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Group portrait of No 16 Platoon, D Company, 2/48th Battalion. Identified, left to right, back ...
Photograph
Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Group portrait of No 16 Platoon, D Company, 2/48th Battalion. Identified, left to right, back row: WX21404 Private (Pte) V C Birch; SX31700 Pte K W Thornton; SX31699 Pte R L McAllister; WX28387 Pte J ...087989
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Group portrait of No 5 Platoon, Headquarters Company, 2/48th Battalion. Identified, left to ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Group portrait of No 5 Platoon, Headquarters Company, 2/48th Battalion. Identified, left to right, back row: WX10347 Private (Pte) T M Phelan; VX120890 Pte G W Fowler; SX29355 Pte N L Fitzgerald; VX83...087979
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Group portrait of No 1 Signal Platoon, Headquarters Company, 2/48th Battalion. Identified, left ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Group portrait of No 1 Signal Platoon, Headquarters Company, 2/48th Battalion. Identified, left to right, back row: WX10613 Sergeant (Sgt) A F Beecham; SX14248 Private (Pte) J Just; SX5896 Pte S Hoski...087676
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Group portrait of No 4 Tank Platoon, Headquarters Company, 2/48th Battalion. Identified from left ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Group portrait of No 4 Tank Platoon, Headquarters Company, 2/48th Battalion. Identified from left to right, back row: SX8386 Private (Pte) Leonard Raymond Gale (killed in action on 1 May 1945 at Tarak...087679
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Group portrait of officers of the 2/48th Infantry Battalion, Tobruk. Identified personnel, from ...
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Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Group portrait of officers of the 2/48th Infantry Battalion, Tobruk. Identified personnel, from left to right, are: Back row: SX10330 Lt Donald Glen Kimber; SX10308 Lieutenant (Lt) Richard Ward Le...021064
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Group portrait of the Headquarters Personnel of C Company, 2/48th Battalion. Identified, left to ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Group portrait of the Headquarters Personnel of C Company, 2/48th Battalion. Identified, left to right, back row: WX28451 Private (Pte) H S McGlinn; SX8910 Pte J R Cufley; NX116606 Corporal L T Waters...087986
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Group portrait of the Headquarters Platoon, D Company, 2/48th Battalion. Identified, left to ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Group portrait of the Headquarters Platoon, D Company, 2/48th Battalion. Identified, left to right, back row: QX34605 Corporal (Cpl) D E Frame; VX78433 Cpl A B Frith; QX37085 Private (Pte) E R Watters...087990
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Group portrait of the intelligence section, 2/48 infantry Battalion. Identified from left to ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Group portrait of the intelligence section, 2/48 infantry Battalion. Identified from left to right standing: WX22151 Private (Pte) Thomas Francis Madigan (5); SX17369 Pte George Nield Laslett (6); SX3...087677
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Group portrait of the members of No 6 Platoon, 2/48th Battalion. Identified, left to right, back ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Group portrait of the members of No 6 Platoon, 2/48th Battalion. Identified, left to right, back row: SX8384 Private (Pte) E Matthiessen; VX109852 Pte H J Smith; SX12980 Pte E H Merritt; NX169560 Pte ...087999
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Group portrait of the Stretcher Bearers and Members of the 2/48th Battalion Band. Identified: ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Group portrait of the Stretcher Bearers and Members of the 2/48th Battalion Band. Identified: WX41501 Private (Pte) J A Higgins (1); VX82911 Pte J T Jackson (2); VX117486 Pte E A Taylor (3); SX11226 P...087998
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Group portrait of the 2/48th Battalion Officers. Identified, left to right, back row: QX38933 ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Keith Carr
Group portrait of the 2/48th Battalion Officers. Identified, left to right, back row: QX38933 Lieutenant (Lt) C F W Norgate; SX8192 Lt R R Holland; SX8032 Lt M Thomas; NX4473 Lt C R Burke; NX71509 Lt ...088000
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Gurney, Arthur Stanley (Private, VC, 2/48th Battalion AIF b.1908 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Gurney, Arthur Stanley
NEW TESTAMENT AND INVENTORY OF EFFECTS AT TIME OF DEATH. PTE GURNEY DIED AS A RESULT OF WOUNDS RECEIVED DURING THE ATTACK ON TEL EL EISA ON 22 JULY 1942. HE WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE VC FOR THIS AC...PR86/038
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Harry Johns standing next to the grave of his friend, SX7616 Private (Pte) Robert Maxwell (Bob) ...
