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A biography of Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead
Manuscript
Maker: Coombes, David
"'The Greatest Rat': a biography of Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead". PhD thesis.MSS1795
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A CAPTURED GERMAN ALBATROS D3 SCOUT AIRCRAFT. DUE TO THE INTERWING STRUT DESIGN, THESE AIRCRAFT ...
Photograph
A CAPTURED GERMAN ALBATROS D3 SCOUT AIRCRAFT. DUE TO THE INTERWING STRUT DESIGN, THESE AIRCRAFT WERE CALLED "VEE-STRUTTERS", AND WERE USED TO GREAT EFFECT BY THE GERMANS OVER THE WESTERN FRONT IN 1917...P00307.001
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A Field Kitchen
Art
Maker: Power, H Septimus
Depicts three soldiers wearing tin (protective) helmets and waterproof capes attending a field kitchen (travelling field cooker) in a wet, war-damaged landscape. With the field kitchen, the forepart o...ART92146
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Alban Pearce interviewed about his experiences in 24th Battalion AIF during the First World War
Sound
Maker: Pearce, Alban Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Pearce, Alban
Discusses: early life; enlistment after height restrictions lowered in August 1917; prewar employment; sergeant in Cadets; family's attitude to enlistment; cooking detail at Alexandria; guard duties a...S02077
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Allan, Victor Philip (Lieutenant, b.1897)
Private Record
Maker: Allan, Victor Philip
6 handwritten diaries June 1916-February 1918 kept by 10796 Lieutenant Victor Philip Allan, 3rd Divisional Train, 22nd Australian Army Service Corps (AASC) and 39 Battalion, detailing his voyage to En...PR00771
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'An Army of Warriors, these Anzacs': Legend and Illusion in the First AIF
Manuscript
Maker: Blair, Dale James
PhD thesis concerned with the two myths (egalitarianism and resourcefulness/initiative) about the experience and character of Australia's Great War soldiers central to the Anzac legend.MSS1816
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'ANZAC GENTLEMAN' Around the World with the AIF Light Horse and Cyclist Corps 1914-18
Manuscript
Maker: Langereis, Richard
Manuscript titled 'ANZAC GENTLEMAN' Around the World with the AIF Light Horse and Cyclist Corps 1914-18, written by Richard Langereis. This 423 page, typed and illustrated manuscript explores the exp...MSS2130
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A raid on enemy machine gun positions
Art
Maker: Hornby, Lester G.
Depicts a small group of soldiers crawling through barbed wire and over crops in a field in Marne, France, during the First World War. Inscribed on a piece of paper for merely attached to the drawing ...ART50026
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Atkins, Albert (Private, b.1891 - d.1969) and Ernest (Private, b.1889 - d.1946)
Private Record
Maker: Atkins, Albert Atkins, Ernest
Papers of Gunner Bert Atkins of 3rd Training Battalion, 10th Reinforcements, 12th Bn; 45th Battery, 12th Brigade; and No 1 Battery, RBAA; and Private Ern Atkins of 5th Battalion. Letters and postcards...PR00613
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Australian blue ensign : Honorary Lieutenant Reverend Arthur James Gould, YMCA
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wool bunting Australian blue ensign. Thought to have been dispayed at YMCA canteens run by Arthur Gould on the Western Front. Accompanying caption states it was carried by Honorary Second Lieutenant R...REL49693
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Australian Corps Headquarters
Art
Depicts a detailed sketch of a series of buildings , in the French countryside, which served as the Australian Corps Headquarters, during the First World War. George Benson (1886- 1960) studied at the...ART03601
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Australian motor repair shop, Morbecque
Art
Depicts the interior of an Australian motor repair workshop, with mechanics working on engines, at Morbecque, near Picarde in northern France. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist t...ART02320
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Australian steel helmet : Lieutenant G L Dolan, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British Army issue Mark I steel helmet painted matte khaki throughout, with sand added to the exterior finish to provide a non-reflective surface. The width of the brim, which is fitted with a steel r...REL32937
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Back at Buire
Art
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.011
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Back at Buire
Art
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.014
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Back at Buire
Art
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.013
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Back at Buire
Art
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.012
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Back at Buire
Art
Maker: Vincent, Day, Brooks and Sons
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.008
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Back at Buire
Art
Depicts two Australian soldiers, one wearing a heavy long coat and smoking a pipe, the other in uniform with his hands in his pocket, standing near a doorway. A young French woman, wearing a scarf, cl...ART02298.009
