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A British Scout aircraft brought down at Polygon Wood in the Ypres Sector. The aircraft appears ...
Photograph
A British Scout aircraft brought down at Polygon Wood in the Ypres Sector. The aircraft appears to be a Sopwith Camel on its back.E04646
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A copy of a colour printed post card of a 1917 scene on the battlefield in Belgium. The original ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A copy of a colour printed post card of a 1917 scene on the battlefield in Belgium. The original post card was titled; "The Battle of Polygon Wood From Original Drawing by A. Pearse, War Artist." Th...H00563
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A Hotchkiss Mk 1 light machine gun, manned by members of the 13th Australian Light Horse Machine ...
Photograph
Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
A Hotchkiss Mk 1 light machine gun, manned by members of the 13th Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Company, in position for anti aircraft defence, at Nonne Bosschen, between Polygon and Glencorse Wo...E00807
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Allen, Charles A (Private, 58th Bn b.1888 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Allen, Charles A
LETTERS HOME RE VOYAGE TO ENGLAND AND DENTAL TREATMENT AT HURDCOTT CAMP, ENGLAND. DESCRIBES CONDITIONS IN FRANCE. RED CROSS AND PERSONAL LETTERS RE ALLEN'S DEATH IN ACTION AT POLYGON WOOD, 19172DRL/0285
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Anzac Day marching banner : 5 Machine Gun Battalion Association
Heraldry
Maker: Abel Screen Printers
5 Machine Gun Battalion Association banner. The banner is made from two layers of black cotton fabric, edged on all sides with a 50 mm yellow furniture fringe. There are black and yellow screen printe...RELAWM17353.001
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Aram, John Thomas Hamilton (Captain, 57th Bn, 5th Div, AIF b.1886 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Aram, John Thomas Hamilton
Letters to and from Mrs Ostberg, describing life at the Front and in Australia. Letters to Captain Aram from his Uncle Tom in London. Letters and diary relating to Captain Aram's service, including co...PR84/087
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"A Souvenir King !" 2296 Private John "Barney" Hines, A Company, 45th Battalion, with his ...
Photograph
Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
"A Souvenir King !" 2296 Private John "Barney" Hines, A Company, 45th Battalion, with his trophies (souvenirs) obtained on the morning of the advance of the 4th and 13th Brigades at Polygon Wood, in t...E00822
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Attwood, Henry 'Harry' (Lieutenant, b.1882 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Attwood, Henry 'Harry'
Collections of letters written home by Lt Harry Attwood of 7 Battalion, between 18 August 1915 and 15 September 1917. In them he mentions censorship and his work as a military policeman in Cairo. H...2DRL/0281
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AUSTRALIAN CORONATION CONTINGENT AT A SERVICE IN FRONT OF THE 5TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION MEMORIAL ON ...
Photograph
AUSTRALIAN CORONATION CONTINGENT AT A SERVICE IN FRONT OF THE 5TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION MEMORIAL ON THE BUTTE AT POLYGON WOOD.J06384
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Australian infantry attack in Polygon Wood
Art
Maker: Leist, Fred
In the third battle of Ypres the Australians encountered reinforced concrete blockhouses, known as 'pillboxes', that were largely resistant to shell-fire; some had machine-guns firing from loopholes. ...ART02927
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A wrecked British Nieuport 27 aircraft in the Ypres Sector. Note that the rear fuselage is still ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A wrecked British Nieuport 27 aircraft in the Ypres Sector. Note that the rear fuselage is still intact.E04643
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Battle Honours of the 58th Battalion A.I.F. 1914-1918
Manuscript
Maker: Stevens, James Arthur
Typed manuscript titled 'Battle Honours of the 58th Battalion AIF 1914-1918', by Sergeant J A Stevens MSM, Headquarters, 58th Battalion AIF, 1914-1918, June 1967. Includes a brief history of the batta...MSS1993
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Belgian Croix de Guerre : Warrant Officer Class II F G Jurd, 5 Pioneer Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Belgian Croix de Guerre. Unnamed as issued.REL30220.006
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Brigadier General Harold Elliott
Art
Portrait of Brigadier General Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott, CB, CMG, DSO, DCM, Commanding 15th Brigade (earlier also 7th Battalion and 1st Brigade), 1st Australian Imperial Force. Elliott was at the...ART03182
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British body armour : Australian Imperial Force, Polygon Wood
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Private purchase body armour vest consisting of thin metal armour plates held within khaki coloured cotton fabric pockets. A pair of thin straps with adjustable brass buckles ensure that the armour p...RELAWM07608
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British War Medal : Lance Corporal A G Williamson, 16 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal, impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL45340.002
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Private P J Daly 17 Battalion AIF.
