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Abermain, NSW. c. 1920. A composite photograph, presented to the Abermain RSL by the ladies of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Abermain, NSW. c. 1920. A composite photograph, presented to the Abermain RSL by the ladies of the Abermain Comforts Fund. The composite photograph comprises portraits of the twenty five servicemen fr...P01920.001
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A Digger [Portrait of Tom Herket]
Art
Maker: Nicholas, Hilda Rix
Hilda Rix Nicholas returned to Australia in 1918 and took a studio in Mosman, Sydney in 1919. She made drawings of soldiers who had returned from the war and were yet to find employment. During this ...ART96812
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Allan, Duncan (Private b.1851)
Private Record
Maker: Allan, Duncan
Newspaper report regarding Allen's presentation to the Prince of Wales and his return to Australia at 65 years of age. Letter from Major D Thomson re Allen's conduct in action (copy only.2DRL/0107
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Allen, Frederick James (Private, b.? - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Allen, Frederick James
Collection relating to the service of 4728 Private Frederick James Allen, 53 Battalion, France and Germany, 1916-1918. Collection consists of a letter dated 20 September 1918, written from Holland by...1DRL/0028
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Allsop, Frederick (Private, 53 Battalion, AIF d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Allsop, Frederick William
LETTER WRITTEN BY PTE ALLSOP PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE FOR FRANCE. HE WAS LATER KILLED IN ACTION ON 16 AUGUST, 1918PR83/224
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Andrews, Alan Malcolm (Company Quarter Master Sergeant, b.1895 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Andrews, Alan Malcolm
Collection relating to service of 325 Company Quarter Master Sergeant Alan Malcolm Andrews, 53 Battalion, Gallipoli and Egypt, 1915-1916. Collection includes extracts from letters written by Andrews ...1DRL/0042
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A photograph album of 24 pages, ten of which are blank, containing 53 images relating to the ...
Photograph
Maker: Crisp, Cecil Hugo George
A photograph album of 24 pages, ten of which are blank, containing 53 images relating to the service of 4398 Corporal (Cpl) Cecil Hugo George Crisp, 18th (later 53rd) Battalion. Crisp enlisted in July...P07914
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Askham, Albert Charles (Lieutenant, b.1881 - d.1964)
Private Record
Maker: Askham, Albert Charles
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Albert Charles Askham, 53rd and 54th Infantry Battalion, Australia, United Kingdom, and France, 1916-1919. Collection consists of: - 1...3DRL/6140
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Australian steel helmet : Lieutenant G L Dolan, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British Army issue Mark I steel helmet painted matte khaki throughout, with sand added to the exterior finish to provide a non-reflective surface. The width of the brim, which is fitted with a steel r...REL32937
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Blandford, Frederick Rodford
Private Record
Maker: Blandford, Frederick Rodford
Collection relating to 2869 Private (Pte) Frederick Rodford Blandford who served with the Lewis Machine Gun Section of 53rd Battalion AIF before he was killed in action at Polygon Wood on 26 September...PR03509
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Box of Glasso Anti-Dimming Composition for Small Box Respirator : Lieutenant G L Dolan, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small, unused box of Glasso Anti-Dimming Composition. Adhered to the rectangular cardboard box is paper upon which is printed the instructions for use, 'GLASSO ANTI-DIMMING COMPOSITION. INSTRUCTIONS F...REL32946.003
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British Pattern 1897 Sword and Scabbard : Major General J J Murray
Technology
Maker: Fenton Brothers Ltd
British Pattern 1897 Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel plated three quarter 'scroll' pattern pierced sheet steel guard with the GVR royal cypher and is stamped 2 D[broad arr...REL42334
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Lance Sergeant E A Jentsch, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL23647.002
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Lieutenant G L Dolan, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL32951.002
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Private F Singleton, Australian Army Medical Corps AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL36874.003
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Private W M Currey, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/05950.002
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Buckle : Private A S Clingan, 53 Battalion, AIF : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brass belt buckle from an other rank's tunic.REL44975.054
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Cambridge University Officer Training Corps hat badge : Lieutenant G L Dolan, 53 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular brass badge featuring the arms of the University of Cambridge with a cross ermine between four lions passant gardant and on the cross a closed book sideways. Around this is a garter with the ...REL32955
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c. 1916. A portrait of 1140 Private Roderick Hugh Humphris (written as Humphries on the ...
