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A few of many models collected by the Australian War Records Section. They were made by men in ...
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Maker: Unknown
A few of many models collected by the Australian War Records Section. They were made by men in the field during their spare time, those represented here being: a donkey engine made from pieces of shel...D00074
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Aircraft brooch : Leading Aircraftman R Rooke, 7 Squadron RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Rooke, Raymond
Small brass brooch in the shape of fighter plane. The cockpit, fuselage and tail fin have been made from one piece of metal. The wings and horizontal stabilizers have been made from other pieces of me...REL/02982.005
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Aluminium wrist bracelet : Private T J Mathews, Royal Australian Artillery
Heraldry
Maker: Mathews, Thomas John
Bracelet with leather straps attached to aluminium that has been shaped with stepped crenellations on the top and bottom. In the centre is a diamond shape piece of tin that has been soldered on and a ...REL37811
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American officer's cap made from an 18 pounder shellcase : Air Mechanic Albert Edward Hoye, A Flight, 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Hoye, Albert Edward Unknown
Brass 18 pounder shellcase base which has been worked to produce an officer's cap with integral brim with a rolled rim. A Unitied States copper uniform button has been soldered to the peak, with a chi...REL45259
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Brass stand for souvenir shell case
Heraldry
Soldered brass suspension stand designed to hang a shell-case (REL/00021.001) for use as a dinner gong. The base and tapering pillars are engraved with faux Egyptian motifs. A striker with a padded he...REL/00021.002
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Bullet casing cigarette lighter : Private H Turner, New South Wales Army Medical Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cigarette lighter made from a .303 cartridge. A flint wheel has been soldered to the side of the casing, which is engaged by a threaded screw at the bottom of the wheel's housing, and the projectile c...REL39564
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Button hook made from pieces of Zeppelin : Driver A M Lowe, 5 Motor Transport Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Lowe, Arthur Milbourne
Trench art ladies' button hook. The hook is shaped from a piece of strut wire and tapers from the handle down to a small rounded hook at one end. The handle is made up of dozens of pieces of compositi...RELAWM12705.001
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Carved box : A G McDermid
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular wooden handmade box with separate lid. On top of the lid is attached the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Japan) formation patch. Below this is stamped JAPAN . The inside of the box...REL39856
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Child's ring : N R Keen
Heraldry
Maker: Keen, Jack Robert
Child's signet ring handmade from aluminium with a diamond shaped detail in its centre.REL34810
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Child's ring : P F Keen
Heraldry
Maker: Keen, Jack Robert
Child's ring handmade from aluminium with a red Tek toothbrush fitting set as the 'stone'.REL34811
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Child's ring : R M Keen
Heraldry
Maker: Keen, Jack Robert
Tiny handmade aluminium child's signet ring with a diamond shaped detail in its centre.REL34812
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Decorated German 75 mm shellcase : Capture of Jerusalem 17 December 1917
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown fried Krupp ag
Used 1916 75 mm Krupp manufactured shellcase, hand-incised with three decorated frieze bands which encompass the shellcase. The upper end has been flared. A narrow central band carries a repeating pat...REL44097
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Decorated matchbox holder: Sergeant James Erskine Hale Robinson, 2 Division Signals Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Robinson, James Erskine Unknown
Matchbox holder made from a recovered German mess tin found by the owner in Delville Wood and described by the owner as 'battered'. The folded aluminium has been decorated on three sides in very neat ...REL/00843.003
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Decorated walking stick : Driver A P Flynn, Royal Army Service Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Decorated walking stick which features emblems of the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS 'Handschar'. The walking stick has been fashioned from a single piece of wood and tapers from top to botto...REL43299
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Decorative inkwell in the shape of a Slouch Hat : City Imperial Volunteers
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Decorative slouch hat constructed from beaten brass and tin. The tin brim has its left side turned up and is trimmed in khaki cotton drill glued to the upper face of the metal, while the base has been...REL33762
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Decorative knife : Sergeant J E Buttsworth, 30 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A decorative knife with a handle made from a French Lebel cartridge case and two projectiles. Also on the handle is a Canadian uniform button. The blade of the knife has been made from a piece of bras...REL31864
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Engraved German shell case : Private W E McGann, 23 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Spandau Arsenal
Engraved used shell case from a German 77mm field gun. The case has been engraved with a depiction of a church and the words 'Les Fontane France 1914-18'. Stamps on the base of the shell read 'St GFSP...REL34261
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Engraved shell case : Captain A M Garbett, Headquarters, 1 Australian Light Horse Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German 77 mm shell casing that has been intricately engraved with pictures and Egyptian style hieroglyphs. The pictures and hieroglyphs are done in rings, one on top of the other and cover the entiret...REL42376
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Engraved tin : Lance Corporal H Beitsch, 2/3 Reserve Motor Transport Company
Heraldry
Maker: Beitsch, Hector
Tin with hinged lid. The lid is engraved with a memorial stone and cross with the letters 'AIF'. In the left corner is engraved '1941 BURMA' and in the right is '1945 JAVA'. Both place names are under...REL30303
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France. c. 1918. A tea pot, sugar container and milk jug made from shell casings by Private A. ...
