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Collection
126 Results
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Anzac Day marching banner of 2/10 Australian Field Ambulance Association
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blue synthetic Anzac Day marching banner of 2/10 Australian Field Ambulance with white fringe along top and bottom edges. Guide ropes approximately 2 metres long extend from each of the top corners. T...REL29708
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Artillery ground marker flag : Imperial Japanese Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Plain red wool bunting flag attached to a white sleeve that fits over a wooden stick. There is a steel spike at the bottom of the stick so that the flag can be pushed into the ground.REL/01165.003
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Artillery ground marker flag : Imperial Japanese Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wool bunting flag with four yellow and three red horizontal stripes attached to a white sleeve that fits over a wooden stick. There is a steel spike at the bottom of the stick so that the flag can be ...REL/01165.001
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Artillery ground marker flag : Imperial Japanese Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wool bunting flag with three yellow and two red horizontal stripes attached to a white sleeve that fits over a wooden stick. The upper red stripe is double the width of the lower red stripe. There is ...REL/01165.005
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Artillery khaki bag and strap to hold marker flags : Imperial Japanese Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cream canvas bag, sewn by hand, with and oval inset base. One side is stamped in ink with three Japanese characters. The bag is secured by leather straps, one with a nickel plated steel buckle, the ot...REL/01165.006
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Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975 with Korea clasp: Corporal R K Cashman, 3 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975 with Korea clasp. Pantograph engraved on reverse with recipient's details.REL37416.002
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Australian Defence Medal : Commander G A Beange, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Defence Medal. Pantograph engraved around edge with recipient's details.REL37352.013
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Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 : Able Seaman R H Omond, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal 1945-1975, with bars 'PNG', 'JAPAN' and 'FESR'. Pantograph engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL38702.005
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Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 : Commander G A Beange, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 with clasps 'JAPAN', 'FESR' and 'PNG'. Pantograph engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL37352.010
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Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 : Corporal R K Cashman, 3 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal 1945-1975, with clasps for Korea and Japan. Pantograph engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL37416.005
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Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 : Private H J Heron, 66 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 with clasps 'JAPAN' and 'SW PACIFIC'. Pantograph engraved on reverse with recipient's details.REL31577.004
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Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 with clasp 'JAPAN' : Corporal T J Jubb, 1 Platoon, A Company, 3 RAR
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 with clasp 'JAPAN'. Pantograph engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL27652.003
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Australia Service Medal : Signalman R C Ingram, 8 Division Signals, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL33291.005
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Kawata Manjiro in Japan
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag featuring numerous signatures in black ink. Two red seals of the Yasaka Shrine, probably the famous shrine in Kyoto are also printed onto the flag. Apart f...REL24540
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Autographed good luck flag surrendered by Japanese Lieutenant General Ishii Kaho at Halmahera, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese officer's autographed national flag with signatures and slogans written in black ink characters. Apart from the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war, there is the slogan 'Imp...RELAWM31958.003
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Autographed Japanese undershirt : Private S Herron, 2/20 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese issue unbleached calico undershirt with a low stand collar, narrow yoke, single left breast pocket with a rectangular flap, and long sleeves without cuffs. The shirt fastens down the front wi...REL/01823
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Britannia brooch : Signalman E J Fox, 8 Division Signals
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Gilded metal brooch showing Britannia above a boomerang. Britannia holds a laurel branch in her right hand and a trident in her left. The trident's fork has broken off at the shoulder. Next to her is...REL/12930
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British Commonwealth Occupation Force patch : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Battalion, BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Square blue sleeve patch embroidered with a King's Crown above a scroll containing the words 'BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FORCES'.REL30376
