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A biography of Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead
Manuscript
Maker: Coombes, David
"'The Greatest Rat': a biography of Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead". PhD thesis.MSS1795
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'An Army of Warriors, these Anzacs': Legend and Illusion in the First AIF
Manuscript
Maker: Blair, Dale James
PhD thesis concerned with the two myths (egalitarianism and resourcefulness/initiative) about the experience and character of Australia's Great War soldiers central to the Anzac legend.MSS1816
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'ANZAC GENTLEMAN' Around the World with the AIF Light Horse and Cyclist Corps 1914-18
Manuscript
Maker: Langereis, Richard
Manuscript titled 'ANZAC GENTLEMAN' Around the World with the AIF Light Horse and Cyclist Corps 1914-18, written by Richard Langereis. This 423 page, typed and illustrated manuscript explores the exp...MSS2130
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49 Battalion AIF
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Lyrics to song titled `Battalion national anthem', relating to 49 Battalion AIF. Song is jocular in tone, expressing weariness with army duties and routine. Annotation shows melody was `What a friend ...MSS1439
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Carr-Gregg, Charlotte
Manuscript
Maker: Carr-Gregg, Charlotte
Thesis titled `The Impact of War on Society as Reflected in the Status and Treatment of Prisoners of War'. Discusses the attitudes to POW's in four conflicts: Maori wars in 19 century New Zealand; Ame...MSS1469
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Corlette, Bernard Christian (Captain, b.1896 - d.?)
Manuscript
Maker: Corlette, Bernard Christian
"Memoirs of B.C. Corlette" by Bernard Christian Corlette. Served in WW1 with 1 Australian Divisional Train in Egypt and then in France, transporting a water cart and other supplies. (Served in WW2 as...MSS1734
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Elliott, George Stephenson (Captain, b.1885 - d.1917)
Manuscript
Maker: Millar, George Anthony (Tony)
Twenty seven page illustrated typescript biography of Captain George Stephenson Elliott MC, by Tony Millar. Capt Elliott served as a doctor with 56 Battalion on the Western Front and was awarded the ...MSS2221
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Elmore, Septimus (b.1884 - d.1969)
Manuscript
Maker: Elmore, Septimus
Transcribed diaries of 3146 Sergeant Septimus Elmore, 6th Field Ambulance, WW1. Elmore enlisted on 29 January 1915 and served as a stretcher bearer on the front line at Gallipoli and France. He was...MSS1825
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Glenister , Mr Richard
Manuscript
Thesis "Desertion without execution : decisions that saved Australian Imperial Force deserters from the firing squad in World War One". Examines the desertion of members of the AIF from the Western Fr...MSS1093
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Guildford Soldiers of World War 1, 1914-1919
Manuscript
Maker: Crisfield, Jill
"Guildford Soldiers of World War I 1 1914-1919" by Jill Crisfield. Information about those men who served in WWI and are commemorated on the Church of England's Honour Roll at St. Matthew's Church, Gu...MSS1700
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Hart, Byrne (Lieutenant, 49 Battalion); Hart, Morris (Lieutenant, 42 Battalion, d. 1917)
Manuscript
Maker: Hart, Robin
"Visit to the Battlefields: 6th - 9th May 2007". A family's journey retracing the steps of their father, 2nd Lieutenant Byrne Hart of the 49th Battalion Infantry, and uncle, 2nd Lieutenant Morris Har...MSS1674
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Lewis, Alfred F (369, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 27 Battalion, b. 1892 d. 1994)
Manuscript
Maker: Lewis, Alfred Frank
"A Centenarian Reveals His 1915 - 1919 Diary". Typed and bound manuscript from the First World War diary of 369 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Alfred Frank Lewis of the 27th Battalion. He left Austral...MSS1682
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Liebert, Sidney Frederick Ernest (10638, Corporal, Admin Headquarters)
Manuscript
Maker: Liebert, Sidney Frederick Ernest 'Sid'
Manuscript titled "Whatever did I do with my Life" by Sidney Frederick Liebert.. The second chapter of this manuscript relates to Liebert's service during the First World War. He enlisted in April 191...MSS1911
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Mahony, Cornelius John (Corporal, 17 Battalion, b.1884 d. 1917)
Manuscript
Maker: Mahony, Bernadette Mahony, Michael Joseph
"The Story of Cornelius John Mahony: Prepared for the 90th Anniversary of his Death at Broodseinde, Belgium on 9th October 1917". Widowed in 1915 and enlisted in the 17th Battalion in the same year. W...MSS1664
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Manchester, Gordon Edward (Major, 36 H A B : b. c1885)
Manuscript
Maker: Manchester, Gordon Edward
MANUSCRIPT TITLED "AUSTRALIAN SIEGE BRIGADE IN THE GREAT WAR" FROM 1916 TO 1919 IN FRANCE. INCLUDES FORMATION, TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT, ACTIVE SERVICE. MICROFICHE HELD AT PRMF0048.MSS0686
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Millar, John Dermot
Manuscript
Maker: Millar, John Dermot
Manuscript titled `A Study in the Limitations of Command : General Sir William Birdwood and the A.I.F., 1914-1918'. Discusses in general the role of a corps commander during the war of 1914-1918, rela...MSS1459
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Moss, Lawrence Stanley Vivian - Poems
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Notebook (and transcript) consisting of 9 handwritten poems composed by 909 Sgt Lawrence Stanley Vivian Moss while on service in France, during the First World War. The poems are titled "The Duckboard...MSS1831
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Neglected Australians: Prisoners of War from the Western Front, 1916 to 1918
Manuscript
Maker: Regan, P M
Masters thesis investigating how the experiences of Western Front POWs ran counter to the narratives of CEW Bean and others, and seeks to give them their place in Australia's Twentieth Century experie...MSS1815
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Perry, Warren (Major, MBE, Ed)
Manuscript
Maker: Perry, Warren
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL T B W JAMES, DSO (1883-1933), A GUNNER OFFICER OF THE AUSTRALIAN STAFF CORPS. DESCRIBES HIS QUALITIES AS A COMMANDER, CHILDHOOD, PERIOD IN MILITIA AND AT DUNT...MSS1378
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Starr, Lady Alison
Manuscript
Maker: Starr, Lady Alison
Manuscript biography of Major General Hon Sir Neville Howse, VC, KCB, KCMG, DMS . Covers his early years in England, service in Boer War, medical practice in Orange, NSW, prior to First World War, hi...MSS1376