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On the way
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Maker: Crozier, Frank
Depicts a group of soldiers relaxing near trenches, in full marching order, wearing greatcoats and tin (protective) helmets.ART02159
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A view of Fritz's Folly, the front line, Somme winter. A sunken road forming part of the German ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A view of Fritz's Folly, the front line, Somme winter. A sunken road forming part of the German front line on the sector attacked by the 1st and 3rd Battalions on the night of 4 November 1916. The att...E00578
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Immediately in front of this village ran the southern portion of the line of the 1st Anzac Corps ...
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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Immediately in front of this village ran the southern portion of the line of the 1st Anzac Corps during most of the winter on the Somme battlefield. Gueudecourt was incessantly shelled by the Germans,...E00510
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Australian transport lines making their way through the mud between Mametz and Montauban, in the ...
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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Australian transport lines making their way through the mud between Mametz and Montauban, in the Somme area.E00795
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Turkish and German soldier prisoners guarded by the Australian Light Horse after capture at Es ...
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Maker: Unknown
Turkish and German soldier prisoners guarded by the Australian Light Horse after capture at Es Salt, in Palestine, resting on a hillside on the way to Jericho.B00075
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Two unidentified Australian soldiers gathered at a small shelter. This type of shelter was ...
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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Two unidentified Australian soldiers gathered at a small shelter. This type of shelter was generally used by the Australians while on the Somme.E00045
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Australian mule transport in the Somme winter mud at Montauban.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Australian mule transport in the Somme winter mud at Montauban.E00036
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The remains of Delville Wood under snow; a landscape transformed into tree stumps and shell ...
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Maker: Unknown
The remains of Delville Wood under snow; a landscape transformed into tree stumps and shell craters after allied forces attempted to capture the wood from German hands in July and September 1916.C02842
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FRANCE, C. 1917. AN AUSTRALIAN IN WINTER ATTIRE, RUBBER OVERALLS, GUMBOOTS, GAS HELMET, SCARF AND ...
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FRANCE, C. 1917. AN AUSTRALIAN IN WINTER ATTIRE, RUBBER OVERALLS, GUMBOOTS, GAS HELMET, SCARF AND THICK GLOVES. (DONOR: H. J. GRANT).H02101
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FRANCE. 1917. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS SHELTERING BEHIND EARTHWORKS IN AN EFFORT TO ESCAPE THE WINTRY ...
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FRANCE. 1917. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS SHELTERING BEHIND EARTHWORKS IN AN EFFORT TO ESCAPE THE WINTRY SOMME WEATHER. (DONOR M. CORKHILL) (ORIGINAL PRINTS HELD IN AWM ARCHIVE STORE)P00826.008
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Unidentified Australian soldiers making a humorous attempt at a meal from the ice at a water tank.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Unidentified Australian soldiers making a humorous attempt at a meal from the ice at a water tank.E00169
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Diary of Alexander Jackson Cunningham, 1916-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Cunningham, Alexander Jackson
Diary relating to the First World War service of Captain Alexander Jackson Cunningham, 2nd Field Company Engineers. In this diary, kept between October 1916 and 27 April 1917, Cunningham describes man...RCDIG0000919
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Harry Miles interviewed about his experiences in 4th Field Artillery Brigade during the First World War
Sound
Maker: Miles, Harry Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; education; enlistment August 1915; family's reaction to enlistment; duties in Field Artillery; Le Harve; snow; caring for horses; mud and rain; artillery barrages; Armentieres a...S02058
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Traffic control post to right of Pozieres
Art
Depicts an Australian soldier directing two Scottish soldiers in a snow covered landscape at the traffic control post near Pozieres, Western Front. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war art...ART02267
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Letter from Wilfred Denver Gallwey to his parents, 2 August 1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Gallwey, Wilfred Denver
Letter relating to the First World War service of 2430 Lance Corporal Wilfred Denver Gallwey, 47th Battalion. Writing from hospital in England, Gallwey compiled a single very detailed letter to his pa...RCDIG0001200
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Handwritten copy of diary of David Bernard Harford, 1916-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Harford, David Bernard
Diary relating to the service of 3844 Private David Bernard Harford, 51st Battalion. In this diary Harford begins by detailing his journey from Australia to Egypt and the conditions on board during th...RCDIG0000860
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Writing to catch the home mail
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Depicts two soldiers from the 4th Australian Division sitting near billets writing letters in the Somme during winter 1917. One is wearing a greatcoat and scarf. Will Dyson was the first Australian of...ART02397
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Shelled steamroller near Fricourt
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Depicts a damaged steamroller, leaning on its side, in a snow covered landscape. The steamroller was observed by Dyson near Fricourt. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit t...ART02335
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Wintery day on the Somme
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Depicts a soldier in uniform, wearing a great coat, standing at the entrance of a dugout, with a kerosene lamp hanging near the door, looking out onto a snowy winter landscape on the Somme in December...ART02411
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Unidentified soldiers, probably of the 12th Brigade, moving along a support line known as 'Cheese ...