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Bass marching drum : 6 Battalion Band, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Hawkes & Son
Large (823 mm diameter) bass marching drum with a varnished plywood shell, half of which has been left in its varnished state, while the other half is painted brick red, with a regular pattern of red,...REL/11140
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49 Battalion AIF
Manuscript
Lyrics to song titled `Battalion national anthem', relating to 49 Battalion AIF. Song is jocular in tone, expressing weariness with army duties and routine. Annotation shows melody was `What a friend ...MSS1439
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Bergman MP18/1 Submachine gun spring and firing pin assembly
Technology
Spring and firing pin assembly from Bergman MP18/1 submachine gun.RELAWM03743.002
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Blackman, Charles Tednee (Lance Corporal)
Private Record
Maker: Blackman, Charles Tednee
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2584 Lance Corporal Charles Tednee Blackman, 9 Battalion. Wallet 1 of 1 - consists of ten letters (two with envelopes) written by L/Cpl Blackma...PR01679
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Blamey, Sir Thomas GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO (Field Marshal, b.1884 - d.1951)
Private Record
Maker: Blamey, Thomas Albert
Extensive collection of mainly official papers relating to Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey, focusing on his military career as commander of both the Middle East and South West Pacific Area, chiefly 19...3DRL/6643
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[Blank]; verso: [Landscape]
Art
Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts a partial landscape sketch. Purchased with the assistance of the Australian Government through the National Cultural Heritage Account, 2007ART93169.002
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Bombadier Walter Fenton relates his experiences with the 36th Heavy Artillery Group during the First World War
Sound
Maker: Fenton, Walter Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Relates his experiences with the 36th Heavy Artillery Group during the First World War. Walter Fenton discusses: early life in India; emigrate to Australia 1910; prewar employment; enlist in the Citze...S02041
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Brand, Charles Henry, CB, CMG, CVO, DSO (Major General, b.1873 - d.1961)
Private Record
Maker: Brand, Charles Henry
Mixed papers (commissions, warrants, citations, orders, lectures, articles, letters to Major General Brand, newspaper cuttings), principally relating to his service in the 1st AIF, although some relat...PR00084
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Breast Star, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath : Major-General Sir Neville Howse
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Breast Star, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. Unnamed as issued.RELAWM16318.003
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Brentnall, Walter Harold (Private); Fish, Charles Vivian (Private); Fish, George Melrose (Lance Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Brentnall, Walter Harold Fish, Charles Vivian Fish, George Melrose Various
Collection of personal and official records of three soldiers; 56 Private Harold W Brentnall and brothers 3753 Private Charles Vivian Fish and 99 Staff Sergeant George Melrose Fish, who all served in ...PR03140
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Brigades, Organisation, Batteries
Art
Maker: Chappel, Herbert Horace
An illustration for the 4th Australian Divisional Artillery Commemorative Booklet. The illustration features a soldier and a donkey, various form of artillery and a rising sun badge.ART92600
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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 : Lance Corporal Hamilton Hollingworth McLachlan, 34th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL26420.002
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Lance Corporal W H Smith, 32 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL29227.001
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Matron G M Wilson, 3 Australian General Hospital
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.RELAWM31816.004
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British War Medal 1914-20: Motor Driver Colin Douglas Grant Love, 6th Australian Field Ambulance, AIF
Heraldry
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's detils.REL26507.003
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British War Medal 1914-20: Private Edward Donoghue, 26th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's name.AWM2016.703.1.1
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British War Medal 1914-20: Private Edward Walker, 25th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.AWM2022.643.1
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British War Medal 1914-20: Private Ernest Edward Stolz, 4th Australian Field Ambulance, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's name.REL48542.003
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Sergeant G A Bartlett, 9th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around the edge with the recipient's details.REL/09897.003