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Signalman R C Ingram, 8 Division Signals, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed on edge with recipient's details.REL33291.004
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Brown compressed fibre suitcase : Sergeant L K Robertson, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown compressed fibre suitcase with two locking brass clasps and a central locating clasp at front. Lid is secured by three brass hinges at the rear. Body and edges are bound and studded with extra s...REL28449
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Camera storage travelling case: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Camera and equipment storage case. The case carcass is wood, reinforced with bands of steel and covered in a tweed-pattern heavy duty cotton open weave cloth. The eight upper and lower corners are pro...AWM2020.448.1.19
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Carved box : A G McDermid
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular wooden handmade box with separate lid. On top of the lid is attached the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Japan) formation patch. Below this is stamped JAPAN . The inside of the box...REL39856
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China Incident War Medal (1937-1945) : Private N T Davies, 3 RAR
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
China Incident medal (1937-1945). The obverse of the medal shows the mythical giant crow 'yata-no-karasu', Japanese Army and Navy flags and a chrysanthemum crest. The reverse depicts mountains and the...REL33813
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Chinese mail bag
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White canvas mail bag with three metal eyelets. Printed on front and back in black ink are eight Chinese characters. Also printed on both front and back in black ink is "POSTES CHINOISES SHANGHAI 15 S...REL34635
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Cigarette case : Sergeant O C R Pike, 2/3 Casualty Clearing Station
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Chrome-plated brass cigarette case with a decorative finish on the front and back. The case is hinged along the left side and opens by pushing a clasp on the right. The initials 'OCRP' are engraved on...REL31555
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Colour patch : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Australian Infantry Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Horizontally aligned colour patch for 66 Australian Infantry Battalion, evenly divided into green, purple and green squares on a grey background.REL30379.001
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Dark blue commemorative scarf (furoshiki) : Lieutenant K Matsuo, Imperial Japanese Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Dark blue cotton commemorative scarf (furoshiki) bearing a poem composed by Mrs Matsuo. The poem has been printed on to the furoshiki in white characters.REL/05193
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Decorative cigarette case : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black metal cigarette case with a decorative scene embossed and overlaid with gold and silver on the front. The scene depicts a snow covered Mount Fuji in the background. On a small hill in the foregr...REL30382
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Decorative cigarette case : Private J C Burgess, 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black metal cigarette case with a decorative scene embossed and overlaid with gold and silver on the front. The scene depicts a snow covered Mount Fuji in the background. In front of this is a small p...REL31171
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Defence Force Service Medal : Commander G A Beange, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Force Service Medal with two clasps. Pantograph engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL37352.012
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Defence Medal : Signalman R C Ingram, 8 Division Signals, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed on edge with recipient's details.REL33291.003
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Eleven Japanese manufactured bread and butter plates : Stoker Petty Officer E B Powell, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Eleven off-white triple fired fine porcelain bread and butter plates. The plates are glazed in shades of pale green, grey, ochre and dark brown with touches of red. The rims are edged with a fine gold...REL34776
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Eleven Japanese manufactured tea cups and saucers : Stoker Petty Officer E B Powell, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Eleven off-white triple fired fine porcelain cups with matching saucers. The cups are glazed in shades of pale green, grey, ochre and dark brown with touches of red. The rims are edged with a fine gol...REL34777
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Engraved Japanese bowl : Major I A Wilson, 10 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's aluminium bowl. Engraved on the inside is a tropical scene which includes a boat with sail, large sun and hut. The side carries an engraving of the general service 'rising sun' badg...REL35294
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Engraved Japanese mess tin lid : Major I A Wilson, 10 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Kidney shaped aluminium mess tin lid. On the top is an engraved with a tropical scene which includes an boat with sail large sun and hut. In the middle of the scene is a makers mark, circular in shape...REL35293