Photograph
c. 1916. A portrait of 1140 Private Roderick Hugh Humphris (written as Humphries on the photograph), 53rd Battalion. Private Humphris was killed on 1917-05-13, aged 20, his name appears on the Villers...P01920.002
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Capstan cigarette packet : Lieutenant G L Dolan, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: W D and H O Wills
Capstan Navy Cut cigarette packet with a sky blue, navy, gold and white colour scheme. The front features the wording, ' "CAPSTAN" NAVY CUT CIGARETTES' with 'MEDIUM STRENGTH' above and 'W.D.& H.O. WIL...REL32961
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Church of England Temperance Society Medal : Lance Sergeant E A Jentsch, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular silver medal with blue ribbon on a swivel mount and silver bar clasp with long pin. Obverse border is embossed 'CHURCH OF ENGLAND TEMPERANCE SOCIETY'. Inside this is an embossed image of St. ...REL23645
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Collection of Lieutenant Clifton Albert Sweetnam, 53rd Battalion
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 2496 Private Clifton Albert Sweetnam, 7th Reinforcements, 1st Battalion. A builder of Paddington, NSW prior to enlistment, he embarked from Sydney on 14 July 1915. In August 1916 he...AWM2020.377.2
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Collection of Lieutenant Clifton Albert Sweetnam, 53rd Battalion
Photograph
Maker: Ed. Surelle
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant Clifton Albert Sweetnam, 53rd Battalion, taken while attending the 2nd Army School at Wisques. A builder of Paddington, NSW prior to enlistment, 2496 Private Sweet...AWM2020.377.3
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Collection of souvenir silver teaspoons: Private Frank Mattinson, 53rd Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Albert Deflon
Set of six silver tea spoons, bearing French hallmarks and the maker's initials 'A.D.' together with a pair of EPNS sugar tongs made in England. Each spoon is topped with a French town crest (blazon) ...AWM2021.598.2
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Collection related to 1174 Herbert Leslie Lenham
Photograph
Studio portrait of 1174 Private Herbert Leslie Lenham, 53rd Battalion. An Indigenous serviceman, Lenham was born at Woonona, NSW, and enlisted at Newcastle, aged 22 years and 7 months. He was a coal ...AWM2020.560.1
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Collection related to the First and Second World War service of Joe Tilson Lang
Photograph
Studio portrait of Captain Joe Tilson Lang MC. Lang was working as fitter when he enlisted on 28 January 1915 as a private with the service number 1791. He embarked at Sydney aboard HMAT Argyllshire (...AWM2020.139.8.1
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Collection related to the First and Second World War service of Joe Tilson Lang
Photograph
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant John 'Jack' Garrett, 33rd Battalion, and Lieutenant Joe Tilson Lang, MC, 53rd Battalion.AWM2020.139.8.3
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Collection relating to the Easterbrook family
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Outdoor group portrait of members of C Company, 53rd Battalion, taken on the day the Armistice was declared.P08238.025
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Collection relating to the Easterbrook family
Photograph
Maker: May & E Boddy
Studio portrait of 5401 Private Fred Lambert, Machine Gun Section, 53rd Battalion.P08238.022
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Collier, Clarence Timbrell (Lieutenant, b.1893 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Collier, Clarence Timbrell
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Clarence Timbrell Collier, 53 Battalion, Egypt and France, 1916. Collection includes copies of letters written home to family in Australia and copies of l...1DRL/0206
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Colour patch : 53 Infantry Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Vertically aligned rectangular colour patch for 53 Infantry Battalion AIF, divided black (left) against green.RELAWM07941.079
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1. Comb, J F 2. Brett, R P 3. Hinson, R S 4. Moriarty, M M (1. L Cpl, 53rd Bn, d.1918 2. Pte, 2nd Bn, d.1918 3. Dvr, 55th Bn, d.1918 4. Pte, 55th Bn d.1918)
Private Record
1. DIARY COVERING 1916 DESCRIBING CAMP AND TRAINING IN GOULBURN AND EGYPT, SERVICE IN FRANCE. 2. TRANSCRIPTS OF LETTERS, 1915-1916, DESCRIBING EGYPT, ACTION AND WOUNDING AT GALLIPOLI AND CONVALESCENCE...PR86/277
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Commemorative lapel badge: Australia - Lance Sergeant E A Jentsch, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A circular buckle gilded badge. The obverse has border of red enamel in the form of a garter with embossed lettering enamel ' A.I.F. MEMORIAL AUG 2 1918'. The central circular area has white enamel ba...REL23650
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Composite group portrait of members of the Main family. From left: 5383 Private (Pte) David ...
