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4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Poetry, "Our Heroic Dead", "Standing To", and "Reconciliation"
A plastic sleeve containing three pieces of photo-copied verse. "Our Heroic Dead" by Alice Edwards in 1918, "Standing To" by Brentomman and "Reconciliation" by Gerardy about the Palestine campaignpoetry, ww1 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Photograph, Light Horsemen, 1915/17
A black & white photo of 9 mounted Light Horsemen in front of a low tentphoto, light horse, ww1 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Aerial Photograph, British Army, Mericourt, 31/7/18
An aeriall photograph taken from 5000 feet looking towards Mericourt from behind the British front. Marked on the photo is the approximate British front line as at 31-7-18, and, locations such as Chuignolles, St Germain Wood, Mericourt, Prayart, Somme, Cerisy. 3.B.S.48 Ht 5000 ftsomme, ww1, photo -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Certificate (Medical), Certificate to be given to all NCO's and men proceeding on leave, 7/5/1917
Certificate was issued to No 1175 Kennedy J (rank not clear) of 23 Bn AIFA certificate issued to all nco's and men proceeding on leave, certifying that the bearer is free from vermin and scabies.Signed by Capt Miralyin (?) RAMC on 7/5/17 On back is written "Souvenir of my furlough from France saying that I am free from (chats)"certificate, medical, ww1, vermin -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Postcards (2 off), Victory March, 1919
Two Beagles post cards, both of Australian soldiers in the victory march through London on 3 May 1919photo, victory march, ww1 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Certificate, Seventh War Loan. The Honor (sic) Flag, 14 Oct 1918
The Honor Flag consists of the Australian national Flag in the canton, a white field, with a blue Federal Star and three vertical blue bars in the fly. The flag has a red border. It was awarded to towns and districts that subscribed twice their quota of funds. Flags for individuals did not have the Federal Star nor the vertical bars. A yellow paper certificate that was presented to individuals who contributed to the Seventh War Loan. It has the title and the honour flag is depicted across the centre of the certificate, and a certification that the recipient had subscribed and the signature of W H Watt, Commonwealth Treasurer. This certificate was issued to Mr Hedley Harper and is dated 14 Oct 1918war loans, ww1 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Photograph, A snow scene at Lebanon, in Syria, showing Australians among the famous cedars. January 1919, Jan 1919
Black and white photo, Eleven soldiers are relaxing on rocks on a hillside with cedars behind.Photograph No B839photo, lebanon, ww1 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Photograph (2 copies), Prisoners, Esdrealan Plain, abt 1918
A black & white photo, showing a long line of prisoners under mounted escort on a flat open plain. There are three bodies in the foreground.No B258 Australian War Memorial, Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne. On back - 'Site of a battle between Indian Cavalry and enemy at Lejjun on Esdraelon Plain, also near site of Armageddon, Nazareth Hills in background. Prisoners captured during advance on Damascus'ww1, palestine, pow -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Christmas Card, 1917
A small, coloured Christmas card showing the rising sun badge, a sketch of purple pansies and the words" To greet you and wish you a Merry Christmas" on the front. There is a green woven cord down the spine holding the internal sheet on which is written "Christmas, 1917. Did you hear a whispered "Coo-ee". Did you feel a clasping hand, When the Christmas bells were ringing, In Australias Golden Land? For in my thoughts I send them you, From the shatter'd fields of war, That we might meet, greet as in dear days of yore; And O how low distant distant seem those times, When you and I were near, Oh would the Southern Cross and you were shining on me here. From 2987 Sapper C A Roney 1st Aust Divn Signal Coy AIF France"As describedchristmas card, ww1, france -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Potographs, Turkish Prisoners, c. 1918
A set of nine black & white photographs depicting mainly activities of Turkish prisoners. 1. Ten prisoners sitting in a circle preparing vegetables. On the back - "Preparing the daily stew". 2. A group of about 70 prisoners in ranks of four with hundreds more in the background. On the back "Led or fed up". 3. Three sets of 44 gallon drums set up for cooking with a line of 25 prisoners behind. On the back "One of the camp kitchens, prisoners, staff and interpreter". 4. An open plane with long lines of prisoners . On the back "Prisoners from Jenin to Lejjun". 5. A group of about 80 prisoners by a stream. On the back " The first batch of prisoners in Damascus district near Sasa". 6. Lines of graves decorated with rocks. On the back "Turkish Graveyard". 7. Another scene of the camp kitchen with a large gathering of prisoners and Light Horsemen. On the back "The stew issue". 8. A large gathering of prisoners, mainly sitting on the ground. On the back "Acres of prisoners at Tulkeram". 9. Graves of Turkish POW's who died of sickness Oct 18See descriptionphotos, turkish pow, ww1 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Ration Book, Pass containing Leave or Duty Ration Book, 1918
