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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 Memorial Card incorporating a studio portrait of 3538 Private (Pte) Belford Wellington Earl, ...
Photograph
Maker: Memorial Card Company
A Memorial Card incorporating a studio portrait of 3538 Private (Pte) Belford Wellington Earl, 55th Battalion of Narrabri, NSW. A station hand prior to enlistment on 4 August 1915, Pte Earl initiall...P07313.001
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A wooden grave marker erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at the Queant Road ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A wooden grave marker erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at the Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France. The two metal tags on the top vertical post read: "C.W.G.C./ Special Cross" . The...P09077.001
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Barker, James L (Private, 55th Bn, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Barker, James L
DIARY WITH BRIEF ENTRIES DESCRIBING JOURNEY TO EGYPT VIA COLOMBO AND SUEZ CANAL, ACTION IN TURKEY AND MOVEMENT AND ACTION IN FRANCEPR86/367
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Belgian Croix de Guerre : Private P E Monck, 55 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Belgian Croix de Guerre. Unnamed as issued. The medal and crown have separated, and the ribbon is missing. The owner has had his initials (PM) engraved into the upper arm of the reverse of the medal.REL43160.001
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Berryman, Gilbert (Private, b.1897 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Berryman, Gilbert
Collection relating to the First World War service of 1879 Private Gilbert Berryman, 55 Battalion, 1917-1938. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of letters and other documents related to the death of Private B...PR88/210
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1. Bishop, Raymond Charles (Private, b.? - d.1916); 2. Bishop, Harold McKay (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Bishop, Harold McKay Bishop, Raymond Charles
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Harold McKay Bishop, 3 Battalion and 3761 Private Raymond Charles Bishop, 55 Battalion, France 1916. Collection contains an account of...1DRL/0123
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British War Medal 1914-20: Captain William Norman Giblett, 55th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/08705.003
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Corporal E A Corey, 55th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/04727.002
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British War Medal 1914-20: Lieutenant James Edward Murray, 55th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed edge with recipient's details.REL/09173.002
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Private A C Robertson, 3 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL41877
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Private P E Monck, 55 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. In addition to the official naming the recipient has had his name ('P. Monck') engraved onto the obverse of the medal.REL43160.002
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Private S B Priestley, 55 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around rim with recipient's details.REL38410
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Temporary Sergeant A T Winter, 17 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/18490.002
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Brown, Francis Cecil (Private, b.? - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Brown, Francis Cecil
Collection relating to service of 3212 Private Francis Cecil Brown, 55 Battalion, Egypt and France. 1916-1918. Collection includes letters written home to family in England. Copies made 1928 by Aust...1DRL/0160
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Campbell, Rupert J (Corporal, 55th Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Campbell, Rupert J
LETTERS FROM EGYPT AND FRANCE AND LETTERS. LETTERS CONTAIN QUITE LIVELY DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDING CAMPBELL'S DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION AT PERONNE WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED. SOME POSTCARDS BEAR PHOTOS OF CAMPB...3DRL/5087(B)
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c. 1916. A portrait of 4820 Private Lawrence Halpin, 55th Battalion. Private Halpin died on ...
Photograph
c. 1916. A portrait of 4820 Private Lawrence Halpin, 55th Battalion. Private Halpin died on 1917-10-11. His name appears on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. This portrait is taken from...P01920.022
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Chapman, Percy Wellesley (Captain, MC, 55th Bn, AIF b.1886 - d.1917)
Private Record
TRANSCRIPT OF DIARIES OF CHAPMAN 1915-1917, DESCRIBING VOYAGE TO GALLIPOLI AND ACTION THERE AND LATER POSTINGS IN FRANCE WHERE CHAPMAN WAS KILLED. WITH COPIES OF LETTERS, TELEGRAMS AND REPORTS CONCERN...PR86/389
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Chapman, Percy Wellesley, MC (Captain, b.c1887 - d.1917)
Private Record
Collection relating to service of Captain Percy Wellesley Chapman MC, 55 Battalion, Gallipoli, Egypt and France, 1916-1917. Collection includes typescript and photostat copies of diaries and letters ...1DRL/0198
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C.1917. HEAD AND SHOULDERS STUDIO PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM NORMAN GIBLETT, MC AND BAR, 55TH ...
