeant William Edward Peach, 7th Battalion. This trench map, presumably used and annotated by Peach himself, is annotated with the date 20...

    AWM2016.30.83

  7. Military Cross and Bar : Lieutenant R Doutreband, 57 Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Military Cross (Geo V) and Bar. Cross engraved on reverse with recipient's details.

    REL/15022.001

  8. Military Cross : Second Lieutenant C S A Noad, 57 Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Military Cross. Engraved reverse with recipient's details.

    REL29207.001

  9. Military Medal: Private S G Pearse, 2 Machine Gun Company, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Military Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    AWM2017.382.1.2

  10. Next of kin plaque : Lance Sergeant Archie Franklin Long, 4th Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. ...

    REL34720

  11. Next of kin plaque: Lieutenant Francis Henry Haylen, 2nd Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Royal Arsenal Woolwich

    Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. ...

    REL46526.001

  12. Next of Kin plaque: Private Walter Edwin Byrne, 5th Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. ...

    AWM2019.883.2

  13. Next of kin plaque : Private William McCarton, 3rd Australian Machine Gun Company, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Royal Arsenal Woolwich

    Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. ...

    REL44483

  14. Soldiers running to take shelter from a heavy shellburst at Glencorse Wood in the Ypres salient. ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Wilkins, George Hubert

    Soldiers running to take shelter from a heavy shellburst at Glencorse Wood in the Ypres salient. A print from this negative is held in the Wilkins papers at the Byrd Polar Research Centre, The Ohio St...

    E00737

  15. Victoria Cross : Second Lieutenant F Birks, 6 Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Hancocks

    Victoria Cross. Engraved reverse suspender with recipient's details; reverse cross with date of action.

    OL00580.001

  16. Wallet 1 of 1 - Personal narrative of Lieutenant Douglas Falconer, 23 - 28 September, 1917

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Falconer, Douglas

    Collection relating to the First World War service of Second Lieutenant Douglas Falconer, 15th Field Ambulance, Belgium, 23 - 28 September, 1917. Wallet 1 of 1 - This collection consists of a short ...

    AWM2021.7.7

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