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL28454.002
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Private W M Currey, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/05950.002
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Bugle : Private H C Pix, 10 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Henry Potter Co, London
Standard copper and brass bugle. The bell is punch engraved '6568 BUGLER H.C. PIX. 21/10 [21st Reinforcements/10 Battalion] BATTALION AIF'. Manufacturer's details and broad arrow symbol inside a 'D' a...REL/01479
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Captain Bean typing despatches after a hard day at Polygon Wood
Art
Depicts a profile portrait of the head of Charles Bean, official war correspondent, wearing glasses. Australian-born, though raised in Britain, Charles Bean returned to Australia in 1904. He became a ...ART09931
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Captain L. E. Evans MC
Art
Maker: Kearton, William Frederick
Portrait of Captain L. Ernest Evans, 1st Australian Imperial Force, Australian Engineers, 15th Field Company, who was awarded the Military Cross for his distinguished service against the enemy on the ...ART02654
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C. 1916. CAPTAIN JOHN THOMAS HAMILTON ARAM, 57TH BATTALION, STANDING OUTSIDE HIS TENT. HIS ...
Photograph
C. 1916. CAPTAIN JOHN THOMAS HAMILTON ARAM, 57TH BATTALION, STANDING OUTSIDE HIS TENT. HIS WASHING BOWL CAN BE SEEN BESIDE HIM ON A MAKESHIFT STAND. ARAM WAS KILLED IN ACTION 1917-09-25 AT POLYGON WOO...P01324.001
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Collection relating to the service of 1512, 1578, VX55289, V7592, V24239 Charles James (Nobby) Clarke MM DCM, 14th Battalion.
Photograph
FRANCE, 1917. A VIEW OF DUCKBOARDED PATHS BEHIND AUSTRALIAN LINES IN POLYGON WOOD.P00308.009
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Colour patch with brass 'A' : Captain J T H Aram, 57 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Vertically aligned rectangular colour patch for 57 Battalion AIF, divided vertically red (left) against black with a brass letter 'A', denoting service in Gallipoli, in the centre.REL/12846.001
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Correspondence from Keith McKeddie Doig to Lewis Maffra Grant, 1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Doig, Keith McKeddie
Correspondence relating to the First World War service of Major Keith McKeddie Doig, 60th Infantry Battalion, 7 January - 2 December 1917. In this collection of letters and postcards written by Keit...AWM2018.19.7
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Davey, Alan Norman (Private, 5th Pnr Bn, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Davey, Allan Norman
NOTEBOOK DIARY MAINTAINED FROM ENLISTMENT AND TRAINING AT SEYMOUR (VIC), MOVEMENT TO FRANCE, ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE SOMME, CORBIE AND POLYGON WOOD, INCLUDING VARIOUS BN SONGS AND COPIES OF GALLIPOLI VE...PR83/070
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Diary of John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Turnbull, John Henry Llewellyn
Diary relating to the First World War service of 1295 Driver John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column. This is the fourth of six detailed diaries transcribed by Turnbull after t...RCDIG0001109
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Distinguished Conduct Medal : Corporal H A Lord, 1 Australian Pioneer Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Conduct Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL35313.001
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Distinguished Conduct Medal : Sergeant A L Rush, 14 Machine Gun Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Conduct Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.RELAWM16418.001