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Flattened celluloid doll in paper wrapper : Private W C Davis, 2/18 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small celluloid kewpie-style doll with painted face and string-jointed arms and legs. Reverse is moulded with maker's name (Fore ??) and a '3' in a diamond. The doll is wrapped in a small paper parcel...REL34430
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Formation patch: 1st Commonwealth Division, Korea - Corporal R K Cashman, 3 RAR
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A shield of light blue felt embroidered in gold wire bullion with an Imperial crown above the word 'COMMONWEALTH'. Badge has a patterned black paper backing.REL25280
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General Purpose boots : Sister P H McCullagh, Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black leather general pupose boots with cotton laces. The boots are reinforced down the back of the leg and ankle and have rubber soles. The soles are marked 'MADE IN AUSTRALIA SIZE 7-6'.REL27369.005
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Green cotton brassard, Australian Army Public Relations, 1 Commonwealth Division: Corporal Vincent J Sweeney, Australian Army Service Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Army, 1st Commonwealth Division Korea, green cotton brassard to be suspended from a shoulder strap. Brassard bears corporal's chevrons in khaki wool, a curved dark green felt shoulder title...REL28440
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Ground marker flag : Imperial Japanese Artillery
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wool bunting flag with a centrally placed yellow horizontal stripe on a red ground attached to a white sleeve that fits over a wooden stick. There is a steel spike at the bottom of the stick so that t...REL/01165.004
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Hand made Japanese naval ensign carried by Nakajima Fusao
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand made Japanese naval ensign . Flag is hemmed around its edges both by hand and machine. The central disc of the sun, and its rays, have been roughly drawn in using pencil, and then coloured in wit...REL22716
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Imperial Japanese Army civilian technician's collar badge : Lance Corporal H V Dunkley, Headquarters BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Imperial Japanese Army civilian technician's collar badge. The badge has an angled khaki wool felt ground glued to a card. There are five white five-point stars attached along the centre length of th...REL29277
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Imperial Japanese Army colonel's collar badge : Lance Corporal H V Dunkley, Headquarters BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Early pattern Imperial Japanese Army colonel's collar badge. The badge is in the form of an angled red rectangular felt backing glued to a card. Gold bullion braid is attached to the longer sides of t...REL29275
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Imperial Japanese Army superior private's collar badge : Lance Corporal H V Dunkley, Headquarters BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Early pattern Imperial Japanese Army superior private's collar badge, with a rectangular red cotton ground glued to a card, onto which is glued three five-pointed yellow felt stars.REL29276
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Imperial Japanese Navy junior officer's cap badge : Lance Corporal H V Dunkley, Headquarters BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Imperial Japanese Navy junior officer's cap badge showing, on a black woollen background, a gold anchor within a gilded wreath, above which is a silver cherry flower. Six silver cherry flower buds are...REL29272
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Imperial Japanese Navy lieutenant's collar badge : Lance Corporal H V Dunkley, Headquarters BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Imperial Japanese Navy Lieutenant's black felt collar badge with gold bullion thread along the centre. There are three equally spaced silver wash cherry blossoms attached to the bullion thread.REL29274
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Imperial Japanese Navy lieutenant's epaulette : Lance Corporal H V Dunkley, Headquarters BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Imperial Japanese Navy Lieutenant's black wool epaulette with gold bullion thread along the centre and narrow strips of navy blue fabric on either side. There is a gold button on the neck end of the e...REL29273
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Japanese Army rank badges, 1939-1945 : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Australian Infantry Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Four Imperial Japanese Army rank badges for warrant officer, sergeant major, sergeant and corporal. Warrant officer - a red rhomboid with gold braiding and a strip of gold through the centre. Sergeant...REL30381
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Japanese Artillery ground marker flag
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wool bunting flag with three yellow and two red horizontal stripes attached to a white sleeve that fits over a wooden stick. There is a steel spike at the bottom of the stick so that the flag can be p...REL/01165.002
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Japanese aviators summerweight flying jacket
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese aviator's unlined brown cotton gabardine flying jacket. Waist length jacket has stand and fall collar, concealed front buttoning, two large semi-circular pockets with concealed zip fastening ...REL30503