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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Unidentified soldiers, probably of the 12th Brigade, moving along a support line known as 'Cheese Road'. This sunken lane forming the support line in front of Flers. On 12 November 1916, shortly bef...E00576
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The Old Flers Road
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Depicts the war damaged landscape and snow covered roadway of the old Flers Road, near the Somme, France, with an upturned wagon, damaged tools and snow barricades. Will Dyson was the first Australian...ART90833
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The reserve Somme winter line switch trench showing infantry of the 1st Division in rest. At this ...
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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
The reserve Somme winter line switch trench showing infantry of the 1st Division in rest. At this time, troops were withdrawn to this reserve line for a few days before a second term of duty in the fr...E00575
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Deserted, Cocoa Avenue, Delville Wood
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Depicts a deserted roadway, surrounded by the debris of broken fences, war damaged buildings and damaged trees at Delville Wood. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the fr...ART02333
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Atkinson, John James (Sergeant, b.? - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Atkinson, John James
Collection relating to service of 495 Sergeant John James [Jack] Atkinson, 26 Battalion, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1918. Collection includes letters written by Atkinson to his family in England.1DRL/0068
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Simon, Eric Wilson, MM (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1929)
Private Record
Maker: Simon, Eric Wilson
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Eric Wilson Simon, MM, 15 Battalion, AIF, Gallipoli, Western Front, 1915 & 1917. Collection consists of typed copies of two letters written by Lieute...1DRL/0567
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Walter Parker interviewed about his service in 20th Battalion AIF during the First World War
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Maker: Parker, Walter Edwin Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Parker, Walter
Discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment July 1915; family's reaction to enlistment; guard duty on troopship; meals on ship; sent to Gallipoli; water and ammunition carrying parties; winte...S02062
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Letters from Keith Shadforth Dowling to his mother, 1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Dowling, Keith Shadforth Sheen
These letters written by Dowling to his mother cover his experiences at the Western Front in France as part of the 107th Field Artillery Battery, including the use of a captured German dugout being us...RCDIG0001150
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Diary of Henry Stanley Davis, 1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Davis, Henry Stanley
Diary relating to the First World War service of Captain Henry Stanley Davis, 46th Battalion. The relatively short and concise diary entries span from 1 January 1917 to 4 April 1917 and cover: 4th Div...RCDIG0001158
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A working party of the 16th Battalion, cleaning out a Gird trench and digging a deviation in ...
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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A working party of the 16th Battalion, cleaning out a Gird trench and digging a deviation in order to improve the conditions. Heavy work was undertaken throughout the winter in order to render the tre...E00579
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FRICOURT, FRANCE. 1917. AUSTRALIAN LEWIS GUNNERS TRAINING IN THE SNOW. (DONOR M. CORKHILL) ...
