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Pair of German side drum drumsticks
Heraldry
Maker: Link, Johannes
Pair of shaped drumsticks, painted black, made from a heavy close-grained wood. The end of each shank is fitted with a 45 mm long cast brass sleeveattached to the wood with a copper rivet, which featu...REL/05228.003
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Pair of holster caps : Trooper of Prussian Garde du Corps
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Pair of holster caps made with a red superfine wool ground. Hand sewn to this is a stumpwork eight-pointed white star superimposed with a roundel depicting the crowned Prussian black eagle holding a s...REL/00184.002
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Passage du Rhin 1918; retour au pays natal (Crossing the Rhine 1918; return to the native country)
Art
Maker: HANSI (Waltz), Jean Jaques
A Rhine landscape with birds in the sky. Men, women and children come from a caravan in single file. They cross a bridge to the other side of the river. The figures are drawn in profile silhouette. Je...ART92106
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Patriotic ring : Austria-Hungary and Germany
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Man's silver signet ring bearing on the front face an oval within which is a crown with the dates '1914' and '1915' on either side.Beneath is a wreath containing eight lightning bolts. On either side ...REL/17226.001
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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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Poole, Harry (POW - Germany)
Private Record
Maker: Poole, Harry
POSTCARD LETTERS AND PHOTOGRAPH FROM HARRY POOLE TO HIS FRIEND BERYL FOLLOWING HIS INTERNMENT IN SWITZERLAND ON HIS RELEASE FROM A GERMAN POW CAMP. HARRY POOLE WAS BADLY WOUNDED IN SEPT 1916, CAPTURED...PR88/135
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Portrait of 2663 Private (Pte) Charles Leslie Gillett of the 17th Battalion, whilst a prisoner of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Portrait of 2663 Private (Pte) Charles Leslie Gillett of the 17th Battalion, whilst a prisoner of war. An engine driver prior to enlistment, Pte Gillett received a shrapnel wound to his right leg resu...P00429.002
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Portrait of 4402 Private (Pte) Thomas Francis Crorkan, 28th Battalion, Prisoner of War (POW). Pte ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Portrait of 4402 Private (Pte) Thomas Francis Crorkan, 28th Battalion, Prisoner of War (POW). Pte Crorkan, who enlisted on 29 February 1916, was taken prisoner at Pozieres on 28 July 1916.H00121
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Portrait of three officers of the Australian Flying Corps, returned prisoners of war (POWs) from ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Portrait of three officers of the Australian Flying Corps, returned prisoners of war (POWs) from Germany at the receiving camp at Ripon. Left to right: Lieutenant (Lt) Oscar Thomas Flight; Lt Alexande...D00177
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Pour decourager les autres (To discourage the others)
Art
Depicts an image of the German Kaiser, in full uniform, wearing a helmet and cape, reading the London newspaper 'The Daily Epileptic'. Standing next to him is a gentleman wearing a manacle holding a b...ART02244
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Pour la France, versez votre or [Give your gold for France]
Art
Maker: Faivre, Jules Abel Societe des Amis des Artistes Devambez Imprimerie
Depicting a startled German soldier buckling under the weight of huge gold Franc coin. The embossed cockrel protrudes from the coin to further harass the cowering soldier. Poster appeals for funds (go...ARTV00069
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Prisoners of war
Art
Maker: Gilbert, Charles Web Bowles, Leslie Gregory, E J
Depicts three German First World War soldiers, prisoners of war, one wearing forage cap and carrying gas mask, others wearing protective (tin) helmets, central one carrying bread bag for field rations...ART12592
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Prisoners of War (POW) standing near the entrance to their camp at Friedrichsfeld, Germany. ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Prisoners of War (POW) standing near the entrance to their camp at Friedrichsfeld, Germany. Photograph sent to Australian Red Cross London by 915 Private (Pte) John Robert Colledge, 32nd Battalion fro...P01981.012
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Prisoners of war 5191 Private Percy Ellis Peake, 51st Battalion (later 56th Battalion), and an ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Prisoners of war 5191 Private Percy Ellis Peake, 51st Battalion (later 56th Battalion), and an unidentified Private of the 7th London Regiment, employed in a coal pit at Dortmund, Germany. This photog...C02903
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Private George Cooper relates his experiences with the Gordon Highlanders during the First World War
Sound
Maker: Cooper, George Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
George Cooper discusses: prewar work; conscription; joins the Gordon Highlanders August 1917; expectations of war; family's reaction to his enlistment; training; escort at military funerals; elite dri...S02036
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254 PRIVATE JOSEPH PATRICK VIDAL MARRINON, 31ST BATTALION, WHILE A PRISONER OF WAR (POW) OF THE ...
