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British War Medal 1939-45 : Flying Officer H R Bartlett, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL32550.003
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Private G E Chard, 2/15 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL35307.004
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British War Medal 1939-45: Sergeant Francis George Clark, 2/17th Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL49511.007
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British War Medal 1939-45 with Mention in Despatches oakleaf: Brigadier W J V Windeyer, HQ 20 Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45 with Mentioned in Despatches Oakleaf.REL38997.009
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British War Medal 1939-45 with MID : Major General J J Murray
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45 with Mention in Despatches oak leaf. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL42328.009
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Brixia Model 35 Mortar Bomb : Private S W Gallahar, 2/6 Ammunition Sub Depot Company, AIF
Technology
Maker: Breda
The Brixia Model 35 Mortar Bomb is fired from the Brixia Model 35 breech loading mortar by a blank cartridge ballistite charge. The top half of the bomb is made from steel and is painted black. The ta...REL35516
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Bryant, Arthur Francis Peter (Warrant Officer, b.1916 - d.2000)
Private Record
Maker: Bryant, Arthur Francis Peter
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Warrant Officer Arthur Francis Peter Bryant, 2/17 Battalion in the Middle East and North African campaigns. Collection consists of five original...PR03012
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“B” Troops of 425 Battery, 107th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, relax in the desert.
Photograph
Maker: Fisher, Thomas
“B” Troops of 425 Battery, 107th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, relax in the desert.020379
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Burden, Allen Raymond (Corporal, b.1918 - d.2004)
Private Record
Maker: Burden, Allen Raymond Various
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX57633 Corporal Allen Raymond Burden, 2/3 Pioneer Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Middle East and Australia; c1940-1943. Wallet 1 ...PR03707
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Burnheim, Trevor Thomas (Staff Sergeant, b.1914 - d.1993)
Private Record
Maker: Australian Military Forces
Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX25 Staff Sergeant Trevor Thomas Burnheim, 2/9 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia and Libya, 1939-1945. ...PR04151
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BY ITS HEROIC DEFENCE, THE TOBRUK GARRISON HELPED TO PREPARE THE FOR THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE WHICH ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
BY ITS HEROIC DEFENCE, THE TOBRUK GARRISON HELPED TO PREPARE THE FOR THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE WHICH IS WRESTING LIBYA FROM THE GRIP OF THE AXIS. MAIN DRESSING STATION OF THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS WAS SAFE FR...010608
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BY ITS HEROIC DEFENCE, THE TOBRUK GARRISON HELPED TO PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
BY ITS HEROIC DEFENCE, THE TOBRUK GARRISON HELPED TO PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE WHICH IS WRESTING LIBYA FROM THE GRIP OF THE AXIS. THE MAIN DRESSING STATION OF THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS WAS...010609
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BY ITS HEROIC DEFENCE, THE TOBRUK GARRISON HELPED TO PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
BY ITS HEROIC DEFENCE, THE TOBRUK GARRISON HELPED TO PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE WHICH IS WRESTING LIBYA FROM THE GRIP OF THE AXIS. MAIN DRESSING STATION OF THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS WAS SAF...010607
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BY ITS HEROIC DEFENCE, THE TOBRUK GARRISON HELPED TO PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
BY ITS HEROIC DEFENCE, THE TOBRUK GARRISON HELPED TO PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE WHICH IS WRESTING LIBYA FROM THE GRIP OF THE AXIS. MAIN DRESSING STATION OF THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS WAS SAF...010610
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CAIRO, EGYPT. 1941-11-21. GENERAL SIKORSKI DECORATING MAJOR- GENERAL L.J. MORSHEAD WITH THE ...
Photograph
CAIRO, EGYPT. 1941-11-21. GENERAL SIKORSKI DECORATING MAJOR- GENERAL L.J. MORSHEAD WITH THE POLISH ORDER OF VIRTUTI MILITARI FOR GALLANTRY. MAJOR-GENERAL MORSHEAD COMMANDED TOBRUK WHERE POLISH TROOPS ...021478
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CAIRO, EGYPT. 1941-11-21. IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICES AS COMMANDER OF THE TOBRUK FORTRESS ...