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FRICOURT, FRANCE. 1917. AUSTRALIAN LEWIS GUNNERS TRAINING IN THE SNOW. (DONOR M. CORKHILL) (ORIGINAL PRINTS HELD IN AWM ARCHIVE STORE)P00826.010
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Australian water wagons in the deep mud which surrounded the waterpoint at Montauban during the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Australian water wagons in the deep mud which surrounded the waterpoint at Montauban during the winter of 1916-1917.E00057
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An unidentified member of the 39th Battalion, wearing winter clothing, standing in a ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
An unidentified member of the 39th Battalion, wearing winter clothing, standing in a communication trench before Houplines.E00086
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Two unidentified Australian soldiers outside their shelter, situated in the ruins of a Somme ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Two unidentified Australian soldiers outside their shelter, situated in the ruins of a Somme village, using a steel helmet to scrape off the winter mud from their clothes.E00022
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Somme winter scene near Memetz Wood
Art
Maker: Crozier, Frank
The Australian AIF travel through the winter snow on the Somme near Memetz Wood. They carry duck boards and there are horses and carts in the distance, one cart appears to be partly burried beneath th...ART15464
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An Australian buying winkles (molluscs) from a French hawker in a village on the Somme where his ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
An Australian buying winkles (molluscs) from a French hawker in a village on the Somme where his battalion was resting during the winter of 1916-1917. Note the donkey on the right.E00048
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Making use of the light railway during the Somme offensive in the winter of 1917. The stretchers, ...
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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Making use of the light railway during the Somme offensive in the winter of 1917. The stretchers, bearing the wounded, were placed on these trolleys, and patients had a far more comfortable trip to th...E00249
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FRANCE. 1917. AIF SERGEANT N.J. WINN AND FRIEND IN THE SNOWY SOMME COUNTRYSIDE. (DONOR M. ...
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FRANCE. 1917. AIF SERGEANT N.J. WINN AND FRIEND IN THE SNOWY SOMME COUNTRYSIDE. (DONOR M. CORKHILL) (ORIGINAL PRINTS HELD IN AWM ARCHIVE STORE)P00826.006
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An unidentified Australian soldier attempting to obtain a drink under a frozen tank. The winter ...
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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
An unidentified Australian soldier attempting to obtain a drink under a frozen tank. The winter of 1916-1917 was the first winter the Australians experienced in France and its severity served to hard...E00171
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Letters from George Alexander Hugh Murray to his family, 1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Murray, George Alexander Hugh
Letters relating to the First World War service of 1379 Sergeant George Alexander Hugh Murray, 14th Infantry Battalion. In this series of letters, Murray details his service on the Western Front in Fr...RCDIG0000960
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The conditions immediately behind the front during the Somme winter. Infantrymen drinking coffee ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
The conditions immediately behind the front during the Somme winter. Infantrymen drinking coffee at the Australian Comforts Fund stall. The men serving at this stall are 3774 Private (Pte) A Gunn and ...E00051
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[Transcript] Diaries of Thomas James Richards, Vol. 3
Digitised Collection
Maker: Australian War Memorial Richards, Thomas James 'Rusty'
Transcript of diaries relating to the First World War service of Lance Corporal Thomas James Richards, 1st Australian Field Ambulance (AFA). This transcript was made of the third bound volume of Richa...RCDIG0001488
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Near Cosy Corner
Art
Depicts a soldier chopping firewood near a camp, with tents, washing on the line near the tent and snow in the background. 'Cosy Corner' was a traffic control point on the Somme, leading to access to...ART02394
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Gathering fuel, Delville Wood
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Depicts a soldier, wearing a tin helmet, gathering and carrying firewood from the broken and war damaged remains of Delville Wood during the winter, December 1916. Will Dyson was the first Australian ...ART02281.004
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Betts, Robert Wye (Gunner, b.? - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Betts, Robert Wye
Collection relating to service of 3604 Gunner Robert Wye Betts, 102 Howitzer Battery, Gallipoli, Egypt and France, 1914-1917. Collection contains letters written to family in England. Collection com...1DRL/0115
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Stretcher bearers wearing sheepskin vests bringing out wounded of the 4th Australian Division ...
