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  1. Addresses and accounts by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood 1916 to 1917 - church parade, submission for the Lord Kitchener Memorial Book and the opening of a building in Ismailia

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    Maker: Various

    This file contains addresses and accounts given by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between early 1916 and 1917. These addresses were given to Australian troops during a church parade shortly after...

    RCDIG0000079

  2. AWM10 4304/17/37 - [Australian Imperial Force Administrative Headquarters registry, "A" (Adjutant-General's Branch) files:] Meetings of the Australian Battle Memorials and Soldiers Graves Committee (27 May - 28 Jun 1919)

    Digitised Collection

    AWM2018.8.499

  3. Condolence papers and commemorative items relating to Ronald Desmond Gilbert, 1944 - 1953

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Various

    Condolence papers and commemorative items relating to 413188 Warrant Officer Ronald Desmond Gilbert, Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Air Force, 23 August 1944 - 13 October 1953. This file contai...

    AWM2019.22.248

  4. Correspondence addressed or forwarded to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 1921 and 1938

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Various

    This folder contains 47 letters, postcards, and business cards sent from various correspondents to Birdwood between 8 January 1912 and 24 January 1938. Many of the letters discuss various visits of Bi...

    RCDIG0000061

  5. Diary of Ronald Desmond Gilbert, 1942 - 1944

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    Maker: Gilbert, Ronald Desmond

    Diary relating to the Second World War service of 413188 Warrant Officer Ronald Desmond Gilbert, Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Air Force, January 1942 - March 1944. In this diary Gilbert recor...

    AWM2019.22.246

  6. Documents relating to the death and memorial of William Throsby Bridges, 1915-1920

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Various

    Documents relating to the First World War service of Major General William Throsby Bridges, 1st Division Headquarters. This series of documents includes correspondence relating to the death and commem...

    RCDIG0001025

  7. Documents relating to the death and memorial of William Throsby Bridges, 1915

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Various

    Documents relating to the First World War service of Major General William Throsby Bridges, 1st Division Headquarters. This series of documents contains correspondence relating to the death and commem...

    RCDIG0001026

  8. Documents relating to the death and memorial of William Throsby Bridges, 1917-1939

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Various

    Documents relating to the First World War service of Major General William Throsby Bridges, 1st Division Headquarters. This series of documents includes correspondence relating to the death and commem...

    RCDIG0001023

  9. Documents relating to the death and memorial of William Throsby Bridges, 1915-1929

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Various

    Documents relating to the First World War service of Major General William Throsby Bridges, 1st Division Headquarters. This series of documents includes correspondence relating to the death and commem...

    RCDIG0001024

  10. Letters and newspaper clipping relating to the death of Douglas Barrett-Lennard, 1915

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Unknown Various

    Letters and newspaper clipping relating to the First World War service of 1879 Driver Douglas Barrett-Lennard, 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade. These handwritten transcriptions of the original ...

    RCDIG0001238

  11. Letters to George Gordon McCrae, 1895-1922

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: McCrae, George Gordon Various

    Letters relating to the father of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 60th Battalion. This series of letters spans the period 1895 to 1922 and among others includes: a letter to McCrae’s father from Rudyard...

    RCDIG0001273

  12. Letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir George Foster Pearce, 1917-1919

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Birdwood, William Riddell

    This folder contains copies of 36 letters sent by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir George Foster Pearce between 17 March 1917 and 10 October 1919. During this period, Sir George Foster Pearc...

    RCDIG0000047

  13. Newspaper clippings of Herbert Vincent Reynolds, 1914-1996

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Various

    Newspaper clippings relating to the First World War service of 622 Private Herbert Vincent Reynolds, 1st Field Ambulance. The clippings were taken from various newspapers between 1917 to 1996. Many of...

    AWM2018.19.16

  14. Newspaper clippings removed from the personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood dated 1917

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Various

    This file contains a bundle of items that were originally interspersed through the pages of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood’s 1917 diary. These items include souvenirs, newspaper clippings, artwor...

    RCDIG0000007

  15. Newspaper clippings removed from the personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood dated 1920

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Various

    This file contains a bundle of items that were originally interspersed through the pages of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood’s 1920 diary. These items include newspaper clippings and name cards. Th...

    RCDIG0000013

  16. Photographs relating to Ronald Desmond Gilbert, c. 1941 - c. 1953

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Unknown

    Photographs relating to the Second World War service of 413188 Warrant Officer Ronald Desmond Gilbert, Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Air Force c. 1941 - c. 1953. This file contains: Photograp...

    AWM2019.22.249

  17. Series 7: Correspondence with Sir George Foster Pearce, 1915-1919

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Various

    A series of letters exchanged between Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and Sir George Foster Pearce whilst Pearce was serving as the Australian Minister of Defence. Topics discussed include the cam...

    RCDIG0000045

  18. Series 16: Ephemera, 1915-1930

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Various

    This series contains a variety of ephemera collected by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and his family between 1915 and 1930. Included in this series are postage stamps, menus, programs, Christmas...

    RCDIG0000521

  19. Series 5: Items relating to George Gordon McCrae, 1895-1925

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Elliott, Harold Edward 'Pompey' McCrae, Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, George Gordon The Age Unknown Various

    This series contains material collected and compiled by George Gordon McCrae, the father of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae of the 7th Battalion and later the 60th Battalion. Included are: a book of poem...

    RCDIG0001249

  20. Souvenirs related to Anzac Day, openings of war memorials and memorial services

    Digitised Collection

    Maker: Various

    This file includes 12 items related to commemoration events like Anzac Day services, openings of war memorials and funerals of army personnel. The souvenirs in this file relate to these events in Engl...

    RCDIG0000524

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