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Maker: Unknown
Harry Johns standing next to the grave of his friend, SX7616 Private (Pte) Robert Maxwell (Bob) Aitken, C Company, 2/48th Battalion, at Tobruk. Pte Aitken, of Glassop, SA, enlisted in Adelaide, SA, on...P05525.001
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Headquarters Group of the 26th Infantry Brigade, Tobruk. Left to right: Back row: Lieutenant ...
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Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Headquarters Group of the 26th Infantry Brigade, Tobruk. Left to right: Back row: Lieutenant (Lt) W. L. Grott (Polish Cavalry Liaison Officer); SX9990 Lt Hurtle Cummins Morphett; VX1641 Captain (C...020754
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Headquarters, 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion, 26th Australian Infantry Brigade in Wadi ...
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Maker: Cumpston, John S
Headquarters, 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion, 26th Australian Infantry Brigade in Wadi Giaida.020111
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Heliopolis, Egypt. ? 1941. Informal portrait of SX7174 Captain Ivor Henry Thomas Hele relaxing in ...
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Heliopolis, Egypt. ? 1941. Informal portrait of SX7174 Captain Ivor Henry Thomas Hele relaxing in a canvas deck chair by the pool (not in view) of the Heliopolis Hotel, smoking a Camel cigarette. Priv...P02479.003
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Heliopolis, Egypt. ? 1941. SX7174 Captain Ivor Henry Thomas Hele in mid-air after diving from the ...
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Heliopolis, Egypt. ? 1941. SX7174 Captain Ivor Henry Thomas Hele in mid-air after diving from the high platform at the pool of the Heliopolis Hotel. Private Hele sailed for the Middle East with the 2/...P02479.004
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HERBERTON, QLD. 1945-01-19. PRIVATE A C BIGGINS, A COMPANY, 2/8 FIELD AMBULANCE, (5), RECEIVES ...
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HERBERTON, QLD. 1945-01-19. PRIVATE A C BIGGINS, A COMPANY, 2/8 FIELD AMBULANCE, (5), RECEIVES THE PRIZE WON BY HIS UNIT IN THE STRETCHER BEARERS' CONTEST, FROM LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR LESLIE J MORSHEA...085832
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HERBERTON, QLD. 1945-01-19. PRIVATE L EATON (1) AND CORPORAL W A EVERETT (2), MEMBERS OF B ...
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HERBERTON, QLD. 1945-01-19. PRIVATE L EATON (1) AND CORPORAL W A EVERETT (2), MEMBERS OF B COMPANY, 2/48TH INFANTRY BATTALION, COMPETING IN THE BREN LIGHT MACHINE GUN CONTEST.085826
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HERBERTON, QUEENSLAND. 1945-03-08. 2/48 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS FINISHING THE "MAD MILE" DURING ...
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HERBERTON, QUEENSLAND. 1945-03-08. 2/48 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS FINISHING THE "MAD MILE" DURING THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 9 DIVISION GOLD MEDAL COMPETITION AT THE HERBERTON RIFLE RANGE.087402
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HERBERTON, QUEENSLAND. 1945-03-08. 2/48 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS PARTICIPATING IN THE "MAD MILE" ...
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HERBERTON, QUEENSLAND. 1945-03-08. 2/48 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS PARTICIPATING IN THE "MAD MILE" DURING THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 9 DIVISION GOLD MEDAL COMPETITION AT THE HERBERTON RIFLE RANGE. ...087401
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HERBERTON, QUEENSLAND. 1945-03-08. THE START OF THE "MAD MILE" DURING THE GENERAL OFFICER ...
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HERBERTON, QUEENSLAND. 1945-03-08. THE START OF THE "MAD MILE" DURING THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 9 DIVISION GOLD MEDAL COMPETITION, AS TROOPS LEAVE THE 600 YARDS MOUND OF THE HERBERTON RIFLE RANGE...087397
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HERBERTON RACECOURSE, WONDECLA, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QLD. 1945-01-19. PRIVATE G C COOK, (1), AND ...