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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Stretcher bearers wearing sheepskin vests bringing out wounded of the 4th Australian Division from the front line near Delville Wood, Longueval. These journeys, through cold and wet conditions and hea...E00049
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Traffic block, early morning near Cosy Corner on the Somme
Art
Depicts a row of mule drawn wagons, riders and soldiers stopped in the snow at 'Cosy Corner' on the Somme, France. 'Cosy Corner' was a traffic police control point leading to access to Trones Wood. Wi...ART02393
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Aid post near Doyle's Post
Art
Depicts a soldier walking along a snow covered road, towards the damaged remains of a post, with a gate and road sign nearby. The image was created by Dyson on the 'morning of second Messines offensiv...ART02330
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Private Clive McKenzie, 5th Battalion, interviewed about his experiences during the First World War
Sound
Maker: McKenzie, Clive Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; enlistment March 1916; family's reaction to enlistment; impressions of France; extreme cold; lack of rations in front line; Albert and meeting a civilian girl; wounded at Bullec...S02056
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Preparing the brazier
Art
Depicts two soldiers, each wearing heavy long coats and hats, in front of a tent. One is standing and gazing into a small fire burning in a brazier, while the other is seated, warming his hands in fro...ART02297.004
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Two unidentified Australian soldiers, accompanied by a horse, gathering coal left by German ...
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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Two unidentified Australian soldiers, accompanied by a horse, gathering coal left by German forces on the Bapaume road near the Butte de Warlencourt (background centre). This area was in no man's lan...E00364
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Our little bud
Art
Depicts a soldier standing in the snow wearing a mishmash of winter clothing, his rifle held up over his left shoulder. His cheeks and the tip of his nose are both rosy red from the cold. He looks out...ART03605.031.003
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Looking from Ida Post towards Paper House, in no man's land, on the bank of the River Lys, in the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Looking from Ida Post towards Paper House, in no man's land, on the bank of the River Lys, in the Ploegsteert Sector. At the time of taking the photograph, the River Lys was in flood, and the low lyin...E01452
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A sick parade at Eaucourt L'Abbaye, during the advance on the Somme in the winter of 1917. ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A sick parade at Eaucourt L'Abbaye, during the advance on the Somme in the winter of 1917. 'Trench feet' was the chief complaint. Note the soldier with his legs enclosed in sandbags as a temporary pro...E00233
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View of the Bapaume Road showing the old barrier of sandbags built by the Australians across the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
View of the Bapaume Road showing the old barrier of sandbags built by the Australians across the road and the main street of Le Sars (centre) where the support line was located during the winter of 19...E00359
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Leane, Allan Edwin (Captain, b.1894 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Leane, Allan Edwin
Collection relating to the First World War service of Captain Allan Edwin Leane, 48 Battalion, AIF, Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front, 1915-1917. Collection primarily consists around 30 letters written...1DRL/0411
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The village of Flers, on the Somme battlefield. This village was situated about a mile behind the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
The village of Flers, on the Somme battlefield. This village was situated about a mile behind the northern portion of the line taken up by the 1st Anzac Corps when it returned to the Somme Battlefield...E00507
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Troops of the 4th Division asleep in the narrow reserve trenches near Bresle Wood, the morning ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Troops of the 4th Division asleep in the narrow reserve trenches near Bresle Wood, the morning after they first met and stopped the German advance on Amiens. They had been on the march for several day...E01921
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The battlefield of Pozieres, in France, west of the village, south of Bapaume Road, looking ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
The battlefield of Pozieres, in France, west of the village, south of Bapaume Road, looking towards High Wood. The black smoke of an enemy barrage shows against the snow in the distance.E00195
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The 60th Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) N. Marshall DSO MC, Officer Commanding, on ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
The 60th Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) N. Marshall DSO MC, Officer Commanding, on parade, in a snow covered field. Lt Col Marshall is in the foreground, third from the right on horseback.E01427
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Informal portrait of Captain C E W Bean, Official War Correspondent, knee deep in mud in Gird ...
