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  1. An Australian soldier climbs on Mephisto, a German A7V tank which was disabled during an attack ...

    Photograph

    An Australian soldier climbs on Mephisto, a German A7V tank which was disabled during an attack on British units at Monument Wood, south of Villers-Bretonneux, on 24 April 1918. After being bogged an...

    P01835.080

  2. Boots : Sergeant A O Anderson, 21 Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Pair standard issue Australian army brown ankle boots without toe caps. The boots are laced with leather laces threaded through seven pairs of brass eyelets. The top of each tongue has been partially...

    RELAWM05571.006

  3. British War Medal 1914-20 : Private H Earey, 5 Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL33277.001

  4. Church, Villers-Bretonneux

    Art

    Watercolour sketch depicting the ruins of the church at Villers-Bretonneux with debris strewn across the ground and small sections, such as columns and archways, of the church left standing. James Fra...

    ART03390

  5. 28 cm SK L/40 'Amiens' Gun Barrel : German Army

    Technology

    28 cmSK L/40 gun barrel. This particular example was one of four originally mounted in the SMS Hessen. The Hessen took part in the battle of Jutland, firing five rounds of 28 cm ammunition. After th...

    REL/19643.001

  6. Diary of Ronald Alison McInnis, 1916-1919

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: McInnis, Ronald Alison

    Diary relating to the First World War service of 399 Lieutenant Ronald Alison McInnis, 53rd Battalion. Written between 19 June 1916 and the 12 March 1919, in this diary McInnis details his experiences...

    RCDIG0000885

  7. Diary of Ronald Alison McInnis, 1917-1918

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: McInnis, Ronald Alison

    Diary relating to the First World War service of 399 Lieutenant Ronald Alison McInnis, 53rd Battalion. Written between 10 November 1917 and 31 December 1918, this diary written in an address book, McI...

    RCDIG0000886

  8. Distinguished Conduct Medal : Warrant Officer Class II F G Jurd, 5 Pioneer Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Royal Mint

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

    REL30220.001

  9. [Dugouts near Villers-Bretonneux]; verso: [Covered trucks parked]

    Art

    Maker: Longstaff, Will

    The right hand panel of a panorama sketch for 'Dugouts near Villers-Bretonneux'. This painting depicts dugouts set in the side of earth works, a corrugated iron lean-to and two soldiers. Verso: three ...

    ART19796.005

  10. Events of 1916 for 24th Company Army Service Corp, 9th Australian Machine Gun Company and 9th Field Company Australian Engineers complied by Henry Arthur Goddard

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Goddard, Henry Arthur

    Folder of 9th Brigade Histories relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General Henry Arthur Goddard, 9th Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. The folder contains the dates of events for ...

    RCDIG0000812

  11. French Army Cap with badges: 5th Battalion, 3rd Zouves, French Army

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    French Army Zouave cap (Khaki) with two badges, a half crescent moon and number three representing to the Zouaves, a light infantry regiment of the French Army.

    RELAWM00863

  12. German bugle, 1915 Model : 79 Infantry Regiment von Voigts-Rhetz (3rd Hannoversches), Imperial German Army

    Heraldry

    Maker: Wendler

    Standard B flat military bugle of soldered construction, with brass body and tubes and brass bell with nickle plated reinforcing band. There are a pair of suspension loops and plates soldered to the b...

    REL/02618

  13. Letters and postcard relating to James Hodgen, 1918-1978

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Hodgen, James

    Letters and postcard relating to the First World War service of 250 Private James Hodgen, 14th Machine Gun Company (5th Machine Gun Battalion). Having been wounded in action around Villers-Bretonneux ...

    RCDIG0001149

  14. 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

  15. Letters from Robert James Henderson, 1918

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Henderson, Leonard Alston Henderson, Robert James

    Letters relating to the First World War service of Captain Robert James Henderson, 13th Battalion. These letters were predominantly written from Henderson to his family between 6 January and 21 April ...

    AWM2016.30.6

  16. Maxim MG08 Machine Gun : 46 Battalion, AIF

    Technology

    Maxim MG08 heavy machine gun. This gun is missing the top cover, feed block, flash hider and the bolt mechanism but has an armoured top shield. Painted on the left side in white is 'Captured by the 46...

    RELAWM11058

  17. [Memorial cross to those who fell at Villers-Bretonneux]; verso: [Mending wire]

    Art

    Maker: Longstaff, Will

    A sketch of a memorial cross erected 'In memory of the officers, NCOs & Men who fell in action hereabouts in a night-attack resulting in the recapture of Villers Bretonneux 24th & 25th April 1918 R...

    ART19796.002

  18. Men of the 53rd Battalion of the 14th Infantry Brigade garrisoning a hurriedly dug reserve line ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer

    Men of the 53rd Battalion of the 14th Infantry Brigade garrisoning a hurriedly dug reserve line during the critical days at the end of March and beginning of April 1918, when the Germans were making p...

    E02265

  19. Military Medal : Private S J Heath, 19 Infantry Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Royal Mint

    Military Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL30572.001

  20. Monument Wood, Villers-Bretonneux from U 6 A 33 looking south east

    Art

    Maker: Howie, Laurence

    Depicts a landscape near Villers Bretonneux, with damaged trees and ground. Monument Wood was captured on 9 July by 50 men of the 28th Battalion AIF in a daylight raid upon the strongly fortified nort...

    ART93090.003

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