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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 British Howitzer in action on the Western Front.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A British Howitzer in action on the Western Front.A03458
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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 digger
Art
Maker: Bell, George
Depicts a portrait of an Australian 'Digger', wearing a slouch hat , and is possibly a portrait of the soldier Private Stewart.ART03591
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Advanced dressing station, Middle Harbour
Art
Maker: Streeton, Arthur
Depicts the advanced dressing station at Middle Harbour, with a wall protected by sandbags and hessian camouflage screening above, set into slope of hill. Arthur Streeton is best known as one of the ...ART03505
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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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A FRENCH MAURICE FARMAN SHORTHORN AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS WIDELY USED BY THE FRENCH SQUADRONS ON THE ...
Photograph
A FRENCH MAURICE FARMAN SHORTHORN AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS WIDELY USED BY THE FRENCH SQUADRONS ON THE WESTERN FRONT UNTIL 1917.P00307.010
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A GERMAN PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO GERMAN TWIN ENGINED BIPLANES IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ARE A.E.G. ...
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A GERMAN PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO GERMAN TWIN ENGINED BIPLANES IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ARE A.E.G. BOMBERS PROBABLY ON THE WESTERN FRONT IN 1918. (DONATED BY D SKELTON)A05094
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AIF embarkation kit bag : Corporal G Binns, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black canvas AIF embarkation kit bag with brass 'D' ring for closure. The tubular bag has 12 brass eyelets placed around its opening, and is reinforced with a second layer of canvas at the base. A lar...REL29296
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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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Allies Field Ambulance Corps cap badge : Driver O Kelso King
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Oval brass cap badge featuring enamelled Red Cross in centre, and the words 'ALLIES FIELD AMBULANCE CORPS' around edge in white enamel. An attempt has been made to scratch out both the words 'ALLIES' ...REL/18761
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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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An Fe 2b aircraft which was presented by the city of Leeds to India to be used on the Western ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
An Fe 2b aircraft which was presented by the city of Leeds to India to be used on the Western Front getting ready for take off. The word 'LEEDS' is on the side of the aircraft.A03985
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AN RE8 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. A4397, FROM NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS, WHICH SET A ...
Photograph
AN RE8 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. A4397, FROM NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS, WHICH SET A RECORD FOR BRITISH FORCES ON THE WESTERN FRONT BY COMPLETING 440 HOURS OF SERVICE FLYING 147 FLIGHTS ACROSS ...P00394.016
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AN RE8 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. A4397, FROM NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS, WHICH SET A ...
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AN RE8 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. A4397, FROM NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS, WHICH SET A RECORD FOR BRITISH FORCES ON THE WESTERN FRONT BY COMPLETING 440 HOURS OF SERVICE FLYING 147 FLIGHTS ACROSS ...P00394.014
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AN RE8 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. A4397, FROM NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS, WHICH SET A ...
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AN RE8 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. A4397, FROM NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS, WHICH SET A RECORD FOR BRITISH FORCES ON THE WESTERN FRONT BY COMPLETING 440 HOURS OF SERVICE FLYING 147 FLIGHTS ACROSS ...P00394.015
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Anti-dimming kit for Small Box Respirator : Lieutenant E C Dockar, 43 Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Heraldry
Maker: Glasso
Waxed cardboard box containing anti-dimming kit for the British Small Box Respirator. The outer box has a white paper wrapping printed with the words 'GLASSO ANTI-DIMMING COMPOSITION. Instructions for...RELAWM12424.003
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Anzac Day marching banner : 4 Divisional Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Anzac Day marching banner carried by members of 4 Divisional Field Ambulance Association in Anzac Day marches. The banner is of red silk with eleven faded red grosgrain ribbon tabs along the top edge ...RELAWM15284
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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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ANZAC Leave Rosette : Private S J Heath 19 Infantry Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
ANZAC leave rosette made of red, white and dark blue wool flannel. The rosette is made up of concentric circles of red (outer), white and dark blue (inner) and has three red, white and dark blue tail...REL30570
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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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A representative of the Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) uses a large map to explain the ...
