See Cat 5192THIS APPEARS TO BE A PRESSED TIN BADGE. ORIGINALLY CHROME OR SILVER, IT HAS THE SHAPE OF THE RISING SUN. IN THE CENTRE IS A STANDING SOLDIER WITH A RIFLE. THERE ARE TWO BANNERS AT THE BOTTOM WITH THE WORDS "AUSTRALIA - THE EMPIRE AND OUR ALLIES'. THE MOUNTING PIN ON THE REAR IS MISSING.ww2, aif service, souvenir

See Cat 5192Black and white portrait of Australian soldiers and officers. There are five rows of men. Only one man has a peaked cap, the other officers and men have slouch hats. There are two different patterns of soldier's uniforms. There are different patterns of puggarees. In the background is a galvanised iron hut. Photo is mounted on a cardboard "frame". On a board in front of the unit is written in chalk - "MMG COY 38 BN 1940 MT MARTHA" . On rear is a photographers stamp.ww2, 38th battalion, photo

See Cat 5192BLACK & WHITE PORTRAIT, MOUNTED ON CARDBOARD FRAME. MOST OF THE SOLDIERS APPEAR VERY YOUNG IF NOT BOYS. Possibly a senior cadet group of Militia Unit. Their uniform collars suggest Militia. They are all in slouch hats. Most are smiling. The group is positioned in front of an old hut/barn with a Galvanised iron roof. Nil - front and back.ww2, militia, army, photo

Certificate issued by "California Gully Mechanics Institute/10th June 1946/ From the Citizens of California Gully.Photograph - colour photograph, half portrait of a soldier in uniform. Certificate beside photograph - in colour at top Australian Coat of Arms with two flags. print in Navy blue and brown ink. Three service badges illustrated. Frame - timber with marble effect paint finish, gold trim. Mount - Cardboard, dark green colour. Glass front. Backing - Cardboard.Handwritten in black ink on Certificate "Craftsman W. G.Wrights".framed items, certificates, ww2

"THE CHANGI CAMERA/ A UNIQUE RECORD OF CHANGI AND THE THAI-BURMA RAILWAY" A unique story of an Australian soldier - GEORGE ASPINALL - a keen photographer.Hard cover book with dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard, black buckram with gold print on spine. Dust cover - paper, grey, red and gold print on front, spine, back and flaps. Illustrated sepia toned photographs. Front - Barracks with large crowd of troops. Back - Beach scene. 242 pages, cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated - collection of black and white photographs. End papers illustrated - black and white photographs.books, history, ww2, biography, photography

"THE BATTLE FOR/ SHAGGY RIDGE/ The extraordinary story of the Australian Campaign against the/ Japanese in New Guinea's Finisterre Mountains in 1943-44"Soft Cover Book Soft cover - cardboard, gold, dark green and grey colour print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - in - colour - front two photographs, at top, troops resting, bottom soldiers in dug out positions. Back - troops marching out of the foothills. 318 pages - paper, cut, plain, off white. Illustrated - colour and black and white photographs and map diagrams.books, history, ww2, new guinea

"Walking Wounded/ The Inspirational Story of how/ the Kokoda Track is helping our/ wounded soldiers"Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, white, gold and black print on front, spine and back. Illustrated in colour photographs - front top silhouette of soldier. Bottom - a group walking along a track. Back - a group crossing a water course. 265 pages - paper, - cut, plain, off white. Illustrated colour photographs.books, history, ww2, new guinea

The Battle of Alamein - The Australian Casualties. The Australian`, The Weekend Australian - 50th Anniversary Special Edition. Honour Roll and Newspaper Articles.SOFT COVER BOOK - FOLIO FACSIMILE - Cloth tape binding. Cover - thin cardboard, front cover - black print on blue background, illustrated in black print three photographs - top/troops in a vehicle, bottom/ tanks and soldiers advamcing. Pages - paper, cut, plain white. Illustrated black and white copies of photographs. Owners stamp - inside front cover.Inside front cover - owner's stamp black ink "Mr W.J. HAMMILL, A.A.I.M./ PO Box 76, KANGAROO FLAT/ VICTORIA, 3505, AUSTRALIA"books, history, ww2

Booklet information "Extracted from Don Wall's book - Sandakan - The Last March" .Soft cover booklet - facsimile. Cover - cardboard, black print on cover, white background. Illustration - front, small black print of a soldier with bugle with cemetery scene. Binding tape. Pages 148 to 181 copied into booklet paper. End papers - printed colour triangular shaped images.books, history, ww2, sandakan

