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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 file of the 56th Battalion in process of transfer to the northern side of the Somme near ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A file of the 56th Battalion in process of transfer to the northern side of the Somme near Clery-sur-Somme. While maintaining the attempts to cross the Somme marshes, General Monash transferred the 2n...E03201
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AIF lapel pin : Private H F N Oliver, 56 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Angus & Coote
Brass AIF lapel pin showing the rising sun emblem and 'A.I.F'. The pin is surmounted by a King's crown and stamped with the maker's details on the reverse.REL34752
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An outdoors group portrait of unidentified officers, NCOs and men of the 56th Battalion. The dog ...
Photograph
Maker: Jackson, Cyril James
An outdoors group portrait of unidentified officers, NCOs and men of the 56th Battalion. The dog in the front row (right) is possibly the battalion mascot. This panorama is one of a series taken by ...E05305
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Australian red ensign : Private W D Reily, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Printed cotton Australian red ensign with six-pointed (1901-1908 pattern) Federation Star. Light stains on the flag are said to have been blood stains, which were once darker in colour.REL39008
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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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56 Battalion colour patch : Private C J Brill, 56 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Unit colour patch for the 56th Battalion. The vertically aligned rectangular patch is made of two parallel strips of colour, white and green. The white strip is made of wool flannelette and the green ...RELAWM14076.004
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Belgian 10 centimes coin: Corporal A C Hall, 54 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: German government
Belgian 10 centimes coin, dated 1916. The coin has both Flemish and French inscriptions, and has been circulated.RELC02134
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Belgian 25 centimes coins: Corporal A C Hall, 54 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: German government
Two Belgian 25 centimes coins, dated 1916. The coins have both Flemish and French inscriptions, and have been circulated.RELC02135
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Belgian 10 centimes coins: Corporal A C Hall, 54 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: German government
Two Belgian 10 centimes coins, dated 1916. The coins have both Flemish and French inscriptions, and have been circulated.RELC02136
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Belgian 25 centimes pierced coin: Corporal A C Hall, 54 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Belgian Government
Belgian 25 centimes pierced coin, dated 1913. The coin has Flemish inscriptions. The coin has been circulated.RELC02133
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Belgian 2 franc note: Corporal A C Hall, 54 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Societe Generale De Belgique
Belgian 2 franc note, serial no. G591167, dated 1915. The note has been circulated and has central vertical and horizontal fold marks. It has general use wear. On the lower right corner of the reverse...RELC02132
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Belgian 5 franc note: Corporal A C Hall, 54 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Banque Nationale De Belgique
Belgian 5 franc note, serial no. 553.K.835, issued in December 1918. The note has been circulated and has a central vertical fold mark. A small inscription in the lower right corner of the obverse rea...RELC02131
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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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British War Medal 1914-20 : Acting Sergeant H F N Oliver, 20 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed on edge with recipient's details.REL34745.002
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Lance Corporal W G Kite, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL22873.003
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British War Medal 1914-20: Private Richard Thomas Hibbert, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL28649.001
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Sergeant M P McCall, 20 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL41097.002
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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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c. 1917. A portrait of 254 Private Archibald Scott, 56th Battalion. Private Scott was killed on ...
Photograph
c. 1917. A portrait of 254 Private Archibald Scott, 56th Battalion. Private Scott was killed on 1918-05-21 and he is buried in the Crouy British War Cemetery, Crouy-Sur-Somme, France. This portrait is...P01920.006
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Captain Frederick Dudley Weedon Oatley
Photograph
Studio portrait of Captain Frederick Dudley Weedon Oatley, 6th Light Horse, later Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Frederick Dudley Weedon Oatley, 56th Battalion, AIF. Lt Col Oatley died of illness on 28 M...AWM2017.686.1
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CHAMONIX, FRANCE. 1917-09-21. GROUP PORTRAIT OF A PARTY WEARING MOUNTAIN CLIMBING GEAR, ...
Photograph
CHAMONIX, FRANCE. 1917-09-21. GROUP PORTRAIT OF A PARTY WEARING MOUNTAIN CLIMBING GEAR, COMPRISING TWO AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN ON LEAVE AND TWO HARVARD UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY CLIMBED MONT ...P01722.007
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CHAMONIX, FRANCE. 1917-09. 2139 STAFF SERGEANT C. R. (ROY) MCKERIHAN, 56TH BATTALION (LEFT), AND ...