Photograph
CAIRO, EGYPT. 1941-11-21. IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICES AS COMMANDER OF THE TOBRUK FORTRESS MAJOR-GENERAL L.J. MORSHEAD RECEIVED THE POLISH SILVER CROSS FROM GENERAL SIKORSKI AT THIS CEREMONY. PHOTOG...021479
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CAIRO, EGYPT, 1940-1941. PRIVATE PAUL DELPRATT, WOUNDED AT TOBRUK AND CONVALESCING AT 2/2ND ...
Photograph
CAIRO, EGYPT, 1940-1941. PRIVATE PAUL DELPRATT, WOUNDED AT TOBRUK AND CONVALESCING AT 2/2ND AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL AT KANTARA, EGYPT, STANDING BY THE MEMORIAL TO AUSTRALIANS AND NEW ZEALANDERS WH...P01139.001
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Cairo, Egypt. 1941. Sketches of maps of Bardia and Tobruk.
Photograph
Cairo, Egypt. 1941. Sketches of maps of Bardia and Tobruk.100288
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Camouflage played an important part in the Western Desert campaign as shown in this scene from ...
Photograph
Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Camouflage played an important part in the Western Desert campaign as shown in this scene from above the 2/17th Infantry Battalion Headquarters area looking north west towards the Derna Road. The cam...020287
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Camouflage used to conceal the quarters of Major General L. J. Morshead, General Officer ...
Photograph
Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Camouflage used to conceal the quarters of Major General L. J. Morshead, General Officer Commanding, 9th Division, from air observation.020288
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CANBERRA, ACT. A DISPLAY OF HAT BADGES AND HEADDRESS. PRESENTED TO THE FRATERNAL 9 DIVISION BY ...
Photograph
CANBERRA, ACT. A DISPLAY OF HAT BADGES AND HEADDRESS. PRESENTED TO THE FRATERNAL 9 DIVISION BY THE POLISH CARPATHIAN INDEPENDENT BRIGADE GROUP, EGYPT-LIBYA-TOBRUK, 1941.100004
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CANBERRA, ACT. A DISPLAY OF OFFICER'S EPAULETTES AT THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL. THEY WERE ...
Photograph
CANBERRA, ACT. A DISPLAY OF OFFICER'S EPAULETTES AT THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL. THEY WERE PRESENTED TO THE FRATERNAL 9 DIVISION BY THE POLISH CARPATHIAN INDEPENDENT BRIGADE GROUP, EGYPT-LIBYA-TOBRUK,...100001
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CANBERRA, ACT. A SET OF MINIATURE FLAGS AND MEDALS ON DISPLAY AT THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL. ...
Photograph
CANBERRA, ACT. A SET OF MINIATURE FLAGS AND MEDALS ON DISPLAY AT THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL. THEY WERE PRESENTED TO THE FRATERNAL 9 DIVISION BY THE POLISH CARPATHIAN INDEPENDENT BRIGADE GROUP, EGYPT-...100002
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CANBERRA, ACT. DIORAMA OF THE BOMBING OF A SECTION OF TOBRUK, AN EXHIBIT AT THE AUSTRALIAN WAR ...
Photograph
CANBERRA, ACT. DIORAMA OF THE BOMBING OF A SECTION OF TOBRUK, AN EXHIBIT AT THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL.135501
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CANBERRA, ACT. 1957-05-03. "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" GRAMOPHONE AND A COLLECTION OF RECORDS USED IN ...
Photograph
CANBERRA, ACT. 1957-05-03. "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" GRAMOPHONE AND A COLLECTION OF RECORDS USED IN TOBRUK AND OTHER THEATRES OF WAR BY BRIGADIER A.W. MCILVEEN, SALVATION ARMY. FOR SEVEN MONTHS DURING THE ...069801
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CANBERRA, ACT. SETS OF ENLISTED MEN'S SHOULDER BADGES ON DISPLAY AT THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL. ...
