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- Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen, Finschhafen area (1)
- Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen, Langemak Bay (1)
- Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Ramu River Finisterre Ranges Area, Ramu River Area, Faria River Area, Shaggy Ridge (1)
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Autograph book : Lieutenant J Hamilton, 3 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Suede covered autograph book stamped in gold on the cover with 'FOR Valour' over an image of the Victoria Cross within a laurel wreath, and 'Lt J. Hamilon. V.C.' in the lower left corner . The book is...REL48625
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Autographed and embroidered Japanese personal flag : Lieutenant General Isamura Koichi
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Maker: Unknown
Hand made Japanese national flag with the red central disc sewn into the flag. Around the disc are 1,000 ochre-coloured stiches for good luck. The Japanese characters in ink on the flag translate as t...RELAWM31953
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Autographed and embroidered nurse's veil : Sister J M Loutit, Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service
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Maker: Unknown
Nurse's white cotton veil embroidered with many coloured signatures of Medical Air Evacuation Transport Unit (MAETU) nurses, pilots and AIF personnel. The key seems to indicate that nurse's signatures...REL25741
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Autographed answering pendant : Ordinary Seaman Signaller C H Michelly, HMAS Geelong
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Maker: Unknown
Red and white wool bunting naval answering pendant, mounted on a short pole. The flag has a lightweight canvas hoist contructed as a pocket into which a pole can be slotted when in use. The hoist is s...REL/14233.001
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Autographed flag : Australian Army Service Corps AIF Comforts Fund
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Maker: Unknown
Two sided flag made from artificial satin ribbon sewn in strips to form the flag. There are blue and white polished cotton cords attached to the hoist and a blue cotton fringe attached to the fly. The...REL/06728.001
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Autographed flag : Major Trevor Davies, Force Level Logistic Asset Middle East, Kuwait
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Mid green long rectangular nylon flag featuring a central design of a boxing kangaroo in yellow and red facing right, within a dark green circular border containing the words 'Force Level Logistic Ass...REL38653
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Autographed French flag : Signalman M G Reddy, 6 Division Signals
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Maker: Unknown
French flag comprised of roughly equal vertical sections of blue (hoist), white and orange (apparently faded red) fabric sewn together. The flag has been turned upside down and autographed on the whit...REL33342
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Autographed French flag : Staff Sergeant J A Johns, 9 Australian Field Ambulance AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
French flag comprised of vertical sections of blue (hoist), white and red fabric sewn together. Sewn to the back of the white section is the brown oval colour patch of the Australian Army Medical Corp...REL35044
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Autographed furoshiki (wrapping cloth) carried by Japanese soldier Tsuchiya Akira, South Bougainville, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Synthetic fabric furoshiki, a wrapping cloth used to carry personal items. Cloth is printed in blue, grey, brown, mauve and orange with a map of South East Asia, aeroplane, ship and a printed patrioti...REL/12658
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Autographed good luck flag carried by a Japanese soldier
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Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with signatures, slogans and poems written in black ink characters. White silk flag has inset hand-stiched hinamaru in red cotton. The name of the recipien...REL/08602
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Autographed good luck flag carried by a Japanese soldier at Balikpapan, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with numerous signatures and slogans in black ink characters, as well as the drawing of a face, outline of a footprint and a full sized handprint. The reci...REL/09942
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Autographed good luck flag carried by a Japanese soldier at Sandakan, Borneo, in 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with black ink characters. The name of the recipient soldier is not given on the flag. The characters translate as the traditional 'long-lasting good fortu...REL/03519
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese Army officer Aoki Toshio : Halmahera, September 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
JJapanese naval engineer's autographed national flag with numerous signatures and slogans in black ink. Most of the signatures are accompanied by personal seals in red ink. Apart from the traditional ...RELAWM31958.002
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese naval engineer Takada Yojuji : Halmahera surrender, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese naval engineer's autographed national flag with numerous signatures and slogans in black ink. Most of the signatures are accompanied by personal seals in red ink. Apart from the traditional w...RELAWM31958.001
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese sailor Bun'ya Yukio on Tarakan, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese sailor's printed silk autographed national flag with numerous signatures and slogans in black ink. Apart from the traditional wish of long-lasting good fortune in war, there is 'Victory. Unse...RELAWM32166
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Adachi in China and the South West Pacific Area
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with numerous signatures and patriotic slogans in black ink. The corners of the hoist are bound with triangular pieces of gold-painted leatherette that hav...REL/09161
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Honda in the New Guinea campaign
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag featuring numerous patriotic slogans in black ink. Apart from the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war there is a dedication from instruct...RELAWM30833
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Inoue Sannosuke in the Netherlands East Indies.