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France. c. 1918. A tea pot, sugar container and milk jug made from shell casings by Private A. Ward of 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, AIF. They were awarded a twenty franc prize at an Arts and Crafts Exhi...H04103
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Good luck charm : Lieutenant W C B Stavely, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small hand made woollen doll. The doll is made of a piece of wool divided into six parts to form hair, a face, arms and legs. The arms and legs are tied at the ends with pieces of red cotton to form h...REL30977
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Handle made from pieces of Zeppelin : Driver A M Lowe, 5 Division Motor Transport Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Lowe, Arthur Milbourne
Handle made up of dozens of pieces of composition ivory (celluloid), duraluminium (an aluminium alloy) from a downed Zeppelin, together with gold sheet. Each piece from the Zeppelin is bordered by bla...RELAWM12705.005
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Handmade cribbage board : Private J A Kneale, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Wooden cribbage board with twelve sections, each with ten scoring ten holes to hold pegs, arranged on the long sides. Each end is finished in a semi-circle. Engraved on upper the surface are some of t...REL42304
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Handpainted plaque from Morotai : Craftsman M L Bradley, 13 Australian Advanced Workshop, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Bradley, Mervyn Leonard
Oval shaped piece of clear perspex painted on the underside with an island scene and backed with a layer of red paint. The base of the perspex has been engraved 'MOROTAI 1945' and there are two extens...REL31902
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Hat pin made from pieces of Zeppelin : Driver A M Lowe, 5 Division Motor Transport Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Lowe, Arthur Milbourne
Hat pin made from pieces of Zeppelin. The long pin is shaped from a piece of strut wire, and has a sharp point. The handle is made up of dozens of pieces of composition ivory (celluloid), duraluminium...RELAWM12705.009
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Hat pin made from pieces of Zeppelin : Driver A M Lowe, 5 Division Motor Transport Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Lowe, Arthur Milbourne
Hat pin made from pieces of Zeppelin. The long pin is shaped from a piece of strut wire, and has a sharp point. The handle is made up of dozens of pieces of composition ivory (celluloid), duraluminium...RELAWM12705.008
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Hat pin made from pieces of Zeppelin : Driver A M Lowe, 5 Division Motor Transport Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Lowe, Arthur Milbourne
Hat pin made from pieces of Zeppelin. The long pin is shaped from a piece of strut wire, and has a sharp point. The handle is made up of dozens of pieces of composition ivory (celluloid), duraluminium...RELAWM12705.006
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Hat pin made from pieces of Zeppelin : Driver A M Lowe, 5 Division Motor Transport Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Lowe, Arthur Milbourne
Hat pin made from pieces of Zeppelin. The long pin is shaped from a piece of strut wire, and has a sharp point. The handle is made up of dozens of pieces of composition ivory (celluloid), duraluminium...RELAWM12705.007
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Hymn titles travested
Art
Maker: King, W L King, W L
A series of sketches using soldier humour and depicting the life of a soldier in the trenches during the First World War. Wilfred Lewis King served with the 60th Battalion during the First World War....ART02664
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Identification bracelet : Driver E R McDonald, 39 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Identification bracelet made from brass. The bracelet has been fashioned from one piece of brass with an oval face and two arms extending from either side. The arms are joined together by a simple loc...REL39012
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Improvised medal: Flying Officer Eric Robert Staley, 4 Squadron, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised medal made from the lid of a peanut tin. It is inscribed in coloured pencil with 'NADZAB CROSS FOR VALOUR F/O R STALEY Into The mouth of DEATH 14 SEP WIRRA'. The medal has a horizontal slot...REL36910
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Informal portrait of 9387 Private (Pte) Arthur Leslie Nixon, 3rd Motor Transport Company and 6821 ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of 9387 Private (Pte) Arthur Leslie Nixon, 3rd Motor Transport Company and 6821 Pte Frank James Holland, 4th Motor Transport Section. Both men, shown holding souvenirs, are motor mec...P10453.004
