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Golf Club, HMS Vindictive 1914-1918 : Private S Bigg, 4 Machine Gun Company AIF
Heraldry
Maker: J Stone & Co
Wooden long iron golf club with brass head. Cotton tape has been wound around the top third of the wooden shaft of the club as a grip. Engraved on the reverse of the head of the golf club is MADE FR...REL/11019
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Grave cross: Unknown British soldier
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden cross made from two pieces of wood nailed together. The horizontal piece has been broken, removing part of the message written onto it. What is left of the message is fadded, but reads 'Unknown...RELAWM00515.001
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Grenade No 1
Technology
Maker: Royal Laboratory Woolwich Arsenal
British Grenade Hand No. 1. The grenade consists of a cylindrical brass body with cast iron fragmentation ring. Attached to the body is a short cane handle with four webbing streamers to stabilize the...REL/14055
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Group portrait of a British artillery unit. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate ...
Photograph
Maker: Thuillier, Louis
Group portrait of a British artillery unit. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives. Taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 to 1918.P10550.771
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Group portrait of three unidentified British Army corporals. From the Thuillier collection of ...
Photograph
Maker: Thuillier, Louis
Group portrait of three unidentified British Army corporals. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives. Taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1...P10550.795
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Hales No 3 Rifle Grenade
Technology
Hales rifle grenade. The grenade is manufactured from cast steel and brass. The fragmentation jacket is made from cast iron and is segmented. A steel rod is attached to the grenade body. Brass fixture...REL/14713
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Hales No 3 Rifle Grenade
Technology
Hales rifle grenade. The grenade is manufactured from cast steel and brass. The fragmentation jacket is made from cast iron and is segmented. A steel rod is attached to the grenade body. Brass fixture...REL/14713.001
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Head Navigation Lamp Ref. No. 5C/678
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Head Navigation Lamp manufactured according to standards set by the UK Air Ministry for installation in British aircraft during the Second World War. The unit is in black plastic and is designed to h...REL/11040
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4 Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery
Art
Maker: Ashton, Richard
Pictured is a 3.7" Mobile British gun brought back from the Middle East by the Australian Imperial Force 4 Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery.ART23647
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Henry Rifle : New South Wales Military Forces
Technology
Alexander Henry single shot, breech loading rifle. Action stamped on the right side NAA&Co 1877 and on the left side HENRY'S PATENT. The butt is stamped N.S.W over AJ422 and has a manufacturers rounde...REL/03343
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His English bride
Art
Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Miniature paper statue of Australian soldier with English bride.ART40963
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His Majesty King George V
Art
Maker: Berrie, J A Midgley, Ann Spence, Percy
Portrait of His Majesty King George painted in 1935, a year before his death.ART12367
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Hispano Mk 5* Aircraft Cannon : Royal Australian Air Force
Technology
Hispano Mk5* Aircraft Cannon, marked HISPANO 20mm GUN BIRKIGT PATENTS BRITISH M.A.R.C. LTD. and the serial number. It has a yellow painted number 6 on the left side.REL/02144.001
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HMS Cornwallis Grenade
Technology
Maker: Royal Navy
Spherical shaped nose piece made from wood and wooden block body inset into a metal cup. Attached to the base of the cup are several pieces of scrap calico to enable stability of the grenade in fligh...RELAWM07221
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HMS Indomitable leaving dock
Art
Maker: Ragless, Max
The aircraft carrier, HMS Indomitable, a unit of the British Pacific Fleet, is being towed by tugs from the Captain Cook Graving Dock after a refit.ART25930
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How it ended
Art
Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Blaiberg depicts the same figures from 'How it began' (ART40941) now getting married. The Australian soldier is dressed in his military uniform and the bride is wearing a white wedding dress, a veil a...ART40962
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'Hypo' helmet respirator : British Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Single layered grey flannel hood which consists of two pieces of flannel machine sewn together. The front half has a rectangular shaped viewing aperture made from a now heavily cracked and broken pie...REL/03924
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Improvised British sign, 'TEA ROOM' : Strazeele, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised sign constructed from a wooden plank. The front is painted black with off white stencilled letters 'TEA ROOM'. There is a single large nail hole located centrally on the sign and one small ...RELAWM00777
