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AWM9 37/6 - [Unit roll books, 1914-1918 War:] 56th Infantry Battalion AIF - Nominal Roll
Digitised Collection
AWM2018.8.491
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Boardman, John (Chaplain) and Boardman, John Sunbeam (Captain)
Private Record
Maker: Boardman, John Boardman, John Sunbeam
Personal papers of Chaplain John Boardman VD and his son, Captain John Sunbeam Boardman, 56th Battalion. Reverend Boardman served with the Bushman's Contingent in the Boer War and on troopships during...PR00853
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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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Bussell, Rupert Duffham (Private, b.? - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Bussell, Rupert Duffham
Collection relating to service of 3012 Private Rupert Duffham Bussell, 56 Battalion, France, 1916. Collection includes letters written home to mother in Australia.1DRL/0171
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Chaperlin, Henry (Lance Corporal, b.1886)
Private Record
Maker: Chaperlin, Henry
Collection of official papers relating to the First World War service of 5347 Lance Corporal Henry Chaperlin. Collection consists of a paybook, a leave pass, and a repatriation commission card issued ...PR82/030
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Christie, Theodore (Private, b:1884 - d:1950)
Manuscript
Maker: Christie, Theodore Crowley, Dave
Manuscript which contains a transcript of the story entitled "A True Story, July 1916: The Pump of Fromelles" by 2799 Private Theodore (Theo) Christie 56 Battalion. Included are background notes compi...MSS2010
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Collecction related to 140 Trooper Roy Henry Solomon and 513 Private Cecil Solomon
Photograph
Brothers 140 Trooper Roy Henry Solomon (left) and 513 Trooper Cecil Solomon (right) standing "On top of/ Pyramid of/ "Cheops" at/ Mena/ Egypt/ March 1915. In December 1914, Trooper Cecil Solomon embar...AWM2020.740.2.2
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Collection relating to 2824 Sergeant Joseph Church Daley, 56th Australian Infantry Battalion
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Collection relating to the First World War Service of 2824 Sergeant Joseph Church Daley, 56th Australian Infantry Battalion. A clerk from Bexley, NSW, Sgt Daley enlisted on 18 July 1915 and joined the...P12072
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Dewey, Sidney Charles
Private Record
Maker: Dewey, Sidney Charles Dewey, Sidney Charles
Collection relating to No 1489 (previously No 1342) Warrant Officer 2 Sidney C Dewey, 56th Battalion. Collection includes commissioning warrant, pay book, statement of account, discharge certificate,...3DRL/6620
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Diary of a Soldier, France 1916, It May Interest You
Manuscript
Maker: Bickle, Margaret Stork, Henry Wadds
Typed manuscript detailing the First World War service of 5454 Private Henry Wadds Stork and his brother 5455 Private Richard Stork, who enlisted in 1916. The manuscript consists of a transcript of He...MSS1998
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Dunlop, Athol Cedric (Private b.1892 - d.1963)
Private Record
Maker: Dunlop, Athol Cedric
Diary (in 5 instalments) and letters describing food shortages on troopship, Heliopolis, picket duty in Cairo and forming a reserve brigade in Abbassia. Mentions morale problems resulting from changes...PR00676
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Elliott, George Stephenson (Captain, b.1885 - d.1917)
Manuscript
Maker: Millar, George Anthony (Tony)
Twenty seven page illustrated typescript biography of Captain George Stephenson Elliott MC, by Tony Millar. Capt Elliott served as a doctor with 56 Battalion on the Western Front and was awarded the ...MSS2221
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Elliott, George Stephenson MC(Captain, b.1885 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Elliott, George Stephenson
Collection relating to service of Captain George Stephenson Elliott MC, Australian Army Medical Corps attached to 56 Battalion, France 1916. Collection consists of a photocopy of letter from George E...1DRL/0262
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Elliott, Lionel F S (Sergeant 56th Bn. d.1920)
Private Record
Maker: Elliott, Lionel F S
DESCRIPTIONS OF TRAVELLING THROUGH AND TRAINING IN EGYPT. COMPLAINS TRAINING IS TOO HEAVY. NOTES NUMBER OF CASUALTIES IN HOSPITALS. DETAILED ACCOUNT OF LEAVING EGYPT. IMPRESSIONS OF TRENCH WARFARE IN ...2DRL/0213
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Elphinstone, Nicholas Archibald (1. Lance Corporal, 56th Bn AIF. 2. Chief Warden, Nat Emergency Service (NSW) b.1893 - d.1974)
Private Record
Maker: Elphinstone, Nicholas Archibald
NOTEBOOK CONTAINING BRIEF ENTRIES AS TO LOCATION AND ACTIVITIES, NOTES TAKEN DURING NCO COURSE IN GAS WARFARE AND AIR RAID WARDENS HANDBOOKPR88/107
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Graham, Frederick Archibald (Lieutenant; Captain 1 Army Ordnance Corps Training Bn, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Graham, Frederick Archibald
Papers including correspondence books detailing troop movements and sports activities, nominal roll, diary written in Rabaul in 1914, typescript poems about Nauru and discharge and other army document...PR89/005
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Hillier, Rubin James (Lance Corporal, b.1891 - d.1980)
Private Record
Maker: Hillier, Rubin James
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2417 Lance Corporal Rubin James Hillier DCM, 56th Australian Infantry Battalion. Collection consists of: A 1917 diary covering his service in Fra...PR84/190
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Images of 140 Trooper Roy Henry Solomon ROH and 513 Trooper Cecil Solomon
Photograph
Two images related to brothers 513 Trooper Cecil Solomon, embarked with the 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment and 140 Trooper Roy Henry Solomon with the 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, both but...AWM2020.740.2