Photograph
Maker: Baldwin, Herbert Frederick
Informal portrait of Captain C E W Bean, Official War Correspondent, knee deep in mud in Gird trench, near Gueudecourt in France, during the winter of 1916-1917.E00572
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A view of Gun Valley, near Flers. In this valley, part of the Australian Field Artillery took up ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A view of Gun Valley, near Flers. In this valley, part of the Australian Field Artillery took up its position for the winter, relieving the New Zealand Field Artillery, some of whose guns were too dee...E00563
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Free distributions
Art
Maker: Dunford, William Cecil
Australian soldiers wearing long coats and slouch hats receiving hot drinks at the YMCA hut, Western Front, France, 1918. The weather conditions appear to be freezing. There are five wood-fired boile...ART13384.002
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The living quarters of the 1st Anzac Corps Staff used during the winter of 1917-18. This is the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
The living quarters of the 1st Anzac Corps Staff used during the winter of 1917-18. This is the left hand image in a two part panorama. See for the combined image.E01381
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Flett, Irving Russell (Lieutenant)
Private Record
Maker: Flett, Irving Russell
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Irving Russell Flett, 23 Battalion, Egypt, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1916. Collection includes photostat copies of Flett's letters to his family in Brigh...1DRL/0295
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Boulton, Stephen Philip (Lieutenant, b.1890 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Boulton, Stephen Philip
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Stephen Philip Boulton, 2 Field Artillery Brigade, Egypt, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1925. Collection consists of original and typewri...1DRL/0138
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Motor transports on the Armentieres-Bailleul Road
Art
Maker: Bryant, Charles
Painting of a convoy of Albion trucks passing through a war damaged landscape and rows of trees, on the Armentieres-Bailleul Road, Armentieres, Lys Area, on the Western Front during the First World Wa...ART00157
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Letters from Wilfred Griffith Barlow to Mr Goodsir Fowler, 1916-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Barlow, Wilfred Griffith
Letters relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Wilfred Griffith Barlow, 58th Infantry Battalion. In this series of letters to his friend, Goodsir Fowler, Barlow describes the conditions...RCDIG0000927
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Typescript copy of diary entries of Percy Wellesley Chapman, 26 July 1916 to 9 March 1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Chapman, Percy Wellesley
Diary entries relating to the First World War service of Percy Wellesley Chapman, These descriptive entries date from 26 July 1916 to 9 March 1917. In these entries, Chapman describes time spent servi...AWM2016.30.62
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Diary of Charles Herbert Taylor, 1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Taylor, Charles Herbert
Diary relating to the First World War service of 908 Private Charles Herbert Taylor, 34th Battalion. The entries within the diary span the period 1 January to 31 December 1918, in which Taylor records...AWM2016.30.46
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Extracts of letters relating to Henry Stanley Davis, 1916-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Australian War Memorial Davis, Henry Stanley Robertson, James Campbell
Typescript extracts of letters relating to the First World War service of Captain Henry Stanley Davis, 46th Battalion. These extracts were made by the Australian War Memorial in 1932-1933 and the orig...RCDIG0001160
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Letters from James Edward Allen to his brother, 1916-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Allen, James Edward
Letters relating to the First World War service of 2616a Private James Edward Allen, 49th Battalion. In this series of letters to his brother, Allen details his experiences whilst serving with the 49t...RCDIG0000891
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Transcript of diaries of Henry Stanley Davis, 1915-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Australian War Memorial Davis, Henry Stanley
Transcript copies of diaries relating to the First World War service of Captain Henry Stanley Davis, 46th Battalion. This transcript was made by the Australian War Memorial in 1932-1933. The relativel...RCDIG0001159
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Diary of Arthur Thomas, 1916-1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Thomas, Arthur G