Photograph
C.1917. HEAD AND SHOULDERS STUDIO PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM NORMAN GIBLETT, MC AND BAR, 55TH BATTALION AIF. (DONOR: MRS C.L. GIBLETT)P00798.001
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Collection relating to Albert Bissett Amess
Photograph
Maker: Sutcliffe & Akers
Outdoors group portrait of the officer trainees or cadets of No. 3 Platoon, No 5 Officers' Training School, Royal Military College (RMC), Duntroon. The group includes, together with the units the men ...P02241.002
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Colour patch : 55 Infantry Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Vertically aligned rectangular colour patch for 55 Infantry Battalion AIF, divided brown (left) against green.RELAWM13307.120
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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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Cosgrave, William Patrick (Sergeant, b.? - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Cosgrave, William Patrick
Collection relating to service of 2619 Sergeant William Patrick Cosgrave, 55 Battalion, France, 1915-1918. Collection includes extracts and copies of letters written home to family in Australia; copi...1DRL/0215
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C. 1916. STUDIO PORTRAIT OF PRIVATE J.A. MCPHEE 55TH BATTALION. DURING THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER TO ...
Photograph
C. 1916. STUDIO PORTRAIT OF PRIVATE J.A. MCPHEE 55TH BATTALION. DURING THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 1918 SERGEANT MCPHEE NOW THE TRANSPORT SERGEANT WAS AWARDED THE DCM FOR "CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY A...P01460.001
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Discharged Returned Soldier badge: Lieutenant James Edward Murray, 55th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Discharged Returned Soldier badge with impressed serial number reverse '179155'.REL/09176
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Distinguished Conduct Medal : Corporal A T Winter, 55 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Conduct Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/18490.001
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Donelly, Dorothy
Private Record
Letter written to Miss Dorothy Donelly, thanking her for the socks she knitted. The socks had been received by 2971 Private Edward John Higgins of 55 Battalion, who wrote to Miss Donelly on 27 January...PR06148
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Dornap, Germany. 1917-01. A group portrait of three Allied prisoners of war. Identified, on the ...
Photograph
Dornap, Germany. 1917-01. A group portrait of three Allied prisoners of war. Identified, on the far left, is 2568 Private Percy G. Cooke MM, 15th Battalion. Private Cooke was awarded his Military Meda...P01930.002
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Egyptian silk damask fringed scarf : Private P E Monck, 55 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Square woven silk damask scarf in golden yellow, overlaid by border bands in green and red featuring stylised flowers. The central panel features a repeating pattern of red vine leaves and arabesques....REL43163
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Farrall, Frederick T (Private, 55th Bn, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Farrall, Frederick Theodore
Scrapbook containing letters, souvenir programmes and various news cuttings.PR84/327
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Frederick Theodore Farrall (1647) as a private 55th Infantry Battalion AIF, France 1916-1918, interviewed by Dr Alistair Thomson
Sound
Maker: Farrall, Frederick Theodore Thomson, Alistair
Frederick Theodore Farrall as a private 55th Infantry Battalion AIF, France 1916-1918, interviewed by Dr Alistair ThomsonS01311
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German army pickelhaube : Lance Sergeant W E Nicholson, 55 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Globus Max Bruckner
German army Prussian soldier's standard black patent leather pickelhaube. All the fittings present are of brass, except the spike which is made from tin plate in the shape of a cone and attached to th...REL/17217
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German shoulder strap: 55 Infantry Regiment (6 West falisches)
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White piped, field grey wool shoulder strap, with a cotton chain stitch applied scarlet numeral '55'.RELAWM09968
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Gibbins, Norman (Captain, b.1878 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Gibbins, Norman
Papers of Captain Norman Gibbins who served in the 55th Battalion during the First World War. Gibbins was killed in France on 20 July 1916. Collection consists of a photograph album containing black...PR02053
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Giblett, William Norman (Captain, MC and Bar, 55th Bn, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Giblett, William Norman
CONGRATULATORY LETTERS SENT TO GIBLETT FROM GEN BIRDWOOD AND TALBOT HOBBS FOLLOWING THE AWARD OF A BAR TO HIS MC AND EXTRACTS ANNOUNCING THE AWARD OF THE MC AND BARPR83/095
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Group of three Dunsterforces Officers, identified from left to right: Captain Francis Edgar ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group of three Dunsterforces Officers, identified from left to right: Captain Francis Edgar Williams, originally 32nd Battalion; Captain Eric George Scott-Olsen, MC, originally 55th Battalion, and Cap...J01312
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Group portrait of Bungendore servicemen in the 55th and 56th Battalions. Identified from left to ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of Bungendore servicemen in the 55th and 56th Battalions. Identified from left to right, back row: 2489 Private (Pte) Reuben Clarence Smith, 56th Battalion; 2485 Pte Cyril Thomas Smith,...P09678.001
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Group portrait of members of the 55th Battalion who enlisted in 'The Men from Snowy River' recruitment march
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of members of the 55th Battalion who enlisted in 'The Men from Snowy River' recruitment march in the Monaro region of NSW in January 1916. Back row, from left to right: 2139 Private (Pt...P06340.002
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Group portrait of officers of the 55th Battalion. Identified from left to right, back row: ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of officers of the 55th Battalion. Identified from left to right, back row: Chaplain David de Venny Hunter, (killed in action 28 September 1917 and buried in Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot...A01429
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Group portrait of the 8th Reinforcements, 55th Battalion. Identified in the group are: 3114 ...
