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Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945. The New Guinea Offensives, 1953
Official history of WW2 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945. The Final Campaigns, 1953
Official history of WW2 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945. Royal Australian Air Force 1939-1942, 1953
Official history of WW2 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945. Air War Against Japan 1943 - 1945, 1953
Official history of WW2 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945. The Government and the People 1939-1941, 1953
Official history of WW2 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Medal, Service medals
Assorted WW2 medals -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Medal - James Bremner
WW2 group of four39/45 Star, France Germany Star, Defense Medal and War Medal -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Newspaper Article, Vincent Daly, Friday 19 December 2008
Friday 19 December 2008. Heading: Tale of Airman's Survival Finally Told". Double page article prepared by Shepparton News journalist John Lewis on life before, during and after WW2. Features his survival following crash in Scotland.Shepparton News article featuring Vincent Daly 1921 - 1969. A former Tatura (Byrneside) boy - pilot in WW2 as told by his brother Pat. Double page spread with colour photos.vincent daly, pat daly -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Badges British and Italian, Circa WW2
00074.1 Cyclist Corps Badge 00074.2 Italian Badge Engineers. WW2 00074.3 Royal East Kent Hat Badge -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Uniform - Gaiters, Circa WW2
WW2 short gaiters. Canvas with leather strapping and brass buckles.Mixed match pair with one gaiter having leather straps.G..27 L B 42 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Medals WW2, Post WW2
WW2 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star and Defence Medal. Also included is 1945 School Medallion.Unnamed -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Badges Italian, WW2 vintage
WW2 Italian badges on display board 7 small brass shoulder boards 3 large brass shoulder boards -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Badge, Wallace Bishop, MN Australia, circa 1940
WW2 Merchant Navy Australia, issued by the Commonwealth Government 1940 MN War Service officially-numbered silver lapel badge. A company called Bishop also manufactured badges in Melbourne .Intended as a form of service badge for Australian Merchant Seafarers especially those perhaps serving on the newly armed civilian craft. The term Merchant Navy was coined by King George V in 1919, as recognition of the sacrifice made by merchant seafarers during the First World War.WW2 Merchant Navy war service solid (silver) badge. Initials ‘MN’ enclosed by oval rope motif with crown above. The word ‘Australia’ (UC) displayed beneath. Retains original two-loop lapel fixtures. Officially-numbered 10910 on the back. Inscribed "issued by the Commonwealth Government 1940". "Wallace-Bishop Brisbane".ww2, merchant navy, commonwealth government 1940, badge, war service, australia, mn -
Bendigo Military Museum
Model - AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION (WW2), C. WW2
Aircraft recognition models were produced and painted flat black and lacked any real surface detail or markings in order to simulate a silhouette. Training purposes for both military personnel and civilians alike.1. & 2. Model Aircraft x 2 made from timber and painted black. 1. Has four engines and appears to be a "Boeing B.17 Flying Fortress", an American heavy bomber WW2. 2. Has twin engines - a "Vickers Wellington", a British, long range medium bomber WW2.Handwritten label with models - grey lead pencil. "Recognition Model used to train pilot and gunner in identification. Top. Boe's B17. Bottom Vickers Wellington". 1. Label on bottom of model - "FORTRESS"military, aircraft, training, ww2 -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
WW2 WAAAF Photograph and Personnel ID Tags : A.M. Dyson, Circa 1940-1945
WW2 WAAAF : Women's Australian Auxiliary Air Force WW2 Air Force - Australia Ann Marion DysonWW2 WAAAF 1940-1945.1 sepia coloured Photograph of Ann Marion Dyson WW2 WAAAF 2 ID tags : 1 x round and 1 x octagonal in shape. Round on a silver (stainless steel chain) and octagonal on a copper nickel chain. Both tags made of corrosion resistant metal such as nickel alloy. Tags depict Name Ann Marion Dyson, service number 105057, service WAAAF, and religion. Dog Tags : Ann Marion Dyson 105057, WAAAF and R.C. ann marion dyson, ww2 waaaf, australian air force ww2 -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Medal - Mothers and Widows Badge 1939 - 1945