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Improvised directional sign 'HOOGE' and 'BIRR X ROADS' : Belgium
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised British sign constructed of three planks of white washed wood with text stencilled in black paint. The sign bears the words 'HOOGE / BIRR X ROADS' and a large right facing arrow. The sign a...RELAWM00594
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Improvised sign 'BRIDGE MINED' : Villers-Bretonneux, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised British sign made of unfinished tin with words 'BRIDGE MINED' stencilled in white paint. There are three nail holes along the top edge of the sign.RELAWM00760
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Improvised sign, 'GAP D UNDER M.G. FIRE' : Hangard Wood, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black painted sign board, made from a section of wood cut from a single plank, and marked in white painted letters 'GAP [right facing arrow] D UNDER M.G. FIRE'. Four iron nails driven through the cent...RELAWM00758
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Improvised sign, 'PUT YOUR BOX RESPIRATOR IN THE ALERT POSITION' : Somme, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised sign constructed of natural tin with hand painted black letters 'PUT YOUR BOX RESPIRATOR IN THE ALERT POSITION' The sign has two holes in it showing where nails had previously secured it to...RELAWM00757
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Improvised sign 'THIS WAS VILLERS CARBONNEL' : Villers-Carbonnel, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised sign constructed of two wooden planks painted black and stencilled with white letters 'THIS WAS VILLERS CARBONNEL.' 'No 27' is hand painted in small white lettering in the bottom left hand ...RELAWM00839
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9.2 inch High-Explosive Howitzer Shell, sectioned
Technology
Maker: Unknown
This sectioned shell has a 75mm thick copper driving band at bottom. Although scratched in part and revealing the brass underneath, traces of the original mustard yellow paint are still visible. Stamp...RELAWM07139
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4.7inch shell fragment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Fragment of a shell fired from a British 4.7 inch gun.REL/03263
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3 inch Stokes Trench Mortar Bomb
Technology
3 inch Stokes mortar inert high explosive projectile. The mortar projectile is a steel tube shaped canister with a detonator and firing cartridge holder at the rear end and a fuze mechanism at the fro...RELAWM01909
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1.75 inch Toffee Apple Bomb
Technology
Maker: Vickers Ltd
British Army 1.75 inch toffee apple bomb. The bomb is made from cast iron and a circular head attached to a long shaft. The the head has provisions for two contact fuzes. The metal is extensively cove...RELAWM01644
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Indian Cavalry Trooper's Sword and Scabbard : Indian Army
Technology
Indian Cavalry trooper's sword and scabbard. The hilt is the steel three bar British Pattern of 1821 with a brass wire bound fishskin grip and steel backstrap. The blade is similar to the 1796 light c...REL/01138
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Indian Cavalry Trooper's Sword : Indian Army
Technology
Indian Cavalry trooper's sword. The hilt is the steel three bar British Pattern of 1821 with a brass wire bound fishskin grip and steel backstrap. The blade is similar to the 1796 light cavalry troope...REL/07207
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Indian Pattern 1912 Cavalry Officer's Sword and Scabbard : Indian Army
Technology
Indian Pattern 1912 Cavalry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel plated steel bowl guard decorated on the outside with a scroll design incorporating a crown over GRI in a shield and has...REL/09527
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Instructional military handkerchief, 1880s
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cream cotton men's handkerchief with a red printed border. The rest of the handkerchief is over printed in black ink with a diagram and specifications of a Martini Henry rifle in the centre. Around th...REL/17006
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Khaki canvas spats : Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of khaki canvas spats. Each spat has a strap which is passed under and fastened at the arch of the wearer's shoe. The spats are fastened at the outer ankle with a vertical line of 8 buttons.REL/18600.006
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Khaki drill protective apron for kilt : Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Khaki drill protective apron. The apron has a front pocket with brass button enclosure. It secures at the waist with cotton ties.REL/18600.004
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Knuckleduster Trench Dagger : Lieutenant Colonel J B St Vincent-Welch, 13 Field Ambulance, AIF
Technology
Knuckleduster Trench Dagger. Alloy grip with four finger holes that has a single edged, clip back point blade attached to it with two rivets. The ricasso is stamped DOEIF GLASGOW & SHEFFIELD.RELAWM06295
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La Francaise pendant la Grande Guerre [The French lady during the Great War]
Art
Maker: Rowe, E
Single leaf compostition depicting a French blonde woman in a royal blue, black fur-trimmed coat with matching dress, a black muff and black hat with white flower. Her feet and body move to her left, ...ART19885.005