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CANBERRA, ACT. SETS OF ENLISTED MEN'S SHOULDER BADGES ON DISPLAY AT THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL. THEY WERE PRESENTED TO THE FRATERNAL 9 DIVISION BY THE POLISH CARPATHIAN INDEPENDENT BRIGADE GROUP, EGY...100003
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Captain Eric Carter
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Depicts a portrait of NX12286 Captain Eric Joseph Bryce Carter, Camp Commandant, 6th Australian Division, Wondecla, Queensland.ART21259
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Captain Henry Nicholls
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Portrait depicting Captain Henry William Nicholls MC (NX15737) 'Z' Special Unit (formerly of 1st Australian Parachute Battalion and 2/1st Australian Pioneer Battalion). Served in Benghazi and Tobruk, ...ART24249
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Captain John Searle
Art
Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting Captain John Edward Searle, NX21876, DCM, Liaison, 9th Australian Division Headquarters, formerly 2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion.ART22440
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Captured Italian guns, Tobruk
Art
Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts a captured Italian Ansaldo Cannone da 75/40 CA anti aircraft gun in emplacement at Tobruk, near Libya.ART22873
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Captured, old fashioned, Italian 155mm guns. Note the wooden shoes fitted to some that assist ...
Photograph
Maker: Cumpston, John S
Captured, old fashioned, Italian 155mm guns. Note the wooden shoes fitted to some that assist moving them over the desert sands.020082
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Captured, old fashioned, Italian 155mm guns. Note the wooden shoes fitted to some that assist ...
Photograph
Maker: Cumpston, John S
Captured, old fashioned, Italian 155mm guns. Note the wooden shoes fitted to some that assist moving them over the desert sands.020081
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Carleton, F L (Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Carleton, F L
Journal typed up from notes made on scraps of paper. Discusses training, leave, garrisoning of Tobruk and battles there, German attacks on the perimeter, patrols, counter attacks, evacuation. Journal ...PR91/033
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Cartmel, Reginald Charles (Staff Sergeant, 2/1st Ord Fd Workshop, AIF b.1903)
Private Record
Maker: Cartmel, Reginald Charles
TYPESCRIPT POEMS AND SONGS REGARDING THE WAR IN THE WESTERN DESERT ESPECIALLY FIELD WORKSHOPS, THE LOSS OF CRETE, THE SIEGE OF TOBRUK AND THE BENGHAZI HANDICAP; A DEMOLITION PERSONNEL ORDER AND PERSON...PR89/030
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Central Square, Tobruk
Art
Maker: Hele, Ivor
Buildings in the main square in Tobruk soon after Allied troops had taken the town; on the left is a church. The colours are the dry reds of the desert sand.ART22865
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Chalmers, M J (Driver)
Private Record
Maker: Chalmers, M J
Diaries describe sea voyage to Middle East, training, duties as a driver, transfer to an infantry battalion in Tobruk, commenting on air raids on the port and with the 2/32 Bn on the perimeter, includ...PR00508
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"Chu Berry" model alto saxophone: Private Pretoria Herbert Zanker, 2/43 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: C G Conn Ltd
Nickel-plated alto saxophone with a engraved floral descoration on the bell, with "MADE BY / C. G. CONN LTD / ELKHART, IND / USA" centrally placed. This saxophone is a standard brass instrument with n...AWM2020.57.1.2
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Clarke, John 'Jock' Edward Rea (Major, b.1916 - d.2002)
Private Record
Maker: Clarke, John 'Jock' Edward Rea
Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX6245 Major John 'Jock' Edward Rea Clarke OBE, Australian Army Dental Corps, Libya, Egypt and Netherlands East Indies, 1940-1942. Collection co...AWM2017.301.1
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Clark, Francis George (Sergeant, b.? - d.1941)
Private Record
Maker: Clark, Bruce Various Watson, Bertram Hugh
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX17124 Sergeant Francis George ‘Frank’ Clark, 2/17 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia and the Middle Eas...PR04589
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Clark, George William Edward (Gunner, b.1914)
Private Record
Maker: Clark, George William Edward
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX1058 Gunner George William Edward Clark, 1 Battery, 2/1 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, 1940-1988. The collection consists of five...PR01035
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Cleopatra’s Bath, 26th Australian Infantry Brigade area, a boat harbour to the east of the gun ...