This was a panoramic wide portrait stuck on thick cardboard. There are seven rows of soldiers. They are wearing slouch hats. Their uniforms appear to be pre WW2 Militia. Part of a car can be seen on right side. There are also chimney stacks of water towers (?) there. In the background are old army huts.militia, photography - group portrait, australia

These relate to the WW2 and Post War service of VX112283 "Keith Charles Buckley" - Major1. Photo of an Australian Major of RA Sigs - in BCOF signing a document. Beside him is an Australian soldier and an Asian Gentleman. Behind them are cups and saucers. On the table is a round stamp or blotter. The Major is wearing Campaign medals. 2. Photo of the same conference from a different angle. 2 Australians, 5 Asian gentlemen. The Major and the mature Asian Gentleman are signing documents. The Australians are in winter dress. The civilians are in suits with ties, The table is a large square one with turned wooden legs.photos, ww2, signing of documents

These badges worn by Australian Soldiers to identify their origin generally on their shoulders from WW1 through to Korea. Refer 5687 for details on NX94268. Roy H Taylor of 2/1 Aust Field Regiment.Six Brown metallic badge emblems with word "Australia". All badges curved in shape. Two badges have metal bar at back to attach. 1,2, & 3. has the pin at the back and 4,5,6, the pins are missing."Australia" on all.uniform, ww2, badges

This item was souvenired by Pte VX 59037 L. E. Anderson, 3rd Aust Ord W. Shops Comp A15, Beirut, SyriaCream cardboard covers with black printing and sketch of buildings and people praying at the wall. Back cover has a map of Syria on the inside. Folded map coloured red and yellow on cream paper. Back of map has black printing explaining different places and Jerusalem and a photo of the Australian Soldiers Club Jerusalem."Guide Map of Jerusalem." Price 60 mils.jerusalem, map, ww2

Ivor Hele was the Australian Official War artist of WW2.Print on glossy paper. Colour copy of an oil painting. Two soldiers positioned within a jungle scene. Black printing below print of painting. Unframed.print, ww2, jungle

Photographs from Colin G. ODLUM VX 45898 from HQ COY 2/23 Batt. Posted to Palestine December 1941. Refer Cat no 127.56 for service details Box 7 Two original black and white photographs with white borders of Australian Soldiers Club Jerusalem and Haifa Port demo a height. Both photos. on the back “From VX 45898, ODLUM C. G., HQ COY, 2/23 BATT, AIF, Abroad, 20/12/41 .2) Written on the front “ AUSTRALIAN CLUB JERUSALEM “ palestine, ww2, soldiers club, haifa

This refers to the WW2 service of VX25591 Edward Hildebrandt.This is a small black & white photo. It portrays a couple walking on a footpath arm in arm. The lady is wearing a coat and hat, She is carrying a small bouquet of flowers and a hand bag. The soldier is in an Australian Army uniform wearing a slouch hat.On the rear of the photo, written in ink is " Marjery (Phillips) and Ted Hildebrandt in Swanston St. Melbourne. The year 1942 is written in a different pen.ww2, photo

1. Foolscap size sheet (see condition) Letterhead is for the soldier Settlement Commission. State Public Offices. Tel F 0234. Dated Melb 16 Sep 1947. Letter No 8945. In the text is Cert No. 4677 for Kenneth Edwin Beckman of Cowangi. The purpose of the land is for cropping and grazing (non irrigation land) 2. Letter quarto size paper. Letterhead of Australian Mil Forces. Tel No. M 45966 Ext 30. Victoria Echelon and records 291 Lonsdale St Melbourne dated 2 Nov 1945. In the text is printed EX V64354 K E Beckman. Cert of Discharge 294425. RAS Badge No. A 99448. Will (AAF A.131) One..admin record, ww2

See Addlem Collection Cat. 432.2.1. Very small brown envelope. Printed on front are the number 244157. R.A.S. Badge No. A................. Envelope is empty. 2, Very small brown envelope. The title is the Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airman's Imperial League Australia. Inside this envelope is a card showing No. 97366. The Manufacturer being Stokes and Sons, Melb.1. In the centre are two lines, Badge No, 97366. Name F.E. Addlem.paperwork, ww2, stationery

AAMWS - Australian Army Medical Women's Service See also, Cat. No. 4529.2.1 - .4 Are all the same. Graphic Artworks with coloured ink. Paper. In the center is the image of a woman in uniform. In the background in green ink are images of soldiers in helmets with rifles with fixed bayonets, a Tommy gun and an Owen gun. Writing on the Poster includes: "IN WHICH WE SERVE" "The Proudest Job in Australia Today" "Join the A.W.A.S or A.A.M.W.S" awas, wwii, aamws