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Japanese Army handkerchief with painting of Mount Fuji : Private R G Roenfeldt, Australian Army Service Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Ink painted Japanese Army handkerchief. Japanese characters written at the top of the handkerchief translate as, 'At Tarakan Island, Commemorating the end of the Pacific War, 17 December 1945'. Undern...REL28949
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Leather belt : Private A H Patrick, 9 Works Company, Australian Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown leather plaited belt with brass buckle. There are six stud holes in the tongue of the belt which is crafted out of plain leather. On the inside of the tongue the wearer's name - 'ARTHUR PATRICK'...REL34427
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Letter opener made from pieces of Zeppelin : Driver A M Lowe, 5 Division Motor Transport Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Lowe, Arthur Milbourne
Trench art letter opener. The blade is shaped from a piece of metal (possibly steel). The handle is made up of dozens of pieces of composition ivory (celluloid), duraluminium (an aluminium alloy) from...RELAWM12705.004
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Letter opener made from pieces of Zeppelin : Driver A M Lowe, 5 Division Motor Transport Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Lowe, Arthur Milbourne
Trench art letter opener. The blade is shaped from a piece of metal (possibly steel). The handle is made up of dozens of pieces of composition ivory (celluloid), duraluminium (an aluminium alloy) from...RELAWM12705.002
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Letter opener made from pieces of Zeppelin : Driver A M Lowe, 5 Division Motor Transport Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Lowe, Arthur Milbourne
Trench art letter opener. The blade is shaped from a piece of metal (possibly steel). The handle is made up of dozens of pieces of composition ivory (celluloid), duraluminium (an aluminium alloy) from...RELAWM12705.003
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Map of Australia cut from a German water bottle : 5 Infantry Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Outline map of Australia (without Tasmania) cut from a section of German aluminium water bottle. The following words have been hand engraved into the map: 'SOUVENIR OF FRANCE', and, in cursive text: '...REL/00565
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Map of Australia made from a fragment of a Japanese plane
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Fragment of aircraft shaped into a map of Australia. The back shows the remains of red paint and has the words 'DARWIN 1942 PART OF JAP PLANE SHOT DOWN' written across it in black texta.REL29908
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Map of Australia token : Corporal P W Chanter, 47 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Map of Australia cut from a piece of tin with 'AIF' impressed by hand.REL43574
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Map of Australia token : Corporal P W Chanter, 47 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Chanter, Percy William Unknown
Map of Australia cut from a piece of tin with 'A.I.F. 47 BTN. 2146. CPL.CHANTER. FRANCE. 1916 1918' impressed by hand.REL43573
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Matchbox Case : 4th Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brass coloured metal matchbox holder, with the Rising Sun badge embossed on one face and 4 Battalion AIF badge embossed, with the text, 'IV NOMINE QUARTUS BATTALION A.I.F AUGUST 17, 1914-1917 GALLIPOL...REL31808
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Match box holder : Private B F Fletcher, Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Fletcher, Bruce Finlay
Match box cover made from a single piece of bent aluminium. The piece is folded into three parts - front, back and spine - to a size identical to a box of matches. A matchbox has been glued inside the...REL43214
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Match box holder : Private B F Fletcher, Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Fletcher, Bruce Finlay
Match box cover made from a single piece of bent aluminium. The piece is folded into three parts - front, back and spine - to a size identical to a box of matches. A matchbox has been glued inside the...REL36524
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Metal slouch hat : Corporal B F Fletcher, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Fletcher, Bruce Finlay
Miniature metal slouch hat with 'BRUCE' and 'MOLLY' impressed on the underside of the brim.REL36525
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Miniature boomerang : Corporal B F Fletcher, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Fletcher, Bruce Finlay
Miniature aluminium boomerang. The words 'GOOD LUCK' are painted on the arms, and 'FROM BRUCE' is painted in the centre.REL36526
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Model of Japanese Zero fighter : Private B F Fletcher, 2/3 Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Battery Workshop Section
Heraldry
Maker: Fletcher, Bruce Finlay
Zero fighter model made from spent brass shell casings. The fuselage is constructed in sections, with the rear section consisting of a piece of brass shaped into a cone. The wings consist of a single ...REL36523