Photograph
CHAMONIX, FRANCE. 1917-09. 2139 STAFF SERGEANT C. R. (ROY) MCKERIHAN, 56TH BATTALION (LEFT), AND 2389 STAFF SERGEANT GODFREY HECTOR LAHEY, 4TH DIVISIONAL AMMUNITION COLUMN, DURING LEAVE IN FRANCE. THE...P01722.006
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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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Colour patch : 56 Infantry Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Vertically aligned rectangular colour patch for 56 Infantry Battalion AIF, divided white (left) against green.RELAWM13307.121
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Compressed fibre identity discs: Private W D Reily, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of compressed fibre identity discs, threaded onto a piece of khaki cotton tape that is knotted together. One disc is round, coloured a reddish brown, and has a single hole punched through it to t...REL39009
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Deceased Soldier's Kit tag : Private C J Brill, 56 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular white cardboard tag with a vertical red stripe through the centre. At the top is printed 'Australian Imperial Force, Kit Store.'. Beneath this is 'DECEASED SOLDIER'S KIT.'. Underneath is...RELAWM14076.007
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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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Discharged Returned Soldier badge : Lance Corporal W G Kite, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Stokes & Sons, Melbourne
Brass Discharged Returned Soldier badge with serial number stamped into reverse 'C6580'.REL22873.006
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Discharged Returned Soldier Badge: Private H F N Oliver, 56 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Amor Pty Ltd
Returned From Active Service badge. In the centre of the circular brass badge is the rising sun emblem and 'A.I.F' surrounded by the words 'ISSUED BY DEPT OF DEFENCE RETURNED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE'. The...REL34750
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Distinguished Conduct Medal : Private W G Kite, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Mint
Distinguished Conduct Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL22873.001
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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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England. Lieutenant Arthur Wesley Wheen MM & Bar of the 56th Battalion, AIF, having his hand ...
Photograph
England. Lieutenant Arthur Wesley Wheen MM & Bar of the 56th Battalion, AIF, having his hand dressed by Miss Kent at a military hospital. (Donor Captain J.W. Richards)H15713
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Female Relative's badge : Mrs Oliver
Heraldry
Maker: Stokes & Sons, Melbourne
Silver 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 th...REL34749
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. AN INCIDENT DURING THE DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
Photograph
GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. AN INCIDENT DURING THE DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION OF THE CAPTURE OF AN AIRFIELD BY AIRBORNE TROOPS CARRIED OUT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE HONOURABLE F. M. ...050897
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. AN INCIDENT DURING THE DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
Photograph
GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. AN INCIDENT DURING THE DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION OF THE CAPTURE OF AN AIRFIELD BY AIRBORNE TROOPS CARRIED OUT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE HONOURABLE F. M. ...050901
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. AN INCIDENT DURING THE DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. AN INCIDENT DURING THE DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION OF THE CAPTURE OF AN AIRFIELD BY AIRBORNE TROOPS CARRIED OUT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE HONOURABLE F. M. ...050900
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. AN INCIDENT DURING THE DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. AN INCIDENT DURING THE DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION OF THE CAPTURE OF AN AIRFIELD BY AIRBORNE TROOPS CARRIED OUT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE HONOURABLE F. M. ...050898
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. AN INCIDENT DURING THE DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. AN INCIDENT DURING THE DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION OF THE CAPTURE OF AN AIRFIELD BY AIRBORNE TROOPS CARRIED OUT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE HONOURABLE F. M. ...050896
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. AN INCIDENT DURING THE DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. AN INCIDENT DURING THE DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION OF THE CAPTURE OF AN AIRFIELD BY AIRBORNE TROOPS CARRIED OUT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE HONOURABLE F. M. ...050895
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. AN INCIDENT DURING THE DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. AN INCIDENT DURING THE DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION OF THE CAPTURE OF AN AIRFIELD BY AIRBORNE TROOPS CARRIED OUT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE HONOURABLE F. M. ...050899
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. AN INCIDENT DURING THE DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
Photograph
GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. AN INCIDENT DURING THE DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION OF THE CAPTURE OF AN AIRFIELD BY AIRBORNE TROOPS CARRIED OUT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE HONOURABLE F. M. ...050902
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. ARRIVAL OF THE HONOURABLE F. M. FORDE, MINISTER FOR THE ARMY, (LEFT) TO ...