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HERBERTON RACECOURSE, WONDECLA, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QLD. 1945-01-19. PRIVATE G C COOK, (1), AND PTE C CRABBE, (2), 2/48 INFANTRY BATTALION PERSONNEL AT THE 9 DIVISION GYMKHANA ALONGSIDE A GROUND LARK'...085626
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HOME HILL, QUEENSLAND. 1945-04-05. MEMBERS OF 2/48 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION TAKING A MEAL ...
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HOME HILL, QUEENSLAND. 1945-04-05. MEMBERS OF 2/48 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION TAKING A MEAL BREAK. AMERICAN PERSONNEL ARE AMONG THE TROOPS.088809
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Horseshoe wedding charm with glitter : Mrs Irene Simper
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden horseshoe charm painted on the reverse in gold and covered on the front with silver metallic glitter. In the centre of the shoe are the voided words 'Best Wishes' in cursive script. A white sat...REL31824.002
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Horseshoe wedding charm with ribbons : Mrs Irene Simper
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cardboard horseshoe wrapped in white satin ribbon. The charm is designed to be worn hanging from the arm by a length of white satin ribbon attached to either end of the shoe with a bow. The bottom of ...REL31824.001
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Improvised pipe: unknown private, 2/48 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Carved wooden pipe - the bowl and shank are carved from a hard wood, with the shank joineded with a piece of brass bullet cartridge, and the stem carved from a piece of bone. The joint between the bra...RELAWM20164
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Incident on Sykes, Tarakan 1
Art
Maker: Browning, George Julian
Depicting an incident during the attack on Sykes Feature, Tarakan, by 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion.ART26030
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1930. Informal portrait of Ivor Hele. SX7174 Private Ivor Henry Thomas Hele sailed for the Middle ...
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1930. Informal portrait of Ivor Hele. SX7174 Private Ivor Henry Thomas Hele sailed for the Middle East with the 2/48th Battalion. He was promoted to lieutenant then temporary captain before his appoin...P02473.008
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Informal portrait of Ivor Hele taken in the garden at Maffra, the beach house the family rented. ...
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Informal portrait of Ivor Hele taken in the garden at Maffra, the beach house the family rented. SX7174 Private Ivor Henry Thomas Hele sailed for the Middle East with the 2/48th Battalion. He was prom...P02473.006
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Informal portrait of SX7948 Lance Sergeant (L/Sgt) Kenneth Lawrey Trenorden, 2/48 Infantry ...
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Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of SX7948 Lance Sergeant (L/Sgt) Kenneth Lawrey Trenorden, 2/48 Infantry Battalion of Stirling, South Australia. L/Sgt Trenorden enlisted in Adelaide on 5 July 1940 and was killed in...P04433.001
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Informal portrait of SX21753 Sergeant (Sgt) Colin Douglas Simper and his wife Irene on their ...
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Informal portrait of SX21753 Sergeant (Sgt) Colin Douglas Simper and his wife Irene on their wedding day, 12 January 1941. The couple met at a dance at the Palais, Semaphore Beach, SA. Sgt Simper of t...P04215.001
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Informal portrait of SX21753 Sergeant (Sgt) Colin Douglas Simper, 2/48th Battalion, of Clarendon, ...
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Maker: Diamond Studios
Informal portrait of SX21753 Sergeant (Sgt) Colin Douglas Simper, 2/48th Battalion, of Clarendon, SA, also served with the 43/48th Battalion, Citizens Military Forces. He was promoted to lieutenant on...P03039.001
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Informal portrait of the Bowd family of Mt Gambier, SA. Mrs Henri Iona Mabel Greta Bowd (Omie); ...
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Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of the Bowd family of Mt Gambier, SA. Mrs Henri Iona Mabel Greta Bowd (Omie); SX13191 Private (Pte) William Rex Bowd; their sons Colin Joseph Bowd and Douglas Rex (Jim) Bowd. Pte ...P07345.002
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Informal portrait of WX9876 Corporal (Cpl) Timothy Joseph Ryan MM, 2/48 Battalion, of Midland ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Informal portrait of WX9876 Corporal (Cpl) Timothy Joseph Ryan MM, 2/48 Battalion, of Midland Junction, WA. A railway employee prior to enlisting he received his Military Medal award for service at Sa...087981
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Informal portrait of WX9830 Private (Pte) Bejamin David Parry of Cannington, WA . Pte Parry ...