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British War Medal 1914-20: Sergeant Leslie Ernest Willoughby, 4th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.AWM2021.383.1.2
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British War Medal 1914-20: Sister Dorothy Jane Louisa Newton, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL48340.003
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Sister N Leake, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/10316.003
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British War Medal 1914-20: Temporary Sergeant Major Michael Robert Parfitt, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's detailsREL/05853
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Bugle presented to 15th Battalion, AIF, by J Josephson, Brisbane, 1914
Heraldry
Maker: Henry Potter Co, London
Polished copper and brass bugle manufactured by Henry Potter & Co., London. The decorative brass flange around the mouth of the bugle is engraved on the top 'PRESENTED TO / 15th BATTN 4th INF. BRIGADE...REL27799
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Bullet Damaged cigarette case : Lieutenant N G Hatton, 52 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown W D & H O Wills, Bristol & London
Bullet damaged Electro Plated Nickel Silver cigarette case. The right hand side of the lid bears a hole where a bullet pierced it. The lid is engraved with a heavily decorative pattern and shows tarni...REL/00563.001
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Bullet damaged wallet : Sergeant Percy Mortimer, 21st Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Leather wallet with fold over flap secured by two metal press studs. A bullet has created a diagonal split in the wallet, from upper right to lower left.RELAWM00623
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Bunbury, Austin Edgar (V50174, Major, 7th Battalion)
Manuscript
Maker: Bunbury, Austin Edgar
"Family particulars and experiences during my life" by Major Austin Edgar Bunbury (V50174). Trained as an officer at the Royal Military College, Duntroon and appointed to the 7th battalion. The battal...MSS1728
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Captured German guns awaiting distribution
Art
Maker: Artist unknown
This watercolour by depicts German guns set before the Melbourne skyline, awaiting dispersal. Following the official conclusion of the First World War, weapons captured from German, Austria/Hungary an...ART95010
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Cardboard tube to hold iodine ampoule : Private H V Reynolds, 1 Field Ambulance, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: John Tye & Son
Cardboard tube to hold an iodine ampoule from a field dressing, with a white paper label reading: 'IODINE AMPOULE FOR EXTERNAL USE. INSTRUCTIONS. PUSH THE GLASS AMPOULE OUT OF THE TUBE. HOLD IT IN A V...REL41507.001
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Carr-Gregg, Charlotte
Manuscript
Maker: Carr-Gregg, Charlotte
Thesis titled `The Impact of War on Society as Reflected in the Status and Treatment of Prisoners of War'. Discusses the attitudes to POW's in four conflicts: Maori wars in 19 century New Zealand; Ame...MSS1469
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Carrier for German 'Lederschulzmaske' gas mask : Captain D V Mulholland, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Carrier for German 'Lederschulzmaske' gas mask. Sometimes referred to as a model 1917 after the year of its introduction. Canister has surface rust with remnants of khaki paint. The interior has a bla...RELAWM09527.002
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Charles C. Fisher relates his experiences as a private with 5th Battalion AIF during the First World War
Sound
Maker: Fisher, Charles C Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Fisher, Charles C
Charles Fisher discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment March 1916; training in Egypt; complete training at Etaples; wounded at Pozieres; battle at St Martin's Wood; reaction to Armistice;...S02043
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Cleaning harness
Art
Maker: Leist, Fred
Depicts an unidentified saddler with either artillery or horse transport unit, working on harness traces, possibly oiling metal chain on end of trace, other traces draped over line between trees, leat...ART02880
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Collapsible trench periscope : Captain P H Cherry, 26 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Collapsible trench periscope. The body is made from a series of six telescopic metal rings which can be extended for use, or collapsed for storage. At the top of the periscope is a rectangular mirror ...REL42343
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Colour Patches : Brigadier General H E Elliott, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Two pairs of colour patches for Australian infantry units. The units represented are 15 Infantry Brigade AIF (red vertically aligned rectangle) and 58 Infantry Battalion, AIF (vertically aligned rect...REL/00051.003
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Company awaiting relief, the Caterpillar, near Ville-sur-Ancre
Art
Depicts a number of soldiers in uniform, wearing helmets, resting on the road side, awaiting relief. The 'caterpillar' in the title refers to the name of a sunken road south of Ville. Dyson inspected ...ART02250.010
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Corlette, Bernard Christian (Captain, b.1896 - d.?)