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Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag featuring numerous Japanese characters in black ink. Translation of characters: On top in large characters 'Congratulations on your going to the battlefiel...REL27722
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Itahara Juni at Finschafen, 1943
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with slogans and signatures written in black ink characters. The flag was presented to Itahara Juni by a teacher (name cannot be deciphered). The signature...RELAWM20283
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier, Ito Isamu, in New Guinea
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Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with slogans and signatures in black ink characters. Presented to Ito Isamu by Fujita Shinjiro, mayor of the village of Toyonishi. Apart from the tradition...RELAWM32205
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Kawashima Minoru : Madang, New Guinea
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Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's national flag with characters in black ink translating, 'To Mr Kawashima Minoru, Wishing you long-lasting good fortune in war, from all of your friends.' There are no personal signa...REL/17075.002
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Kawata Manjiro in Japan
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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 carried by Japanese soldier Matsumoto Gengo at Balikpapan, July 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag. The white background ground of the flag bears numerous Japanese signatures written in black ink together with the traditional wish for long-lasting good f...REL/17382
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Matsushita Hiroaki in New Guinea
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with many small Japanese characters, in radial pattern, drawn on one side only. Apart from the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war and th...REL24440
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Miyake Yoshio in the Malayan campaign : Private Norman William Smith, 2/3rd Reserve Motor Transport Company
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag featuring numerous Japanese signatures and patriotic slogans in black ink. Apart from the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war the slogans...REL/04411
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Mochizuki Mitsuo
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Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with numerous signatures in black ink. Apart from the traditional wish of long-lasting good fortune in war and the name of the recipient, Mochizuki Mitsuo,...REL/09346
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Muto Nagaichi at Labuan in 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Printed rayon Japanese national flag bearing two large characters across the top expressing the wish for 'inevitable victory'. Two rows of large characters running down the right side give the name of...REL36432
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Okuno Masaharu
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Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with numerous signatures in black ink. Apart from the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war there is 'To Okuno (can also be read as Seiji) ...REL/09921
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Sato Kanichiro
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Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with signatures and a single slogan, the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war, in black ink characters. Writing on the flag indicates that...REL/18488
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Saumi Hideo in the Shaggy Ridge area, 1944
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag. Partial English translations have subsequently been written beside the Japanese characters. The characters translate as 'Everlasting success to the Imperi...RELAWM30777
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Susuki Makoto : Wewak area, New Guinea, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag featuring numerous Japanese signatures in black ink. On the right side, in larger characters, is the tradional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war an...REL/14057
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Takei
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with signatures and slogans in black ink characters. Apart from the signatures they translate as the traditional 'long-lasting good fortune in war', 'do yo...REL/03936
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Watanabe Daizo
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Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag bearing numerous Japanese signatures and patriotic slogans in black ink. These include prayers for the recipient's health and success in war, 'Certain Vict...REL/04188
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Yagi Katsuichi in Burma
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with numerous signatures. Apart from the traditional wish of long-lasting good fortune in war, the name of the soldier recipient, Yagi Katsuichi, appears b...REL/10412
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Yamada Koichi : Sergeant M W Leaver, 2/19th Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag featuring numerous Japanese signatures in black ink and the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war. The upper right corner has a 'Holy Lotus...REL/18135
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Yamaguchi Yoshito at Screw River, New Guinea, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with signatures and slogans in black ink characters. Apart from the traditional wish of long-lasting good fortune in war the slogans translate as 'seven li...REL/03704