The HMAS BENDIGO (1) was a Bathurst type Minelayer/Corvette. It was made in Australia. Launched 1 MAR 1941 and paid off 27 SEP 1946. The ship had a normal complement of 85 hands. The ENSIGN is the standard pattern Royal Navy ensign in use at the time by The Royal Australian Navy. The Ensign has five written names including the Captain and has 85 autographs. All but two have been identified. Referring to the sailor's service cards, the signing probably occurred between OCT 1945 to FEB 1946. Post WW2, the Ensign was presented in gratitude to the City of Bendigo where it was on display in the Old Town Hall for decades. The City then gifted the Ensign to the Bendigo and District R.S.L. After some time the RSL lodged the Ensign with the Soldier's Memorial Institute Military museum for safe keeping.The main part is of a strong open weave white cotton. The flag is divided by a bright red cross vertically and horizontally. In the top left quadrant is the Union flag of the U.K. The left side has a strong canvas spine in which is mounted the sisal rope. The rope has a small length with loop at the top and a longer length with loop at the bottomThe bottom right quadrant, has these words stencilled on it..."In Appreciation from HMAS BENDIGO". The other two quadrants have a large quantity of signatures.corvettes ww2, hmas bendigo

See Dean Cat 4575P.1. Scene showing bomb damaged building - location unknown,. 2. Scene of a harbour - showing water and buildings - location unknown. 3. A scene showing 4 Australian soldiers beside an ancient building (Roman). 4. A scene showing 3 Australian soldiers in front of a building wall. It is in a strong sunshine day, The soldiers are on a footpath. Two soldiers have peak caps, one has a slouch hat. All are wearing shorts.1. & 2. - Nil 3. On rear is written 1942 Baalbech, Syria. Bottom, Doug Dean. Jack 'Honesy' (Dec), Front - Bluey Pryor, Andy Crowbeck (Dec). 4. On rear is written - Palestine 1942. Jerusalem Rockfellow Museum. Windy Drow (son - Newbridge), Doug Dean, Brian Dongate QLD.ww2, syria, aust soldiers