Photograph
Maker: Cumpston, John S
Cleopatra’s Bath, 26th Australian Infantry Brigade area, a boat harbour to the east of the gun positions. VX48227 Private Charles Timothy Jury prepares to enjoy a swim.020132
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1.Clifford, Leslie Edward Stuart (Signalman, b: 1901) 2.Bowyer-Smyth, Sir Philip Weyland (Commodore, b: 1894 d. 1978)
Manuscript
Maker: Clifford, Leslie Edward Stuart
Collection relating to the Second World War service of J90808 M602 Signalman Leslie Edward Stuart Clifford, HMAS Stuart, and Captain Sir Philip Weyland Bowyer-Smyth, HMAS Perth, 1941. Wallet 1 of 1 -...MSS1226
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Clodhoppers, Tobruk
Art
Maker: Hele, Ivor
Italian guns captured at Tobruk. They were nicknamed clodhoppers because of their cumbersome appearance.ART22878
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Clothier, Les (Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Clothier, Les
Diaries of an infantryman throughout war, with particular relevance to Tobruk, El Alamein, training on Atherton Tablelands, New Guinea and Borneo. Comments on enemy attacks, air raids, twice wounded, ...PR00588
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Coley, Frederick Charles Theodor (Private, b.1913 - d.2003)
Private Record
Maker: Coley, Frederick Charles Theodor Lawler, Graham
Collection relating to the Second World War service of SX798 Private Frederick Charles Theodor Coley, 2/10 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, United Kingdom, M...PR04604
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Collection of Italian buttons and ranks stars : Lieutenant J R Millett, 2/11 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Collection of 16 Italian buttons and rank insignia. The collection includes two Italian infantry buttons; six artillery buttons; one Cenio Militare button; three Medical Corps buttons and four star ra...REL38260
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Collection of two plastic reeds: Private Pretoria Herbert Zanker, 2/43 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Two used plastic alto reeds with "R.M. CO. LTD. LONDON / AUTOCRAT / NON HYGROSCOPIC" printed in gold on the surface. These are stored in an "AUTOCRAT REED / RHYTHM / Get acquainted with the Autocrat R...AWM2020.57.1.6
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Collection of used wooden reeds: Private Pretoria Herbert Zanker, 2/43 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Various
Collection of six used (but complete) commercial wooden reeds (cut from reed cane), mostly with no manufacturer noted, but all in four identical "ALLAN'S" steel stapled pale green card envelopes that ...AWM2020.57.1.8
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Collection of used wooden reeds: Private Pretoria Herbert Zanker, 2/43 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Various
Collection of seven used (but complete) commercial cane reeds, mostly with no manufacturer noted (except for two - Gold Star stamped in red) or effaced from use, but with Alto Saxophone stamped on som...AWM2020.57.1.7
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Colonel N. L Spiers, Commanding Officer, and VX14380 Lieutenant Colonel Charles William Berry ...
Photograph
Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Colonel N. L Spiers, Commanding Officer, and VX14380 Lieutenant Colonel Charles William Berry Littlejohn, Second-in-Charge, of the 4th Australian General Hospital, Tobruk.020361
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Colour Patch : Corporal J L Johnson, 2/23 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Diamond shaped colour patch for 2/23 Battalion AIF, divided horizontally brown over red on a grey background.REL24218
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Colour patch : Private J F Clements, 2/13 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular wool colour patch divided horizontally pale blue over dark blue, mounted on a pale grey circular background. The back is reinforced with lightweight buckram.REL37355
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Colour patch: Sergeant Francis George Clark, 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Diamond shaped colour patch, divided black over green, on a grey ground. Worn by members of 2/17th Battalion from c. November 1940 until December 1942.REL49513
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Coming in after a long patrol Sergeant Bill Souter of Sydney made short work of his slice of ...
Photograph
Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Coming in after a long patrol Sergeant Bill Souter of Sydney made short work of his slice of bread and jam.020637
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Comparing the British anti-personnel mine at right and German S mine at left. The German mine ...