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Lee-Enfield L42A1 Sniper Rifle
Technology
Lee-Enfield L42A1 Sniper Rifle. Bolt action receiver stamped L42AI D70 and on the wrist M47C 1944, the serial number and TR. This rifle has a telescopic sight marked 1240-99-963-2063 TEL.STRT.STG.LIAI...REL/16987.001
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Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk I* Sectioned Rifle
Technology
Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk I* Sectioned Rifle. Shortened barrel and no front stock wood. It is cut away on both sides and highlighted in red paint to expose the working mechanism. Marked on the action No4 Mk...REL/16305
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Le Monoblog Brevete Semi Automatic Pocket Pistol
Technology
Le Monoblog Brevete Semi Automatic Pocket Pistol. Frame marked LE MONOBLOG PISTOLET AUTOMATIQUE BREVETE with Belgian proof marks. Aluminium grips with a seven shot magazine.RELAWM29280
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Letters from David Wallace Caldwell to his Mother, 1915-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Caldwell, David Wallace
Letters relating to the First World War service of 2nd Lieutenant David Wallace Caldwell, 27th Battalion. The letters were written by David Caldwell to his mother in South Australia between 7 June 19...RCDIG0000171
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Liberated Singapore
Art
Maker: Buckmaster, Ernest
Ernest Buckmaster was born in Hawthorn, Melbourne on July 3 1897. After being rejected for military service due to his physical frailty Buckmaster attended the National Gallery Art School from 1918-24...ART23383
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Lord Roberts' Bodyguard Detail badge : Private C Cooke, Queensland Mounted Infantry
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
The badge is a cross shape, surmounted by the Queen Victoria crown. The body of the badge is square with a circle inside the square. The centre of the circle is voided, but a large letter 'R' has been...REL/11955
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Luger P08 Pistol
Technology
The Luger P08 Parabellum is a recoil-operated, locked breech, semi-automatic, striker fired pistol. The pistol is manufactured from ordnance steel and has high lustre bluing finish on the metal parts....REL31048.001
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Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk I Rifle
Technology
Magazine Lee-Enfield Mark 1 bolt action rifle. Receiver stamped with a crown over VR BSA&MCo 1897 LE I on the wrist under the bolt arm. The butt is marked with the BSA company roundel over I. Complete...RELAWM03661.001
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Malcolm Burden as an able seaman, Royal Navy, and Dorothy Burden, discuss their experiences of the Second World War, interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton
Sound
Maker: Burden, Dorothy
Able Seaman Malcolm Burden, Royal Navy, and Dorothy Burden, interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton for her "The Age of Innocence 1937–1947" oral history project. The interview covers the Burdens' experi...AWM2018.572.10
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Marston Honeycomb aircraft radiator data plate
Technology
Maker: John Marston Ltd
Nameplate from a Marston Honeycomb Radiator. Brass coloured with pointed ends with holes for attaching to radiator. 90 mm overall length, 75 mm length straight section between pointed ends; 15 mm wide...REL49174
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Melvin David McLaren, 8 Division Salvage Unit, Prisoner of War (POW) at Changi, interviewed by Gillian Pearson about his service in the Second World War and his experiences as a POW
Sound
Maker: McLaren, Melvin Donald Pearson, Gillian
Melvin David McLaren, 8 Division Salvage Unit, Prisoner of War (POW) at Changi, interviewed by Gillian Pearson about his service in the Second World War and his experiences as a POW A transcript of t...S01731
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Memoir of John Robert Cowan Kelly, 1969
Digitised Collection
Maker: Kelly, John Robert Cowan
Memoirs relating to the First World War service of Sergeant John Robert Cowan Kelly, “Elope” Force, North Russia Expeditionary Force. This memoir compiled by Kelly in 1969 covers: volunteering for “El...RCDIG0001264
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Menin Gate at midnight
Art
Maker: Longstaff, Will
'Menin Gate at midnight' was painted by Will Longstaff to commemorate those soldiers with no marked graves on the Western Front during the First World War; also known as 'Ghosts of Menin Gate'. Longst...ART09807
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Metal Plate from German Benz Aircraft Engine
Technology
Metal Plate from Benz engine. Reads: Motor Benz No 25547. Dimension of plate 79 mm x 15 mm. Figures are impressed and appear to have been blackened.REL49172
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Miss Edith Cavell
Published Collection
Maker: Unknown
Woven silk postcard with an image of British nurse Edith Cavell, sitting outside with a dog amongst roses. In black and white. On the back of postcard is written 'Captured April 1915 Brussels. Shot 12...PUB03352
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Mk IV Tank Periscope: Battle of Cambrai
Technology
Periscope of one of the tanks employed in the British surprise attack on Cambrai on 20 November 1917.RELAWM00675