Photograph
254 PRIVATE JOSEPH PATRICK VIDAL MARRINON, 31ST BATTALION, WHILE A PRISONER OF WAR (POW) OF THE GERMANS. HE WAS CAPTURED 19 July 1916 AND RETURNED TO AUSTRALIA 16 March 1919. (DONOR A. MARRINON)P01114.003
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PROBABLY DORTMUND PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, DORTMUND, GERMANY. GROUP OF ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR. 254 ...
Photograph
PROBABLY DORTMUND PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, DORTMUND, GERMANY. GROUP OF ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR. 254 PRIVATE JOSEPH PATRICK VIDAL MARRINON 31ST BATTALION IS THIRD FROM LEFT, BACK ROW. (DONOR A. MARRINON)P01114.005
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Probably Germany. c.1915. Portrait of Hauptmann Oswald Boelcke (left) and Reserve-Lieutenant Max ...
Photograph
Probably Germany. c.1915. Portrait of Hauptmann Oswald Boelcke (left) and Reserve-Lieutenant Max Immelmann, German fighter pilots. Boelcke (1891-1916), universally acknowledged as the first true fight...P01894.003
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Probably Rodach, Germany, 1918. Group portrait of Australian officers who were prisoners of war ...
Photograph
Maker: Gunther, Max
Probably Rodach, Germany, 1918. Group portrait of Australian officers who were prisoners of war (POWs) in Germany. (Original print held in AWM Archive Store) (Donor F. McNab)P01820.002
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Proclamation
Art
Maker: Unknown
Belgian First World War proclamation poster announcing the punishment of various people for treason. Six of these were sentenced to death, with a further four sentenced to hard labour. Of particular n...ARTV07616
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Prosit Neujahr (Happy New Year)
Art
Maker: Beckmann, Max Marées-Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co.
Plate 17 from the portfolio of 19 drypoints and etchings, 'Gesichter [Faces]', published by Marees Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co, Munich, 1919. The image is a mocking view of a celebration among old co...ART50283
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Protect the homeland
Art
Maker: Unknown German Army Unknown
German poster directed at commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, and general Army announcing that a meeting would be held to discuss defending the German homeland against anarchy. It furth...ARTV06209
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Prussian Grand Cross (Grosskreuz) of the Iron Cross
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Grosskreuz (Grand Cross) of the Iron Cross. From 1813 to the end of 1918 only 19 were awarded. The pattern is the same as for all Iron Crosses but the size is much bigger, 61mm square. The ribbon is b...REL/02591.006
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[Prussian officer and man with air raid in progress]
Art
Depicts a figure of a Prussian officer and a man, possibly the British Prime Minister, standing on top of a hill, with surprised expressions on their faces, while airplanes circle around them and over...ART02423
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Prussian Order of the Red Eagle, 4th Class, with Swords
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Medal of the Order of the Red Eagle, 4th Class, a post-September 1916 wartime economy issue, cast and enamelled in one piece. Zinc-gilt cross, with gilt crossed swords through arms. The obverse shows ...REL/02591.002
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Prussian Pour Le Merite
Heraldry
Maker: J Godet, Berlin
Pour Le Merite. The highest award for individual gallantry in action. Blue enamelled Maltese Cross edged with gold, with four gold eagles between the arms of the cross. Upper arm of cross has an inlai...REL/02591.005
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Put Strength In The Final Blow: Buy War Bonds
Art
Maker: Brangwyn, Frank The Avenue Press Ltd.