Diary relating to the First World War service of 3470 Corporal Arthur Thomas, 6th Battalion. This diary was written by Thomas between 20 July 1916 and 5 June 1918 and it covers: building fortification...RCDIG0001096
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Diary of Alexander Jackson Cunningham, 1914-1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Cunningham, Alexander Jackson
Diary relating to the First World War service of Captain Alexander Jackson Cunningham, 2nd Field Company Engineers. In this diary, kept between 17 October 1914 and 4 July 1916, Cunningham describes hi...RCDIG0000917
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Diary transcript of Reginald Harriman Heywood, 1917-1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Heywood, Reginald Harriman
Transcript of diary relating to the First World War service of Captain Reginald Harriman Heywood, Australian Army Veterinary Corps (AAVC). Entries cover the period 4 August 1917 to 17 July 1918 in whi...RCDIG0001208
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Letters from Ernest Allen to his brother, 1916-1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Allen, Ernest
Letters relating to the First World War service of 2615 Private Ernest Allen, 49th Battalion. In this series of letters to his brother, Allen details his experiences whilst serving with 49th Battalion...RCDIG0000889
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Pommiers Redoubt
Art
Depicts two unidentified soldiers of the 5th Division, 14th Brigade getting a hot meal. One is wearing a scarf around his head, the other a cape, and both are wearing gum boots. Will Dyson was the fir...ART02212
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Diary of John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 1916-1917
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 third of six detailed diaries transcribed by Turnbull after th...RCDIG0001108
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Diary of Herbert Vincent Reynolds, 1917-1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Reynolds, Herbert Vincent
Diary relating to the First World War service of 622 Private Herbert Vincent Reynolds, 1st Australian Field Ambulance. In this diary, kept between 1 January 1917 and 24 [April] 1918, Reynolds details ...RCDIG0001015
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Typescript diary of Henry Herbert Neaves
Digitised Collection
Maker: Neaves, Henry Herbert
Typescript memoir relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Henry Herbert Neaves, 45th Battalion. This memoir covers his activities between March 1916 and March 1919 and mentions: the form...AWM2018.19.37
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The ration limber: a Somme winter sketch
Art
Depicts a soldiers trudging through the mud on the Somme, during winter. George Benson (1886- 1960) studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne, from 1903 to 1904 and worked with the poster desi...ART03599
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[No. 17] Diary of Thomas James Richards, 9 November - 12 December 1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Australian War Memorial Richards, Thomas James 'Rusty'
Diary relating to the First World War service of Second Lieutenant Thomas James Richards, 1st Australian Infantry Battalion. The entries in this diary span the period 9 November to 12 December 1916 an...RCDIG0001491
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The death of Major Black
Art
Maker: Wheeler, Charles
Major Percy Black had established a reputation for great courage. On 11 April 1917 at Bullecourt, Black led his men through gaps in the dense entanglements under heavy fire, capturing the first trench...ART03558
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A fatigue party of the 22nd Battalion, road mending between Montauban and Mametz, having their ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A fatigue party of the 22nd Battalion, road mending between Montauban and Mametz, having their midday meal by the roadside. During the brief rests of the battalions from the line through the winter of...E00061
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"Gibralter", strong point, Pozieres
Art
Maker: Bryant, Charles
Depicts a war-damaged landscape , with the remains of a building and smashed trees at Pozieres, France, during the First World War. Charles Bryant (1883-1937) was a painter who studied in London in 19...ART00187
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[No. 19] Diary of Thomas James Richards, 27 January - 3 April 1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Richards, Thomas James 'Rusty'
Diary relating to the First World War service of Second Lieutenant Thomas James Richards, 1st Australian Infantry Battalion. The entries in this diary span the period 27 January to 3 April 1917 and co...RCDIG0001493
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BRANCOURT, FRANCE, 1918-12-08. AMMUNITION DUMP, WITH THREE MEMBERS OF A CHINESE LABOUR CORPS ...