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Mk 1 230 lb RFC HE Aerial Bomb
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Steel cased aerial bomb, with four sheet metal fins. The bomb is painted dull brown.RELAWM04778
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Mobile Sniper Post
Technology
Mobile Sniper Post. Rivetted box shape construction with an angular front having two rifle slots that can be closed with swinging covers and has four eye slits. It is moved on two steel disc wheels th...REL/12494
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Night march of the captured and a circle of the dead
Art
Maker: Winters, Michael
In this work Winters depicts events told to him by Captain William Travers of the 2/1st Battalion. Travers led his company over three campaigns. His relationship with his men and the respect he felt f...ART92807
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No 56 Mark IV Fuze
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Brass fuze featuring a threaded bottom and a spherical shaped top with a hexagonal locking bolt.REL/03360
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No 5 Mills Bomb grenade
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Oval shaped hand grenade with cast iron body featuring external grooves. The firing mechanism consists of a striker, lever, spring and safety pin which are attached through a central chamber which hou...RELAWM02103.001
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No 5 Mk 1 Grenade
Technology
Maker: HT Vaughan Ltd
The No 5 Mk 1 hand fragmentation grenade consists of an oval cast iron body with externally segmented grooves. The body is lacquered on the inside and outside. In the base of the grenade is a threaded...REL/14056.001
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No 34 Mk IV Hand Grenade, British army
Technology
Maker: State Factory
British No 34 Mk IV 'Egg' hand grenade. It features two horizontal halves soldered together with brass fuze and detonator ring attached at top. Impressed with 1918 in centre of bottom half.RELAWM02094
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Nordenfelt Five Barrel Machine Gun : Fort Largs, South Australia
Technology
Nordenfelt Five Barrel Machine Gun. Brass box section receiver stamped at the rear NORDENFELT over the serial number and 1889. Five air cooled barrels in line on a steel chassis cradle. The left hand ...RELAWM07327
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Nordenfelt Mark 1 Five Barrel Machine Gun : Fort Glanville, South Australia
Technology
Nordenfelt Mark I Five Barrel Machine Gun. Brass box section receiver stamped at the rear NORDENFELT over the serial number. Five air cooled barrels in line on a steel chassis type cradle. The left ha...RELAWM10737.005
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Nordenfelt Mark 1 Ten Barrel Machine Gun : Victorian Nordenfelt Battery
Technology
Nordenfelt Mark I Ten Barrel Machine Gun. Brass box section receiver stamped at the rear NORDENFELT over the serial number. Ten air cooled barrels in line on a steel chassis cradle. The rear sights ar...REL/05627
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Nosecap of naval shrapnel shell : Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Nosecap from a naval shrapnel shell. The nosecap is made of steel with a brass end, over which there would have been a pointed tip. The exterior has the remains of red and black paint and there is a b...RELAWM00377.001
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Nosecap of naval shrapnel shell : Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Nosecap from a naval shrapnel shell. The nosecap is made of steel with a brass end, over which there would have been a pointed tip. The extrerior has the remains of black paint. The interior is natura...RELAWM00377.002
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Not titled [French interpreter, a British soldier and a French maid]
Art
Maker: Rowe, E
Single leaf composition depicting a French military interpreter gesturing to a French maid with a bemused expression on her face, her hands in the pockets of her apron. A British officer looks on, his...ART19885.004
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Not titled, TASS No. 756, 23 June 1943
Art
Maker: Kukryniksy Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS)
A Russian propaganda poster created under the TASS news agency, this image depicts the Fascist leader Benito Mussolini sitting in a boot, representing Italy, that is attached to a damaged hot air ball...ARTV07494
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NX71862 Leslie Gordon Gaffney interviewed by Caroline Gaden about his service with 8th Division Headquarters in Malaya and Singapore and his experiences as a prisoner of war of the Japanese, 1941-45
Sound
Maker: Gaffney, Leslie Gordon
Reasons for enlisting; pre embarkation training; jungle training and operations in Malaya; reaction to the capitulation in Singapore; march to Changi prisoner of war camp; train journey to Bampong; ex...S01738
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256834 (NX34734) Reginald William James Newton, as the major Officer Commanding 2/19th Battalion, Prisoner of War (POW) on Burma-Thailand Railway, interviewed by the Gaden family about life as a POW and the experiences of Bill Gaden, 2/20th Battalion, POW Burma-Thailand Railway
Sound
Maker: Newton, Reginald William James
Comments about NX12543 Captain E.W. (Bill) Gaden, 2/20th Battalion, his pre war service with the militia; formation of forces on the Burma Thailand Railway; trading with the native (indigeneous) peopl...S01739