Photograph
Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Comparing the British anti-personnel mine at right and German S mine at left. The German mine was widely used by the enemy in the Tobruk area.020643
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Condliffe, James Robert (Private, b.1918 - d.1959)
Private Record
Maker: Condliffe, James Robert
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX41124 Private James Robert Condliffe, 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, Middle East, Greece, Germ...PR05633
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Convoy pulled up on Derna Road
Art
Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts a convoy of trucks and men stopped on Derna Road in Libya.ART21263
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Copy of a letter of appreciation sent to personnel of No. 153 Anti-Aircraft Battery, 9th ...
Photograph
Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Copy of a letter of appreciation sent to personnel of No. 153 Anti-Aircraft Battery, 9th Division, Tobruk.020914
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Cornell, Stanley Wanned (Private, b.1918 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Cornell, Stanley Wanned
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX29014 Private Stanley Wanned Cornell, 26 Anti-Tank Battery and 2/4 Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Second Australian Imperial Force, M...PR04448
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Corporal Fowler and Private J Smart, staff of the Officers' Mess, Headquarters, 26th Australian ...
Photograph
Maker: Cumpston, John S
Corporal Fowler and Private J Smart, staff of the Officers' Mess, Headquarters, 26th Australian Infantry Brigade, Tobruk.020172
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CORPORAL J. EDMONDSON, 2/17TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS (VC), ...
Photograph
CORPORAL J. EDMONDSON, 2/17TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS (VC), POSTHUMOUSLY, FOR ACTION AT TOBRUK, LIBYA ON 1941-04-13.044622
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Corporal John Edmondson
Art
Maker: Smith, Joshua
Portrait of NX15705 Corporal John H Edmondson, VC, 2/17 Battalion, AIF, was in a small group that attacked with the bayonet a party of Germans which had broken through a point of the Tobruk defences i...ART27532
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CORPORAL JOHN HURST EDMONDSON VC, 2/17TH INFANTRY BATTALION. HE WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS, ...
Photograph
CORPORAL JOHN HURST EDMONDSON VC, 2/17TH INFANTRY BATTALION. HE WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS, POSTHUMOUSLY, FOR ACTION ON 1941-04-13 AT TOBRUK, LIBYA.100642
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Cossart, Leslie Dunlop (Lieutenant-Colonel, b.1906 - d.1971)
Private Record
Maker: Cossart, Leslie Dunlop
Photograph album and scrapbooks cover career from enlistment in 1920 through to 1971. Includes certificates, newspaper clippings, ephemera, correspondence and biographical details. Mentions service in...PR00537
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Coussens, Albert Charles (Leading Signaller, b.1916 - d.1986)
Private Record
Maker: Coussens, Albert Charles
Collection relating to the Second World War service of R20584 Leading Signaller Albert Charles Coussens, HMAS Stuart, Royal Australian Navy, Mediterranean Sea, 1940-1942. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of ...PR04235
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CPL. J. EDMONDSON, FIRST AUSTRALIAN VC WINNER OF THE 2ND AIF. EDMONDSON WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
CPL. J. EDMONDSON, FIRST AUSTRALIAN VC WINNER OF THE 2ND AIF. EDMONDSON WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS, POSTHUMOUSLY, FOR ACTION ON 13 APRIL 1941 AT TOBRUK, LIBYA.010576
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Crews of 25 ton Matilda II “I” tanks of the 7th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment have a rest during ...
Photograph
Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Crews of 25 ton Matilda II “I” tanks of the 7th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment have a rest during tactical exercises near Tobruk.021047
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Cricket match between 20 Australian Infantry Brigade and 107 RHA, 30 July 1941
Private Record
Maker: 20th Infantry Brigade
Document describing a forthcoming cricket match at Tobruk on 30 July 1941, between 20 Aust. Infantry Brigade and 107 Royal Horse Artillery teams. It lists the Australian team, hours of play, dress, r...PR91/190
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Cunningham, Thomas Duncan (Major, b.1899 - d.1971)
Private Record
Maker: Cunningham, Thomas Duncan
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX9778 Major Thomas Duncan Cunningham, Australian Army Provost Corps, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, Middle East, Greece, Ceylon, a...PR05373
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Damien Parer, a Department of Information photographer, filming with a Newman-Sinclair 35mm ...