Photograph
Maker: Crown Studios
Composite group portrait of members of the Main family. From left: 5383 Private (Pte) David Alexander Main, 16th Battalion of Fremantle, WA. A shearer prior to enlistment, Pte D Main embarked on bo...P07741.002
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Cox, Albert Charles (Lieutenant, b.1892 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Cox, Albert Charles
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Albert Charles Cox, 53 Battalion and 14 Machine Gun Company, Egypt and France, 1915-1916. Collection includes letters written home to family in New South W...1DRL/0220
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Crank, Ronald DCM (Lance Sergeant, b.1895 - d.1955)
Manuscript
Maker: Crank, Ronald
Collection consists of a 12 page manuscript titled "A short history of 53rd Battalion A.I.F. ("Whale Oil Guards")" written by Lance Sergeant Ronald Crank, DCM. Crank served with the 53rd Battalion dur...MSS2233
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Crisp, Cecil Hugo George (Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Crisp, Cecil Hugo George
Collection relating to Sergeant Cecil Crisp who served with 53 Battalion in France during the First World War. Collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams written home to family 1915 - 191...PR00206
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Diary of Alice Ross-King, 1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Ross-King, Alice
Diary relating to the First World War service of Sister Alice Ross-King, Australian Army Nursing Service. The diary, kept between 1 January 1916 and 11 November 1916, details Ross-King's service with ...RCDIG0000974
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Diary of Ronald Alison McInnis, 1916-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: McInnis, Ronald Alison
Diary relating to the First World War service of 399 Lieutenant Ronald Alison McInnis, 53rd Battalion. Written between 10 June 1916 and 3 November 1917, in this diary McInnis details his experiences a...RCDIG0000865
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Diary of Ronald Alison McInnis, 1916-1919
Digitised Collection
Maker: McInnis, Ronald Alison
Diary relating to the First World War service of 399 Lieutenant Ronald Alison McInnis, 53rd Battalion. Written between 19 June 1916 and the 12 March 1919, in this diary McInnis details his experiences...RCDIG0000885
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Diary of Ronald Alison McInnis, 1917-1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: McInnis, Ronald Alison
Diary relating to the First World War service of 399 Lieutenant Ronald Alison McInnis, 53rd Battalion. Written between 10 November 1917 and 31 December 1918, this diary written in an address book, McI...RCDIG0000886
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Distinguished Conduct Medal : Sergeant G L Dolan, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Conduct Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL32951.001
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Distinguished Service Order and Bar : Brigadier J J Murray
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Service Order (Geo V) and Bar. Unnamed as issued.REL42328.001
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DUBBO, NSW, 1914-1918. NEW RECRUITS AT AN ARMY RECRUITMENT CAMP. THE MAN LEANING ON THE TENT POLE ...