Photograph
Maker: Imperial Studios
Group portrait of the 8th Reinforcements, 55th Battalion. Identified in the group are: 3114 Private (Pte) Bertie Edward Blewitt, third row from back, fifth from left who returned to Australia on 23 Ju...P02145.001
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Group portrait of troops outside the Drill Hall at Goulburn Training Camp. Identified in the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of troops outside the Drill Hall at Goulburn Training Camp. Identified in the picture (third row, 11th from right) is 5435 Private (Pte) William Joseph Punch, 1st Battalion. William Pun...P01625.001
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Group portrait of unidentified officers of the Headquarters Group of the 55th Battalion, 14th ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of unidentified officers of the Headquarters Group of the 55th Battalion, 14th Brigade AIF which was engaged in action at Bullecourt and Polygon Wood.H00353
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Group portrait of volunteers of 'The Men from Snowy River' recruitment march in camp at Goulburn, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of volunteers of 'The Men from Snowy River' recruitment march in camp at Goulburn, NSW. Identified are 2139 Private (Pte) Walter Gerald Collins of Numeralla (seated with white hat), 227...P06340.001
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Group portrait outside the railway station of B Company, 4th Reinforcements 55th Battalion, which ...
Photograph
Maker: Mcintosh, H S C
Group portrait outside the railway station of B Company, 4th Reinforcements 55th Battalion, which sailed from Sydney on 4 September 1916. Most of these men came from the Monaro area, from the Victoria...P01223.001
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Gulson, Kelvedon (Private, Citizens' Bushmen's Contingent (NSW) and 55th Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Gulson, Kelvedon
DISCHARGE FROM CITIZEN'S BUSHMENS CONTINGENT AND FROM 55TH BN OF GULSON3DRL/7294
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Harpley, Robert William (Private, b.1893 - d.1970)
Private Record
Maker: Harpley, Robert William
Collection relating to the First World War diary of 2963 Private Robert William Harpley, 55th Infantry Battalion. Collection consists of a handwritten diary (in two parts) covering 30 September 1915 ...3DRL/3663
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Horniman, Lancelot Vicary (Lieutenant, b.c.1894 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Horniman, Lancelot Vicary
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Lancelot Vicary Horniman, 55 Battalion AIF, Egypt, Gallipoli, France, England, 1915-1918. Collection includes photostat copy of a diary covering the p...1DRL/0357
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Hunt, Sinclair E (Lieutenant, 55th Bn. d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Hunt, Sinclair Edward
1. Narrative of experiences titled "The Operation at Polygon Wood". 2. Letter describing march of 55 Battalion across the desert in Egypt and their rescue by New Zealanders (see Battalion's war diary)...2DRL/0277
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Informal portrait of four unidentified Australian soldiers on leave in Ireland. The men are near ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of four unidentified Australian soldiers on leave in Ireland. The men are near the Gap of Dunloe, a popular tourist destination outside of Killarney, County Kerry.P07408.001
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Informal portrait of 2956 (later 2956A) Private (Pte) Hughie Murdie, 55th Battalion, of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of 2956 (later 2956A) Private (Pte) Hughie Murdie, 55th Battalion, of Tumbarumba, NSW. A bullock driver prior to enlisting in June 1916, Pte Murdie embarked from Sydney with the 7th...P08810.001
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Informal portrait of Major Cowey (left) and Colonel Woods, of the 55th Battalion.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Informal portrait of Major Cowey (left) and Colonel Woods, of the 55th Battalion.E01552
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Iodine ampoule : Private H Mayer, 55 Battalion, AIF : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand blown glass ampoule containing iodine, with soil accretions on the glass. Originally part of a first field dressing.REL44975.031
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Letter from Private Joseph Criss to his sister, 12 August 1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Criss, Joseph
Letter from 2612 Private Joseph Criss, 55th Battlaion to his sister, Mrs M[ay] Stephens, Wharneliffe War Hospital, Sheffield, England, 12 August 1916. In the letter Criss tell of how he was incorrectl...AWM2017.6.64
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Lieutenant Colonel Frederick George Woods and Major Eric William Stutchbury MC and Bar, both ...
