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Framed composite portrait of 6112 Private David Frederick Mansfield and 5056 Private William Joseph Mansfield
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Framed composite portrait of 6112 Private David Frederick Mansfield and 5056 Private William Joseph Mansfield (served as William Joesph Jones). From Maclean, New South Wales, the brothers served on th...AWM2018.1194.1
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From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives, taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 to 1918.
Photograph
Maker: Thuillier, Louis
Group portrait of members of the 17th Battalion Transport section. Identified front row, second from left is Captain Harold Oscar Busby MC, Kiama, NSW. (See also P10550.741) From the Thuillier collec...P10550.007
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From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives, taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 to 1918.
Photograph
Maker: Thuillier, Louis
Portrait of 1276 Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) John William Raitt MM, 17th Battalion. (See also P10550.047) From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives. Taken by Louis and Antoinette Thu...P10550.034
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From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives, taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 to 1918.
Photograph
Maker: Thuillier, Louis
Group portrait of 17th Battalion Non Commissioned Officers (NCOs). Identified second row, fourth from left is 1276 Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) John William Raitt MM; front row, left is 421 Sergean...P10550.047
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Fussell, Leslie George (Major, b.1884 - d.1960)
Private Record
Maker: Unknown Fussell, Leslie George
Collection relating to the First World War service of Major Leslie George Fussell, 17 Battalion, Gallipoli. Collection consists of a note written by Turkish soldiers expressing their thanks for a tin...PR00130
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German army other ranks shoulder strap : 130th Infantry Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Field grey wool shoulder strap, with narrow white wool piping around the sides and top, and a machine stitched buttonhole at the neck end. A red wool chain stitch numeral '130' is sewn to the strap.RELAWM00830
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German field glasses : Private H Reece, 17 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Goerz, Berlin
A pair of privately purchase Goerz Trieder 6x15 German officer's field glasses. The curve-edged triangular aluminium barrels are covered with brown leather. Aluminium strap brackets extrude through th...REL36755
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Gillies, Kenneth James (Quartermaster Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Gillies, Kenneth James
Paybook, medical casualty movement forms and two photographs relating to the service of 4419 Quartermaster Sergeant Kenneth James Gillies 17 Battalion AIF and specifically to the way in which a medica...PR00925
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Goddard, Henry Arthur, CMG, DSO, VD (Brigadier General, b.1869 - d.1955)
Private Record
Maker: Goddard, Henry Arthur
Collection relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General Henry Arthur Goddard CMG DSO VD. Collection consists of numerous personal papers such as diaries for 1918 and 1919 and personal...3DRL/2379
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Grave of 3043 Private (Pte) Thomas Crooks, 17th Battalion, of Rozelle, Sydney, NSW. A tram ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Grave of 3043 Private (Pte) Thomas Crooks, 17th Battalion, of Rozelle, Sydney, NSW. A tram conductor prior to enlistment he embarked with the 7th Reinforcements on HMAT Suevic (A29) on 20 December 191...P08464.001
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Group portrait including 729 Private (Pte) Wesley George Wade (identified in centre, back row), B ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait including 729 Private (Pte) Wesley George Wade (identified in centre, back row), B Company, 17th Battalion, of Artarmon, NSW. A carpenter of Liverpool, NSW prior to enlistment he claime...P09767.001
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Group portrait of Australian prisoners of war (POWs) outside a barracks at Schneidemuhl Camp, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of Australian prisoners of war (POWs) outside a barracks at Schneidemuhl Camp, north of Posen. Left to right (standing): 3786 Private (Pte) Henry Giese, 13th Battalion; 898 Private Alfr...P01981.044
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GROUP PORTRAIT OF C COMPANY, 17TH BATTALION, AIF. PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTED IN THE SHAPE OF A MAP OF ...