Photograph
GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. ARRIVAL OF THE HONOURABLE F. M. FORDE, MINISTER FOR THE ARMY, (LEFT) TO WITNESS A DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION OF THE CAPTURE OF AN AIRFIELD BY AIRBORNE ...050893
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. SIGNALLERS REPORTING AIR MOVEMENTS DURING A DEMONSTRATION BY 56 ...
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. SIGNALLERS REPORTING AIR MOVEMENTS DURING A DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION OF THE CAPTURE OF AN AIRFIELD BY AIRBORNE TROOPS. THE EXERCISE WAS WATCHED BY TH...050892
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. SIGNALLERS REPORTING AIR MOVEMENTS DURING A DEMONSTRATION BY 56 ...
Photograph
GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. SIGNALLERS REPORTING AIR MOVEMENTS DURING A DEMONSTRATION BY 56 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION OF THE CAPTURE OF AN AIRFIELD BY AIRBORNE TROOPS. THE EXERCISE WAS WATCHED BY TH...050891
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GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. THE HONOURABLE F. M. FORDE, MINISTER FOR THE ARMY, (IN DARK CIVILIAN ...
Photograph
GEORGINA, WA. 1943-04-17. THE HONOURABLE F. M. FORDE, MINISTER FOR THE ARMY, (IN DARK CIVILIAN SUIT) AND LIEUTENANT-GENERAL H. GORDON BENNETT CB CMG DSO VD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 3RD AUSTRALIAN C...050894
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GERALDTON, WA. 1943-08-14. AFTER INSTRUCTION FROM THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY EDUCATION SERVICE THESE ...
Photograph
Maker: Faithfull, Arthur John
GERALDTON, WA. 1943-08-14. AFTER INSTRUCTION FROM THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY EDUCATION SERVICE THESE TROOPS OF THE 56TH BATTALION ARE MAKING SUN-DRIED BRICKS FROM SOIL AND DRIED GRASS, TO BE USED IN THE CONS...056076
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GERALDTON, WA. 1943-08-14. CORPORAL J. HENDERSON OF THE 56TH BATTALION BUILDING A FIREPLACE FOR ...
Photograph
Maker: Faithfull, Arthur John
GERALDTON, WA. 1943-08-14. CORPORAL J. HENDERSON OF THE 56TH BATTALION BUILDING A FIREPLACE FOR THE MESS HUT.056079
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GERALDTON, WA. 1943-08-14. PRIVATE J. ROSE OF THE 56TH BATTALION PROUDLY DISPLAYS SUN-DRIED ...
Photograph
Maker: Faithfull, Arthur John
GERALDTON, WA. 1943-08-14. PRIVATE J. ROSE OF THE 56TH BATTALION PROUDLY DISPLAYS SUN-DRIED BRICKS HE HAS MADE FROM SOIL AND DRIED GRASS.056078
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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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Grave of 2400 Private (Pte) Bernard James Doherty. A boundary rider from Wee Waa NSW, Pte Doherty ...
Photograph
Grave of 2400 Private (Pte) Bernard James Doherty. A boundary rider from Wee Waa NSW, Pte Doherty embarked on 30 September 1916 with the 56th Battalion, 5th Reinforcements. Arriving in Etaples, France...P12183.001
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Group photograph of the members of the 6th Reinforcements, 56th Battalion.