Photograph
Maker: Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick George Woods and Major Eric William Stutchbury MC and Bar, both smoking pipes, with some of the German Maxim 08 machine guns captured by the 55th Battalion in the attack n...H00179
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Lieutenant Colonel Frederick George Woods and Major Eric William Stutchbury MC and bar, both ...
Photograph
Maker: Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick George Woods and Major Eric William Stutchbury MC and bar, both smoking pipes, with some of the German Maxim 08 machine guns captured by the 55th Battalion in the attack ...C01085
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Looking towards Wytschaete, from Prince Rupert's Dugouts. Wytschaete was occupied by the 55th ...
Photograph
Looking towards Wytschaete, from Prince Rupert's Dugouts. Wytschaete was occupied by the 55th Battalion at this time.E04555
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Lynch, Arthur Leslie (Private, b.1893 - d.1937)
Private Record
Maker: Lynch, Arthur Leslie
Original four-page letter dated 31 July 1917 written from London by 3108 Private (Pte) Arthur Leslie Lynch to his parents. Contents provide an excellent synopsis of Pte Lynch's war service with 55 Bat...PR84/077
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Marshall, John James (Captain, b.1890 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Marshall, John James
Collection relating to the service of Captain John James Marshall, 55 Battalion, Egypt, Gallipoli, France. Collection consists of five letters written by Captain Marshall to his parents. While Marsh...1DRL/0481
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McCallum Family (1. L S MacCullum; Sergeant, 3bn, AIF d.1916 2. Hector Archie MacCullum; ?, 55th Bn, AIF, d.1918)
Private Record
LETTERS WRITTEN BY LINDSAY AND HECTOR MCCALLUM TO THEIR AUNT GIVING NEWS OF OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS AND GENERAL REMARKS ON CONDITIONS; LETTERS FROM FAMILY IN ENGLAND AFTER VISITING THE COUSIN...PR89/022
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military) pre-1936: Lieutenant James Edward Murray, Intelligence Officer, 5th Division
Heraldry
Maker: Garrard & Co Ltd
Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military) pre-1936. Unnamed as issued. In purple leather covered case of issue with gold tooled title.REL/09173.001
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Members of the 54th Battalion Headquarters at Prince Rupert's Dugout during a visit by official ...
Photograph
Members of the 54th Battalion Headquarters at Prince Rupert's Dugout during a visit by official historian Captain (Capt) Charles Bean and Capt F M Cutlack, the new official AIF correspondent. Front ro...E04553
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[Menu] New Years Dinner Menu, 55th Battalion
Published Collection
New Years Dinner Menu from 1 January 1917, 55th Battalion AIF, 'somewhere in France'. Typed in french with translations hand written in English. The dishes on the menu are presented with wordplay and ...AWM2017.1320.2
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Military Cross and Bar: Captain William Norman Giblett, 55th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Cross and bar (Geo V). Unnamed as issued.REL/08705.001
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Military Medal with three bars : Corporal E A Corey, 55th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Medal with 3 bars (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/04727.001
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Murray, James Edward (Lieutenant, b.1887 - d.1961)
Private Record
Maker: Australian Government Murray, James Edward Various
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant James Edward Murray MBE, 55 Battalion, Australia, England, France and Belgium, 1913-1919. Wallet 1 of 2 - Consists of 36 letters, 11 p...PR83/166
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Next of Kin plaque : Driver Theo Malcolm Agassiz, 55th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. ...REL/18476
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Next of kin plaque: Private Harry Rudolph Phillips, 55th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bronze next of kin plaque showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. B...REL49961
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Next of kin plaque: Second Lieutenant Sinclair Edward Hunt, 55th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. ...REL51185
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Nicholson, W E (Lance Sergeant, 55th Bn, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Nicholson, William Edwin
ANZAC DAY SPORTS RESULTS 55TH BN AND MEMO BY GENERAL BIRDWOOD RE COLLECTION OF MATERIAL FOR THE WAR RECORDS SECTIONPR89/107
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Papers of Ubert Victor Willis
Private Record
Maker: Willis, Ubert Victor
Collection related to the First World War service of 3235 Private Ubert Victor Willis, comprising three original handwritten letters, one original typed letter, one original envelope, one original sil...PR04786
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Photostat copies of letters and newspaper cutting regarding Percy Wellesley Chapman, 19 January to 17 October 1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Various
Letters and a newspaper cutting related to the First World War service of Percy Wellesley Chapman. This file contains letters written to Chapman's father; one is in regards to Chapman being awarded th...AWM2016.30.64
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Photostat copy of letters from Percy Wellesley Chapman to his mother, 5 April 1915 to 1 February 1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Chapman, Percy Wellesley
Letters relating to the First World War service of Captain Percy Wellesley Chapman, 55th Battalion. In these letters to his mother, Chapman details his experiences in Egypt, on the Western Front in Fr...AWM2016.30.63
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Portrait of 11069 Gunner Eric Livingstone Gribble, 1st Trench Mortar Battery; Privates (Pte) 1194 ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Portrait of 11069 Gunner Eric Livingstone Gribble, 1st Trench Mortar Battery; Privates (Pte) 1194 John Powell Neal, 55th Battalion, and 1266 John Thomas Coates, 23rd Battalion, in Islington, London. F...J00768
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PORTRAIT OF 1660 PRIVATE EDWARD T. HOGAN, 55TH BATTALION, DIED OF WOUNDS, 1916-10-15.