Photograph
Maker: Hazlewood, Rex
A representative of the Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) uses a large map to explain the position and course of HMAT Shropshire (A9) to troops (in civilian clothes) on the deck of the ship. The...P01843.005
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Armband brassard: 3rd Division AIF - Major General J Monash,
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Scarlet superfine brassard with buckle fastening, and black embroidered Rising Sun with silver bullion `3' in the centre.RELAWM15056.001
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Arm band : Major Generals J Monash and J Gellibrand, 3rd Australian Division, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Red woollen armband secured around the upper arm with a buckle attachment. Embroidered in black in the centre with the symbol of the 3rd Australian Division, a numeral within a Rising Sun.RELAWM01115
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'ARMENTIERES' sweetheart brooch : Lieutenant W G Scales, 21 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Sweetheart brooch with a French bayonet wrapped in a wreath and the word, 'ARMENTIERES'. It has a brooch pin on the reverse.REL36402
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Arthur Streeton
Art
Maker: Lambert, George
During the First World War Arthur Streeton joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and worked as an orderly at the 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth. He was appointed an official war artist in May 1...ART19841
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A shell swept road
Art
Maker: Power, H Septimus
A team of six horses from the 1st Australian Imperial Force, 1st Australian Division Artillery race along, pulling an 18-pounder gun. There are shells bursting nearby and there are ruined war-damaged ...ART92145
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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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At sea. 1917-05. Group portrait of Brigadier General Ernest Townshend Wallack (third from left, ...
Photograph
Maker: Hazlewood, Rex
At sea. 1917-05. Group portrait of Brigadier General Ernest Townshend Wallack (third from left, second front row) and officers on board HMAT Shropshire (A9) on their way from Melbourne, Vic, to the We...P01843.002
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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 flag with embroidery : Lieutenant J C Ewen, 105 Howitzer Battery, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wool bunting Australian blue ensign embroidered in red and blue cotton with a representation of the colour patch of 2 Division Field Artillery. The flag is also embroidered in gold cotton 'LT J.C. EWE...REL/01258
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Australian 1915 leather pattern haversack : Driver A C Carter, 18 Battery, 6 Field Artillery Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cotton webbing haversack in the Australian 1915 pattern. The rectangular bag is constructed with a gusset and front flap. The flap is secured by two pale leather straps and metal buckles. An adjustabl...REL32884
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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 red ensign : 36 Battalion AIF Association
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian red ensign with inset stars and a printed Union Jack in the upper left canton. The flag is made of wool bunting with a canvas and sisal rope hoist and brass inglefield clip. Written on the ...REL33625
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Australian red ensign : Private W D Reily, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Printed cotton Australian red ensign with six-pointed (1901-1908 pattern) Federation Star. Light stains on the flag are said to have been blood stains, which were once darker in colour.REL39008
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Australian service boots : Corporal G Binns, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Gillespie Shoe Company
Pair of brown leather AIF issue ankle boots without toecaps. The soles are of leather, attached with small iron tacks, the heels having large iron nails for reinforcement, and to reduce wear. There ar...REL29295.006
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Australian service greatcoat : Corporal G Binns, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
AIF khaki woollen other ranks' greatcoat. The coat is single breasted, and would originally have had five buttons, although only one large brown imitation leather example now remains. A single central...REL29295.008
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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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Australian War Contingent Association Christmas gift tin : Private G Hargreaves, 24 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Australian War Contingent Association
Rectangular gold painted tin with hinged lid. The lid is printed in black with the Australian coat of arms with the dates '1915' and '1916' on either side. Beneath this are the words 'TO OUR GALLANT A...REL/13749
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'Australia' shoulder title : Private T Suby, 28 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Curved copper shoulder title with the voided word 'AUSTRALIA'. There are a pair of lugs attached to the back with two brass split pins.REL32920
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'Australia' shoulder title : Sergeant E G Chudleigh, Australian Army Veterinary Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Curved brass shoulder title with the voided word 'AUSTRALIA'. There are a pair of lugs soldered on the reverse.REL36564
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Austrian War Commemorative Medal (1914-1918) with crossed swords device, ribbon bar and lapel badge : Private L Marx, Imperial German Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Austrian War Commemorative Medal (1914-1918) with crossed swords device. The obverse of the medal shows an eagle in raised detail, with it's wings open and outer feathers pointing downwards. The eagle...REL/02709.001
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Autographed French flag : Private Herbert Palfreyman, 9th Field Ambulance, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
French national flag comprising three blue, white and red panels. At the top of the white centre panel is handwritten in purple indelible pencil, '9th. FIELD. AMBULANCE'. Below this is written, 'LE HA...RELAWM14273
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Ayrton Fan : Lieutenant Colonel J B St Vincent-Welch, 13 Field Ambulance, AIF
Heraldry
Khaki cotton hinged fan, reinforced with cane rods threaded through sewn-in pockets. The fan is collapsible, the sides folding inwards and then in three for compact storage. When folded, the canvas se...RELAWM06267
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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