Photograph
Maker: Vincent, A J
DUBBO, NSW, 1914-1918. NEW RECRUITS AT AN ARMY RECRUITMENT CAMP. THE MAN LEANING ON THE TENT POLE AND HOLDING BACK THE FLAP OF THE TENT IS WALLACE ALFRED ("ALF") JONES. AS A CORPORAL IN THE 53RD BATTA...P01656.001
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Enamelled mug : Lieutenant G L Dolan, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White enamelled mug with a black enamelled handle and rim. There is a U-shaped fitting integrated to the top of the handle which may indicate that the mug originally had a hinged lid.REL32950
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Female Relatives' Badge : Lieutenant G L Dolan, 53 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Stokes & Sons, Melbourne
Female Relative's badge with a blue enamelled oval around the voided letters 'AIF'. The oval contains the words 'ISSUED BY DEPT OF DEFENCE TO WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA'. An enamelled scroll beneath this cont...REL32960
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Female Relatives Badge : Mrs Alice Jentsch
Heraldry
Maker: Stokes & Sons, Melbourne
Silver Female Relative's Badge with blue enamelled oval around the voided letters 'AIF'. The oval contains the words 'ISSUED BY DEPT OF DEFENCE TO WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA'. An enamelled scroll beneath this...REL23651
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Fob watch : Private F R Blandford, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Ross
Gold plated fob watch engraved on the front in ornate lettering with the initials 'FRB'. The watch has a clasp at the top shaped like a small orb which is also used to wind the watch. There is a suspe...REL33729
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Former 3594 Private (Pte) Henry (Harry) John Anderson, 53rd Battalion leads the parade of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Former 3594 Private (Pte) Henry (Harry) John Anderson, 53rd Battalion leads the parade of veterans of the 53rd Battalion, probably on Anzac Day. A farm hand of Lockhardt, NSW, Pte Anderson embarked in...AWM2016.261.5
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Fragments of identity disc : Private A S Clingan, 53 Battalion, AIF : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Two fragments of an identity disc. Engraved with italic script on larger fragment is 'A I [F - indistinct] Med' [Methodist].REL47107
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1. FRAME, W T 2. MILLER, J F 3. MYLES, J (1 PRIVATE, 9TH BN b.1890 - d.1918 2 PRIVATE, 53RD BN b.1889 - d.1918 3 CORPORAL, 45TH BN d.1918)
Private Record
DIARY, LETTERS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND CARDS RELATING TO THE SERVICE OF ALL 3 MEN ANNOTATED FOR FAMILY HISTORY PURPOSESPR85/029
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French souvenir handkerchief : Mrs Marion McLeod
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cream silk chiffon handkerchief with a pale blue edge in machine buttonhole stitch. Hand embroidered in the top left corner in mauve, purple, red, blue, white, green, yellow and black satin stitch wit...REL/05593
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Gardiner, Percy (Private); Gardiner, Bertie (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Gardiner, Bertie Stephen Way Gardiner, Percy Theodore
Collection relating to two brothers, 854 Private Percy Gardiner, 13 Battalion and 3048 Private Bertie Gardiner. The bulk of the collection comprises correspondence written by Percy and Bertie to thei...PR03324
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Giles, John A (Private, 53 Battalion, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Giles, John A
PHOTOGRAPH LETTERCARD WRITTEN BY PTE GILES WHILE A POW AT SCHNEIDEMUHL CAMP, POSEN, GERMANYPR83/172
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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 MEMBERS OF 53RD BATTALION. INSCRIPTION READS: LEFT TO RIGHT: BACK ROW: PRIVATES ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
GROUP PORTRAIT OF MEMBERS OF 53RD BATTALION. INSCRIPTION READS: LEFT TO RIGHT: BACK ROW: PRIVATES COOPER, SCHOFIELD, HALLOWES, SERGEANT GLEDHILL, EDMONDSTON, CORPORAL MCKINNON, PRIVATES PLUMB, MILLER,...P01714.001
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Group portrait of members of the 5th Reinforcements, 53rd Battalion, grouped outside the Bathurst ...