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Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of WX9830 Private (Pte) Bejamin David Parry of Cannington, WA . Pte Parry enlisted on 6 December 1940 and served with 2/48 Battalion: Australia's most decorated unit of the Second W...P07294.001
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Italian prisoners, captured by the 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion, moving along the Acroma ...
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Maker: Cumpston, John S
Italian prisoners, captured by the 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion, moving along the Acroma Road between Hill 60 and Macchia Bianca. Included in this column are members of a force which attacked...020072
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JANET FEATURE, TARAKAN. 1945-05-21. A BURNT AREA OF THE FOREST AFTER A DIRECT HIT BY NAPALM BOMBS ...
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JANET FEATURE, TARAKAN. 1945-05-21. A BURNT AREA OF THE FOREST AFTER A DIRECT HIT BY NAPALM BOMBS ON 1945-05-20 BY P 38 LOCKHEED LIGHTNINGS, WHICH SUPPORTED THE FORWARD DRIVES MADE BY 2/23 AND 2/48 IN...089980
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June 1932. Portrait of Ivor Hele. SX7174 Private Ivor Henry Thomas Hele sailed for the Middle ...
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June 1932. Portrait of Ivor Hele. SX7174 Private Ivor Henry Thomas Hele sailed for the Middle East with the 2/48th Battalion. He was promoted to lieutenant then temporary captain before his appointmen...P02473.009
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Kibby, William Henry
Private Record
Maker: Kibby, William Henry
Collection relating to SX7089 Sergeant (Sgt) William Henry (Bill) Kibby VC, who served with 2/48 Infantry Battalion until he was killed in action at El Alamein on 31 October 1942. Comprises an origina...PR04987
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Kumawa - Sisi Junction
Art
Maker: Watson, Douglas
Kumawa is halfway up the Sattelberg Road. 2/23th Australian Infantry Battalion relieved 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion in the Kumawa area. From this area extensive preliminary patrolling took pl...ART21035
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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-09. PATIENTS FROM 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL GETTING THEIR SHARE OF SUNSHINE ...
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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-09. PATIENTS FROM 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL GETTING THEIR SHARE OF SUNSHINE ON THE DECK OF THE HOSPITAL SHIP MANUNDA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL K. BRAWN, 2/24 INFANTRY BA...092808
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Lance Corporal Frank Gilmore Gilbert, C Company, 2/48 Battalion, collapsed from exhaustion caused ...
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Lance Corporal Frank Gilmore Gilbert, C Company, 2/48 Battalion, collapsed from exhaustion caused by carrying wounded troops from the Sykes Feature.089463
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Lieutenant Colonel R Ainslie, Commanding Officer 2/4th Battalion (left), working with NX34687 ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Lieutenant Colonel R Ainslie, Commanding Officer 2/4th Battalion (left), working with NX34687 Captain J F Lavan, his Adjutant, at Battalion Headquarters.087980
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Mackay, William Keith (Sergeant, b.1916 - d.1983)
Private Record
Maker: Mackay, William Keith
Collection relating to the Second World War service of SX8268 Sergeant William Keith Mackay, 2/48 Battalion. Collection consists of a 4 page fragment from an original diary, originally thought to hav...PR02046
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Major General G F Wootten, General Officer Commanding, 9th Division (left), presents the Order of ...
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Major General G F Wootten, General Officer Commanding, 9th Division (left), presents the Order of the Red Star to Private A R Stewart, 2/48th Infantry Battalion, 26th Infantry Brigade (right).081736
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Major G. T. Bull and Lieutenant Gee standing near the Headquarters of the 2/48th Australian ...