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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Yamazaki Hiroshi
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with numerous signatures written in black ink. As well there are the words 'To Mr Yamazaki Hiroshi, Congratulations on your enlistment, Life and Death are ...RELAWM31678
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Autographed good luck flag carried by 2nd Lieutenant Okamoto Kazuo : Sandakan, North Borneo
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese officer's autographed national flag bearing numerous signatures in black ink. Apart from the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war and the name of the recipient of the flag, 2...REL/11479
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Autographed good luck flag from Lae, New Guinea : Imanaka Kinzo
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with numerous signatures in black ink. Apart from the tradtional wish for good-fortune in time of war and the words 'A gift to Mr Imanaka Kinzeo' there is ...REL/02995
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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 handkerchief : Australian Forces, Palestine, Syria and Australia
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Square brown military issue handkerchief, autographed in blue ink by members of the Australian forces. Details are: VX7638 SH Pascoe, Sgt YMCA; VE Back, Sgt VX1009456 Melb PT; John J Moore S/Sgt NX110...REL33421
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Autographed Japanese flag: Able Seaman Edward Marshman, HMAS Napier
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Maker: Unknown
Autographed Japanese national flag. Handwritten on the 'sun' in the centre is 'H.M.A.S. NAPIER TOKIO BAY August 28th 1945' as well as a drawing of Mount Fuji and a kangaroo and emu. Approximately 11...AWM2018.892.1
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Autographed Japanese flag : Sergeant J Lanyon, War Crimes Trials, Morotai
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Silk Japanese flag with printed red hinomaru in the centre, and leather reinforcing pieces on each end of the fly with two tie strings each end. At the top of the flag in black ink is 'Our Dear Mr Lan...REL24184
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Autographed Japanese flag : Sergeant J Lanyon, War Crimes Trials, Morotai
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cotton handkerchief that has been turned into a souvenir Japanese national flag by the addition of a red sun in its centre and ink writing, signatures and drawings. At the top is written in black ink ...REL24185
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Autographed Japanese flag : W Flett
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese flag autographed by Australian and British members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in May 1948. Several of the inscriptions have faded and are illegible, however the following in...REL36365
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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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Autographed Other Ranks British Army greatcoat : Lieutenant Colonel R A W Whitby, 143 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Other Ranks British Army pattern single-breasted khaki greatcoat, secured with 5 plastic buttons. The left breast features the regimental badge of the Royal Corps of Signals. The greatcoat is decorate...REL/00145
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Autographed souvenir handkerchief : 'Shrapnel'
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White cotton man's handkerchief with decorative raised border of intersecting stripes. Embroidered in one corner with the letter 'S'. Both sides are printed in black with the troopship journal of the...REL33755
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Autographed wooden board : Major C G Williams, 2/1 Pioneer Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Square piece of wood autographed by members of 2/1 Pioneer Battalion at Milne Bay on 30 May 1943. The following names and phrases have been deciphered: NX34898 Major Charles Geoffrey Williams; 'DATE W...REL35494
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Christmas banner : Principle Chaplain L S Eacott, INTERFET
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular plastic banner autographed with goodwill comments. The printed message on the banner reads 'HOLY/ CHRISTMAS/ HAPPY NEW YEAR/ 2000/ OTHERS TORTURE THEM TO DEATH/ YOU BROUGHT THEM HOPE AND A...REL31192
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Embroidered autographed handkerchief : Lance Corporal William Thomas Whitlock, 2/3 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Man's white linen handkerchief with numerous autographs which have been over-embroidered in red, mauve, puce, green and yellow stemstich. 'KAI-ORA' is embroidered in green in one corner. The signature...REL/06878
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Embroidered signature apron : Jan O'Herne and Dutch women at Kamp 1A Ambarawa Internment Camp, Java
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Woman's white cotton apron with decorative blue edge of bias binding. The bib of the apron is embroidered in red and brown with 'Kamp 1A Ambarawa 1942', which has been underscored with a strand of emb...REL26397
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Embroidered skirt made by female internees in Changi Gaol, May 1942
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Short, fine white linen circular dance skirt with left side placket opening fastened by a single press stud and a waistband fastened by two metal hooks and eyes. Down the front are listed 19 numbers p...REL33930