A grey light card covered book of ration coupons that was issued to Mo 2987 Spr Roney C, for his leave to London from 11/10/18 to 15/10/18. It contains 14 unused coupons for meat, butter, sugar, lard, cheese, tea and jam. Rationing Order 1918, Serial No P3 No 079442, N90ww1, ration book -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - News Clipping, Marguerite Marshall, Les Johnston lived as a pioneer by Marguerite Marshall, 27 April 1982
Newsprintaif, alan johnston, alexander johnston, bob johnston, early settlers, eltham railway station, first world war, george johnston, horse drawn carriage, houses, isabel johnstone, kangaroo ground, kangaroo ground state school, les johnston, mary ann johnston, military medal, ww1 -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
WW1 ID Tags, Thomas Adams Collection
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Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
PICTURE POSTCARDS, FRANCE, WW1 (280 approx)
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Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
PICTURE POSTCARDS, BELGIUM, WW1. (110 Approx.)
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Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
PICTURE POSTCARDS, WALES during WW1. On 'Blighty Leave', Bob and Harold had stayed with Uncle Robert Snape and family in South Wales, where uncle Robert was a coal-mining engineer....please see attached: ROBERT SNAPE (Snr) Illuminated Address and its transcription
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Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
TIMELINE, WW1, BOB & HAROLD
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Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
9 SNAPE FAMILY PHOTOS: The parents - John T. Snape and Rosina (née Cook) married Christmas Day 1890; the children- Bob (born 1892), Harold (born 1893) and Frank (born 1895); and Margaret ('Madge',née McLaughlin), Bob's wife (secretly married before Bob's embarkation); Cook family (maternal side) portrait; 'Belmiers', the family home in Barkly Street, Essendon, circa WW1 (then and now); Isobel Miers, the Snapes' favourite young cousin after whom the house was named. Uncle Robert Snape, coal-mining engineer, Wales
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Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Ornamental biscuit and photograph, 1914-1918
This biscuit is called a 'Dog Biscuit' and was produced during WWI. It was part of a rashion kit to accompany another biscuit and a tin of Bully beef. The original owner (Jack) was a serviceman and he created a souvenir for a loved one, using the biscuit as a frame for the photograph of presumably himself. This object is a rare and precious piece. It is rare for items composed of edible goods to remain almost perfectly intact after a century after creation. The use of the biscuit as a souvenir, with the addition of a photgraph and inscriptions, is presumably unique and imparts great social significance to the item.Dry biscuit with inlaid square black and white photograph of a man in military outfit. The photograph is cropped to include only half of the man from waist up and fragments of three other people at the edges. There are inscriptions on the front and back of the biscuits.Inscriptions on the front read: "With best wishes from Jack" Inscriptions on the back read: "With best wishes frm your loving son Jack"biscuit, dog biscuit, military rations, ww1, world war 1, world war one, the first world war, the great war -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Ornamental biscuit, Phoenix Co, 1914-1918
This biscuit is called a 'Dog Biscuit' and was produced during WWI. It was part of a rashion kit to accompany another biscuit and a tin of Bully beef. The original owner was presumably a serviceman called Jack was and he created a souvenir for a loved one using this biscuit, accompanied by another biscuit with an inlaid photograph of himself. This object is a rare and precious piece. It is rare for items composed of edible goods to remain almost perfectly intact after a century after creation. The use of the biscuit as a souvenir, with the addition of a artificial flowers, is presumably unique and imparts great social significance to the item.Dry biscuit with artificial flower decoration. The flowers are of light green and cream coloured fabric, wire and are attached in the top right hand corner of the biscuit. There are fabric strips attached to the back and tied with cotton string through holes in the lower right corner.Inscriptions on the front read: "Phoenix Co. Melbourne" biscuit, dog biscuit, military rations, ww1, world war 1, world war one, the first world war, the great war -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Biscuit, Phoenix Co, 1914-1918
