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AIF embarkation kit bag : Corporal G Binns, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF

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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
Allies Field Ambulance Corps cap badge : Driver O Kelso King

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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
Anti-dimming kit for Small Box Respirator : Lieutenant E C Dockar, 43 Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force

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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
Anzac Day marching banner : 4 Divisional Field Ambulance

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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
ANZAC Leave Rosette : Private S J Heath 19 Infantry Battalion, AIF

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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
Armband brassard: 3rd Division AIF - Major General J Monash,

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Maker: Unknown
Scarlet superfine brassard with buckle fastening, and black embroidered Rising Sun with silver bullion `3' in the centre.
RELAWM15056.001
Arm band : Major Generals J Monash and J Gellibrand, 3rd Australian Division, AIF

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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
'ARMENTIERES' sweetheart brooch : Lieutenant W G Scales, 21 Battalion AIF

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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
Australian blue ensign : Honorary Lieutenant Reverend Arthur James Gould, YMCA

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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
Australian flag with embroidery : Lieutenant J C Ewen, 105 Howitzer Battery, AIF

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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
Australian 1915 leather pattern haversack : Driver A C Carter, 18 Battery, 6 Field Artillery Brigade, AIF

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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
Australian red ensign : 36 Battalion AIF Association

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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
Australian red ensign : Private W D Reily, 56 Battalion, AIF

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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
Australian service boots : Corporal G Binns, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF

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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
Australian service greatcoat : Corporal G Binns, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF

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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
Australian steel helmet : Lieutenant G L Dolan, 53 Battalion, AIF

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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
Australian War Contingent Association Christmas gift tin : Private G Hargreaves, 24 Battalion, AIF

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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
'Australia' shoulder title : Private T Suby, 28 Battalion, AIF

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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
'Australia' shoulder title : Sergeant E G Chudleigh, Australian Army Veterinary Corps

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Maker: Unknown
Curved brass shoulder title with the voided word 'AUSTRALIA'. There are a pair of lugs soldered on the reverse.
REL36564
Austrian War Commemorative Medal (1914-1918) with crossed swords device, ribbon bar and lapel badge : Private L Marx, Imperial German Army

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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