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Embroidered tablecloth : Mrs H Shiach
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular table cloth made from plain weave cotton, with embroidered red and blue autographs. Four autographs are not embroidered; three of these are in ink and one in pencil. In one corner is the n...REL35670
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'Good Luck and Safe Return' Red Australian Ensign : Private H S Monro, 12 Field Artillery Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small cotton Australian Red Ensign over-printed in black with 'GOOD LUCK AND SAFE RETURN'. The reverse of the flag has a large number of autographs in indelible pencil, many of which have become illeg...REL/02992
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Handkerchief embroidered with signatures of Dutch 'Comfort Women' at the 'House of the Seven Seas', Semarang, Java
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Woman's white cotton handkerchief with a three band border. The edges have been decorated with aqua coloured button-hole stitching. Seven signatures in shades of blue, brown and violet, and the date '...REL26396
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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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Japanese flag captured at Balikpapan : Warrant Officer Class 2 J R Watson, 2/3 Commando Squadron, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
White silk 'good luck' flag with a printed red hinomaru and numerous hand-written black ink inscriptions and signatures in Japanese. The inscriptions do not give the original Japanese recipient's name...REL30800
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Japanese flag with appliqued skull and crossbones, captured by 2/4 Battalion, 1944
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Maker: Unknown
Japanese national flag, possibly a unit or personal flag, of similar size to a soldier's personal 'good luck' flag. A white skull and crossbones has been appliqued onto the red hinamaru, presumably at...REL/03254
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Japanese flag, with autographs in Chinese, captured in New Guinea
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Maker: Unknown
Japanese national flag with separately sewn in hinomaru (red disc). There are numerous autographs written in black ink as well as printed red seals. These are all written in Chinese. The signatures in...REL/17075.001
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Japanese flag with hand-written campaign names : Japanese Navy, South West Pacific Area
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cotton national flag with separately sewn-in central red disc. Large black ink characters down the hoist side of the flag translate as 'Selfless devotion to your country'. Around the central disc in a...RELAWM32989
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Japanese good luck flag : Lance Corporal M A McCormack, 2/9 Battalion Machine Gun Section
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Printed rayon Japanese national flag, with good luck and patriotic exhortations written in black ink characters, including phrases such as 'Pray for long life and good fortune in battle', 'Never stop ...REL36130
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Japanese good luck flag : Naval engineer officer Kensaburo Kihara
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Maker: Unknown
Printed rayon Japanese national flag presented to Imperial Japanese Navy engineer Second Lieutenant Kensaburo Kihara as symbol of good luck. Large characters across the top translate 'Going into the g...REL41180
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Japanese soldier's autographed good luck flag captured by members of Z Special Unit, Ranau, North Borneo, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag bearing signatures and slogans in written in black ink. Apart from the signatures, there is the traditional wish for long-lasting good fortune in war. The ...REL/13988
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Japanese soldier's autographed good luck flag captured in North Bougainville, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag covered with black ink characters. The name of the recipient soldier is not given on the flag and all the writing has been executed by a single calligraphe...RELAWM32151
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Japanese soldier's personal national flag taken at Balikpapan, Borneo, 1945
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with 'scribbled' or hastily written autographs in purple characters, apparently done by members of a special suicide attack group. The name of the intended...REL/09248
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Japanese tank flag : Autographed members of 9 Battery, 2/5 Field Regiment at Milne Bay
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese National flag with traditional good luck slogan 'Wishing you long lasting good fortune in war' in black, and shinto blessing in red, on right side. Flag is marked with indelible pencil "9th B...REL/18436
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Japanese Welcome Home flag carried by Fujiwara Mitsuo : Sergeant C E Lundgren, Z Special Unit
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cotton Japanese flag, dating from 1942, bearing black ink characters. There is a single self fabric tie at each end of the hoist. The flag, presented to Japanese soldier Fujiwara Mitsuo on 'this auspi...REL35353