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Maker: Cumpston, John S
Major G. T. Bull and Lieutenant Gee standing near the Headquarters of the 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion near Tobruk.020158
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McLaren, Robert T (Private, 2/48th Bn, AIF d.1945)
Private Record
Maker: McLaren, Robert T
LETTER TO HIS MOTHER FROM GAZALA, LIBYA, DESCRIBING GOOD FOOD AND HOTELS, THE DESERT DUST AND THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF EQUIPMENT LEFT BEHIND BY THE ITALIANS. THE SONG "THERE'S A BOY COMING HOME ON LEAVE",...PR90/042
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McWilliams, R Colin (Gunner)
Private Record
Maker: McWilliams, R Colin
SERVICE PAPERS AND ALBUM RECORDING 2/48TH BN AND 20TH A/TK REGT ACTIVITIES AT TOBRUK, CAPTURED ITALIAN DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS ON THE BATTLE AT EL ALAMEIN. ALSO CONTAINS A POEM, "THE BRIGADIER" WRITTEN ...PR83/038
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Melbourne, Vic. 1940. Hand coloured portrait of VX94616 Private John (Jack) S. Stevens, 2/48th ...
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Melbourne, Vic. 1940. Hand coloured portrait of VX94616 Private John (Jack) S. Stevens, 2/48th Battalion, of East Malvern, Vic. Private Stevens enlisted in 1944 and trained at Cowra, Bathurst and Canu...P02607.001
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Melbourne, Vic. 1944-06-14. Portrait of Sergeant T. Derrick, VC DCM, 2/48th Australian Infantry ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Melbourne, Vic. 1944-06-14. Portrait of Sergeant T. Derrick, VC DCM, 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion.141308A
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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1944-06-14. SERGEANT T. DERRICK VC DCM, 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION.
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1944-06-14. SERGEANT T. DERRICK VC DCM, 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION.141308
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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1944-06-14. SERGEANT T, DERRICK VC DCM, 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION.
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Maker: Herald Newspaper
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1944-06-14. SERGEANT T, DERRICK VC DCM, 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION.141309
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Members of the 2/48th and 2/23th Infantry Battalions (Bn) who are recipients of awards presented ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Members of the 2/48th and 2/23th Infantry Battalions (Bn) who are recipients of awards presented by Major General G F Wootten, General Officer Commanding 9th Division at Headquarters 26th Infantry Bri...081747
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Members of the 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion move up through stone obstacles, vainly ...
Photograph
Maker: Cumpston, John S
Members of the 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion move up through stone obstacles, vainly erected by the Italians on the Acroma Road in an effort to stop our tanks. These troops took over advanced ...020075
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Members of the 2/48th Battalion, 9th Australian Division, with a pet dog, after evacuation from ...
Photograph
Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Members of the 2/48th Battalion, 9th Australian Division, with a pet dog, after evacuation from Tobruk on the ship Kingston. Identified left to right: (believed to be) SX8281 Private Jack Colin Curtis...021160
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Men of the 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion hanging out the Unit’s washing on the laundry ...
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Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Men of the 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion hanging out the Unit’s washing on the laundry lines in a quiet wadi in Tobruk.020660
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Men of the 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion hanging out the Unit’s washing on the laundry ...
Photograph
Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Men of the 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion hanging out the Unit’s washing on the laundry lines in a quiet wadi in Tobruk.020661
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Men of the 2/48th Battalion gather around the grave of Lieutenant (Lt) T.C. Derrick VC DCM as ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Ross John
Men of the 2/48th Battalion gather around the grave of Lieutenant (Lt) T.C. Derrick VC DCM as Chaplain A. W. Bryson, the Roman Catholic chaplain of the 2/48th Battalion, conducts the funeral service a...108261
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Men of the 9th Division disembarking at a Middle East port. They had just been evacuated from ...
Photograph
Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Men of the 9th Division disembarking at a Middle East port. They had just been evacuated from Tobruk by units of the Royal Navy . Identified is SX7613 Private Jack Eunson Champion, 2/48th Battalion of...021156
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"Message to Colin 1943" - A message and song to Lt Colin Simper for Christmas 1943 from his wife Irene
Sound
Maker: Simper, Irene
Side A: voice message to Lieutenant (Lt) Colin Simper, Mrs Simper states how much he is missed; that his daughter Eleanor, was too young for the recording and is with her Grandmother for the day; she ...S02007
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Middle East. c January 1941. Portrait of SX7174 Captain Ivor Henry Thomas Hele, who enlisted on ...