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Japanese cake plate : Stoker Petty Officer E B Powell, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Off-white triple fired fine porcelain cake plate. The plate is glazed in shades of pale green, grey, ochre and dark brown with touches of red. The rim is edged with a fine gold line. The upper side of...REL34775.001
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Japanese cake plate : Stoker Petty Officer E B Powell, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Off-white triple fired fine porcelain cake plate. The plate is glazed in shades of pale green, grey, ochre and dark brown with touches of red. The rim is edged with a fine gold line. The upper side of...REL34775
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Japanese canvas bag with zip : Major I A Wilson, 10 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Canvas bag with zip and wrist handle. The zip has the makers name on it 'TOKYO SHUTTER CO.' On the front of the bag are two Japanese characters stitched in cotton.REL35295
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Japanese chopsticks and case : Lance Sergeant F W Dove, 3/14 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A pair of dark brown wooden chopsticks inside a wooden container with sliding lid. On the sliding lid of the case are four hand carved Japanese figures. On the bottom surface of the case is some remn...REL31660
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Japanese civil defence collar badge : H V Dunkely, BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese civil defence collar badge. The badge features a black wool felt backing attached to a card with a piece of black tape. The front of the badge shows a pink satin and gold bullion thread flowe...REL29279
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Japanese civil defence collar badge : Lance Corporal H V Dunkely, Headquarters BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese civil defence collar badge. The badge features an angled black rectangular cloth backing glued to a card. A narrow white cotton strip runs along one side of the length of the badge. Underneat...REL29278
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Japanese dressing gown : Miss Margaret Elder
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Girl's oyster coloured artificial silk dressing gown with a repeat embroidered pattern, in black, green, mauve, pink and gold The pattern shows flowers and shrubs, bamboo, rocks, mountains, swimming d...REL43105
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Japanese earring : Miss Margaret Elder
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Screw back earring in the shape of a butterfly. The body, antennae, edges of the wings, back and screw fitting are of brass. The black damascene inserts that form the wings are inlaid with Japanese sc...REL43106.002
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Japanese flag carried inside Midget Submarine
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Remnants of a Japanese battle ensign. The pieces of original flag have been stitched onto a wool backing which has been dyed to complete the design.RELAWM30125
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Japanese Himitsu-Bako puzzle box found in Midget Submarine: Robert Judge, Garden Island
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese inlaid rectangular wooden puzzle or secret box, featuring an interwoven geometric Yosegi pattern on all four sides and on the face of the hidden drawer; a traditional coloured inlaid scene of...REL36019
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Japanese manufactured bread and butter plate : Stoker Petty Officer E B Powell, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Off-white triple fired fine porcelain bread and butter plate. The plate is are glazed in shades of pale green, grey, ochre and dark brown with touches of red. The rim is edged with a fine gold line. T...REL34776.001
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Japanese manufactured milk jug : Stoker Petty Officer E B Powell, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Off-white triple fired fine porcelain milk jug with a domed lid surmounted by two flower shapes. The pot is glazed in shades of pale green, grey, ochre and dark brown with touches of red. The rim of t...REL34773
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Japanese manufactured saucer : Stoker Petty Officer E B Powell, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Off-white triple fired fine porcelain saucer. The saucer shows a lakeside scene with small houses on stilts, pine trees, cherry blossom, and a tori gate, all set against a mountain backdrop. It is gla...REL34777.002
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Japanese manufactured sugar bowl : Stoker Petty Officer E B Powell, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Off-white triple fired fine porcelain sugar bowl with a domed lid surmounted by two flower shapes, and two handles. The bowl is glazed in shades of pale green, grey, ochre and dark brown with touches ...REL34774
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Japanese manufactured tea cup : Stoker Petty Officer E B Powell, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Off-white triple fired fine porcelain tea cup. The cup is glazed in shades of pale green, grey, ochre and dark brown with touches of red. The rim is edged with a fine gold line and the handles bear fi...REL34777.001
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Japanese manufactured teapot : Stoker Petty Officer E B Powell, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Off-white triple fired fine porcelain teapot with a domed lid surmounted by two flower shapes. The pot is glazed in shades of pale green, grey, ochre and dark brown with touches of red. The rim of the...REL34772
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Japanese martial arts cloth : Corporal J Whitelock, 1 Air Support Unit, RAAF.