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Model of naval cannon : Petty Officer L R Hubber, HMAS Australia
Heraldry
Maker: Hubber, Leslie Raymond
Trench art naval cannon made from brass and wood. The barrel of the cannon is made from a heavy piece of brass that has been hollowed out. The base of the barrel is rounded and has a small hole drille...REL31167
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Mother of pearl cross : Leading Aircraftman R Rooke, 7 Squadron RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Rooke, Raymond
Mother of pearl Christian cross. The edges of the arms are slightly rounded.REL/02982.008
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Mother of pearl wings brooch : Leading Aircraftman R Rooke, 7 Squadron RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Rooke, Raymond
Carved brooch, with an oval shield . The shield is carved with a flower, the initial 'M' in the centre, and wings on either side. Above the shield is a crown. On either side of the shield are small ho...REL/02982.004
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NEW GUINEA. MILNE BAY. LAC W. SIMPSON OF UNLEY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, PUTS THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO AN ...
Photograph
Maker: Brown, Norman
NEW GUINEA. MILNE BAY. LAC W. SIMPSON OF UNLEY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, PUTS THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO AN INKWELL HE MADE OUT OF JAPANESE BULLETS AND WOODEN SOUVENIRS. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN).014815
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Perspex heart souvenir pendant: Leading Aircraftman R Rooke, 7 Squadron RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Rooke, Raymond
Heart shaped piece of Perspex with a kangaroo and the word 'AUSTRALIA' embedded in it. These have been cut from an Australian half penny. On either side of the word 'AUSTRALIA' is a red and a blue dia...REL/02982.003
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Perspex pendant with photograph : Leading Aircraftman R Rooke, 7 Squadron RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Rooke, Raymond
Diamond shaped piece of perspex with a hole in the top corner. The tip of the diamond, near the hole has been cut off the reduce the sharpness of the point. Attached to the back of the perspex is a bl...REL/02982.001
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Perspex plaque from Morotai : Craftsman M L Bradley, 13 Australian Advanced Workshop, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Bradley, Mervyn Leonard
Oval shaped piece of clear perspex with two extensions on either side of the plaque. These have a small hole drilled through them for hanging. The base of the perspex has been engraved on the undersid...REL31903
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Portrait of Corporal Thomas John Mathews VX36270
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of VX36270 Corporal (Cpl) Thomas John Mathews. Mathews worked as a bookmaker before enlisting on the 5 July 1940 at Town Hall Melbourne. He served with the 3rd Division Anti Aircraft, ...P06320.001
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Prisoner of War Model Italian Tank : given to Private A H Patrick, 9 Works Company, Australian Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Model tank carved from hardwood. The tank has the general appearance of a Carro Armato M13/40 particularly in the general shape of the hull and in the suspension detail. The tank features a rotatable ...REL34428
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Propeller badge : Leading Aircraftman R Rooke, 7 Squadron RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Rooke, Raymond
Metal badge in the shape of the sleeve propeller worn as a symbol of rank by leading aircraftmen. The main body of the badge has been shaped from one piece of brass. Attached to the centre of the badg...REL/02982.007
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Ration Tin Seat : Flight Sergeant M Royle, 38 Squadron, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Brinkley
Seat made from a ration tin. A thick cusion made from cotton canvas has been attached to the lid of the tin with screws. The bottom (lid) of the tin is impressed 'RECYCLE WHENEVER POSSIBLE'.REL34370
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Rising Sun serviette rings : Wandsworth Military Hospital, United Kingdom
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Maker: Unknown
Six souvenir serviette rings made from metal Rising Sun hat badges and circular copper driving bands which have been attached to the rear. All six are stored in a decorative lined jewel case.REL/00495
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Russian Prisoner of War letter opener : Private H Horner, 3 Machine Gun Company, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Curved letter opener beaten out of a steel 6 inch nail and inlaid with brass and aluminium on the handle and one side of the blade. Aluminium lettering on blade reads `1914 Gustrow 1916'.RELAWM01031