Manuscript
Maker: Corlette, Bernard Christian
"Memoirs of B.C. Corlette" by Bernard Christian Corlette. Served in WW1 with 1 Australian Divisional Train in Egypt and then in France, transporting a water cart and other supplies. (Served in WW2 as...MSS1734
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Cuthbertson, Melville Robert DCM, (Lieutenant, b.1894)
Private Record
Maker: Cuthbertson, Melville Robert
Letter containing an extract from the first supplement no. 29765 to the London Gazette of 26 September 1916 relating to the awarding of the Distinguished Conduct Medal to Sergeant Cuthbertson (a Serge...PR00461
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Danby, Peter Wootton (Sergeant); Danby, Rupert Wootton
Private Record
Maker: Danby, Peter Wootton
Story by Peter Danby, submitted for 1999 Department of Veteran's Affairs Story Competition: titled "A Tribute to my Father".PR01444
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Dans les tenebres [In the darkness]
Art
Maker: Vallotton, Felix
Depicts two German soldiers in the darkness engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat with raised knives, while a terrified French soldier looks on. This is one of a series of six anti-German woodcuts by ...ART93017
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Davies, David Thomas (Lance Corporal, b.1887 - d.1941)
Private Record
Maker: Davies, David Thomas
Collection relating to the First World War service of 4335 Lance Corporal David Thomas Davies, France and England, 1916-1919. Collection consists of 18 letters and one postcard written by Davies to th...AWM2016.147.1
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Dawn encounter, 4 squadron, AFC and Richthofen's circus, France, March 1918
Art
Maker: Hammond, David
Depicts Sopwith Camels of No. 4 Squadron Australian Flying Corps (AFC) in combat with German scouts over the Western Front. The Camels, led by Captain A. H. Cobby, encoutered von Richthofen's (the 'Re...ART17171
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Deserted horse lines near Pommier Redoubt
Art
Depicts a deserted wooden building draped with cloths, next to a Nissan hut in a war damaged landscape on the Western Front. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front ...ART02286.005
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Deserted horse lines near Pommier Redoubt
Art
Depicts a deserted wooden building draped with cloths, next to a Nissan hut in a war damaged landscape on the Western Front. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front ...ART02286.006
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Discharged Returned Soldier badge: Lieutenant James Edward Murray, 55th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Discharged Returned Soldier badge with impressed serial number reverse '179155'.REL/09176
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Driver August Gilbert interviewed about his experiences with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade during the First World War
Sound
Maker: Gilbert, August Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; brothers enlist; enlist AIF July 1915; impressions of war; gassed; injured in leg; at Casualty Clearing Station (CCS) when it was bombed; discharged in Britain and worked in a m...S02045
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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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Edge of Delville Wood looking towards old sugar refinery, February 1917
Art
Maker: Lindsay, Daryl Ernest
Depicts a landscape from the edge of Delville Wood looking towards the old sugar refinery, Albert Bapaume Area, Somme, Western Front.ART02971
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Egypt v France
Art
Maker: Unknown
Depicts an Australian digger carrying a camel on his back on the left, with a digger carrying a plank of wood and a duck boards running from a shell on the right. The illustration comments on the dif...ART94827
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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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Elmore, Septimus (b.1884 - d.1969)
Manuscript
Maker: Elmore, Septimus
Transcribed diaries of 3146 Sergeant Septimus Elmore, 6th Field Ambulance, WW1. Elmore enlisted on 29 January 1915 and served as a stretcher bearer on the front line at Gallipoli and France. He was...MSS1825
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Embroidered postcard : Lance Corporal Alfred Briggs (Albert Biggs), 20 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Embroidered silk postcard mounted in a light card frame, showing a cross composed of the Allied flags, representing the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Italy, the United States and Russia (double hea...REL45134