Photograph
GROUP PORTRAIT OF C COMPANY, 17TH BATTALION, AIF. PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTED IN THE SHAPE OF A MAP OF AUSTRALIA.P00353.001
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Group portrait of members of the 2nd Reinforcements, 17th Battalion. Back row (left to right): ...
Photograph
Group portrait of members of the 2nd Reinforcements, 17th Battalion. Back row (left to right): 1727 Private (Pte) Frank Hood Lohmer; 1810 Pte William Henry Lewis; 1777 Pte Alberto Edward Smith; 1722 P...P00996.002
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Group portrait of members of the 17th Battalion Transport section. Identified front row, second ...
Photograph
Maker: Thuillier, Louis
Group portrait of members of the 17th Battalion Transport section. Identified front row, second from left is Captain Harold Oscar Busby MC. (See also P10550.007) From the Thuillier collection of glas...P10550.741
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Group portrait of some members of the 21st Reinforcements of the 17th Battalion. An original ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of some members of the 21st Reinforcements of the 17th Battalion. An original inscription identifies the men by initial and surname; further identification, where likely, has been assig...P08555.001
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Group portrait of some members of the 17th Battalion, probably the 21st Reinforcements.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of some members of the 17th Battalion, probably the 21st Reinforcements.P08555.002
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Hand coloured studio portrait of 1318 Private (Pte) Errol Sydney (Sidney) Watkins of Waverley, ...
Photograph
Maker: Cruden, James Charles
Hand coloured studio portrait of 1318 Private (Pte) Errol Sydney (Sidney) Watkins of Waverley, NSW. Enlisting in the AIF in February 1915, Pte Watkins was an original member of the 17th Battalion who ...P06418.002
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Hannaford, Charles R
Private Record
Maker: Hannaford, Charles Richard
Black and white photocopies of letters from Lt Charles R Hannaford to his family describing many aspects of his service with the 17 Battalion AIF, photocopies of letters describing his death and grave...PR84/285
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HAREFIELD, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, WW1. 7062 PRIVATE VIVIAN ARTHUR JOHNSON, OF THE 17TH BATTALION ...
Photograph
HAREFIELD, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, WW1. 7062 PRIVATE VIVIAN ARTHUR JOHNSON, OF THE 17TH BATTALION AIF, WITH A WOUNDED LEG. TAKEN AT 1ST AUSTRALIAN AUXILIARY HOSPITAL, HAREFIELD. JOHNSON WAS APPARENTLY A C...P00230.001
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Heliopolis, Egypt. June 1915. Private Davison of the 17th Battalion, AIF, who was assistant to ...
Photograph
Heliopolis, Egypt. June 1915. Private Davison of the 17th Battalion, AIF, who was assistant to the Quartermaster, Major G.R. Short. (Donor Lieutenant Colonel G.R. Short VD)H13885
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Identity bracelet: Private F J Miatt, 17 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Silver identity bracelet with a circular disc and single link chain and catch. The front of the disc is engraved 'F.J. MIATT. 6340 17TH BATTN: AIF C OF E' and the reverse 'Miatt, David Street, Malvern...REL31621
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Identity disc bracelet : Lance Corporal F R Symons, 17 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Unofficial aluminium identity disc with chain bracelet. The disc is impressed with 'F. R. SYMONS. 2287. D 17. A.I. METH.'REL/02641.003
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Improvised draughts board : Quinn's Post, Gallipoli