... ww2. ...This badge was issued to Mrs M Deacon (mother) of 67 Cramer St, Preston to commemorate her son Flying Officer Stanley Alfred DEACON (255057) who was lost in a Consolidated Catalina A-24-22 of No. 20 Squadron RAAF, on the night of 08/09March 1943. The aircraft flown by the Commanding Officer of No. 20 Squadron W.Cdr Francis Bloomfield Chapman (271349) with Flying Officer S.A.Deacon as R.D.F. Operator (ie. radio officer) and 7 other crew members departed Cairns, and later reported being on fire, probably force landing 30 miles south east of Gasmata. A 3-4 day air search failed to find any sign of the aircraft or survivors. Gasmata is located in New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Bismarck, New Guinea. Stanley Alfred Deacon is commemorated at the Australian War Memorial and the Rabaul Memorial. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10307635 Obverse: Circular metal (silver-coloured) badge with raised image of woman with floral bouquet. Raised lettering (see below) Suspended from badge, a rectangular metal strip (suspended by two rings) with small star held by split pin. Reverse: Hinged metal pin clasp Engraving (see below)Obverse: FOR AUSTRALIA Reverse: ISSUED BY THE C'WLTH GOVT A.F. 3713 AMOR SYDNEYww2., mothers and widows badge -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Equipment - Canister
This item and it’s associated gas mask (Cat.No. 0096.1) are of a style typical of German WW2 gas mask and connister, but the use of vinyl instead of rubber and the Spanish manufacture of the gas mask suggests post WW2 manufacture. German WW2-style tin gas mask container, with hinged lid with clip. Lid incorporate stowages for anti-fog lenses (2 in grease-proof envelope). Three loops for attaching webbing. Webbing carry straps missing. Olive green paint. Removeable cover from gas mask filter (ref: Cat.No. 0096.1) stowed loose in cannister. -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Report
Report of the Cowra Breakout in WW2documents, 1944, army -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Picture
Picture of Statue of WW2 Diggerphoto, general -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Model Aircraft
Typhoon Night Fighter WW2model -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Poster
Medals & Honours Post WW2poster, general -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Gaiters
Canvas Gaiters WW2 / Korea.photo, ww2/korea, army -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Equipment, 1940
Canvas Equipment bag WW2P. Doherty -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Uniform Complete
Army Tropical WW2 Officersuniform, ww2, army -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Uniform Complete
Pilot Officers Uniform WW2uniform, ww2, raaf -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Head light cover
During WW2 headlight covers were used for night driving during brown out periods. They were compulsory from late 1941 to the end of 1943 when it was thought that the danger of invasion had passed. They were designed to restrict the amount of light emitted by cars and vans.Head light covers used during WW2. Small rectangular opening to allow a sliver of light to shine at night .Metal round piece with metal shade for headlights to point to the ground. Originally painted black.Stamped Lucasww2, blackout, cars -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Uniform (Item) - Bren Gun Ammunition Webbing Pouches
Marked with 450380 possible WW2 Service Number -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Photograph - Framed Photograph, Rev JJ Tresidder VX117292
John Joseph Tressider was a Catholic Chaplain that served in WW213cm x18cm black and white photograph of Army Catholic Chaplain VX117292 Capt JJ Tresidder. In the photograph, the Reverand is wearing glasses, a WW2 style jacket, sam browne and peak cap as well as a priests collar. The photograph is on fujifilm photostock paper. The photo is framed in a hazelnut coloured frame and has a white, stepped card spacer between the photo and the glass.chaplain, photograph, 5/6rvr, ww2 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, WW1 Personnel Records
Records of service of Major William Thomas Tackaberry during WW1 and WW2.Commanding Officer, Lt. Colonel, 17 Garrison Battalion AIF 6.10.1939 Dhurringile Internment Camp 1. Commandant Group of Internment Camps (Tatura) in Southern Command 1. 8. 1940Cream coloured light card cover with brown spine and rectangle supplied by National Archives of Australia enclosing copies of Personnel Records from World War 1 (21) and WW2 (10), with a picture of a Digger on the front.ww1, ww2, camp 1, documents, reports -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Coin
1932 Penny, found near Kurramine Beach, NQ c1980, following cyclone. Beach used by WW2 troops in WW2 for recreation.ephemera, ww2, general