These images capture for all time Light Horsemen travelling through Geelong on their way to camp at Torquay for the last Group meeting in Australia . information following - details obtained from .........https://torquayhistory.com/light-horse-brigade/ On Australia Day, 1997, Sir John Young unveiled this plaque on Point Danger, Torquay. Torquay history, Light Horse Training Camp, WW2 Plaque at Pt. Danger Note----- (See images to view plaque) The plaque identifies a significant event in Torquay’s history and the sentiments of ‘change’ for the Light Horse Brigade – from horses to machines. In 1940 the four Light Horse Regiments (4th, 8th, 13th and 20th), some 5000 Light Horse and 2000 horses camped and trained at Torquay. Three other regiments, formerly mounted on horses, were also at Torquay ‘mounted’ on privately owned trucks and cars. Division troops included Artillery, Engineers, Signals, Field Ambulance and other branches of the Army necessary to enable a Division to function. It wasn’t just the sheer numbers of men coming to this little town that made the event significant, it was also the fact that the men of the Light Horse were dramatic, almost glamorous figures and it is easy to see their exploits as some splendid adventure. Horses have played a special role in the story of Australia. They were the only means of transport across this huge country, so it was necessary for everyone to have the ability to ride a horse. When war broke out in 1899 between Britain and the Boers of South Africa (“Boer” was Dutch for “farmer”) Australia sent troops to fight. At first Britain was wary of using untried, unprofessional colonial cavalrymen but soon saw that the slouch-hatted Australian “bushmen” were a match for the fast-moving and unconventional mounted commandos of the Boers. The Australians proved themselves to be expert rough-riding horsemen and good shots. Bush life had hardened them to go for long periods with little food and water. They also showed remarkable ability to find their way in a strange country and use its features for cover, in both attack and defence. By 1914, when Australia joined the war against Germany, there were 23 Light Horse regiments of militia volunteers. Many men from these units joined the Light Horse regiments of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Men were given remounts (if not using their own horses) – army horses bought by Commonwealth purchasing officers from graziers and breeders. These were called “walers” because they were a New South Wales stockhorse type – strong, great-hearted animals with the strains of the thoroughbred and semi-draught to give them speed, strength and stamina. On 1st November, 1914, Australia’s First Infantry Division and the first four Light Horse regiments sailed for England in a fleet of transport ships. The first of the Light Horse arrived at Gallipoli in May without their horses. Back with their horses after Gallipoli, they were formidable combatants across the Sinai and Palestine. Some British commanders observed that the light horseman moved with a “lazy, slouching gait, like that of a sleepy tiger” but described how the promise of battle “changes that careless gait, into a live athletic swing that takes him over the ground much quicker than other troops”. They had Light Horse, Torquay, training campdeveloped a reputation as formidable infantrymen. The Turks called them “the White Ghurkas” – a reference to their deadly skill with the bayonet. The Arabs called them “The Kings of the Feathers”. The plume had originally been a battle honour of the Queensland Mounted Infantry for their work in the shearer’s strike of 1891. During WW1 it was adopted by almost all the Light Horse Regiments. It was the proud badge of the light horseman. The most famous of their battles was the attack on Beersheba- the charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade. Mounted infantrymen and their superb walers had carried out one of the most successful cavalry charges in history – against what seemed impossible odds. They surprised the Turks by charging cavalry-style, when they would normally have ridden close to an objective then dismounted to fight. The fall of Beersheba swung the battle tide against the Turks in Palestine; and changed the history of the Middle East. While 19 men from the Surf Coast Shire served with the 4th Light Horse over the course of WW1, only four were involved in the charge of Beersheba- John GAYLARD, Philip QUINN.(Winchelsea); Wallace FINDLAY (Anglesea); Harry TRIGG (Bambra). After the war, Light Horse units played a key role in the Australian Government’s compulsory military training programme. The Citizen Military Forces (C.M.F.) thrived on the glamour of the wartime Light Horse tradition, ignoring the possibility that motor vehicles would soon replace the horses. When training was no longer compulsory, the C.M.F. regiments declined and horses became more of a luxury during the 1930s depression years of poverty and unemployment. Some regiments were motorised. Then, in 1939, Australia joined Britain in another world war. Training was increased for the militia at both home bases and regional training camps. The camp at Torquay in 1940, commanded by Major General Rankin, was at Divisional strength. By the end of the camp some felt that the Division was ready for active service. Gradually, over the next four years, the Australian Light Horse units were mounted on wheels and tracks and the horses were retired. Six men enlisted at the Torquay camp and another 57 men and women enlisted at Torquay for service in WW2. Those who served in the Militia provided valuable Officers and NCOs and men for the armed services during the war. Each infantry division of the 2nd AIF had a Light Horse regiment attached to it. But the day of the Australian mounted soldier hadn’t quite passed. During World War II, Australia’s 6th Cavalry Regiment formed a mounted unit they called “The Kelly Gang” which did valuable scouting work. In New Guinea, a mounted Light Horse Troop did patrol duty and helped carry supplies. Some fully equipped walers were flown into Borneo for reconnaissance in rugged mountain country. But by the end of the war, in 1945, the horse had disappeared from the Australian Army. References: Australian Light Horse Association www.lighthorse.org.au National Australia Archives Australian War Memorial Surf Coast Shire WW1 memorials www.togethertheyserved.com The Light horse- a Cavalry under Canvas Light Horse, Training Camp, Torquay, WW2 Late in 1939 it was decided to set up a Lighthorse training camp in Torquay to train both men and horses for the battles of the Second World War. Horses, men and equipment came on special trains from all over Victoria and NSW, and as you would expect horseman came from areas such as Omeo and Sale, the Wimmera and the Western District. They arrived at the Geelong racecourse for watering in the Barwon River and then were ridden across the ford at the breakwater and began their 11 mile trek to Torquay. Light Horse, Training Camp, Torquay, WW2 Tent city By the end of January 1940 the camp at Torquay accommodated some 5000 men and 2500 horses of the Second Cavalry Division. The rows of horses, tents and huts near Blackgate Road were quite a sight. While the cavalrymen engaged in exercises on the land and on the beaches, many of the troops took over the Torquay School for special training of men and officers. Mr Bob Pettit local farmer and Councillor for the Barrabool Shire, wrote about the Light horse in the Surf Coast Community News in 1985 saying “They used to travel about the district riding four abreast in one long convoy. To my annoyance they went through my property and shut all the gates behind them. I had certain gates open to let stock in to the water holes and it would take me three -quarters of an hour to follow the horsemen up and put all the gates right again” he continued “the men from the Light Horse were here when the fire went through in March 1940. He recalled an incident when early one morning, as some one blew the bugle, a soldier putting a white sheet on the line frightened the horses. They panicked and ran off in all directions. Six went over the cliff near Bird Rock, five were never found, and the rest were gathered up after nearly a fortnight in the bush around Addiscott and Anglesea" Light Horse, Training Camp, Torquay, WW2, Geelong Parade Geelong parade The training camp culminated in a parade through the streets of Geelong on March 12th 1940. The salute was given at the Town Hall and the troops continued on a route to the You Yang’s for a training exercise. Note-----(see media section for photograph) The Camp was abandoned in mid 1940 as it was deemed unsuitable for training during winter and the cost of a permanent camp could not be justified if it could not be used all year. Historic.......Rare,,,Interpretive.Sepia photographs.set of four ....post card size ....Horses &LighthorsemenNo 1, Lighthorsemen Regiment Geelong 1940......No 2 Light Horse at Breakwater Geelong 1938 to 1940....No 3 Light Horse at Breakwater Geelong 1938 to 1940.....No 4 Light Horse crossing Breakwater camped at Geelong Showgrounds. These markings are on reverse of photographs.light horsemengeelong 1940., world war 2