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Middle East. c January 1941. Portrait of SX7174 Captain Ivor Henry Thomas Hele, who enlisted on 29 June 1940, sailing for the Middle East on 17 November 1940 as a private with the 2/48th Battalion. He...P02473.010
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Military Cross : Captain D Bryant, 2/48 Battalion
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Maker: Unknown
Military Cross (GeoVI). Unnamed as issued, but engraved on reverse with the date '1942'.REL29308.002
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MOROTAI ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-17. A DEAD JAPANESE SOLDIER LYING WHERE HE ROLLED DOWN THE ...
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MOROTAI ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-17. A DEAD JAPANESE SOLDIER LYING WHERE HE ROLLED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT OF A ROAD ON SYKES HILL DURING THE ADVANCE OF 2/48 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS. (RESTRICTED).089699
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MOROTAI. 1945-05-17. PRIVATE T. MADDIGAN, 2/48 INFANTRY BATTALION (4), ENCASED IN PLASTER, ...
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MOROTAI. 1945-05-17. PRIVATE T. MADDIGAN, 2/48 INFANTRY BATTALION (4), ENCASED IN PLASTER, CHATTING WITH SERGEANT G.E. LOWE (1), AND CORPORAL R. COLLEY (2), 2/12 FIELD AMBULANCE PERSONNEL. THE WOUNDED...092142
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MOUNT GARNET, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-15. TROOPS OF THE 2/48TH INFANTRY BATTALION, ...
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MOUNT GARNET, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-15. TROOPS OF THE 2/48TH INFANTRY BATTALION, MARCHING FROM THEIR PARADE GROUND TO THE SALUTING BASE WHERE VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, GBE., KCB., CMG., ...067357
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Near Tobruk, Libya. 20 April 1941. An informal group of members of the Bren Gun Carrier Section, ...
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Near Tobruk, Libya. 20 April 1941. An informal group of members of the Bren Gun Carrier Section, 2/48th Battalion, leaning against a universal carrier (Bren Gun carrier) two days before the raid on Ca...P02688.001
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NX396 Lieutenant Colonel William John Victor Windeyer, DSO. ED., holding a conference at ...
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Maker: Cumpston, John S
NX396 Lieutenant Colonel William John Victor Windeyer, DSO. ED., holding a conference at Headquarters, 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion. Also seen is: NX40512 Lieutenant Thomas Herbert Scott.020117
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NX70393 Lieutenant John Stanley Cumpston, standing outside the entrance to the Headquarters of ...
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Maker: Cumpston, John S
NX70393 Lieutenant John Stanley Cumpston, standing outside the entrance to the Headquarters of the 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion in Tobruk.020118
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NX200808 Padre Sidney George Stewart, Church of England,officiating at the burial of VX82396 ...
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Maker: Buchanan, Robert John
NX200808 Padre Sidney George Stewart, Church of England,officiating at the burial of VX82396 Private (Pte) Lindsay Thomas Dixon on Coconut Ridge. Also seen are, from left to right: VX82390 Pte Allan ...060627
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OFFICERS CHATTING AFTER A PARADE AT MAIN HEADQUARTERS, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, AT WHICH OFFICERS ...
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Maker: Smith, E E
OFFICERS CHATTING AFTER A PARADE AT MAIN HEADQUARTERS, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, AT WHICH OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE DIVISION WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY IN THE RECENT OPERATIONS, WERE...024975
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ON BOARD HMT NIEUW AMSTERDAM, AT SEA. 1943-02. PHYSICAL TRAINING EXERCISES FOR PERSONNEL OF 2/48 ...
