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Collection relating to the Hutchins family and their Second World War service
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal outdoor portrait VX61203 Private (Pte) Fred Hutchins, 2/21st Battalion (Gull Force), of Woorinen North, Vic, standing in the yard of the family home. Pte Hutchins enlisted on 6 August 1941 a...P05555.013
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Commemorative brass plaque for members of the Australian and Allied Forces who died at Ambon as prisoners of war
Heraldry
Maker: Butler, Michael
Brass plaque with acid etched border and lettering. The lettering reads, 'ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF MEMBERS OF AUSTRALIAN AND ALLIED FORCES WHO DIED AT AMBON JAN-FEB 1942/ 1 JAN 1946'.REL/07596
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Composite group portrait of Mary and Henry Hutchins, of Woorinen North, Vic, and seven enlisted ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Composite group portrait of Mary and Henry Hutchins, of Woorinen North, Vic, and seven enlisted sons. Back row, left to right: David, Malcolm, Eric, Fred, William and Ivan. Front row, left to right: M...P05555.015
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Doolan, William Thomas (Driver, 2/21st Bn Gull Force d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Doolan, William Thomas
Two newscuttings relating the story of Doolan's brave stand against the Japanese on Ambon. Malay poem and translation about Doolan's bravery, plus a related letter.3DRL/4193
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GILBERT, Maric, J (Eddie) (Private, b: 1921)
Manuscript
Maker: Gilbert, Maric Jeggo (Eddie)
Typescript memoir entitled: "Ambon 1941 -1945 Recollections of a Survivor". This memoir provides a well written, observant and detailed recollection of Gilbert's experience as a prisoner of war on Amb...MSS1651
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Grave Cross : Driver W T Doolan, 2/21 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden grave cross with a transverse arm attached by two nails to a single upright. The top and the ends of the arms have been cut into a diamond shape. The centre of the arm has incised lettering rea...RELAWM30745
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Grave site of Private (Pte) James William Adams, 2/21 Battalion with three unidentified ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Grave site of Private (Pte) James William Adams, 2/21 Battalion with three unidentified servicemen. Pte Adams enlisted on 18 February 1941 at Royal Park, Victoria and was taken prisoner of war (POW) ...P11673.001
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Group portrait of veterans of 2/21 Battalion (Gull Force) on Anzac Day, probably in the late ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of veterans of 2/21 Battalion (Gull Force) on Anzac Day, probably in the late 1940s or early 1950s..P09041.001
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Gull Force (2/21st Battalion) Association
Manuscript
A report entitled 'Gull Force (2/21 Bn.) Association Pilgrimage to Ambon, October 1967' which details a pilgrimage by the Association to the scene of the POW camps and the war graves of their comrades...MSS1527
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Gull Force (2/21st Bn) Association
Private Record
REPORT PREPARED BY R C GABRIEL COVERING THE PILGRIMAGE TO AMBON IN 1985 BY MEMBERS OF THE 2/21 BN ASSOCIATION AND 13 SQN RAAF ASSOCIATIONPR87/053
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GULL FORCE VETERANS AT THE MEMORIAL IN AMBON COMMEMORATING AUSTRALIAN SAILORS, SOLDIERS AND ...
Photograph
GULL FORCE VETERANS AT THE MEMORIAL IN AMBON COMMEMORATING AUSTRALIAN SAILORS, SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN WHO SERVED AND DIED IN AMBON 1942 TO 1945. PHOTOGRAPHED ANZAC DAY 1979. (AIS)044677
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GULL FORCE VETERANS SIGNING THE VISITOR'S BOOK AT THE AMBON WAR CEMETERY ON ANZAC DAY, 1979. (AIS)
Photograph
GULL FORCE VETERANS SIGNING THE VISITOR'S BOOK AT THE AMBON WAR CEMETERY ON ANZAC DAY, 1979. (AIS)044678
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Hicks, Walter Dunstan MID (Private, b: 1921)
Manuscript
Maker: Hicks, Walter Dunstan
Collection relating to VX39735 Private Walter Dunstan Hicks, of Gull Force, 2/21 Bn. Recollection of an air raid by 22 Sqn RAAF on Ambon Island, 4 October 1944. The writer was a prisoner (POW) of the ...MSS1547
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Identity discs : Sergeant P H F Elsum, 2/21 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of aluminium identity discs attached to a copper chain with a gilded metal pig charm suspended from one of the discs. The discs are stamped with two 4 mm mounting holes in each. One of the discs ...REL31222
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Informal outdoor portrait of three Hutchins brothers in the yard of the family home at Woorinen ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal outdoor portrait of three Hutchins brothers in the yard of the family home at Woorinen North. Left to right: VX61202 Private (Pte) David Arthur Hutchins; VX61201 Pte Eric Everard Hutchins; an...P05555.002
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Informal outdoor portrait of VX61202 Private (Pte) David Arthur Hutchins, 2/21st Battalion (Gull ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal outdoor portrait of VX61202 Private (Pte) David Arthur Hutchins, 2/21st Battalion (Gull Force), of Woorinen North, Vic, in the yard of the family home. With his brothers VX61201 Pte Eric Ever...P05555.006
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Informal outdoor portrait of VX61201 Private (Pte) Eric Everard Hutchins, 2/21st Battalion (Gull ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal outdoor portrait of VX61201 Private (Pte) Eric Everard Hutchins, 2/21st Battalion (Gull Force), of Woorinen North, Vic, in the yard of the family home. With his brothers VX61202 Pte David Art...P05555.007
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Informal outdoor portrait of VX61201 Private (Pte) Eric Everard Hutchins, 2/21st Battalion (Gull ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal outdoor portrait of VX61201 Private (Pte) Eric Everard Hutchins, 2/21st Battalion (Gull Force), of Woorinen North, Vic, standing at ease with his rifle, at a training camp near Adelaide River...P05555.008
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Joy, George S (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Joy, George S
NOTEBOOK CONTAINING TRANSLATIONS OF JAPANESE NOTICES, DEATH ROLL, ACCOUNT OF JAPANESE LANDING ON AMBON AND AMBUSH OF AUSTRALIANS BY CHINESE ON HAINAN. COPY OF STATEMENT OF SERVICE3DRL/7001
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LAHA, AMBON 1945-12-15. A GRAVE SITE (MASS GRAVE 1) NEAR THE SITE OF A DUTCH ARMY GARAGE BUILDING ...
Photograph
LAHA, AMBON 1945-12-15. A GRAVE SITE (MASS GRAVE 1) NEAR THE SITE OF A DUTCH ARMY GARAGE BUILDING WHERE SIXTY SEVEN AUSTRALIANS (MEN OF THE 2/21ST BATTALION, GULL FORCE) AND DUTCH SERVICEMEN WERE BURI...124417