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Draughts board made from a piece of wooden box (probably pine). A rough square has been drawn on the wood in graphite pencil, approximately 50 mm from the top of the board, and approximately 25 mm fro...RELAWM00304
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Informal outdoor portrait of four soldiers dressed in hospital blues with a nurse and a woman in ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal outdoor portrait of four soldiers dressed in hospital blues with a nurse and a woman in civilian dress. Identified, seated, is 6657 Private (Pte) Alexander Hilton, 17th Battalion. The photogr...AWM2016.636.6
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Informal outdoor portrait of 5416 Private (Pte) Alfred Skeen, 17th Battalion. A wheeler from ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal outdoor portrait of 5416 Private (Pte) Alfred Skeen, 17th Battalion. A wheeler from Lithgow prior to enlistment, Pte Skeen embarked with the 14th Reinforcements from Sydney aboard HMAT Wiltsh...P09824.001
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Informal portrait of 1547 Corporal (Cpl) James Roy Felan (left), 17th Battalion, and 3055 Gunner ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of 1547 Corporal (Cpl) James Roy Felan (left), 17th Battalion, and 3055 Gunner (Gnr) William Francis Felan (right), 3rd Field Artillery Brigade. Cpl Felan was killed in action on 27 ...P11300.001
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Informal portrait of members of the 17th Battalion Cookhouse at Quinn's Post. Identified left to ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of members of the 17th Battalion Cookhouse at Quinn's Post. Identified left to right, front row: Major G R Short, Quartermaster (1); Lance Corporal R H Fry, 2nd Signal Troop, 2nd Br...A03797
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Informal portrait of Mrs Sharp and 5440 Sergeant (Sgt) Theodore W Burgess-Kilch, 17th Battalion, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of Mrs Sharp and 5440 Sergeant (Sgt) Theodore W Burgess-Kilch, 17th Battalion, at a gateway near Hendon Church, London. Sgt Burgess-Kilch enlisted on 18 October 1915 and returned to ...J00665
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Informal portrait of 5040 Private (Pte) Harry James Botten, 3rd Battalion (left) and Pte John ...
Photograph
Informal portrait of 5040 Private (Pte) Harry James Botten, 3rd Battalion (left) and Pte John Patrick Hall, 17th Battalion. Pte Hall was a bootmaker from Redfern, New South Wales, prior to enlistment...P02923.001
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Interview with Lieutenant Colonel D F Rae 17 Battalion AIF for the 0-10 TV series Australians at war
Film
Maker: Heidrich, H J
Lieutenant-Colonel Rae comments on British military and political leaders of the time, reasons leading to war, the winters of 1916-1917 and 1917-1918 on the Somme and tells why he believed the Austral...F10232
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Joseph Lewin Newman MM (1074) as a private 17th Infantry Battalion AIF and France 1916-1919
Sound
Maker: Newman, Joseph Lewin
Newman speaks of his time on Gallipoli; punishments for being AWL; captured by the Germans in 1917 at Lagnicourt (near Bullecourt) and was a prisoner of war; escape to the Russian Frontier with two Ru...S01841
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Khaki sun helmet : Private R H Quarmby, 17 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Khaki canvas covered cork sun helmet which has a small brass vent in the crown. 'ANZAC' and a 'rising sun' badge have been drawn on the front of the helmet. There are traces of white 'blanco' polish o...REL27153
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5858, LANCE CORPORAL J. McQUARRIE, 17TH BATTALION, AIF, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 1917-04-15.