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Distinguished Service Order and two Bars : Lieutenant Colonel N Marshall, 60 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Service Order with 2 Bars. Unnamed as issued.REL/13176.001
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Elliott, Harold Edward 'Pompey' (Brigadier); CB CMG, DSO, DCM, VD
Private Record
Maker: Elliott, Harold Edward 'Pompey'
Collection relating to Brigadier Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott, CB CMG, DSO, DCM, VD, 1901-1968. It comprises a range of papers documenting his military service in South Africa, 1900-1901; service du...2DRL/0513
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Falconer, Douglas (Lieutenant, b.1886 - d.1949)
Private Record
Maker: Falconer, Douglas
Collection relating to the First World War service of Second Lieutenant Douglas Falconer, 15th Field Ambulance, Belgium, 23 - 28 September, 1917. Wallet 1 of 1 - This collection consists of a short ...2DRL/0524
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Fob watch : Private F R Blandford, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Ross
Gold plated fob watch engraved on the front in ornate lettering with the initials 'FRB'. The watch has a clasp at the top shaped like a small orb which is also used to wind the watch. There is a suspe...REL33729
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Ford, Lawrence M (Private, 26 Battalion, AIF)
Manuscript
Maker: Ford, Lawrence M
TYPESCRIPT ENTITLED "INTO THE MAELSTROM" ENTERED INTO THE RSSILA CENTENARY WAR NOVEL COMPETITION. FOLLOWS THE LIFE OF A SOLDIER FROM ENLISTMENT TO RETURN TO AUSTRALIA INCLUDING BRIEF ACCOUNTS OF ACTIO...MSS1363
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German Army target map board (battery plan) captured near Polygon Wood by 14 Brigade AIF
Technology
Maker: German Army
Linen topographical target map mounted on a wooden backing board. The map describes an arc of 120 degrees. Markings on the map include 'A2. 9400', 'H.R.' and '5252'.RELAWM00633
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Gibbs, Ernest Arthur (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Gibbs, Ernest Arthur
Collection relating to service of 2147 Private Ernest Arthur Gibbs, 1 Battalion AIF, Egypt, England and France. Collection includes letters written by Gibbs to his parents in England, between January ...1DRL/0313
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Goode, Alick F (Lance Corporal, b.1889 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Goode, Alick Ferguson
LETTERS DESCRIBING GOODE'S DEATH IN ACTION NEAR POLYGON WOOD. BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS. COPY OF PART OF LETTER WRITTEN BY GOODE BEFORE HIS DEATH. COVER PERIOD 1916 - 19172DRL/0102
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Harrington & Richardson Premier Revolver : Lieutenant A Honybun, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Technology
Harrington & Richardson Premier Revolver, 3rd model. Double action, five shot, hinge frame revolver. The revolver features automatic cartridge ejection when the frame is hinged open. Rear sight is a f...REL/16445
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Hind, Reginald Arthur MM & Bar (Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Hind, Reginald Arthur
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3275 Sergeant Reginald Arthur Hind MM & Bar, 6th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC). Wallet 1 of 1 - consists of two pocket d...PR00898
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Hobbs, Sir Joseph John Talbot (General, b.1864 - d.1938), KCB, KCMG, VD, GOC Aust Corps
Private Record
Maker: Hobbs, Joseph John Talbot
PLANS, DIARIES, ORDERS, NOTES, MAPS, CORRESPONDENCE, RELATING TO GALLIPOLI AND SUCH BATTLES AS HAMEL, BULLECOURT, POLYGON WOOD IN FRANCE. ALSO CORRESPONDENCE WITH SENATOR PEARCE, MINISTER FOR DEFENCE,...3DRL/2600
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Hollyhoke, Alexander D (Lieutenant, b.1891 - d.?)