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ON BOARD HMT NIEUW AMSTERDAM, AT SEA. 1943-02. PHYSICAL TRAINING EXERCISES FOR PERSONNEL OF 2/48 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION ON DECK DURING THE VOYAGE HOME FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH 9TH AUSTRALIAN D...050227
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ON BOARD HMT NIEUW AMSTERDAM, AT SEA. 1943-02. THE REGIMENTAL BAND OF 2/48 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
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ON BOARD HMT NIEUW AMSTERDAM, AT SEA. 1943-02. THE REGIMENTAL BAND OF 2/48 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, ENTERTAINS, ON THE AFTER DECK, TROOPS OF 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AND HEADQUARTERS A.I.F.(M.E.)...050246
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ON BOARD HMT NIEUW AMSTERDAM, AT SEA. 1943-02. THE REGIMENTAL BAND OF 2/48 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
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ON BOARD HMT NIEUW AMSTERDAM, AT SEA. 1943-02. THE REGIMENTAL BAND OF 2/48 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION ENTERTAINS, ON THE AFTER DECK, TROOPS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AND HEADQUARTERS A.I.F.(M....050245
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Original grave of SX7740 Private (Pte) John Keith Stone. A labourer from Willowie, SA, Pte Stone ...
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Original grave of SX7740 Private (Pte) John Keith Stone. A labourer from Willowie, SA, Pte Stone embarked with 2/48 Australian Infantry Battalion from Adelaide on 17 November 1940. He was killed in ac...P10127.001
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Outdoor group portrait of, left to right: SX7093 Sergeant (Sgt) Norman Badman; SX7313 Warrant ...
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Maker: Phillips, Viner Laurence
Outdoor group portrait of, left to right: SX7093 Sergeant (Sgt) Norman Badman; SX7313 Warrant Officer (WO) Charles Bruce Rule and SX9529 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Alfred 'Rowdy' Lear, all of 2/48 Battal...P10599.001
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Outdoor portrait of SX7429 Corporal (Cpl) James Hinson DCM, 2/48 Battalion, of Plympton, SA ...
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Maker: Unknown
Outdoor portrait of SX7429 Corporal (Cpl) James Hinson DCM, 2/48 Battalion, of Plympton, SA (originally of Manchester, England). Cpl Hinson enlisted on 2 July 1940 at Adelaide, SA. He was awarded the ...P03667.001
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Outdoor portrait of the members of 9 Platoon, A Company, 2/48 Battalion. Identified back row, ...
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Maker: Unknown
Outdoor portrait of the members of 9 Platoon, A Company, 2/48 Battalion. Identified back row, left to right: SX7163 Private (Pte) Ronald Ralph Collins; SX7219 Pte Clyde Herbert Vivian; SX7291 Pte Arth...P09366.001
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Pacific Star : Captain D Bryant, 2/48 Battalion
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Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details. Note that this medal is incorrectly numbered to 'SX10328'.REL29308.005
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Pair of multi-purpose scissors : Private A S Gurney VC, 2/48 Battalion
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Maker: Unknown
Pair of steel multi purpose scissors.The outer edges of both blades have a textured finish for use as a nail file. Both points are worn or broken.REL/13477
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT AND PET PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE ...
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT AND PET PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE 2/23RD AND 2/48TH INFANTRY BATTALION'S SPORTS MEETING.023060
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT AND PET PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE ...
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT AND PET PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE 2/23RD AND 2/48TH INFANTRY BATTALION'S SPORTS MEETING.023061
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT BEING ASSISTED ON TO A CAMEL AT ...
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT BEING ASSISTED ON TO A CAMEL AT THE 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION'S SPORTS MEETING.023046
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT ENJOYING A CAMEL RIDE AT THE ...
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT ENJOYING A CAMEL RIDE AT THE 2/23RD AND 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION'S SPORTS MEETING.023047
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. ONE OF THE SPECTATORS AT THE 2/23RD AND 2/48TH INFANTRY BATTALION'S SPORTS ...
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. ONE OF THE SPECTATORS AT THE 2/23RD AND 2/48TH INFANTRY BATTALION'S SPORTS MEETING.023062
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. TWO MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT PRECARIOUSLY SEATED ON A ...
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. TWO MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT PRECARIOUSLY SEATED ON A CAMEL'S BACK DURING THE 2/23RD AND 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION'S SPORTS MEETING.023050
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. TWO MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT PRECARIOUSLY SEATED ON A ...
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. TWO MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT PRECARIOUSLY SEATED ON A CAMEL'S BACK DURING THE 2/23RD AND 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION'S SPORTS MEETING.023049
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. TWO MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT PRECARIOUSLY SEATED ON A ...