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Shell case lamp stand : Private J C Arney, Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 16 Brigade AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Arney, John Charles
Lamp stand made from polished brass shell casings and bullets. The base is a cut -down 18 pounder shell casing, 34 mm high, into which is centrally mounted a 2 pounder casing. The original 18 pounder ...REL34436
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Shell case photograph frame : Private J C Arney, Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 16 Brigade AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Arney, John Charles
Photograph display frame consisting of a pair of polished 2 pounder shell cases mounted vertically on a scalloped brass base which is screwed to a 25 mm thick varnished wooden base with matching scall...REL34438
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Shell case photograph frame : Private J C Arney, Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 16 Brigade AIF
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Maker: Arney, John Charles
Polished brass photograph frame made out of the shaped base of a MK IV 18 pounder shell casing. An oval cutout at the front displays a Kodak print of baby in a rocker in front of a suburban house. The...REL34437
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Shellcase rosebowl: Air Mechanic Albert Edward Hoye, A Flight, 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Hoye, Albert Edward Unknown
Brass rosebowl made from a German artillery shell case. The case retains its circular base, impressed with the following: 'DEZ 1916 st HL 35 HL 6'. The case has been worked to produce a rolled lip and...REL45258.001
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Shell case vase : Private J C Arney, Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 16 Brigade AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Arney, John Charles
Vase made from a polished 2 pounder shell case. The rim of the open end has been scalloped to produce a decorative effect, and a pair of .303 rounds with bullet point supports have been soldered to ei...REL34439
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Silver Florin ring
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
The band of the ring has been hammered from an Australian silver florin. The exterior is of the band is smooth, while the interior displays the text and images from the border of the florin. Half of t...REL39299
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Southern cross pendant : Warrant Officer II J R Keen, 110 Brigade Workshop, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Keen, Jack Robert
Pendant made from Perspex and shaped into four stars - two four pointed stars, a five pointed star and a larger six sided star - possibly representing the Southern Cross. The stars are attached to a d...REL34807
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Souvenir letter opener : Sergeant G E Watkins, 39 Battalion, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Souvenir brass trench art letter opener. The letter opener, in the form of a scimitar, is made from a French Lebel rifle bullet which has a German uniform button attached to it. The blade is made from...REL34991
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Souvenir miniature table set : Sergeant G E Watkins, 39 Battalion AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Trench art souvenir miniature table with jug, vase and mugs. The items may be of French origin, since most of the identifiable pieces are French ordnance. The circular brass table has feet made from w...REL34997
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Souvenir ring : Leading Aircraftman R Rooke, 7 Squadron RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Rooke, Raymond
Metal ring, possibly gilded brass, with a transparent red plastic 'stone' in the centre, probably fashioned from a coloured plastic toothbrush handle. The 'stone' is held in place by six clasps, some ...REL/02982.006
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Souvenir serving tray with bullet adornments : Private J C Arney, Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 16 Brigade AIF
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Maker: Arney, John Charles
Varnished wooden tray made from three lengths of wood, with a pair of crossbraces set at right angles across the base. Each side is shaped with a set of scallops. The tray top is decorated along its p...REL34435
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Souvenir trench art inkstand : Lieutenant A H Smith-Finkell, Headquarters Australian Corps, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Trench art inkstand set on a laminated wooden base cut from a cross section of an aircraft propeller. There are four German Mauser 7.92mm cartridges set into the base. A fifth cartridge has been let i...RELAWM16724
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Studio portrait of V126022 Private (Pte) John Charles O'Shea, 14 Australian Works Company, of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of V126022 Private (Pte) John Charles O'Shea, 14 Australian Works Company, of Morwell, Vic. He enlisted on 26 May 1941 and was discharged on 19 February 1946. During service in New Gui...P05741.001