Photograph
Maker: Gregory, Albert
Group portrait of members of the 5th Reinforcements, 53rd Battalion, grouped outside the Bathurst courthouse. Presumably all men from the Bathurst and surrounding areas pictured before leaving for Syd...P04229.001
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Group portrait of officers of the 53rd Battalion in France. Identified back row, third from ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of officers of the 53rd Battalion in France. Identified back row, third from right: Captain Albert Edward Jackson MC.P09506.002
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Group portrait of ten members of the 3rd Reinforcements of the 53rd Battalion. They embarked from ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of ten members of the 3rd Reinforcements of the 53rd Battalion. They embarked from Sydney on 14 April 1916 aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) and all returned to Australia. Known to be in the im...AWM2016.26.21
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Group studio portrait of Private (Pte) Nicholson (left), 3319 Pte Peter Hammond (middle), and ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group studio portrait of Private (Pte) Nicholson (left), 3319 Pte Peter Hammond (middle), and 1914 Pte Archibald George Grice (right). Pte Hammond, 2nd Battalion, a wharf labourer from Singapore, East...P09258.004
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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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Harvey Haig Blundell, Signaller 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Blundell, Harvey Haig
Discussing call up notice for 53rd Battalion; army training at Ingleburn Camp; selection as signaller; embarkation for New Guinea on the Aquitania; arrival at Port Moresby; poor morale of battalion du...S00576
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Haversack for Small Box Respirator : Lieutenant G L Dolan, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Waring and Gillow Ltd
Canvas haversack designed to hold the British small box respirator. The haversack is roughly square-shaped and has a top flap opening, secured by two brass press studs. The numeral '3' in a circle is ...REL32946.002
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Hayman, Peter (Lance Corporal, b.1922)
Private Record
Maker: Hayman, Peter
Detailed copy of a diary of 53 Battalion infantryman, describing preparation of defences at Port Moresby, Japanese air raids, arrival of Kittyhawks, movement to Kanosia, being cut off by Japanese and ...PR00354
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[HMAT A67 Orsova]
Art
Maker: Urane, Louisa
This painting was one of two of the First World War troopships HMAT A69 Warilda and HMAT A67 Orsova painted by the artist for her brother-in-law Private David Urane following his return to Australia i...ART96862
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[HMAT A69 Warilda]
Art
Maker: Urane, Louisa
This painting was one of two of the First World War troopships HMAT A69 Warilda and HMAT A67 Orsova painted by the artist for her brother-in-law Private David Urane following his return to Australia i...ART96861
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Identity disc : Private E A Jentsch, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular aluminium identity disc engraved '3331, E.A. Jentsch, 53 Batt, A.I.F., C of E.'. The numeral '5' in this text has been dot-punched on at a latter time, indicating a change from 3rd. Battalion...REL23648
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Informal group portrait taken on the homecoming of Lance Sergeant George Edward Bingley, 14th Machine Gun Company
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal group portrait taken on the homecoming of Lance Sergeant (LSgt) George Edward Bingley, 14th Machine Gun Company. Back row, left to right; unidentified, Bert Smeale, unidentified (possibly wif...P10904.005
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Informal outdoor portrait of 3645 Acting Corporal, later Private (Pte) Walter (Scotty) Hewit, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal outdoor portrait of 3645 Acting Corporal, later Private (Pte) Walter (Scotty) Hewit, 18th Battalion, of Bexley, NSW, with his children Chris (left) and Bob (right). A tinsmith who had emigrat...P07780.002