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. TWO MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT PRECARIOUSLY SEATED ON A CAMEL'S BACK DURING THE 2/23RD AND 2/45TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION'S SPORTS MEETING.023048
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. TWO OF THE PLAYERS IN THE HOCKEY MATCH AT THE 2/23RD AND 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN ...
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PALESTINE. 1942-01-01. TWO OF THE PLAYERS IN THE HOCKEY MATCH AT THE 2/23RD AND 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION'S SPORTS MEETING.023051
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Personnel from 2/23rd Infantry Battalion (2/23rd Inf Bn) and the 2/48th Infantry Battalion ...
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Personnel from 2/23rd Infantry Battalion (2/23rd Inf Bn) and the 2/48th Infantry Battalion (2/48th Inf Bn) at Headquarters 26th Infantry Brigade (26th Inf Bde) awaiting a ceremonial parade for the pre...081727
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Photograph of 2/48 Drum Corps Tobruk in Libya 1941
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Maker: Unknown
Informal group portrait of members of 2/48 Battalion Drum Corps. This image relates to the service of VX531126 Private Ernest William Francis Craker, 2/48 Battalion.P08181.001
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15 Platoon, C Company, 2/48 Infantry Battalion personnel take rations to troops fighting on ...
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15 Platoon, C Company, 2/48 Infantry Battalion personnel take rations to troops fighting on Evan’s Ridge above the town. The area is under mortar fire, and the hot meals have been brought by jeep as f...089458
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Pocket Knife : Private A S Gurney VC, 2/48 Battalion
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Maker: Unknown
Pocket knife with two folding blades. The handle has a steel cap at each end where blades hinge from body. One blade has a broken tip. Body of knife has a shallow recess in one side with a small locat...REL/13479
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Portrait of a group of officers of the 2/48th Infantry Battalion at Tobruk. Identified members, ...
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Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Portrait of a group of officers of the 2/48th Infantry Battalion at Tobruk. Identified members, from left to right, are: SX10315 Captain (Capt) Aubrey Vernon Clutterbuck, SX2891 Capt Geoffrey Malco...021062
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Portrait of Private Arthur Stanley Gurney, 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion, 2nd AIF, who was ...
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Portrait of Private Arthur Stanley Gurney, 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion, 2nd AIF, who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) for gallantry and unselfish bravery during an attack on a...100639A
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Portrait of Private Arthur Stanley Gurney, 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion, 2nd AIF, who was ...
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Portrait of Private Arthur Stanley Gurney, 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion, 2nd AIF, who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) for gallantry and unselfish bravery during an attack on a...100639
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Portrait of Private Percival Eric Gratwick VC, 2/48th Infantry Battalion. He was awarded the ...
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Portrait of Private Percival Eric Gratwick VC, 2/48th Infantry Battalion. He was awarded the Victoria Vross posthumously for action at Miteiriya Ridge, Western Desert, on 1942-10-25 to 1942-10-26.100640A
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Portrait of SX8894 Major Reginald Lawrie Batten, Acting Commanding Officer of the 2/48th Infantry ...
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Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Portrait of SX8894 Major Reginald Lawrie Batten, Acting Commanding Officer of the 2/48th Infantry Battalion in Tobruk.021063
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Portrait of SX30709 Private (Pte) Claude Grenfield Halls, 2/48 Battalion. A labourer of Port ...
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Maker: Unknown
Portrait of SX30709 Private (Pte) Claude Grenfield Halls, 2/48 Battalion. A labourer of Port Adelaide, SA, Pte Halls enlisted on 1 May 1943. On 15 May 1945 Pte Halls was killed in action at Tarakan, a...P10485.001
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Portrait of SX9330 Private (Pte) Thomas Stansfield Holmes, 2/48 Battalion, of Ethelton, SA. Pte ...
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Maker: Unknown
Portrait of SX9330 Private (Pte) Thomas Stansfield Holmes, 2/48 Battalion, of Ethelton, SA. Pte Holmes was killed in action during the 26th Brigade's offensive at El Alamein on 31 October 1942, aged 2...P07490.001