Private Record
Maker: Hollyhoke, Alexander David
DIARIES (4) REGULAR DAILY ENTRIES COVERING TRAINING IN ENGLAND AND SERVICE IN FRANCE. NOTES ON THE BATTLE OF POLYGON WOOD, 1917 (2 COPIES). MOVEMENT ORDER. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FIRST AND SECOND MAFFRA...3DRL/1465
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Hunt, Sinclair E (Lieutenant, 55th Bn. d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Hunt, Sinclair Edward
1. Narrative of experiences titled "The Operation at Polygon Wood". 2. Letter describing march of 55 Battalion across the desert in Egypt and their rescue by New Zealanders (see Battalion's war diary)...2DRL/0277
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Improvised sign, 'JARGON TRACK' : Belgium
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised British sign for Jargon Track. Constructed from three pieces of wood nailed together. The sign has been stencilled with black paint with the words 'JARGON TRACK / TO / BOSSCHEN TRACK. / PO...RELAWM00600
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Improvised sign, 'WALKING WOUNDED' : Polygon Wood, Belgium
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised sign constructed of a thin sheet of tin nailed to a wooden post. The tin is painted white and has 'WALKING WOUNDED' stencilled on it in black paint and a red cross painted in the centre. To...RELAWM00632
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Inwood, Reginald Roy, VC (Corporal, b.1890 - d.1971)
Private Record
Maker: Blackburn, Arthur Seaforth Weir, Stanley Price
Collection relating to the service of 506 Corporal Reginald Roy Inwood, VC, 10 Battalion AIF. Collection consists of two letters of congratulation sent to Corporal Inwood's parents, after he was award...1DRL/0375
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James Baddeley as a private, 58 Battalion, France, 1916-1919
Sound
Maker: Baddeley, James Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
James Baddeley discusses: early life; pre-war occupation; enlistment in Army 1916; war service as an observer and signaller; Bapaume; Polygon Wood; training as a signaller; influenza; return to Austra...S02027
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Jenks, Archie N (Doctor, McGill Gen Hosp France)
Private Record
Maker: Jenks, Archie N
NOTEBOOK CONTAINING BRIEF RECORDS OF PARTICULAR EVENTS WRITTEN DOWN FOR DR JENKS BY VARIOUS SOLDIER/PATIENTS. INCLUDES COMMENTARY ON THE RETREAT FROM MONS, THE RETURN TO YPRES, ACTION AT POLYGON WOOD ...3DRL/2570
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Keley, Arthur Harold (Corporal, b.1890 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Keley, Arthur Harold
Collection relating to the service of 3182b Corporal Arthur Harold Keley, 10 Battalion, Egypt, Flanders, France, United Kingdom, 1916-1917. Collection consists of three letters sent by Corporal Keley...1DRL/0392
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Knight, Mervyn Digby, MC (Lieutenant, b.1891 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Knight, Mervyn Digby
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Mervyn Digby Knight, MC,60 Battalion, France, 1917. Collection consists of biographical notes, a handwritten copy of a letter from General William Bir...1DRL/0400
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Knox, Charles William (Private, b.? - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Knox, Charles William
Collection relating to the service of 4320 Private Charles William Knox, 29 Battalion, France, Belgium, 1917. Collection consists of typescript copy of a diary kept by Private Knox between March 191...1DRL/0401
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Lane, Lionel William (Lieutenant)
Private Record
Maker: Lane, Lionel William
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Lionel William Lane, 53 Battalion, AIF, France, England, 1917. Collection contains a copy of short extracts from Lieutenant Lane's diary , and copies ...1DRL/0407
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Letters and documents relating to John Adams, 1917-1921
Digitised Collection
Maker: Adams, John Birdwood, William Riddell Lovett, Norman Beresford Marshall, Norman
Letters relating to the First World War Service of 255 Lieutenant John Adams, 54th Battalion. Included in this file is a series of letters to Adams from various senior officers congratulating him on b...RCDIG0000863
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Lieutenant Colonel Frederick George Woods and Major Eric William Stutchbury MC and bar, both ...