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Informal outdoor portrait of 3645 Acting Corporal, later Private (Pte) Walter (Scotty) Hewit, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal outdoor portrait of 3645 Acting Corporal, later Private (Pte) Walter (Scotty) Hewit, 18th Battalion, of Bexley, NSW. A tinsmith who had emigrated from Scotland in 1912, Pte Hewit served three...P07780.001
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Informal portrait of N262583 Private (Pte) Herbert Lawrence Miller, 55/53rd Infantry Battalion. ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of N262583 Private (Pte) Herbert Lawrence Miller, 55/53rd Infantry Battalion. Pte Miller enlisted at Alexandria, NSW on 29 April 1941. He was presumed to have died in Papua on the 7t...P10761.001
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Informal portrait of NX163865 Private (Pte) Ernest Charles Ruckley, 53 Battalion. A grocer prior ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of NX163865 Private (Pte) Ernest Charles Ruckley, 53 Battalion. A grocer prior to enlisting on 5 June 1941, Pte Ruckley served in New Guinea from January 1942-August 1943 before tran...P11336.001
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Interview with Lieutenant Ron Plater MC 39 Battalion (The Gona/Buna interviews)
Film
Maker: Training Technology Centre Australian Army
Interview with Lieutenant Ron Plater MC 39 Battalion (The Gona/Buna interviews)F04816
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1. Kellaway, George Gordon Byron (Private, b.? - d.1917); 2. Kellaway, Francis James (Sergeant, b.? - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Kellaway, Francis James Kellaway, George Gordon Byron
Collection relating to the service of 1918 Sergeant Francis James Kellaway, 36 Battalion AIF, England & France, 1916-1918, and of 3174 Private George Gordon Byron Kellaway, 53 Battalion AIF, France, 1...1DRL/0394
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Lane, Lionel William (Lieutenant)
Private Record
Maker: Lane, Lionel William
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Lionel William Lane, 53 Battalion, AIF, France, England, 1917. Collection contains a copy of short extracts from Lieutenant Lane's diary , and copies ...1DRL/0407
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Leather protective helmet : Lieutenant G L Dolan, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown leather 'aviator' style protective helmet made from two main pieces, which are joined in a single seam extending from centre front to centre back. The head piece is constructed from two semi-cir...REL32949
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Lester, Charles Henry (Private, b.1894 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Lester, Charles Henry
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3506 Private Charles Henry Lester, 53 Battalion, France, 1917-1918. The collection consists of a shell-damaged pocket New Testament and writing w...PR00129
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Letter from Headley Francis Barnes to the mother of Albert Charles Cox, 17 April 1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Barnes, Headley Francis
Letter relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Albert Charles Cox, 53rd Battalion and 14th Australian Machine Gun Company. This letter was written by Private Headley Francis Barnes, 53rd...AWM2016.30.52
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Letters from Albert Charles Cox to his mother, 1915-1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Cox, Albert Charles
Letters relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Albert Charles Cox, 14th Australian Machine Gun Company. The letters were written by Lieutenant Albert Cox to his mother, Mrs Cora Cox, at...AWM2016.30.51
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Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) A G Cameron, Commanding Officer, 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion, a ...
Photograph
Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) A G Cameron, Commanding Officer, 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion, a Militia Battalion that has been incorporated into the 25th Australian Infantry Brigade, 7th Division A...027010
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Lieutenant Victor Francis Back, 53rd Battalion (ex 2nd Battalion).