Photograph
Maker: Imperial Studios
Group photograph of the members of the 6th Reinforcements, 56th Battalion.P08563.003
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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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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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Identity disc : Private H F N Oliver, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Aluminium identity disc on a leather strap. The disc is engraved with '2767 H.F.N. Oliver 56 Batt 56 A.I.F. C of E.'. The disc was initally engraved with the wearer's original unit, 20 Battalion, howe...REL34747
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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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Improvised Australian notice board, 'To the Great Push, Diggers Avenue' : Captain A M Cohen, 56th Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular wooden board taken from a ration box. Both vertical sides have nail holes, with the left side still retaining all four nails. These are bent as if ripped from the box. The following legend...RELAWM00860
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Improvised sign, 56 Battalion, AIF, 'Verband Stelle' : La Flaque, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Raw timber sign board, made from a section of wood cut from a single plank. The sign has the words 'Verband Stelle' [dressing post], painted in black, separated by a white circle, with a black border,...RELAWM00925
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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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Informal portrait of 2626 (later 2626A) Private (Pte) Reginald Baden Crowley, 56th Battalion ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of 2626 (later 2626A) Private (Pte) Reginald Baden Crowley, 56th Battalion (later 34th Battalion), of West Wyalong, NSW. He is wearing a sheepskin jerkin over his uniform and smoking...P06934.004
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Informal portrait of NX178578 Sergeant (Sgt) John Edward Wonson, 8th Port Operating Company, of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of NX178578 Sergeant (Sgt) John Edward Wonson, 8th Port Operating Company, of Bexley, NSW. Wonson enlisted in the Second World War on 2 March 1944 and was discharged on 20 December 1...P05623.001
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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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Memorial scroll : Sergeant M P McCall, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Memorial scroll bearing the Royal coat of arms 'GV/ RI' (King George V) flanking the central crown. Beneath in black, with a blue initial letter, is 'He whom this scroll commemorates was numbered amon...REL41097.004
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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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Military Cross ribbon bar : Lieutenant R J Poore, 56th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Cross ribbon bar with white and purple silk ribbon and a brooch-pin back. Tied to the ribbon bar with a length of string is a glazed linen Australian War Museums object label (see RELAWM12147...RELAWM12147.001
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Military Medal : Private W G Kite, 56 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL22873.002
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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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Next of kin plaque: Private Richard Thomas Hibbert, 56th 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. ...REL28651
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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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Outdoor portrait of 2031 Private (Pte) Elvy Leslie Loton and 1871 Pte Stanley Charles Baker of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Outdoor portrait of 2031 Private (Pte) Elvy Leslie Loton and 1871 Pte Stanley Charles Baker of the AIF. Pte Elvy was later attached to 19th Battalion but received a gun shot wound to his arm on 20 Apr...H16873
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Outdoor portrait of Private (Pte) John Bermingham, 56th Battalion, of Young, NSW. A machine ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Outdoor portrait of Private (Pte) John Bermingham, 56th Battalion, of Young, NSW. A machine expert prior to enlistment he embarked from Sydney with the 4th Reinforcements on board HMAT Port Sydney on ...P08972.001
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Pair of German spectacles, Proyart: Private W T Turner, 56 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of circular brass-rimmed spectacles with short, hinged triangular arms to which are attached a loop of grey elastic, each with a pair of alloy adjustment slider buckles. The elastic fits over the...RELAWM08256
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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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Photographic montage with studio portraits of five members of the Crowley family of West Wyalong, ...
Photograph
Maker: Roma Studios
Photographic montage with studio portraits of five members of the Crowley family of West Wyalong, NSW. Five portraits are accompanied by the text 'Fighting for the flag!'. Identified are 2917 Private ...P06934.001
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Photographic postcard related to Private Thomas Bayne DCM
Photograph
Maker: Ideal Studios Ltd
Studio portrait of one Australian and two British soldiers. Identified, far left, is 1877 Private (Pte) Thomas Bayne DCM, 56th Battalion. Pte Bayne was born in Scotland, but was working as a labourer ...P11282.001
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Photograph of 'Gladys' : Private C J Brill, 56 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Half of a photograph, showing a young woman in a coat with a fur collar. The name 'Gladys' is signed diagonally on the photograph. Beneath the image of the woman is some purple handwriting which is no...RELAWM14076.006
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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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Pocket book : Private C J Brill, 56 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Cassell & Company Limited
Pocket book with green fabric cover. On the front is printed 'Letts's Diary, 1916' in gold. The book has sustained shell damage and has a number of holes. Many pages are in fragments or are loose from...RELAWM14076.002
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Portrait of Lieutenant Mackenzie Macdonald. Macdonald enlisted in the AIF on 29 August 1914 and ...
Photograph
Portrait of Lieutenant Mackenzie Macdonald. Macdonald enlisted in the AIF on 29 August 1914 and was an original member of the 4th Battalion. He landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, was promoted to co...P01395.007
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Portrait of 1615 Private (Pte) Cecil James Baxter a carrier of Burwood, New South Wales. He ...
Photograph
Portrait of 1615 Private (Pte) Cecil James Baxter a carrier of Burwood, New South Wales. He enlisted on 16 February 1916 and embarked on HMAT Ceramic for Egypt. On 28 May 1916 he was transferred to ...H05627
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Portrait of 2989 Private (Pte) Leonard Maurice Bolin, 56 Battalion. A fitter's assistant prior to ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Portrait of 2989 Private (Pte) Leonard Maurice Bolin, 56 Battalion. A fitter's assistant prior to enlisting on 5 July 1915, Pte Bolin embarked for overseas service aboard HMAT Argyllshire (A8) on 30 S...P11061.001