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Sweetheart brooch : I E Don
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Maker: Don, Leonard St Clair
Sweetheart brooch made from a sterling silver brooch in the shape of a wreath, with a hand made and engraved brass rising sun attached to the face. The Rising Sun has had the points, King's Crown and ...REL41634
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Sweetheart brooch : Sergeant N J Gerdtz, 1 Australian Base Ordnance Depot
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Maker: Unknown
Clear Perspex sweetheart brooch in the shape of a heart inset with the Australian Army Ordnance Corps colour patch of red square with a blue border in the centre made from pieces of toothbrush handles...REL36930
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Sweetheart brooch : Staff Nurse A L Hunter, Australian Army Nursing Service
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Maker: Unknown
Trench art sweetheart brooch, with a pin back, made from a section of copper driving band. The driving band is from a used shell and shows rifling and striation marks.REL35759
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Sweetheart pendant: Flight Sergeant Archibald Rupert Charles Allen, RAAF
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Maker: Unknown
Sweetheart brooch with gold painted pilot's wings set into perspex. The perspex has minor scratches and a small crack below suspension ring.AWM2017.1371.3
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Sweetheart ring : Mrs F C Keen
Heraldry
Maker: Keen, Jack Robert
Sweetheart ring handmade from aluminuim and with a piece of green Tek toothbrush set as the 'stone'.REL34809
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Tin containing RAAF Eagle Perspex badge making equipment: Sergeant William Bruce Minchin, 461 Squadron RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Minchin, William Bruce
Green metal tin containing elements for the manufacture of RAAF Perspex sweetheart brooches. The tin contains seven pieces of roughly cut square and rectangular Perspex; 20 oval pieces of Perspex with...REL46237
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Trench art aircraft ashtray : Corporal C A B Phippen, RAAF
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Maker: Phippen, Charles Allan Broughton
Nickel-plated brass trench art model of a P38 Lockheed Lightning aircraft made from shell casing and bullets mounted on an ashtray base, made from a cutdown 105mm shell case. Engraved on the side of t...REL30420
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Trench art aircraft ashtray : Corporal C A B Phippen, RAAF
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Maker: Phippen, Charles Allan Broughton
Trench art model of a Martin B26 Marauder aircraft with ashtray base made from bullets and a cutdown 105mm shell casing . Engraved on side of the ashtray is 'Dutch New Guinea R.A.A.F. 1944'.REL30418
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Trench art aircraft ashtray : Private J C O'Shea, 17 Australian Works Company
Heraldry
Maker: O'Shea, John Charles
Brass trench art aircraft ashtray. The base is made from a cutdown 37mm Japanese shell case. Attached to the primer tube is a model of a Japanese aircraft made from a 50 calibre cartridge, 6.5mm Japan...REL36109
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Trench art aircraft : Lieutenant C Lawrence, 1 Division Engineers, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Lawrence, Cyril Oscar
Small model of a German Fokker aircraft made from a cartridge case and other scraps of metal. The cream coloured bi-plane is marked on top of the wings and on the tail with a black German cross. The w...REL31747
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Trench art artillery piece : Sergeant W G Bruce, Australian Army Service Corps AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White metal model of an artillery piece with 'WORLD WAR 1914 1918' punch engraved on the shield and 'CALAIS' punch engraved on the trail. The trail has a punch engraved border around the edges. The ba...REL36737
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Trench art ashtray: Able Seaman Horace Humphery, HMAS Quiberon, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Humphery, Horace
Brass trench art ashtray, made from a cutdown 4.7 inch cordite case. Four grooves have been shaped into the rim of the ashtray for resting cigarettes. There appear to have been holders attached to the...REL34529
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Trench art ashtray : Captain R W McGlynn 2/4 Armoured Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Trench art ashtray made from the base of a shell fired during the battle of Tel El Eisa in Egypt. The ashtray has had 3 grooves cut in to rest cigarettes on, but the rest plates are missing. There is ...REL39095
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Trench art ashtray : Driver C Allen, 1 Field Artillery Brigade AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Cleall, E H