Photograph
Maker: Silk, George
Damien Parer, a Department of Information photographer, filming with a Newman-Sinclair 35mm camera, probably the Auto Kine Camera model, during the Siege of Tobruk. Parer could be filming material for...009508
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DAMIEN PARER AND GEORGE SILK IN "HIDE OUT" ON EDGE OF TOBRUK HARBOUR WAITING FOR AIR RAID. ...
Photograph
Maker: Silk, George
DAMIEN PARER AND GEORGE SILK IN "HIDE OUT" ON EDGE OF TOBRUK HARBOUR WAITING FOR AIR RAID. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).009499
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Dandy, Phillip
Manuscript
Maker: Dandy, Phillip George William
Original war related poems covering Gallipoli, Kokoda, Tobruk, and the historical antecedents of the 39 Corangamite Battery, Army Reserve.MSS0655
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Davis, Alfred Sydney (1. Woii, 3rd Fld Bde AMF. 2. Sgt, 1st Aust Heavy Regt , 2/2nd Fld Regt . 3. F/Off 452 Sqn RAAF)
Private Record
Maker: Davis, Alfred Sydney
SERVICE PAPERS FROM MILITIA SERVICE, INSTRUCTORS NOTES FOR 155 MM (1918) GUN, LECTURE NOTES FOR MOTOR TRANSPORT TRAINING AND RAAF SCHOOL OF ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONAL ORDER FOR LANDING AT BALIKPAPAN,...PR88/097
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D Company, 2/13th Battalion
Manuscript
Maker: Australian Imperial Force Collins, Mervyn
Manuscript titled "From Tobruk to Scarlet Beach with 2/13 Australian Infantry Battalion", compiled by Mervyn Collins from 2/13 Infantry Battalion unit war diaries. Describes events at Tobruk from Apri...MSS1545
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Dead [Italian], Tobruk
Art
Maker: Hele, Ivor
(The Road to Victory). A dead Italian soldier lying where he fell in the desert sand near Tobruk.ART22882
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Deane, John Henry (Warrant Officer Class 2, b.1915 - d.2009)
Private Record
Maker: Deane, John Henry
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX42733 Warrant Officer Class 2 John Henry Deane, 2/23 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Palestine, Egypt, Libya, ...PR05321
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Defence Medal : Brigadier W J V Windeyer, HQ 20 Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal impressed on edge with recipient's details.REL38997.008
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Defence Medal : Corporal A V Ridgely, 2/1 Australian Pioneer Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed on edge with recipient's details.REL36662.003
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Defence Medal : Major General J J Murray
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL42328.010
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Defence Medal : Private G E Chard, 2/15 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL35307.003
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Demolished buildings and a prisoners of war cage in the 26th Australian Infantry Brigade area, ...
Photograph
Maker: Cumpston, John S
Demolished buildings and a prisoners of war cage in the 26th Australian Infantry Brigade area, west of the El Adem to Bardia road junction.020163
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Demonstration of a Flame-Thrower operated by 9th Division Engineers in Tobruk.
Photograph
Maker: Fisher, Thomas
Demonstration of a Flame-Thrower operated by 9th Division Engineers in Tobruk.020663
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Derna, Libya. BOMBARDIER L.M. THERALD OF ST. MARY'S TAS. HIS BATTERY WAS IN ACTION AT TOBRUK AND ...
Photograph
Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Derna, Libya. BOMBARDIER L.M. THERALD OF ST. MARY'S TAS. HIS BATTERY WAS IN ACTION AT TOBRUK AND DERNA AND IS DOING GREAT WORK IN THE ADVANCE.005671
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Derrick, Thomas Currie, VC, DCM (Lieutenant, b.1914 - d.1945)
Private Record
Maker: Derrick, Thomas Currie
Collection relating to the Second World War service of SX7964 Lieutenant Thomas Currie Derrick, 2/48 Battalion. Collection consists of black and white photocopies of diaries detailing service in the ...PR82/190
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Desert victory
Film
Maker: Macdonald, David Army Film and Photographic Unit RAF Film Production Unit
The 8th Army's push against and the driving back of Rommel through the desert. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1943.F01308
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Despatch sorting bins in the Signals Office, Headquarters, 9th Division Signals, Tobruk.