A puttee is a cloth band that was wound round a soldier’s leg from their ankle to their knee. They were designed to provide support when walking and protect against harsh weather conditions. Many Australian soldiers developed a painful medical condition during their service on the Western Front called trench foot. The primary causes were wet feet and unsanitary conditions but puttees were also partly to blame as they limited circulation to the lower leg and foot. These puttees are a collectors item, they are the real thing, used in WW1 and made a short return in WW2 and were used as ceremonial dress in Malaysia in the 1960s, these ones are WW2 issue. Used as military dress in world war one, briefly in world war II and ceremonial dress in Malaysia in the 1960'sOlive green wrapping wool mix wrapping 106cm long and q2cm wide with tape 103 cm long 1.5 cm wideNilputtee, leggings world ww1 1 ww2 malaysia cloth bans

Used by Driver NE Morris to carry personal belongings. He served in Tobruk and Milne BayBag used carry Personal belongings by World War 2 Australian infantry soldier Khaki coloured canvas bag complete with cotton draw string on one end. Army number and name stenciled in red on one sideVX 18968 NE Morris dilly bag canvas khaki morris vx 18968 ww2

Khaki and Green is a summary of the scope of the activities of the Australian soldiers since last they related their experiences, in book form. To their homeland. It speaks of desert and jungle epitomising the two major regions of the campaign in which Australians have participated since October 1942 - the overthrow of Rommel's forces at El Alamein and the smashing of the Chinese in Papua.Collection of servicemen recounts, poems and cartoons from World War 2Faded light green hardcover front and back with title in centre symmetrical green and back lettering (shadowed) With the Australian Army at home and overseas. Text is repeated on spine of book. Front and back inside pages has an illustrations of a kit bag and it's contents and text - Palestine, United Kingdom, Egypt, Libya, Greece, Crete, Eritrea, Cyprus, Syria, Siam, Malaya, Java, Ambon, Ceylon, China, New Britain, Ocean islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Solomon's, Papua, Timor, Dutch New Guinea. Photos, illustrations, cartoons, poems. There are three copies held at the Lara RSL Sub Branch.To the memory of fallen comrades ‘They gave their lives. For the public gift they received a praise which never ages and a tomb most glorious – not so much the tomb in which they lie, but that in which their fame survives, to be remembered forever when occasion comes for word or dead…. ‘ blaney, aif, 6th and 7th division, poetry, middle east, south west pacific, darwin, nassau bay, kokoda, rats of moresby, bullybeef, night patrol, jungle fighters, prisoners of war, world war 2, ww2

Issued to Service personnel during WW2The Australian Soldiers Pocket Book was distributed to Army personnel during WW2. It belonged to SGT John Branch 419022, Aircrew in the Royal Australian Air Force.Red cardboard cover with paper pagesFront Cover - 'The Soldiers' Pocket Book' at top and at bottom 'Gift from ... The Australian Comforts Fundaustralian soldiers pocket book, ww2, australian comforts fund, john branch, 419022, lauriston house lara

The handbook was distributed to all ex-servicemen on return from WW2 in the Geelong area and was a guide to civil life.This booklet for returned service personnel from World War 2 living in the Geelong Region is og local district significance as a part of the history of Geelong.The Road Back -two of The Ex-Serviceman's Handbooks,1947/ 1950 Geelong Issued Free.One is Light green in colour with black writingThe Road Back The Ex-Serviceman's Handbook Geelong.the road back, the ex-serviceman's handbook, world war 2, ww2, australian aif, australian serviceman, australian servicewoman, rss&aila, army, navy, air force, returned sailor's, soldier's and airmen's imperial league of australia, rsl

At this point the person is not known.Coloured head & shoulders portrait of an Australian soldier, name unknown. Shown are a green, orange service ribbon WW2, Two colour patches shown white/blue with grey backing.portraits, photography ww2

At this point the soldier is unknown.Sepia photo of unnamed Australian soldier, placed on cardboard backing.Handwritten bottom R: “Vincent Kelly Bendigo”photograhy, portraits