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Informal outdoor portrait of 3204 Private (Pte) Ivor Denis Donovan, 54th Battalion. A farmer from ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal outdoor portrait of 3204 Private (Pte) Ivor Denis Donovan, 54th Battalion. A farmer from Stanthorpe, Queensland, Pte Donovan enlisted on 18 August 1916 and embarked with the 54th Battalion, 8...AWM2016.636.5
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Jennings, Daisy (Civilian)
Private Record
Maker: Jennings, Daisy
23 POSTCARDS SENT TO MISS JENNINGS MOSTLY FROM CPL COLIN BARCLAY-SMITH OF THE 56 BN. PERSONAL MESSAGES3DRL/4084
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Local army contingent Young and Cowra area 1940-1941 / Gordon Mote
Film
Maker: Mote, Gordon
1. Local army contingent parade. Soldiers marching from their drill hall to the railway station at Young, NSW (B&W) 2. Mr Menzies in Young. Mr Menzies walking down Boorowa Street, Young. (Colour). 3....F03479
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Lockhart, James Edward (Private, b.1921-d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Beath, Bernard Vincent Lockhart, James Edward
Collection relating to the Second World War service of N385345 Private James Edward Lockhart, 56 Australian Infantry Battalion, Australia, c.1942. Wallet 1 of 1 consists of one letter and one poem re...PR06157
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Lynch, Clive (Private, 56th Bn, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Lynch, Clive
Collection relating to the service of Private Clive Lynch of 56th Battalion, AIF. Collection consists of letters written by Private Lynch to his family, particularly his children. They contain descri...PR84/332
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1. Miller, Joseph 2. Miller, William (1. Private, 56th, Bn, AIF 2. Corporal, 18th Bn, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Miller, Joseph Henry Miller, William Benjamin
POSTCARD ALBUM CONTAINING CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE FAMILY FROM BOTH BROTHERS WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICEPR82/187
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Next of Kin Plaque: Lieutenant Clement Lamothe Chauncy, 56th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Arsenal Woolwich
Next of kin plaque featuring Britannia holding a trident and a laurel wreath with dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the British lion at her feet. Around the edge of the plaque are the words "HE DIED...AWM2017.1072.1
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Next of kin plaque: Private Bernard James Doherty, 56th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Memorial Plaque Factory, Acton
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. ...REL50155
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Next of Kin Plaque : Private D B Nicol, 56 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. ...REL23661.001
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Next of Kin plaque : Private Hercules Edward Jardine, 56th 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/21518
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Next of Kin plaque: Private Joseph Harold Fowler, 56th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Arsenal Woolwich
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. ...AWM2020.715.1
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Next of kin plaque: Private Reginald John Cato, 56th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Memorial Plaque Factory, Acton
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. ...AWM2021.101.1
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O'Halloran, William Eustace (Lieutenant, b. - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: O'Halloran, William Eustace
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant William Eustace O'Halloran, 56 Battalion, AIF, France, 1916. Collection consists of one letter written by Lieutenant O'Halloran in August 1916, to his...1DRL/0534
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Petch, Henry Phillipson (Private, d.1916) Phillipson Petch, 56 Battalion AIF
Private Record
Maker: Petch, Henry Phillipson
Collection relating to the First World War service of 5433 Private Henry Phillipson Petch, 56 Battalion, France, 1916. A transcript of the collection is available (pdf file). Wallet 1 of 1 - Collect...PR01180
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Photographs of 140 Trooper Roy Henry Solomon ROH and 513 Private Cecil Solomon
Photograph
"On top of the/ Pyramid of/ "Cheops". Cec and I [Roy on left]/ Mena/ Egypt March 1915. Brothers 513 Trooper Cecil Solomon, embarked with the 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment and 140 Trooper Roy Hen...AWM2020.740.2.1
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Rochford, Patrick J (Lieutenant, 56th Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Rochford, Patrick Joseph
Paybook belonging to Lieutenant Rochford. Commissioning warrants of Lieutenant Rochford.3DRL/7419
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Strangman, Richard Charles (Private, 56th Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Strangman, Richard Charles
Collection relating to the First World War service of Private Richard C Strangman, 56 Battalion. Collection consists of two photographs of the ship Friedrichsruh on which Strangman returned to Austra...3DRL/3654
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Turner, William Terry (Sergeant, b.1887 - d.1959)
Private Record
Maker: Turner, William Terry
Collection relating to the service of 3484 Sergeant William Terry Turner, 56 Battalion (and formerly of 45 Battalion), AIF, at sea, Western Front, England, 1917-1919. Collection consists of 116 lette...1DRL/0586
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Victory Medal : Private J A McHugh, 56 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Victory Medal, impressed around edge with recipient's detailsREL49884.002