Photograph
Maker: Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick George Woods and Major Eric William Stutchbury MC and bar, both smoking pipes, with some of the German Maxim 08 machine guns captured by the 55th Battalion in the attack ...C01085
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Lieutenant Colonel Robert Christie
Art
Maker: Bell, George
Depicts a portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Christie (1883-1957) , DSO and BAR, Commanding 51st battalion, at Villers- Bretonneux and later Air Commander, RAAF, wearing a slouch hat. He served wit...ART00099
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Major General Joseph Talbot Hobbs
Art
Maker: Leist, Fred
Portrait of Major General (later Lieutenant General Sir) Joseph John Talbot Hobbs, General Officer Commanding 5th Division Australian Imperial Force on the Western Front during the First World War. Fr...ART02926
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Maxim MG08/15 Light Machine Gun : Sergeant A Cormack, 13 Battalion, AIF
Technology
The MG 08/15 Maxim machine gun is a short recoil operated, water cooled, full automatic, belt fed weapon. The operating system uses a two part toggle lock connected by a hinge which is located between...RELAWM00609
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Members of the 54th Battalion AIF, after having bathed and rested at a farm house near Polygon ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Members of the 54th Battalion AIF, after having bathed and rested at a farm house near Polygon Wood.A01913
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Meritorious Service Medal: Lance Corporal Arthur Archibald Dengate, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Meritorious Service Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/12719
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Message Map No. 5: Nonne Bosschen
Digitised Collection
Maker: Great Britain War Office
Message map relating to the First World War service of 4272 Sergeant William Edward Peach, 7th Battalion. This trench map, presumably used and annotated by Peach himself, is annotated with the date 20...AWM2016.30.83
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Military Cross and Bar : Captain K B Muirson, 15 Machine Gun Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Cross and bar (Geo V). Unnamed as issued.REL34123
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Military Cross and Bar: Captain William Norman Giblett, 55th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Cross and bar (Geo V). Unnamed as issued.REL/08705.001
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Military Cross and Bar : Lieutenant C T Mummery, 8 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Cross and bar (Geo V). Engraved reverse with recipient's details.RELAWM16335.001
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Military Cross and Bar : Lieutenant R Doutreband, 57 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Cross (Geo V) and Bar. Cross engraved on reverse with recipient's details.REL/15022.001
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Military Cross: Lieutenant A Honybun, 2 Machine Gun Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Cross (Geo V). Engraved reverse with the recipient's details and unit.REL/10318.001
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Military Cross : Lieutenant A Waring, 4 Division Signal Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Cross (Geo V). Engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL34694.001
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Military Medal with three bars : Corporal E A Corey, 55th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Medal with 3 bars (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/04727.001
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Millhouse, Arthur Pitman (Private, b.? - d.?)
Private Record
Maker: Millhouse, Arthur Pitman
Collection relating to the service of 4322 Private Arthur Pitman Millhouse, 32 Battalion, AIF, England, 1918. Collection consists of one letter written by Private Millhouse to his wife, from Hurdcott...1DRL/0500
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Monash, Sir John KCMG KCB, (General, b.1865 - d.1931) - Polygon Wood - Scale 1:20,000
Private Record
Maker: Field Survey Battalion R.E.
An orange map on paper titled 'Polygon Wood'. Scale 1:20,000, edition 1 A, part of sheet 28, F.S. Co, 5-9-1917. Map features roads, buildings, railways, trenches, boundaries, and vegetation. Annotatio...3DRL/2316.126
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Next of kin plaque : Captain David Gerald Evans, 8th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. ...AWM2018.504.2
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Next of kin plaque : Private Arthur Clement Clutterbuck, 27th Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Arsenal Woolwich
Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. ...REL47550
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Next of kin plaque : Private J J E Darnedt, 59 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Arsenal Woolwich
Bronze next of kin plaque. The plaque shows Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. Beneath...REL45890
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Next of kin plaque : Private T W Dormer, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Arsenal Woolwich
Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. ...REL/07340
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Next of kin plaque : Second Lieutenant Theodor Milton Pflaum, 25th Machine Gun Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Arsenal Woolwich
Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. ...REL22641.004
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Old Redoubt in front of Polygon Wood with Passchendaele in distance
Art
Old Redoubt, a stirring scene of overgrown trenches in front of Polygon Wood, with Passchendaele in distance.ART19761
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Outdoors portrait of Non Commissioned Officers of the 54th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, ...