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Firing pin : Mauser T-Gewehr Anti Tank Rifle
Technology
Firing pin from a Mauser T Gewehr anti tank single shot, bolt action rifle.RELAWM03683.002
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First pattern RAF trousers : Captain T E Gorman, Royal Air Force
Heraldry
Maker: Alexander
Royal Air Force officer's first pattern trousers. The trousers, made of saxe blue wool gabardine, are cut high at the back, and have a concealed fly with six celluloid buttons. Six larger celluloid bu...RELAWM13526.002
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First pattern RAF tunic : Captain T E Gorman, Royal Air Force
Heraldry
Maker: Alexander
Royal Air Force officer's first pattern private purchase tunic with belt. The tunic, made of saxe blue wool gabardine, has a single vent at the rear, a pair of pleated breast patch pockets and a pair ...RELAWM13526.001
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Flanders, 1917 (verso: two crayon drawings)
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Depicts an atmospheric and war damaged landscapes and the remains of a battlefield on the Western Front. In May 1916 Louis McCubbin enlisted with 14th Battalion AIF. He served in France from 2 Nov 191...ART09450
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French Medaille d'Honneur avec glaives (bronze) : Lance Corporal Hamilton Hollingworth McLachlan, 34th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
French Medaille d'Honneur avec glaives (bronze). Unnamed as issued.REL26420.005
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Friend, W P (Gunner)
Private Record
Maker: Friend, W P
Diary written by 32146 Gunner W.P.Friend, of 8 Medium Trench Mortar Battery. Entries mainly describes Friend's experiences of service in various French and Belgian areas of Western Front.PR01556
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General service whistle on lanyard : Sergeant L W Thompson, 21 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: J Hudson & Co
Standard police-pattern nickle-plated tube bodied whistle with opposing windows, lead fipple and an integral suspension loop. The words 'J. Hudson & Co / 13 Barr St / BIRMINGHAM / 1911 / Hudson's Pat...REL/06300
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German 13 Infantry Regiment (1 Westfalisches) shoulder strap : General Sir J Monash, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German soldier's shoulder strap for the 13th Westphalian Infantry Regiment. Field grey wool strap with white piping and red chain stitched number '13'.RELAWM15098.016
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German M1898/05 bayonet and scabbard : Captain P H Cherry, 26 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Erfurt Government Arms Factory
German M1898/05 bayonet and scabbard. The bayonet features a hooked quillon. The blade is a single edged spear point design. Wood grips on the handle are fixed by two screws and have diagonal grooves ...REL42342
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German Model 1895 Pickelhaube : Prussian Guard Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German Other Rank's leather Pickelhaube, with the liner intact. The helmet is painted black and has brass fittings, including a spike with five ventilation holes, visor trim, rear spine and frontplate...RELAWM15026
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German 5 1/2 second Model 24 stick grenade detonator assembly : Private S B Jessup, 60 Battalion AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Detonator assembly from a German stick grenade or Stielhandgranate (REL35441.001). The assembly is 40mm long, with a main cylindrical body of 10mm diameter. This is open at both ends. One end is atta...REL35441.002
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German 5 1/2 second Model 24 stick grenade fragments : Private S B Jessup, 60 Battalion AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Metal fragments, approximately 16 in number, from the interior of a German stick grenade or Stielhandgranate. Most of the fragments are 3mm x 2mm in size, while the largest are 6mm x 4mm.REL35441.003
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German soldier's shoulder strap : Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German soldier's field grey wool strap with white piping. The chain stitched regimental number has been removed, but appears to have been a '3' or an '8'.RELAWM15098.021
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German 1st Infantry Regiment (Bayerisches) shoulder strap : Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German soldier's shoulder strap for the 1st Bavarian Infantry Regiment. Field grey wool strap with white piping and red chain stitched number '1'.RELAWM15098.026