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Officer's Royal Engineer's pattern full dress sword belt, shoulder belt and pouch
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Royal Engineer officer's full dress sword belt, shoulder belt and pouch. The red Russia leather sword belt and slings are embroidered with three stripes of gold bullion thread. The belt fastens with a...REL/07613
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On the wing of the Storming Party
Art
Maker: Vaughan, E
A British soldier from the 40th Regiment of Foot. Soldiers in this regiment were involved in the 'Storming Party, Ballarat', which was part of the Eureka Stockade charge. This regiment was first rai...ART50001
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Other ranks service tunic : Private G Boldey, 5th New Zealand Contingent
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Khaki cotton service tunic with plain stand collar and pointed cuffs. Tunic has two breast pockets, each with a small general service button. The front is fastened with five brass buttons.REL/00368
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Oval Number Plate
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Oval metal plate 42 mm x 20 mm. Stamped "681. 3" on one side and "128. 2" on reverse. Bears evidence of being soldered to a metal component.REL49176
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Pair of gas rattles : British Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of First World War British made gas rattles. Both have the plywood tongue broken off.REL/03912
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Pattern 08 Cavalry Sword and Scabbard : Lieutenant W Ewing, 13 Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Technology
Pattern 1908 Cavalry Troopers sword and scabbard. Hilt Mounts: Pommel and ferrule at bottom of grip are of malleable cast iron. Grips are Dermatine or similar light brown plastic with a large depressi...REL/16518
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Pattern 1822/45 General Officers Sword
Technology
British Pattern 1822/45 General Officers Sword. The hilt is a gilt brass half basket type with a lions head pommel. The brass hilt has the Cypher of General Officers of the Crown surmounting a cross ...REL/16009.001
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Pattern 1856 Land Transport Sword : British Army
Technology
British Pattern 1856 Land Transport Sword. The cruciform hilt is solid brass with horizontal ribs to the grip with a straight crossguard having roundels on the ends. The plain single edge blade with a...REL/16734
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Pattern 1856 Land Transport Sword : British Army
Technology
British Pattern 1856 Land Transport Sword. The cruciform hilt is solid brass with horizontal ribs to the grip with a straight crossguard having roundels on the ends. The plain single edge blade with a...REL/16735
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Pattern 1856 Pioneer Sword : British Army
Technology
British Pattern 1856 pioneer sword. The hilt is all brass with a stirrup type guard which is stamped 6 over 1901 V I.HTS over 2 on the inner crossguard. The grip with horizontal rings and is fitted to...REL/16733
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6 pdr Projectile fired from Hotchkiss QF Mk II Male Tank Gun
Technology
6 pdr Projectile fired from Hotchkiss QF Mk II Male Tank Gun. The projectile is made from steel. The copper driving bands are missing. The projectile has cracked open on one side due to a partial deto...RELAWM00547
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Periscope No 9 Mk II
Technology
Maker: Adams & Co
Periscope No 9 Mk II used as a trench observation device. The periscope is made from wood, is rectangular in shape and is held together by nails and metal straps. There are two glass mirrors placed at...REL/14717
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Periscope No 25: Sergeant S Pittman 4th Battalion AIF
Technology
Maker: R & J Beck Ltd
Hand-held periscope No 25. The periscope has a cylindical section, with both the eyepiec and the optic lense covered by brown chamois leather bags, tied in place. The periscope is contained within ...REL/14240
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PIAT Mark 1 Projector
Technology
PIAT (Projector Infantry Anti Tank) Mark 1 Projector. Tubular construction with a monopod clamped to the forward section, a pistol grip trigger assembly towards the rear and a shoulder piece with a ru...REL/16742.001
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Piece of Sopwith Pup Propeller : Flight Lieutenant E H Lascelles, No. 66 Squadron Royal Flying Corps
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Wooden propellor hub from a Sopwith Pup biplane. The hub is missing both blades of the propellor, which have been torn off.RELAWM17328
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Poland, a nation
Art
Maker: Dulac, Edmund Ministry of Information Avenue Press
A coloured lithograph of a man with a sword standing with his foot on the neck of an eagle. This image is from the set of 66 lithographs, 'The Great War: Britain's efforts and ideals'.ART02201
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Port Jackson, from Dawes' Battery
Art
Maker: Prout, John Skinner
This well-known image by Prout was reproduced as plate 4 in his publication 'Sydney Illustrated', 1842-44. It depicts British soldiers and guns at the Dawes' Point Battery in Sydney. The Battery was c...ART94357
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Portrait of an unidentified British sergeant on a horse. From the Thuillier collection of glass ...