A First World War British Army poster appealing for people to buy war bonds. It depicts a British soldier attacking and bayonetting a German soldier, while a massed attack goes on in the background. ...ARTV07420
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Queensland Public Service Patriotic Carnival Exhibition Grounds 12th October 1918
Art
Maker: Templeton, P S Queensland Public Service A J Cumming, Government Printer
Australian First World War poster of a kangaroo, standing on a topographical map, holding the national flag. The kangaroo is dressed as soldier, holding a German pickelhaube helmet in one hand and the...ARTV08202
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Quem queria guerra: A Allemanha ou A Gra-Gretanha? [Who wanted the war: Germany or Great Britain?]
Art
Maker: Anderson, S [S.L : S.N., N.D.]
A Portuguese First World War poster depicting eleven images comparing the war readiness of Germany with Great Britain as it asks "Who wanted the war?". Portugal declared its support for the allies sho...ARTV00105
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Quick!
Art
Maker: Lindsay, Norman Government of Australia Queen City Printers
An Australian First World War recruitment poster, depicting two Australian soldiers, hard pressed by a larger German force, one on the ground appealing for help. Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) was a paint...ARTV05294
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Rag-time justice
Art
Maker: Ruffin, Arthur
A poster advertising a theatrical performance, the 'Rag-Time Justice' held in a prisoner-of-war camp in Germany during the First World War.ART19802.003
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Rbl. F. 16 panoramic artillery sight
Technology
Maker: C P Goerz, Berlin E Esdaile & Sons
Brass and steel dial sight, converted from a German Rbl.F. 16 sight, captured during the First World War. The lower viewing aperture is missing the rubber eye rest but the sight is otherwise complete....REL32801
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Reclining figures, interior
Art
Maker: Winzer, Charles
Depicts reclining figures in an interior. Lieutenant Charles Winzer was a POW at Ruhleben (racecourse) Berlin 1914-18 period. In September 1914, about forty British "suspects" are transferred from Ber...ART19334
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recto: Australia's Deadly Peril; The Military Situation, Now! verso: Your help is needed
Art
Maker: Lindsay, Norman Director General of Recruiting Arthur McQuilty & Co
A fold out poster-pamphlet with text and illustrations on both sides. This pamphlet was part of a recruitment kit compiled by the Australian government, and published by the Director-General of Recrui...ARTV00144
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recto: German Atrocities, Cavell, A Terrible Record, Hasten! verso:The Call of Humanity
Art
Maker: Lindsay, Norman Director General of Recruiting The Specialty Press Pty Ltd
A fold out poster-pamphlet with text and illustrations on both sides. This pamphlet was part of a recruitment kit compiled by the Australian government, and published by the Director-General of Recrui...ARTV00143
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recto: Our Reason for Entering the war, The cause of the war; Quick! verso: Why we must win the war
Art
Maker: Lindsay, Norman Director General of Recruiting G.T. Petherbridge
A fold out poster-pamphlet with text and illustrations on both sides. This poster was part of a recruitment kit compiled by the Australian government, and published by the Director-General of Recruiti...ARTV04072
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Red Cross label from prisoner of war comforts parcel : Second Corporal A B Mason, 14 Field Company Engineers AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White parcel label with a red cross in the centre, printed and typed in both English and German : 'Kriegsgefangenensendung/ Packed and despatched by "The Australian Red Cross"/ F Parcel. Contents 'uni...RELAWM09660
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Reply to America
Art
Depicts a figure of a German officer, in uniform wearing a helmet and cape, looking behind him at a fire burning, while in front of him is a man holding a bill with the words 'Reply to America' on it....ART19824