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"Get into khaki" We are doing our bit
Art
Maker: Burton, H M Unknown W A Gullick, Government Printer
Australian Army First World War recruitment poster. Encourages the viewer to enlist and help those already fighting. In the foreground on the left of the poster is an Australian soldier facing the vie...ARTV00152
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Giant periscope [Das Mastfernrohr] : German Army
Technology
Maker: Carl Zeiss Magirus Feuerwehrwerke
German portable telescopic periscope, mounted on a two- wheeled carriage, both painted green. The periscope consists of a steel telescopic mast with upper and lower optical systems attached. The mast ...RELAWM07905
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Glenister , Mr Richard
Manuscript
Thesis "Desertion without execution : decisions that saved Australian Imperial Force deserters from the firing squad in World War One". Examines the desertion of members of the AIF from the Western Fr...MSS1093
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Graney, Laurence 'Laurie' (Corporal)
Private Record
Maker: Graney, L Otton, Alice
Correspondence written by 10036 Corporal Laurence 'Laurie' Graney, 2 Battalion, Scots Guards to his pen friend in Australia, Alice Davidson (later Alice Otton). The correspondence covers 1915-1919 and...PR03264
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Gray, John Robenson (Sergeant Major)
Private Record
Maker: Gray, John Robenson
A collection consisting of Gray's discharge certificate, field medical card and medical case sheet. Gray received a gunshot wound to his right middle and ring fingers and a wound to his inner side of ...PR00163
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Grease King
Art
Maker: Leist, Fred
Depicts a bare-armed cook standing at improvised workbench, field kitchen and row of dixies on hearth behind, pots and implements hanging on tree, boxes stacked beneath bench cooking utensils, encampm...ART02895
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Great Victory of the German Troops Over the Italians
Art
Maker: German Army Unknown
Example of German propaganda dropped from a balloon over Messines on 5 December 1917. It is a leaflet printed in black ink. The title ' Great Victory of the German Troops over the Italians' is positio...ARTV05290
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Guildford Soldiers of World War 1, 1914-1919
Manuscript
Maker: Crisfield, Jill
"Guildford Soldiers of World War I 1 1914-1919" by Jill Crisfield. Information about those men who served in WWI and are commemorated on the Church of England's Honour Roll at St. Matthew's Church, Gu...MSS1700
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Guns going forward
Art
Depicts Australian Artillery units on the battlefield, with two teams of six horses, drawing half limber and 18 pounder guns across the landscape , passing by shell holes while more shells explode in ...ART03595
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Hardie, John (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Hardie, John
Personal papers of Private John Hardie (3842) of 33rd Infantry Battalion, AIF. Diary, postcards, letters and narrative account, describing experiences and movements on the Western Front. Mentions bat...PR00519
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Harness Cleaning
Art
Maker: Power, H Septimus
A group of Australian soldiers from the 1st Australian Imperial Force, 1st Australian Division, are cleaning horse harness items near a temporary wooden shelter. Under the shelter are several horses. ...ART92144
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Harry Miles interviewed about his experiences in 4th Field Artillery Brigade during the First World War
Sound
Maker: Miles, Harry Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; education; enlistment August 1915; family's reaction to enlistment; duties in Field Artillery; Le Harve; snow; caring for horses; mud and rain; artillery barrages; Armentieres a...S02058
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Hart, Byrne (Lieutenant, 49 Battalion); Hart, Morris (Lieutenant, 42 Battalion, d. 1917)
Manuscript
Maker: Hart, Robin
"Visit to the Battlefields: 6th - 9th May 2007". A family's journey retracing the steps of their father, 2nd Lieutenant Byrne Hart of the 49th Battalion Infantry, and uncle, 2nd Lieutenant Morris Har...MSS1674
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Henshall, Albert (Sergeant b.1892 - d.1952)
Private Record
Maker: Henshall, Albert
Postcards, photographs, and diaries which describe being wounded at Gallipoli, standed of hospital accommodation at Lemnos, and Heliopolis and Cario in Egypt. Henshall goes on to serve in a number of ...PR00648