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'Joey' the ventriloquist doll : Gunner T A Hussey, 2/10 Field Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden ventriloquist's doll dressed in a discoloured double breasted white cotton suit, made from a cut down civilian tropical suit, a partial undershirt, and a black tie made from a piece of fabric f...RELAWM30623
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Khaki slouch hat with Militia puggaree : Sergeant D M McLean, Australian Fortress Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Heavily worn Australian Army issued khaki fur felt slouch hat, missing sweatband and chinstrap. A Rising Sun badge is attached to the left side of the brim. The hat carries a dark blue wool six fold p...REL/02742
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Part of autographed good luck flag carried by a group of Japanese soldiers in Java
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Maker: Unknown
Central portion only (showing most of central red disc) of a Japanese soldier's autographed national flag with signatures and slogans in black ink. The owner of the flag is not given and the flag appe...REL/15403
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Pyke Brothers Riverina Pride flour bag signed by 'Lads and Regiments in France' : Private S H Nest, 20 Battalion AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Pyke Brothers brand calico flour bag printed with a circular design in red and blue ink with lettering, scrolls and ears of wheat. The logo reads 'PYKE BROS DEVON ROLLER FLOUR MILLS COOLAMON. N.S.W. A...REL27538
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Side drum : 2 (Tropical) Battalion, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
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Maker: Unknown
Side drum. The main body of the drum is made from brass. A brass ring has been added to the top and bottom of the drum, each with 8 points attached to fit the drum tensioning screws. The supplier's de...RELAWM16168
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Signature stamp : Lieutenant General Sir Brudenell White, Chief of General Staff, Australian Military Forces
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Maker: Unknown
Signature stamp made of a rounded black painted handle attached to a red varnished piece of wood. The handle is designed to be joined to a black foam rubber pad with the signiature block attached. The...REL29689
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Signed flag carried by C Company 2/29 Battalion, along the Burma-Thailand railway
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Maker: Unknown
Printed cotton Union Jack with leatherette reinforced corners on the hoist, each with a pair of strings attached to it. In the centre of the flag is a wool flannel colour patch for 2/29 Battalion. Wri...REL29052
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Signed handkerchief : Driver V C Ball, 1 Company, Australian Army Service Corps, Gull Force
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Maker: Unknown
Square plain white cotton handkerchief with 25mm wide hem. A felt colour patch (triangle, divided vertically into white and dark blue, on a grey background) of 1 Company, Australian Army Service Corps...REL31815
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Signed Japanese flag : surrender ceremony, HMAS Bataan
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Maker: Unknown
Standard Japanese national wool flag equipped with a pair of leather bound corner hoists, each with a pair of tie cords. The flag carries the signatures of HMAS Bataan's crew, signed in indelible purp...REL34400
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Signed Union Jack: Private Donald John Tisdale, 2/3 Battalion
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Maker: Unknown
Signed and annotated Union Jack with Rising Sun badge pinned to centre. The text includes: Top left quadrant (canton): 2YDUNION JACK [2 Yard Union Jack]; TOP; CPL. J. CLIFTON NX7858; H ALLEN COUNT; E...RELAWM37018
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Supper Cloth : A Battery, Royal Australian Artillery
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Maker: Unknown
Supper cloth featuring on one side crossed flags, Lieutenant General George White VC, General Redvers Buller VC and a ship. In the centre is sewn soldier, a photograph of General Frederick Roberts VC ...REL/02105
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'The Kitchener Flag' : Australian red ensign autographed and raffled for the benefit of wounded Australian soldiers
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Maker: Unknown
Silk, handmade, Australian red ensign. The stars and Union Jack are also handmade and have been appliquéd to the flag. A square of white silk has been attached to the flag, signed in indelible pencil ...RELAWM12186.012
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Ukulele : Peace Monitoring Group, Bougainville
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Maker: Unknown
Hand made wooden ukulele decorated with signatures and personal messages from the Wakunai Monitoring Team. The inscriptions, in English and tok pigin, are written in black felt pen . On the back of th...REL32924
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Union Jack : Flown at Tobruk
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Maker: Unknown
Union Jack flown at Tobruk in April 1941 and autographed by 11 members of the A.I.F. . Measurements of the flag are 6' x 3' and in addition to the autographs it bears the inscription:- "the property o...RELAWM30925
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White ensign autographed by members of the Australian Victory Contingent, 1946
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Maker: Unknown
Printed White Ensign on wool bunting with a linen hoist. The flag carries the signatures of some, but not all, of the members of the 250 strong Australian Victory Contingent of 1946. The upper left ca...RELAWM31984