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  1. Australian War Contingent Association Christmas gift tin : Private G Hargreaves, 24 Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Australian War Contingent Association

    Rectangular gold painted tin with hinged lid. The lid is printed in black with the Australian coat of arms with the dates '1915' and '1916' on either side. Beneath this are the words 'TO OUR GALLANT A...

    REL/13749

  2. Australia Service Medal 1939-45 : Sergeant J A C Knight, 24 Battalion, CMF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Australia Service Medal (1939-45). Impressed around the edge with recipient's details.

    REL41762.005

  3. Bible: Captain Joseph Lindley Scales, DSO, MM, 24th Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Cambridge University Press

    Small Bible with gilt edged pages and a black leather cover stamped in gold 'HOLY BIBLE', and on the spine 'CAMBRIDGE', with an integral blue cotton page marker. Inscribed on the fly leaf in blue ink ...

    REL/11268

  4. Box for Australian Red Cross Society Christmas package, 1918 : Private J P Kelly, 24 Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Sands & McDougall Pty Ltd

    Brown cardboard box for a Christmas gift issued by the Australian Red Cross Society. The box opens at the top and has a colour label on the lid portraying a spray of flowering wattle. The front panel ...

    REL32657

  5. British War Medal 1914-20 : Captain J V Needham, 2 Pioneer Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL32531.003

  6. British War Medal 1914-20 : Lieutenant W G Scales, 21st Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL/11269.003

  7. British War Medal 1914-20 : Major E V Smythe, 24 Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL30607.003

  8. British War Medal 1914-20 : Private Angus McSween Whitelaw, 24 Battalion AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL41194.002

  9. British War Medal 1939-45 : Sergeant J A C Knight, 24 Battalion, CMF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around the edge with recipient's details. A bronze oak leaf is sewn to the ribbon signifying the award of a Mentioned In Despatches.

    REL41762.004

  10. Bullet damaged soap container with lid : Lance Corporal D T P Wilson, 24 Battalion

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Cylindrical metal container with separate domed lid. The body of the container just below the lid has been holed, torn and distorted by an bullet entrance hole and a separate exit hole. This damage ha...

    REL34386

  11. Colour patch : 24 Infantry Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Diamond shaped colour patch for 24 Infantry Battalion AIF, horizontally divided white over red.

    RELAWM13307.083

  12. Colour patch sweetheart brooch : Lance Corporal D T P Wilson, 24 Battalion

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Diamond shaped enamelled brass sweetheart brooch depicting the colour patch of 24 Battalion, white over red. Fitted with a pin attachment to the reverse from which the catch is missing. The maker's na...

    REL34384

  13. General service whistle on lanyard : Sergeant L W Thompson, 21 Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: J Hudson & Co

    Standard police-pattern nickle-plated tube bodied whistle with opposing windows, lead fipple and an integral suspension loop. The words 'J. Hudson & Co / 13 Barr St / BIRMINGHAM / 1911 / Hudson's Pat...

    REL/06300

  14. George Medal : Sergeant J A C Knight, 24 Battalion, CMF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    George Medal. Impressed around the edge with recipient's details.

    REL41762.001

  15. Identity disc: Japanese Imperial Army - Private M N Ritchie, 2/24 Battalion

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Oval brass identity disc with Japanese characters impressed into surface, 'Arashi 8234 No 519'. A rectangular slot is cut into the top and bottom.

    REL33154

  16. Improvised stretcher bearer's armband : Corporal H H Corney, 24th Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Corney, Hubert Hume 'Hume'

    Length of roughly torn cream wool flannel with the letters 'S B', cut from a piece of red cotton fabric, tacked to the centre with white cotton. The back of the armband is marked in purple indelible p...

    RELAWM12579.001

  17. Japanese wrist compass : Private M N Ritchie, 24 Battalion

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Brass-cased wrist compass fitted with a glass cover with an arrow decal. The interior compass face is fitted with a floating arrow, marked in gradations of 20 degrees and features the Japanese charact...

    REL33156

  18. Life Member lapel badge : Lance Corporal D T P Wilson, 24 Battalion

    Heraldry

    Maker: Stokes & Sons, Melbourne

    Diamond shaped badge with small white over red enamelled diamond at the apex, representing the colour patch of 24 Battalion, and the words 'LIFE / MEMBER' cast into the face directly below. Reverse is...

    REL34385

  19. Military Cross and bar : Major E V Smythe, 24 Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Military Cross with bronze rosette on ribbon in place of the missing bar. Unnamed as issued.

    REL30607.001

  20. Military Cross: Lieutenant Walter Cyril Godfrey, 24th Battalion AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Military Cross (Geo V) in original case. Engraved on reverse with recipient's details.

    AWM2018.1002.1

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