Photograph
BRANCOURT, FRANCE, 1918-12-08. AMMUNITION DUMP, WITH THREE MEMBERS OF A CHINESE LABOUR CORPS POSED IN WINTER GEAR AMONG THE PILES OF SHELLS. (DONOR S. BASHFORD)P01322.008
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Carter, Robert Burnside, MC (Captain, b.? - d.1962)
Private Record
Maker: Carter, Robert Burnside
Collection relating to service of Captain Robert Burnside Carter MC, 123 Brigade Royal Field Artillery, England and France, 1915-1918. Collection includes extracts and copies of letters written home ...1DRL/0193
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[No. 18] Diary of Thomas James Richards, 13 December 1916 - 26 January 1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Richards, Thomas James 'Rusty'
Diary relating to the First World War service of Second Lieutenant Thomas James Richards, 1st Australian Infantry Battalion. The entries in this diary span the period 13 December 1916 to 26 January 19...RCDIG0001492
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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, 1916-17. ONE OF THE WATER-FILLED TRENCHES AT THE SOMME DURING THE WINTER OF 1916-17.P00308.002
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Through the saps to Pozieres
Art
Maker: Crozier, Frank
Soldiers wearing helmets and carrying rifles travelling across a snow covered battle field towards Pozieres. Frank Crozier (1883-1948) worked as a decorator and clerk and attended the National Gallery...ART00209
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The company's camp at Monkton, near Steenwerck
Art
Maker: Kearton, William Frederick
Depicts an established camp with buildings, fenced areas and a road along the immediate foreground. The camp - covered in snow - is quiet and unpopulated. There is a solemnity to this image, but it is...ART93359.002
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Berry, Roy Morley (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Berry, Roy Morley
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Roy Morley Berry, 25 Battalion, France, 1917. Collection includes letters written by Berry to his mother.1DRL/0114
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Allan, Gerald Archbold (Lieutenant, b.1889 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Allan, Gerald Archbold
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Gerald Archbold Allan, 19 Battalion, France, 1917-1918. Collection includes letters to mother and to wife; photographs; bible; prayer book, and papers rel...1DRL/0021
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Law, Oswald Ross (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Law, Oswald Ross
Collection relating to the service of 1026 Lieutenant Oswald Ross Law, 48 Battalion AIF, Egypt, Gallipoli, France, 1915-1916. Collection consists of seven letters written by Lieutenant Law to his fam...1DRL/0408
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Coen, Francis (Captain, b.1884 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Coen, Francis
Collection relating to service of Captain Francis Coen, 18 and 19 Battalion, Gallipoli, Egypt and France, 1915-1916. Collection includes typewritten copies of letters sent home to his mother in Yass,...1DRL/0203
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[No. 16] Diary of Thomas James Richards, 12 October - 8 November 1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Richards, Thomas James 'Rusty'
Diary relating to the First World War service of 25 Lance Corporal Thomas James Richards, 1st Australian Field Ambulance (AFA). The entries in this diary span the period 12 October to 8 November 1916 ...RCDIG0001487
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Diary of Albert Henshall, 8 December 1917 - 11 November 1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Henshall, Albert
Diary relating to First World War service of Sergeant Albert Henshall, 3rd Light Horse Brigade. This diary covers the period from 8 December 1917 - 11 November 1918, and describes time spent in France...RCDIG0000163
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Vol. 4: Diaries of Thomas James Richards, 9 November 1916 - 31 May 1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Australian War Memorial Richards, Thomas James 'Rusty'
This series contains the seventeenth through twenty-third First World War diaries of Lieutenant Thomas James Richards, 1st Australian Infantry Battalion. Sometime after returning home from the war, Ri...RCDIG0001489
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Diary transcript of Reginald Harriman Heywood, 1918-1919
Digitised Collection
Maker: Heywood, Reginald Harriman
Transcript of diary relating to the First World War service of Captain Reginald Harriman Heywood, Australian Army Veterinary Corps (AAVC). Entries cover the period 18 July 1918 to 31 June 1919, in whi...RCDIG0001209