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Aircraft brooch : Leading Aircraftman R Rooke, 7 Squadron RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Rooke, Raymond
Small brass brooch in the shape of fighter plane. The cockpit, fuselage and tail fin have been made from one piece of metal. The wings and horizontal stabilizers have been made from other pieces of me...REL/02982.005
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Aluminium wrist bracelet : Private T J Mathews, Royal Australian Artillery
Heraldry
Maker: Mathews, Thomas John
Bracelet with leather straps attached to aluminium that has been shaped with stepped crenellations on the top and bottom. In the centre is a diamond shape piece of tin that has been soldered on and a ...REL37811
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Child's ring : N R Keen
Heraldry
Maker: Keen, Jack Robert
Child's signet ring handmade from aluminium with a diamond shaped detail in its centre.REL34810
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Child's ring : P F Keen
Heraldry
Maker: Keen, Jack Robert
Child's ring handmade from aluminium with a red Tek toothbrush fitting set as the 'stone'.REL34811
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Child's ring : R M Keen
Heraldry
Maker: Keen, Jack Robert
Tiny handmade aluminium child's signet ring with a diamond shaped detail in its centre.REL34812
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Decorated walking stick : Driver A P Flynn, Royal Army Service Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Decorated walking stick which features emblems of the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS 'Handschar'. The walking stick has been fashioned from a single piece of wood and tapers from top to botto...REL43299
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Engraved tin : Lance Corporal H Beitsch, 2/3 Reserve Motor Transport Company
Heraldry
Maker: Beitsch, Hector
Tin with hinged lid. The lid is engraved with a memorial stone and cross with the letters 'AIF'. In the left corner is engraved '1941 BURMA' and in the right is '1945 JAVA'. Both place names are under...REL30303
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Handpainted plaque from Morotai : Craftsman M L Bradley, 13 Australian Advanced Workshop, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Bradley, Mervyn Leonard
Oval shaped piece of clear perspex painted on the underside with an island scene and backed with a layer of red paint. The base of the perspex has been engraved 'MOROTAI 1945' and there are two extens...REL31902
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Improvised medal: Flying Officer Eric Robert Staley, 4 Squadron, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised medal made from the lid of a peanut tin. It is inscribed in coloured pencil with 'NADZAB CROSS FOR VALOUR F/O R STALEY Into The mouth of DEATH 14 SEP WIRRA'. The medal has a horizontal slot...REL36910
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Japanese Army handkerchief with painting of Mount Fuji : Private R G Roenfeldt, Australian Army Service Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Ink painted Japanese Army handkerchief. Japanese characters written at the top of the handkerchief translate as, 'At Tarakan Island, Commemorating the end of the Pacific War, 17 December 1945'. Undern...REL28949
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Leather belt : Private A H Patrick, 9 Works Company, Australian Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown leather plaited belt with brass buckle. There are six stud holes in the tongue of the belt which is crafted out of plain leather. On the inside of the tongue the wearer's name - 'ARTHUR PATRICK'...REL34427
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Map of Australia made from a fragment of a Japanese plane
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Fragment of aircraft shaped into a map of Australia. The back shows the remains of red paint and has the words 'DARWIN 1942 PART OF JAP PLANE SHOT DOWN' written across it in black texta.REL29908
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Match box holder : Private B F Fletcher, Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Fletcher, Bruce Finlay
Match box cover made from a single piece of bent aluminium. The piece is folded into three parts - front, back and spine - to a size identical to a box of matches. A matchbox has been glued inside the...REL43214
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Match box holder : Private B F Fletcher, Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Fletcher, Bruce Finlay
Match box cover made from a single piece of bent aluminium. The piece is folded into three parts - front, back and spine - to a size identical to a box of matches. A matchbox has been glued inside the...REL36524
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Metal slouch hat : Corporal B F Fletcher, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Fletcher, Bruce Finlay
Miniature metal slouch hat with 'BRUCE' and 'MOLLY' impressed on the underside of the brim.REL36525
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Miniature boomerang : Corporal B F Fletcher, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Fletcher, Bruce Finlay
Miniature aluminium boomerang. The words 'GOOD LUCK' are painted on the arms, and 'FROM BRUCE' is painted in the centre.REL36526
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Model of Japanese Zero fighter : Private B F Fletcher, 2/3 Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Battery Workshop Section
Heraldry
Maker: Fletcher, Bruce Finlay
Zero fighter model made from spent brass shell casings. The fuselage is constructed in sections, with the rear section consisting of a piece of brass shaped into a cone. The wings consist of a single ...REL36523
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Model of naval cannon : Petty Officer L R Hubber, HMAS Australia
Heraldry
Maker: Hubber, Leslie Raymond
Trench art naval cannon made from brass and wood. The barrel of the cannon is made from a heavy piece of brass that has been hollowed out. The base of the barrel is rounded and has a small hole drille...REL31167
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Mother of pearl cross : Leading Aircraftman R Rooke, 7 Squadron RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Rooke, Raymond
Mother of pearl Christian cross. The edges of the arms are slightly rounded.REL/02982.008
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Mother of pearl wings brooch : Leading Aircraftman R Rooke, 7 Squadron RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Rooke, Raymond
Carved brooch, with an oval shield . The shield is carved with a flower, the initial 'M' in the centre, and wings on either side. Above the shield is a crown. On either side of the shield are small ho...REL/02982.004