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Respect for Culture
Art
Depicts a figure of a seated German officer, pulling on his boots, in a hotel room. He turns to yell at a buxom woman who has a worried expression on her face as she flees towards the door and away fr...ART19897
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Riley, Frank Basil (Lieut. d.1927)
Private Record
Maker: Riley, Frank Basil
Photograph of Lt Riley, and card issued by Germans to POWs.3DRL/3458B
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Rote Kreuz-Sammlung (Red Cross calling)
Art
Maker: Hohlwein, Ludwig Red Cross Oscar Consee Kunstanstalt
German First World War Red Cross poster in a Modernist style featuring a central 3/4 portrait of a wounded soldier, his arm in a sling, standing in front of a large red cross. The title and message te...ARTV01148
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Royal Aircraf Factory FE2d aircraft at Bickendorf aerodrome. As part of the British Army of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Royal Aircraf Factory FE2d aircraft at Bickendorf aerodrome. As part of the British Army of Occupation, No 4 Squadron, AFC was stationed at Bickendorf in Cologne from 7 December 1918 until March 1919...A03958
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Royal Aircraft Factory Bristol F2B fighter aircraft, Serial F6043 at Bickendorf aerodrome. As ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Royal Aircraft Factory Bristol F2B fighter aircraft, Serial F6043 at Bickendorf aerodrome. As part of the British Army of Occupation, No 4 Squadron, AFC was stationed at Bickendorf in Cologne from 7 ...A03959
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Royal Air Force (RAF) De Havilland DH.9 aircraft, Serial H4291 at Bickendorf, Cologne. As part ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Royal Air Force (RAF) De Havilland DH.9 aircraft, Serial H4291 at Bickendorf, Cologne. As part of the British Army of Occupation, No 4 Squadron, AFC was stationed at Bickendorf in Cologne from 7 Dece...A03947
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Royal Air Force (RAF) Sopwith Camel aircraft on the snow covered ground at Bickendorf, Cologne. ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Royal Air Force (RAF) Sopwith Camel aircraft on the snow covered ground at Bickendorf, Cologne. Four men are standing behind the aircraft. Three white fuselage stripes and the letter 'B' are on the ...A03951
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Royal Hohenzollern House Order, with Swords
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Royal Hohenzollern House Order, with Swords [Hohenzollernscher Hausordern mit Schwertern]. White enamelled, black lined cross pattee surmounted by a crown, with crossed gilt swords between the arms su...REL/02591.003
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Sailor's housewife : Torpedoheizer Richard Kuhlmann, SMS Emden
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blue cotton housewife roll. The edge of the roll is reinforced with white cotton tape. When laid flat the roll reveals pockets at either end which are secured by black plastic buttons. One pocket has ...REL31671
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Sailor's pea jacket : Matrosen Johnsen, Kaiserliche Marine
Heraldry
Maker: Military contractor
German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) ordinary seaman's (matrosen) dark blue wool pea jacket. The double breasted jacket has a broad turn back lapel collar with stiff rectangular mid-blue collar patches se...RELAWM05426
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Sanders, Reginald E (Captain, 14th Bn and 4th Lt Trench Mortar Bty and POW (Germany) b.1895)
Private Record
Maker: Sanders, Reginald E
DESCRIPTION OF CAPTURE BY THE GERMANS DURING THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULLECOURT, APR 1917, AND EVENTS UP UNTIL REPATRIATION TO ENGLAND IN JAN 1919. VERY DETAILED2DRL/0417
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Saxe-Altenburg Bravery Medal
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Saxe-Altenburg Bravery Medal. unnamed as issued. Obverse: A cross pattée with the arms of Saxe-Altenburg in the centre. A crown on the top arm and '1914' across the left and right arms. Reverse: A scr...RELAWM01369