Photograph
Maker: Veron, Donald Norwood
Despatch sorting bins in the Signals Office, Headquarters, 9th Division Signals, Tobruk.020868
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Despite a bandage shown here and there, these men of the 24th Infantry Brigade were in good ...
Photograph
Maker: Halmarick, Colin Thomas
Despite a bandage shown here and there, these men of the 24th Infantry Brigade were in good spirits as they disembarked after their voyage from Tobruk. Identified, centre front, is QX474 Lionel Dougla...020461
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Diary of Alan Louis Singleton, 1941-1942
Digitised Collection
Maker: Singleton, Alan Louis
Diary relating to the Second World War service of NX45206 Private Alan Louis Singleton, 2/3 Company Australian Army Service Corps, January 1941 - February 1942. In this diary, Singleton documents his...AWM2019.22.8
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Diary of Garth Edward Sommerville Clabburn, 1942-1944
Digitised Collection
Maker: Clabburn, Garth Edward Sommerville
Diary relating to the Second World War service of 205745 Flight Lieutenant Garth Edward Sommerville Clabburn, No. 3 Squadron. In his diary entries, dated between 11 March 1942 and 3 June 1943, Clabbu...AWM2019.22.277
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Diary of George William Edward Clark, January 1941 - September 1942
Digitised Collection
Maker: Clark, George William Edward
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX1058 Gunner George William Edward Clark, 1 Battery, 2/1 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, 1940-1988. In the second of five diaries, ...AWM2019.22.82
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Diary of Keith Lindsay Lewtas, 1941
Digitised Collection
Maker: Lewtas, Keith Lindsay
Collection relating to the Second World War, British Commonwealth Occupation Force [BCOF], and Korean War service of VX5354, 3/45087 and 31997 Warrant Officer Keith Lindsay Lewtas, 1938-1964. Wallet ...AWM2019.22.61
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Diary Transcript of Alan Louis Singleton, 1941-1942; [c. 2006]
Digitised Collection
Maker: Singleton, Alan Louis
Diary transcript relating to the Second World War service of NX45206 Private Alan Louis Singleton, 2/3 Company Australian Army Service Corps, January 1941 - February 1942; [c. 2006]. This diary trans...AWM2019.22.9
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Director Firing Pistol Grip from the Italian Cruiser San Georgio
Technology
Brass pistol grip and trigger from a direction finder. There are no maker's marks or numbers.RELAWM30273
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Distinguished Conduct Medal : Private O Z Neall, 2/8 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Conduct Medal (Geo VI). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL31703.001
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Distinguished Service Medal: Able Seaman Noel Jack Johnston, Royal Australian Naval Reserve
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Mint
Distinguished Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/05192.001
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Distinguished Service Order and bar: Brigadier G F Wootten, 11 Infantry Brigade and 18 Infantry Brigade
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Service Order with Bar (Geo V & VI). Unnamed as issued.REL23847.004
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Distinguished Service Order and Bar : Brigadier J J Murray
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Service Order (Geo V) and Bar. Unnamed as issued.REL42328.001
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Distinguished Service Order and bar : Brigadier W J V Windeyer, HQ 20 Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Service Order and Bar, un-named as issued.REL38997.004
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“Doc” Jones, one of the crew of a Bren Gun Carrier of the 24th Infantry Brigade near Tobruk, ...
Photograph
Maker: Fisher, Thomas
“Doc” Jones, one of the crew of a Bren Gun Carrier of the 24th Infantry Brigade near Tobruk, looking along the sights of his Bren Gun.020728
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Douglas Le-Fevre as a Private, 2/28th Battalion, interviewed by Brian Wall for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
Sound
Discusses 10th Light Horse; enlistment; pay and conditions; sport; employment; marriage; religion; politics; 2/28th Battalion; training; discipline; disorganisation; weapons; leisure; mateship; morale...S00517