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Calico banner printed in blue ink with a kendo mask. Three red brush strokes surround the mask. Several Japanese characters are written on the banner in black ink. These translate as 'Respect Bushido/...REL29092
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Japanese musical jewellery box : Miss Margaret Elder
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black lacquered wooden musical jewellery box set on small feet, painted with traditional Japanese scenes including pagodas, mountains, gardens and sailing boats. The lid is edged with an inset border ...REL43106.001
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Japanese scalpel : Lance Sergeant F W Dove, 3/14 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A metal scalpel with a wooden handle. On the ricasso of the blade has a small unreadable manufacturers marking. On the top of the wooden handle is a hand carved reversed 'J' figure.REL31661
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Japanese 1914-1920 War Medal
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese 1914-1920 War Medal. Unnamed as issued. The obverse shows crossed Japanese war ensigns below a chrysanthemum emblem. Below and around the flags is a border of paulownia. The reverse has seven...REL29842
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Khaki fabric first aid pouch : Imperial Japanese Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Square khaki cotton fabric pouch with flap top. A leather tab closes the flap by fitting over a brass post. Japanese characters stencilled below the post read 'No 2 First Aid Pouch', but could also be...REL29109
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Kitbag decorated with a pin-up girl : Signaller J C Lynam, BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Standard brown canvas kitbag with draw-rope threaded through brass eyelets. Painted in black on one side of the bag are the words: 'QX500678 / LYNAM J.C.'. The other side is decorated in oil paint wit...REL38011
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Korea Medal : Private A H Welham, 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Korea Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL27056.003
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Lemonade bottle recovered from Japanese midget submarine, Sydney Harbour
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bottle made of pale green glass, with a series of raised Japanese characters around the base.REL/00635
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'Memory of Japan and Korea' cigarette case: Private Harry McDonald Kammermann, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Sewn leather zippered cigarette case with a impressed design on the leather of the main islands of Japan with the Korean peninsula opposite, with a depiction of Mount Fuji above North Korea, and a dep...REL/13016
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Midget Submarine Metal Relic Souvenir (Japan)
Heraldry
Maker: RAN Relief Fund and King George's Fund for Sailors Unknown
Small L-shaped piece of ferrous metal from one of the midget submarines that was sunk in Sydney Harbour Sunday May 31st 1942. The metal has a hole drilled through it at its widest end, and Japanese ch...REL/21644.001
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Military Medal : Corporal R K Cashman, 3 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Medal (EIIR). Pantograph engraved around edge with recipient's details. This medal was issued as an official replacement for the original issue lost by Cashman.REL37416.001
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Miniature colour patch : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Australian Infantry Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Miniature horizontally aligned colour patch for 66 Australian Infantry Battalion, evenly divided into green, purple and green squares on a grey background.REL30379.002
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National Medal : Commander G A Beange, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
National Medal with one clasp. Pantograph engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL37352.011
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New York Times silk map of the war in the Pacific
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Silk map of the war in the Pacific entitled 'THE WAR - This map, based on an original design by the New York Times, shows our campaigns against the Japs and the job ahead.' Printed in black and white,...REL34273
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Novelty cigarette lighter: McMullan family, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces, Japan
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Metal cigarette lighter in the shape of a miniature camera set on a tripod, with a nickel-plated finish with leatherette bound body. The lens is marked 'NST LIGHTER FILL HERE' and the base 'MADE IN OC...REL35673
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Pacific Star : Signalman R C Ingram, 8 Division Signals, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL33291.002
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Pair of aluminium identity discs : Private W Davis, 2/18 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of aluminium identity discs,; one round and one octagonal, joined by a brass link. Both are engraved 'NX40190 / CE / W DAVIS / O 4 / C Coy 2/18 Bn'. The reverse of the hexagonal tag is additiona...REL34429