Photograph
Maker: B. S. Mullins & Co Studios
Outdoors portrait of Non Commissioned Officers of the 54th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, before the battalion embarked for France on the 9 February 1917. Identified are brothers 1973 Corporal ...P06097.001
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Pill box, Polygon Wood
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Watercolour sketch depicting the Polygon Wood Area at the Western Front with pill boxes and wrecked landscape. Louis McCubbin enlisted with the 14th Battalion AIF in 1916, serving in France from Nove...ART03149
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Polygon Wood and Nonne Boschen
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Watercolour sketch depicting the Polygon Wood, Nonne Boschen Area on the Western Front with a totally devastated landscape. Louis McCubbin enlisted with the 14th Battalion AIF in 1916, serving in Fra...ART03148
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PORTRAIT OF 6147 PRIVATE (PTE) THEO LESLIE SEABROOK (LEFT), STAFF SERGEANT (LATER 2ND LIEUTENANT) ...
Photograph
PORTRAIT OF 6147 PRIVATE (PTE) THEO LESLIE SEABROOK (LEFT), STAFF SERGEANT (LATER 2ND LIEUTENANT) WILLIAM KEITH SEABROOK (CENTRE, REAR), AND 6174 PTE GEORGE ROSS SEABROOK, ALL MEMBERS OF THE 17TH BAT...H05568
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Robinson, Frederick W (Captain, 5th Aust Div HQ Intelligence Corps, b.1888 - d.1971), MID
Private Record
Maker: Robinson, Frederick W
PAPERS RELATING TO ROBINSON'S CAREER IN INTELLIGENCE. EXTENSIVE COLLECTION. NOTES, MESSAGES, CORRESPONDENCE, AND PAPERS ON RANGE OF TOPICS INCLUDING BATTLE OF POLYGON WOOD, PRISONER IDENTIFICATION, GE...3DRL/3907
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Scarff, James Pearce (Sergeant, b.1890 - d.1961)
Private Record
Maker: Scarff, James Pearce
Collection relating to the service of 5247 Sergeant James Pearce Scarff, 40 Battalion, during the First World War. Collection comprises letters written by Scarff to his family from 1915-17, describin...PR03347
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Series 3: Maps relating to the Third Battle of Ypres, 1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Great Britain War Office
This series contains three maps used and/or annotated by 4272 Sergeant William Edward Peach, 7th Battalion, relating to his participation in the Third Battle of Ypres in 1917.AWM2016.30.82
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Silk scarf decorated with embroidered cornflowers : Corporal C H Johnson, 32 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Sheer white silk scarf with lattice fringe. There are seven cornflowers embroidered at each end of the scarf with a border under.REL45113
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1914-15 Star : Private A G Williamson, 16 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1914-15 Star, impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL45340.001
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Stewart, Daniel Arthur (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Stewart, Daniel Arthur
Collection relating to 2932 Private Daniel Stewart, 1 Pioneer Battalion, 1916-1919. It comprises three diaries written by Stewart, 1916-1919, and documents his enlistment, troopship voyage on the Bord...PR03403
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Stretcher bearers of the 57th Battalion, passing through the cemetery near the mound in Polygon ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Stretcher bearers of the 57th Battalion, passing through the cemetery near the mound in Polygon Wood in the Ypres Sector. This area was subject to almost continual shellfire, the front line, then abou...E01912
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Studio portrait of a captain. Believed to be Captain John Robert McGregor, born Boggabri, NSW, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of a captain. Believed to be Captain John Robert McGregor, born Boggabri, NSW, embarked from Melbourne.P06465.001
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Studio portrait of Captain (Capt) David Gerald Evans MC, 8th Battalion. A grazier from "Redcamp", ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of Captain (Capt) David Gerald Evans MC, 8th Battalion. A grazier from "Redcamp", Moyhu, Vic, Capt Evans enlisted in 1915 and embarked from Melbourne on RMS Osterley on 29 September of...P06566.001
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Studio portrait of 2472 Corporal (Cpl) Ellis Eric Cork, 31st Battalion, of Arncliffe, NSW. ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 2472 Corporal (Cpl) Ellis Eric Cork, 31st Battalion, of Arncliffe, NSW. Formerly a clerk in the Civil Service, Cpl Cork enlisted on 31 December 1915, and, as a member of the 4th Rei...H06061
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Studio portrait of 1973 Corporal (Cpl) Leslie Henry Robinson of Minore via Dubbo, NSW. Cpl ...