Circular ashtray made from hammered copper, showing the Ottoman crescent moon and star. The star is elaborately impressed on a raised circular area within the curve of the crescent moon. The crescent ...REL34526.002
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Trench art ashtray : Driver C Allen, 1 Field Artillery Brigade AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Cleall, E H
Circular ashtray made from hammered copper, showing the Ottoman crescent moon and star. The star is elaborately impressed on a raised circular area within the curve of the crescent moon. The star has ...REL34526.001
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Trench art ash tray with match box holder : Major C Jensen
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Trench art ashtray, made from the base of a German 88mm shell case. A tin match box holder has been attached to the fuse stem. Engraved around the edge of the case is: 'TO MAJ. C. JENSEN IN MEMO OF EL...REL34449
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Trench art badge : Private L S Don, 47 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Don, Leonard St Clair
Trench art badge made from a threepence coin cut down to leave the 1908 Australian coat of arms of and '1910' the year the coin was minted. The reverse of the badge has the remains of a pin mounting s...REL41631
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Trench art badge : Private L S Don, 47 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Don, Leonard St Clair
Trench art badge shaped into the profile of a digger. Made from a cut down sixpence, the head of King George V has been re-shaped into that of an Australian soldier wearing a slouch hat. The reverse o...REL41632
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Trench art bracelet : Private N W Evans, 9 Battalion CMF
Heraldry
Maker: Evans, Neil William
Incomplete metal bracelet in nine detached pieces. The pieces include five completed letters - 'A' 'N' 'N' 'E' 'T' with small attaching loops on either side fashioned from a single piece of metal. A f...REL45262.001
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Trench art bracelet : Sergeant C Lawrence, 1 Division Engineers, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Lawrence, Cyril Oscar
Brass trench art bracelet made from a German shell. The bracelet takes the form of an outline of Australia and two circling bands with a hooked fastening. Engraved on the reverse of the outline is 'FR...REL30301
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Trench art Christmas greeting : 2/5 Infantry Battalion, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Trench art outline map of Australia (less Tasmania) sent to his mother by a member of 2/5 Infantry Battalion, AIF. The timber map is is missing the top 1 cm of Cape York, and is hand painted in gold w...REL31839
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Trench art chrysanthemum vase : Sapper S K Pearl, 5 Field Company Engineers, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Pearl, Stanley Keith
Trench art chrysanthemum vase made from a brass French 75mm shell case. The top of the case has been shaped to flare out and has a scalloped upper edge. Attached to the loewer centre front of the vase...RELAWM14161
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Trench art clock : Sapper S K Pearl, 5 Field Company Engineers, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Pearl, Stanley Keith
Trench art clock alarm clock. The clock case is made from two brass 4.5 inch shell cases and contains a commercial alarm clock mechanism. The clock bears impressed markings '4.5 HOWR II CF 1917' and i...RELAWM14155
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Trench art corkscrew : Driver E R McDonald, 39 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: McDonald, Ewen Ross
Trench art corkscrew made from wire. The corkscrew is made from one strand of wire. The handle has been made by bending the wire into shape before being twisted together to form the body of the corksc...REL39011
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Trench art cross : Sergeant W G Bruce, Australian Army Service Corps AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Trench art cross made of French bullets and a shell casing. Impressed on underside of base '75 DEC/ PD.Ps1418L16R/15/Rs'.REL30417
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Trench art cruet set : Petty Officer Stoker A J Richter, HMAS Sydney II
Heraldry
Maker: Richter, Arthur John
Trench art cruet set made from heavy gauge steel wire of varying thicknesses and fine twisted wire, in the form of a fouled anchor resting on top of a coil of 'rope'. The extended arms of the anchor, ...REL40877
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Trench art dahlia vase : Sapper S K Pearl, 5 Field Company Engineers, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Pearl, Stanley Keith
Trench art dahlia vase made from a brass German 77mm shell case. The shell has been been hand beaten and narrowed slightly towards the top and then flared out at the rim. The vase has been decorated w...RELAWM14160