Photograph
PORTRAIT OF 1660 PRIVATE EDWARD T. HOGAN, 55TH BATTALION, DIED OF WOUNDS, 1916-10-15.H05947
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Portrait of Private (Pte) John Ryan VC, 55th Battalion AIF. Pte Ryan was awarded the Victoria ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Portrait of Private (Pte) John Ryan VC, 55th Battalion AIF. Pte Ryan was awarded the Victoria Cross for 'most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty' on 30 September 1918 in France. During an atta...A02621A
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Pre enlistment studio portrait of 1981 Private (Pte) Edwin John Wensor, 55th Battalion, of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Pre enlistment studio portrait of 1981 Private (Pte) Edwin John Wensor, 55th Battalion, of Singleton, NSW. A jeweller prior to enlistment he embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements on board Barambah (A37...P08890.001
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Presentation side drum : 'Men from Snowy River' march : 4th Reinforcements, 55 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Standard pattern military side drum with unpainted brass body, original hoops and skin heads, and fitted with a pair of wooden counterhoops, painted in red with a black band featuring a white stripe i...RELAWM09343
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Presentation watch fob : Private Peter Eugene Monck, 55 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Angus & Coote
Circular 9 carat rose gold watch fob presented to Private Peter Eugene Monck on his departure from Australia to the First World War Obverse features a centre which is voided, crown and a pair of cross...REL43161
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(3216) Private John Cyrus (Jack) Sykes as a private 55th Battalion, France, 1916-1919, interviewed by Dr Timothy Bottoms
Sound
Maker: Bottoms, Timothy D R
Enlistment; tried to join with Snowy River March but parents sent him back to work; why he joined; reaction to serving on Western Front; comments on images portrayed of Western Front in modern films; ...S03732
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Queanbeyan, NSW. May 1971. Informal portrait of veteran Mr Ernest Corey in a Queanbeyan Nursing ...
Photograph
Queanbeyan, NSW. May 1971. Informal portrait of veteran Mr Ernest Corey in a Queanbeyan Nursing Home, with Sister Mary Hawkins. Mr Corey was the only soldier in the British Commonwealth to have been a...SHO/71/0167/HQ
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Queanbeyan, NSW. May 1971. Informal portrait of veteran Mr Ernest Corey, wearing his medals. Mr ...
Photograph
Queanbeyan, NSW. May 1971. Informal portrait of veteran Mr Ernest Corey, wearing his medals. Mr Corey was the only soldier in the British Commonwealth to be awarded the Military Medal four times. 2143...SHO/71/0166/HQ
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Queanbeyan, NSW. May 1971. Photograph of the medals awarded to veteran Ernest Corey. Mr Corey was ...