Photograph
Maker: Thuillier, Louis
Portrait of an unidentified British sergeant on a horse. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives. Taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 ...P10550.867
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Portrait of an unidentified British soldier. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate ...
Photograph
Maker: Thuillier, Louis
Portrait of an unidentified British soldier. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives. Taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 to 1918.P10550.834
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Portrait of an unidentified British soldier. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate ...
Photograph
Maker: Thuillier, Louis
Portrait of an unidentified British soldier. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives. Taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 to 1918.P10550.824
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Portrait of an unidentified British soldier. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate ...
Photograph
Maker: Thuillier, Louis
Portrait of an unidentified British soldier. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives. Taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 to 1918.P10550.778
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Portrait of an unidentified soldier, possibly British. From the Thuillier collection of glass ...
Photograph
Maker: Thuillier, Louis
Portrait of an unidentified soldier, possibly British. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives. Taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 to...P10550.845
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Portrait of an unidentified soldier, possibly British. From the Thuillier collection of glass ...
Photograph
Maker: Thuillier, Louis
Portrait of an unidentified soldier, possibly British. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives. Taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 to...P10550.806
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Portrait of an unidentified soldier, possibly British. From the Thuillier collection of glass ...
Photograph
Maker: Thuillier, Louis
Portrait of an unidentified soldier, possibly British. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives. Taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 to...P10550.850
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Portrait of an unidentified soldier, possibly British, on horseback. From the Thuillier ...
Photograph
Maker: Thuillier, Louis
Portrait of an unidentified soldier, possibly British, on horseback. From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives. Taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the ...P10550.846
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15 Pounder MkII shrapnel shell
Technology
Maker: Royal Laboratory Woolwich Arsenal
15 Pounder Mark II shrapnel shell made from forged steel. The head of the shell is missing, exposing the inside of the shell where 200 metal balls would have been housed. At the top of the shell are s...REL/03369
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Pte. Torbard Ect, 9th Battalion, Eadt Surrey Regiment, Jan 2nd 1919
Art
Maker: Cadell, John Hepburn
Head and shoulders portrait of a young soldier wearing a cap.ART91516.001
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Queen Victoria chocolate Tin : Private J S Walton, 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles
Heraldry
Commemorative chocolate tin with hinged lid. The lid has been painted red with a gold and blue border. The edge of the tin is painted in gold, however much of this paint has now gone. The centre of th...REL/00944
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RAF men escape from Singapore
Film
Large group of RAF men march towards camera, men from all over UK send messages home. Commentary, Charles Lawrence Cinesound Review.F00836
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Raws, John Alexander (Lieutenant, b.1883 - d.1916); Raws, Robert Goldthorpe (Lieutenant, b.1886 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Raws, John Alexander Raws, Robert Goldthorpe
Collection relating to the First World War service of Second Lieutenant John Alexander Raws [known as Alec], 23 Battalion AIF, and Lieutenant Robert Goldthorpe Raws [known as Goldy], 23 Battalion, AIF...2DRL/0481
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Reduction gear case from a Bristol Pegasus Mk VI radial aircraft engine from Supermarine Walrus L2312
Technology
Maker: Bristol Aircraft Corporation
Dome like reduction gear case from a Bristol Pegasus Mk VI radial aircraft engine. The housing is made from cast aluminium and has 9 holes at the front, with two small holes in the inner rim. It has a...REL/04901.001
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Remains of a shovel : Lone Pine, Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Isaac Nash & Sons Ltd
Remains of a general purpose flat point plain back strap pattern spade. The front strap is impressed with 'NASH & SONS / 1915' and the number '3' at an angle to the other text, but in larger script. S...RELAWM00395
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Robbins Duddley Push Dagger : Private P G Shaw, 5 Pioneer Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Robbins Ltd
Robbins Duddley Push Dagger combination trench dagger and knuckle duster fighting knife. Aluminium grip that has moulded finger grooves and a steel knuckle guard. It has a plain double edged stilletto...RELAWM09813