Photograph
Maker: B. S. Mullins & Co
Studio portrait of 1973 Corporal (Cpl) Leslie Henry Robinson of Minore via Dubbo, NSW. Cpl Robinson enlisted in the AIF in August 1915, and served on the Western Front with the 54th Battalion. He was ...P06097.004
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Studio portrait of 1973 Lance Corporal (LCpl) Leslie Henry Robinson of Minore via Dubbo, NSW. ...
Photograph
Maker: Vincent Studio
Studio portrait of 1973 Lance Corporal (LCpl) Leslie Henry Robinson of Minore via Dubbo, NSW. LCpl Robinson enlisted in the AIF in August 1915 and served on the Western Front with the 54th Battalion. ...P06097.003
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Studio portrait of Non Commissioned Officers from the 54th Battalion. Identified, back row left ...
Photograph
Maker: Parker Studios
Studio portrait of Non Commissioned Officers from the 54th Battalion. Identified, back row left to right is 1973, Corporal (Cpl) Leslie Henry Robinson, of Minore via Dubbo, NSW; 1997, Sergeant (Sgt) J...P06097.002
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Studio portrait of 1282 Private (Pte) George Wilfred Stewart, 13th Light Horse Regiment. A ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 1282 Private (Pte) George Wilfred Stewart, 13th Light Horse Regiment. A farmer from Daytrap, Vic, Pte Stewart embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Melbourne aboard HMAT A38 Ul...P10258.001
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Templeton, T Harvey (Lieutenant, 14th Bn. d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Templeton, T Harvey
MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS (ORIGINALS) WRITTEN TO MEMBERS OF THE TEMPLETON FAMILY DESCRIBING DIFFICULT CONDITIONS ON GALLIPOLI AND IN FRANCE AND HOSPITAL LIFE IN ENGLAND. EXTRACTS FROM TEMPLETON'S LETTERS ...2DRL/0179
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5th Division Monument, Polygon Wood
Art
Maker: Goodchild, John
Depicts the 5th Division Monument at Polygon Wood which is situated atop a mound. Polygon Wood was the objective of several battles and the monument commemorates the Australian soldiers of the fifth d...ART02552
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The Butte, Polygon Wood
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Depicts a butte or hill at Polygon Wood, Menin Road Area, Western Front, France with war damaged trees and landscape. The son of artist Frederick McCubbin, Louis McCubbin was born in Melbourne in 1890...ART13317
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The gasometer, a concrete shelter alongside, at Zonnebeke, in the Ypres salient, a strong point ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
The gasometer, a concrete shelter alongside, at Zonnebeke, in the Ypres salient, a strong point around which very heavy fighting took place during the great battle of 4 October 1917, when the Australi...E00821
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2021.1.1.95
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (2426A) Corporal Thomas Arnold Freeman, 47th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF, First World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2020.1.1.47
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (1630A) Driver Wallace Douglas Lee, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, AIF, First World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2019.1.1.177
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (512A) Lance Corporal Harry Potter 24th Machine Gun Company, AIF, First World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2016.2.66