Photograph
Lieutenant Victor Francis Back, 53rd Battalion (ex 2nd Battalion).043901
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Luger P08 Pistol: Captain Collison Clapham Pearson, 53 Battalion AIF
Technology
Maker: Erfurt Government Arms Factory
The Luger pistol is a recoil operated, locked breech, semi automatic, striker fired handgun. The unique locking system consists of two tilting bars and a short moving barrel. The pistol has a frame m...REL43529
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MacKenzie, Thomas Allen (Corporal, 53rd Bn and: 1st Bn AIF)
Private Record
Maker: MacKenzie, Thomas Allen
MacKenzie's paybook 9/8/15 - 15/4/18PR85/128
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Maxim MG08/15 Light Machine Gun : 53 Battalion, AIF
Technology
The MG 08/15 Maxim light machine gun is a short recoil operated, water cooled, full automatic, belt fed weapon. The operating system uses a two part toggle lock connected by a hinge which is located ...REL/02520
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McIllhatton, William John (Private b.1898)
Private Record
Maker: McIllhatton, William
Papers relating to the First World War service of No. 2459 Private William John McIllhatton (53rd Battalion), comprising: (i) service papers (discharge certificate, paybooks and official correspondenc...PR00695
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McInnis, Ronald Alison (Lieutenant, b.1890 - d.1982)
Private Record
Maker: McInnis, Ronald Alison
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Ronald Alison McInnis, 5 Field Company and 8 Field Company, RAE and later 53 Battalion AIF. Collection consists of three diaries (in no...PR00917
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McInnis, Ronald Alison (Lieutenant, b.1890 - d.1982)
Private Record
Maker: McInnis, Ronald Alison
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Ronald Alison McInnis, 5 Field Company and 8 Field Company, RAE and later 53 Battalion AIF. Collection consists of: 1. Field message b...PR82/128
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McInnis, Ronald Alison (Lieutenant, b.1890 - d.1982)
Private Record
Maker: McInnis, Ronald Alison
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Ronald Alison McInnis, 5 Field Company and 8 Field Company, RAE and later 53 Battalion AIF. Collection consists of a typescript collec...1DRL/0438
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Memorial card portrait of 3366 Private (Pte) James Nicholas Dole, 53rd Infantry Battalion, of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Memorial card portrait of 3366 Private (Pte) James Nicholas Dole, 53rd Infantry Battalion, of Bendigo, Vic. The inscription at the top of the portrait reads, "He rose responsive to his Country's call,...P07002.001
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Memorials erected near Quinconce, by the 53rd and 56th Battalions to members of the Battalions ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Memorials erected near Quinconce, by the 53rd and 56th Battalions to members of the Battalions who fell in the attack on Peronne on 1 September and 2 September 1918. Note the lists of names on each cr...E03765
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Men of the 53rd Battalion in a trench in their front line a few minutes before the launching of ...
Photograph
Maker: Lorking, Charles Henry
Men of the 53rd Battalion in a trench in their front line a few minutes before the launching of the attack in the battle of Fromelles.H16396
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Men of the 53rd Battalion of the 14th Infantry Brigade garrisoning a hurriedly dug reserve line ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Men of the 53rd Battalion of the 14th Infantry Brigade garrisoning a hurriedly dug reserve line during the critical days at the end of March and beginning of April 1918, when the Germans were making p...E02265
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Men of the 53rd Battalion waiting to don their equipment for the attack at Fromelles. Only three ...
Photograph
Maker: Lorking, Charles Henry
Men of the 53rd Battalion waiting to don their equipment for the attack at Fromelles. Only three of the men shown here came out of the action alive, and those three were wounded. See also H16396.A03042
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Military Cross : Captain J J Murray, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Cross (Geo V). Unnamed as issued.REL42328.002
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Military Cross: Lieutenant Frank Clift, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Cross (Geo V). Engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL38732
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Morrice, G H (Private, 53rd Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Morrice, Glen Heriot
6 LETTERS FROM MORRICE TO HIS WIFE, DESCRIBING EXPERIENCES OF SERVICE. DISCUSSES THE EFFECTS OF CONTINUAL EXPOSURE TO TRENCH WARFARE2DRL/0761
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Morrice, Glen H (Private, 53rd Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Morrice, Glen Heriot
POSTCARDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF VARIOUS AIF PERSONNEL. SOME WITH LETTERS OR INSCRIPTIONS ON VERSO. INCLUDES A PHOTO OF MRS CHISHOLM OF KANTARA ON A CAMEL3DRL/6316
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Mothers and Widows Badge : Mrs Alice Jentsch
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Mother and Widows Badge consisting of two white metal bars at each with a woven ribbon threaded between them. The top bar shows on the obverse a braided edge and a laurel branch tied with a bow in th...REL23646