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A German observation post high up in a tree near Le Maisnil. From this look-out the enemy could ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A German observation post high up in a tree near Le Maisnil. From this look-out the enemy could watch the movements of the 5th Division situated near Fleurbaix, preparing for the attack of 19 July 19...E04046
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Arthur Ebdon (4643), 15th Field Company Engineers, 5 Division, discusses his experiences of the Western Front during the First World War in an interview with Paul Cobb
Sound
Maker: Ebdon, Arthur Cyril Cobb, Paul Ebdon, Arthur Cyril
Discusses, Side A: Fromelles battle; deployment of artillery; equipped for battle; battlefield memorials and cemeteries in France; VC Corner; machine guns at Fromelles; casualties; Pompey Elliot; weat...S02097
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Battle of Fromelles
Art
Maker: Wheeler, Charles
Depicts a panoramic view of the Sugarloaf Salient area at Fromelles, with men of 5th Division AIF crossing No Man's Land towards the German trenches. Shell bursts and explosions can be seen above the...ART07981
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Bayonet scabbard : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Pattern 1907 leather bayonet scabbard, missing locket and chape. A corroded metal fragment is present either from the locket or chape.REL44975.028
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British Brodie pattern steel helmet from Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Early British 'War Office Pattern special 1mm steel' helmet. On the front of the dome is a faded painted regimental badge, possibly for the 10th Inniskilling Fusiliers. There are two shrapnel or bulle...REL/00980
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Collar badge : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Oxidised 'Rising Sun' collar badge, complete with attachment lugs and a single brass split pin.REL44975.095
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Fitting from pocket knife : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small horn and metal section, with brass loop fitting, from the end of a privately purchased pocket knife.REL44975.068
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Half colour patch : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Vertically aligned purple wool flannel half section from an infantry battalion colour patch of the Australian 5th Division, worn by a soldier of either the 54th Battalion, 14th Infantry Brigade; 58th ...REL44975.003
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Improvised trench sign 'TRENCH N 92, BAY 12' : Fromelles, France
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Split wooden trench sign with a later wooden brace nailed to the back for additional support. Stencilled black paint on the front is: 'TRENCH N 92, BAY 12'.RELAWM00543
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Locket/brooch : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular gold brooch with a decorative rim that is edged with semi-precious stones around the lower half and narrows to a plain gold band at the top (top section missing). The centre of the brooch app...REL44975.094
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'Nach Fromelles' sign board : Imperial German Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Sign constructed from three wooden planks with back bracing and metal nails. 'Nach Fromelles' [to Fromelles] and an arrow are stencilled in black paint on the front. The nails are hammered half way in...RELAWM07383
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Pencil : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: George Rowney & Co
Graphite pencil held in a red painted wooden casing stamped along one side, 'No. 820 GEORGE ROWNEY & Co. HB'.REL44975.053
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Rifle pull through : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hollow, cylindrical brass end from rifle pull through.REL44975.048
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Rosary : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Fifty carved wooden rosary beads, many with chain links still attached, together with an alloy crucifix and a small centrepiece medallion showing a standing figure of the Virgin Mary.REL44975.096
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Shoulder title : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Corroded oxidised 'INF' (infantry) shoulder title with two lugs for attachment and a single brass split pin. Fragments of mineralised fabric are accreted to the badge.REL44975.110
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Shoulder titles : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Three oxidised metal corroded fragments from two 'AUSTRALIA' shoulder titles, with three lugs for attachment and three brass split pins. Two of fragments join to make one complete title; the third com...REL44975.093
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Sleeve holder : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Coiled brass shirt sleeve holder.REL44975.115
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Smoker's pipe : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Heraldry
Maker: L & Co RD
Bent Billiard pattern smoker's pipe with a briar bowl, still containing tobacco, and a black vulcanite stem. The join between bowl and stem is covered with a sterling silver band impressed with the pi...REL44975.125
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Thomas Ralph Brain, 59th Battalion, discusses his experiences on the Western Front during the First World War in an interview with Paul Cobb
Sound
Maker: Brain, Thomas Ralph Cobb, Paul
Discusses, Side A: early life; compulsory army training; enlistment; sail to Egypt; illness; desert training; travel to Western Front; spies; preparing for Fromelles battle; Fromelles; wounded; battal...S02096
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Zander, Waldo H (Captain, 30th Bn, b.1892 - d.1989)
Private Record
Maker: Zander, Waldo Hyman
Description of the Battle of Fromelles, 16 July 1916, and the involvement of 5 Australian Division. Detailed.2DRL/0171