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Pair of Australia shoulder titles : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of khaki woollen shoulder titles. The titles are slightly curved and embroidered in white with the word 'AUSTRALIA'.REL30377
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Pair of identity discs : Private A H Welham, 3 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
One circular and one octagonal white metal identity disc on a leather thong necklace. Both discs are standard size and are stamped with the wearer's details.REL26662
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Pair of Japanese Army other ranks combat boots
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of leather ankle boots, stitched construction, with leather sole with 27 or 28 hobnails, and stacked leather heels. Each heel is fitted with a 'J' shaped metal reinforcing bar, biased to the outs...RELAWM28309
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Pair of Japanese geta : Miss Margaret Elder
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of Japanese traditional wooden geta with a platform (dai) supporting two wooden teeth (ha). A red velveteen covered cord thong (hanao) is threaded through a single hole at the front of the platfo...REL42811
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Pair of stocks : P Lawrence
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of aluminium ski stocks with wood and leather baskets. Remnants of adhesive tape on the baskets indicate they have been reinforced. Plastic spring grips fitted with leather hand straps cover the ...REL34819.002
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Patriotic scarf showing highest awards of the Allied Nations
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Square cotton scarf printed around the edge with a decorative border of zig zag ribbon in the colours red, white and blue. Inside this edging is another border of small evenly spaced Belgian flags. In...REL32639
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Plaque : HMAS Bataan
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown lacquered wooden three pointed shield with a plaster ship's badge for HMAS Bataan, painted in gold, white, cream, red, green, dark and light blue. The badge, superimposed on a light blue ground,...RELAWM31696
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Portable gramophone : Corporal J A Harper, 3 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Portable 'Mikky Phone' gramophone in case. The case is made of deep drawn steel with a crackle black finish and has an adjustable plastic carry strap. The securing catch on the box is broken. The chro...REL33889
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Puggaree : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White cotton six pleat puggaree.REL30374
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Rear Admiral's pair of full dress epaulettes : Imperial Japanese Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral's pair of full dress epaulettes. Each gold lace epaulette bears a Paloma leaf, made from red velvet detailed with silver bullion. Below the leaf is a single silver ...REL28465
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Roof tile fragment from Hiroshima : Leading Signalman R Thompson, HMS Commonwealth, BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A part of a roof tile fused by the heat from the first atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima. The fragment is roughly circular with small craters appearing on one side.REL30876
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Russo - Japanese War Medal (1904-1905) : Private N T Davies, 3 RAR
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Russo - Japanese War Medal (1904-1905). The obverse of the medal shows crossed Japanese Army and Navy flags with a chrysanthemum crest above and a pawlonia crest below. The reverse shows a shield with...REL33812
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Seamans blue peaked field cap : Imperial Japanese Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese seaman's soft peaked field cap in dark blue cotton drill. There are three ventilation eyelets on either side of the crown. There is a row of top stitching around the lower edge of the cap and...REL28435
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Senninbari : Japanese Landing Force at Milne Bay
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Stained white cotton senninbari, or belt of a thousand stitches. The belt has a thicker middle section which is 420 mm long by 145 mm wide. Stitched on the upper centre of this section is a small squa...RELAWM32829
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Shoulder title slides X2 : Australian Army, 1945-1952 -Corporal J H Welch, 66 Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of khaki drab shoulder titles designed to slide over the shoulder straps of a summer uniform shirt. In the centre of each title is a band embroidered with the word 'AUSTRALIA'.REL30378
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Sleeve badges: Young Women's Christian Association - Joan Merrit Haigh
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Two triangular Young Women's Christian Association badges woven on a strip of black cloth. The badges are in the shape of inverted blue triangles with a white. Across the centre is a blue bar with the...REL29100
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Sleeve badge: Young Women's Christian Association - Joan Merrit Haigh
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A dark blue inverted triangle with a voided centre and 'Y.W.C.A.' embroidered in white on a black tape across the centre.REL29099