Photograph
5858, LANCE CORPORAL J. McQUARRIE, 17TH BATTALION, AIF, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 1917-04-15.H06117A
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Lanyard : Lance Sergeant V A Berghofer, 17 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Double plaited khaki cotton cord lanyard. The lanyard is being worn around the left shoulder of jacket REL/15810.001.REL/15810.003
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Lesnie, Frank Bernard Hershorn (Private, b.? - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Lesnie, Frank Bernard Hershorn
Collection relating to the service of 1659a Private Frank Bernard Hershorn Lesnie, (served as Frank Bernard), Gallipoli, Egypt, France. Collection comprises typed extracts from thirteen letters writt...1DRL/0415
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Letter from Cuthbert Clive Finlay to Director, Australian War Memorial, 1929
Digitised Collection
Maker: Finlay, Cuthbert Clive
Letter relating to the First World War service of 2nd Lieutenant Cuthbert Clive Finlay, 17th Battalion. The letter was written by Cuthbert Finlay to the Director of the Australian War Memorial on 9 D...RCDIG0000175
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Letter from D.P. Mulligan to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
Digitised Collection
Maker: Unknown
Letter from D.P. Mulligan to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, Leichhardt, 7 March 1916. In his letter, Mulligan, mentions an autograph card, signed by his son, Bernard Mulligan and other membe...AWM2017.6.140
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Letter from M Hannaford to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, 3 October 1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Hannaford, Charles Richard Unknown
Letter from M Hannaford to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, Willoughby, 3 October 1916. Attached is a copy of a letter from Second Lieutenant Charles Richard Hannaford, 17th Battalion to his m...AWM2017.6.63
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Letter from Turkish soldiers, 1915 and photocopy of newsclipping from the Melbourne "Argus", 1934
Digitised Collection
Maker: Unknown Fussell, Leslie George
Letter relating to the First World War service of Major Leslie George Fussell, 17th Battalion, Gallipoli. The letter was written by Turkish soldiers expressing their thanks for a tin of bully beef th...RCDIG0000353
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Lewis, William Henry (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Lewis, William Henry
Letters on postcards from Private William Henry Lewis to family and friends during his First World War service; Christmas card, 1918; photograph of Private Lewis.PR00903
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Lyall, Alexander (Lance Corporal, b.1891 - d.1956)
Private Record
Maker: Lyall, Alexander
Collection relating to the First World War service of 262 Lance Corporal Alexander Lyall, 17 Battalion, France. Collection consists of an original handwritten diary covering Lyall's service in France...PR04412
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Mahony, Cornelius John (Corporal, 17 Battalion, b.1884 d. 1917)
Manuscript
Maker: Mahony, Bernadette Mahony, Michael Joseph
"The Story of Cornelius John Mahony: Prepared for the 90th Anniversary of his Death at Broodseinde, Belgium on 9th October 1917". Widowed in 1915 and enlisted in the 17th Battalion in the same year. W...MSS1664
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Major G R Short, Quartermaster (left) and an unidentified soldier at the cookhouse of the 17th ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Major G R Short, Quartermaster (left) and an unidentified soldier at the cookhouse of the 17th Battalion at Quinn's Post, Anzac. Dixies are lined up in the foreground.A03796
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McKenzie, George Andrew (L/Cpl, b.1899 - d.1932)
Private Record
Maker: McKenzie, George Andrew
Collection relating to the First World War service of 6100 L/Cpl George Andrew McKenzie, 17 Battalion. Collection consists of an original handwritten letter, dated 3 September 1918, addressed to his ...PR05335
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1. McMurtie, Jack 2. Anonymous (1. Private, 17th Bn, AIF d.1917 2. Unknown Unit and Rank)
Private Record
Acknowledgement of letters of sympathy sent out by the McMurtie family following Private McMurtie's death in action in 1917 and a fragment of a letter describing the abortive campaign in Greece during...PR85/429
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McNair, Livingstone (L/Cpl)
Private Record
Maker: McNair, Livingstone
Brief diary entries describe training in Egypt and active service in France until evacuated with shell shock (July-Aug 1916). Includes detailed notes on German hand grenades and Mills hand grenade. Al...PR00470
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Memorial portrait button : Sergeant E G Cowcher, 17 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Memorial portrait button showing a head and shoulders photographic image of Sergeant Teddy Cowcher, covered in celluloid and shaped over a steel backing plate bearing a pin fastening.REL41653
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Men of the 17th Battalion out for a rest after serving in the trenches at Quinn's Post, Anzac ...
Photograph
Men of the 17th Battalion out for a rest after serving in the trenches at Quinn's Post, Anzac Cove. Lieutenant Chambers (holding white pad) is calling the roll.A02747
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Men participating in a game of 'Crown and Anchor' on board HMAT Medic, this is a fast game in ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Men participating in a game of 'Crown and Anchor' on board HMAT Medic, this is a fast game in which any number of players play against a banker, three special dice are used, each marked with a crown, ...A02849