Photograph
Queanbeyan, NSW. May 1971. Photograph of the medals awarded to veteran Ernest Corey. Mr Corey was the only soldier in the British Commonwealth to be awarded the Military Medal four times. The Military...SHO/71/0165/HQ
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S.E. Hunt
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 3244 Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Sinclair Edward Hunt, 55th Battalion, of Croydon, NSW. A school teacher prior to enlisting in September 1915, Hunt embarked from Sydney, as a priva...P07969.001
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Smith, Darcy Benedict
Private Record
Maker: Smith, Darcy Benedict
Collection of 2 items relating to 2740 Private (Pte) Darcy Benedict Smith, 55th Battalion AIF, who died of illness (inflamation of the pancreas) at Salisbury Isolation Hospital, Salisbury on 26 Octobe...PR86/264
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'Souvenir of Egypt' embroidered handkerchief : Private P E Monck, 55 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Scallop edged silk handkerchief, finely hand embroidered with posies of flowers in each corner, and a crested crane in flight between each posy. A sphinx, pyramids and a stylised date palm, accompanie...REL43162
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Steel Helmet : Corporal E A Corey, 55 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian steel helmet, complete with leather chin strap, but without liner. The outside of the helmet has been decorated in red, white, black, orange, brown and green paint. Around the black painted...REL/04728
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Street, Edmund Harrington (Private, 1570, b.1897 - d.1964)
Private Record
Maker: Street, Edmund Harrington
1. Reminiscences of service (extensive) stories and typescript copies of same. 2. Photocopies of photographs. 3. Two postcards.PR85/179
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Studio portrait of 2988B Private Charles Victor Thomas, 55th (later 17th) Battalion of Granville, ...
Photograph
Maker: Cumberland
Studio portrait of 2988B Private Charles Victor Thomas, 55th (later 17th) Battalion of Granville, NSW. A driller prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 25 October 1...P08624.213
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Studio portrait of brothers 2262 Private (Pte) Thomas Francis Joseph Byrne (left) and 2131 Pte ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of brothers 2262 Private (Pte) Thomas Francis Joseph Byrne (left) and 2131 Pte Raymond John Sylvester Byrne (right), 55th Battalion. Thomas Byrne, labourer of Cooma, New South Wales, e...P03288.001
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Studio portrait of 2142 Company Sergeant Major (CSM) William Henry Cook, 55th Battalion, of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 2142 Company Sergeant Major (CSM) William Henry Cook, 55th Battalion, of Goulburn, NSW. A bootmaker and a pre-war member of senior cadets and the 43rd Infantry (CMF), CSM Cook enlis...P06539.001
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Studio portrait of 1717 Edward John Francis Ryan, 55th Battalion with his sister Phyllis. Ryan ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 1717 Edward John Francis Ryan, 55th Battalion with his sister Phyllis. Ryan was awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty during the allied assault on ...P11966.001
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Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt), later Captain, John James Marshall, 3rd Battalion, of Bexley ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt), later Captain, John James Marshall, 3rd Battalion, of Bexley NSW. A clerk prior to enlisting in February 1915, he embarked from Sydney with the 4th Reinforcements ...P08530.002
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Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Reginald Arthur Smith, 55th Battalion from Newcastle, NSW. A ...
Photograph
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Reginald Arthur Smith, 55th Battalion from Newcastle, NSW. A 24 year old clerk prior to enlisting on 29 April 1915, he was given the service number 2689 and embarked...P01194.001
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Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Reginald Sydney Morris, 55th Battalion. Lt Morris, a ...
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Maker: Moore, May
Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Reginald Sydney Morris, 55th Battalion. Lt Morris, a civil engineer from Corowa, NSW, had spent two years in the militia prior to enlisting in December 1914....P10664.002
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Studio portrait of 5397 Private Arthur Alfred Harold Luby, 3rd (later 55th) Battalion, of Surrey ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 5397 Private Arthur Alfred Harold Luby, 3rd (later 55th) Battalion, of Surrey Hills, Sydney, NSW. Son of Mrs L Deborah Luby. A jockey prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney a...P05301.209
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Studio portrait of 4914 Private Edgar Hubert Woodward, 3rd (later 55th) Battalion of Croydon, ...
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Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 4914 Private Edgar Hubert Woodward, 3rd (later 55th) Battalion of Croydon, NSW. A bank clerk prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Star of England (A15) on 8 Marc...P05413.084
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STUDIO PORTRAIT OF 1570 PRIVATE EDMUND HARRINGTON STREET MM, 55TH BATTALION, AIF.
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STUDIO PORTRAIT OF 1570 PRIVATE EDMUND HARRINGTON STREET MM, 55TH BATTALION, AIF.P00376.001
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Studio portrait of 1897 Private Francis Ellison Dare, 55th Battalion of Granville, NSW. A bank ...
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Maker: Cumberland
Studio portrait of 1897 Private Francis Ellison Dare, 55th Battalion of Granville, NSW. A bank clerk prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Barambah (A37) on 23 June 1916. He tr...P08624.145