This biscuit is called a 'Dog Biscuit' and was produced during WWI. It was part of a rashion kit to accompany another biscuit and a tin of Bully beef. The original owner was presumably a serviceman called Jack was and he created a souvenir for a loved one using another two biscuits, one including an inlaid photograph of himself and the other including an artificial flower decoration.This object is a rare piece. It is rare for items composed of edible goods to remain almost perfectly intact after a century after creation. This biscuit was presumably owned by the servicemand Jack who created a souvenir using another two similar biscuits. This imparts social, historical and research significance to the item.Dry biscuit with impressed inscription.Inscriptions on the front read: "Swallow / (indecipherable word) / Army / Wholemeal / Melbourne" biscuit, military rations, dog biscuit, ww1, world war 1, world war one, the first world war, the great war -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Rations label, Phoenix Co, 1914-1918
This item is a rations label which would have been distributed with two 'Dog Biscuits' and a tin of bully beef to a serviceman. These were rations handed out during WWI. The original owner was presumably a serviceman called Jack. He created a souvenir for a loved one using two biscuits, one including an inlaid photograph of himself and the other including an artificial flower decoration.Small, triangular shaped paper item with inscriptions.Inscriptions on the front read: "Dog Biscuits" / 1914 - 1918 / Rations: / 1 tin bully beef and two dog biscuits military rations, biscuit, dog biscuit, ww1, world war 1, world war one, the first world war, the great war -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
RSL BADGE COLLECTION _ Returned Sailors & Soldiers Imperial League Australia Badge and Returned Sailors' Soldiers' & Airmen's Imperial League Australia, RSL Membership Badges, Manufacturer - Stokes & Sons Melbourne for four badges, (Stokes closed in 1962). Small badges No 48030 (wiith 67 year clasp) has the makers inscription of - Property of League, Swann & Hudson VIC
donation source and providence unknown - common item issued to individual RSL Members across VictoriaAs an historic RSL Badge from WW1 & WW2 membership periods It is also in very good condition. The 'First Field Dressing' has a khaki cotton cover with a single stitched opening flap on the right hand end of the cover. The 'Contents' and 'Directions for Use' are written on the front exterior as follows: FIRST FIELD DRESSING TO OPEN: Outer. Cotton Break thread holding flap Inner. Waterproof Covers Tear apart at the uncemented corner (indicated by arrow). CONTENTS: Two dressings in Waterproof Covers,each consisting of gauze stitched to a bandage and a safety pin. Directions for Use - Take the folded ends of the bandage in each hand, and, keeping the bandage taut, apply the gauze pad to the wound and fix the bandage. one dressing to be used for each wound. In each case of head wounds when respirators have to be worn, care should be taken to adjust the pad so that it does not interfere with the fit of the facepiece. DO NOT HANDLE THE GAUZE OR WOUND Three x Large Badges (30mm (W) x 40mm (H) - With membership numbered on the rear of 45147, 70848, 74487 & 74642 stamped on the rear These badges a brass with white blue and red enamel inlay. The badge is in the shape of shield with a regal crown on top. The shield is white enamel, with a blue enamel circle (containing the words - Returned Sailors & Soldiers Imperial League. Below the circle a red enamel ribbon is depicted with the word - Australia enclosed. The brass centre of the badge has the figures of a Sailor & Soldier each carrying a rifle. Two x Small Badges (18mm (W) x 24mm (H) - The smaller badge has the same material and colours but includes the third figure of an Airmen holding a rifle in the centre. The location of the organisation name has changed to Returned Sailors' soldiers' & Airmen's in the blue circle and red ribbon contains - Imperial League Australia. One of the small badges has a green 67 year clasp fastened with three clasps around the crown. In this period Financial members received a new clasp for each year of financial membership. -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book. WW1, The ANZAC Book, 1916
First Edition. Missing Front and Back Covers. Large staples hold it togetherWritten and Illustrated in Gallipoli by The Men of Anzac For the benefit of Patriotic Funds connected with the A. & N.Z.A.C. -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book. WW1. Local Enlistments, For King & Country. Great War Enlistments from Warrnambool and District, 2016
Paperback. Coloured/Illustrated Front CoverAuthors, Ron Blair and James Affleck Published by James Affleck First Published 2004 Second Edition February 2016 Complimentary copy from WDHS 22nd April 2016 -
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Book. WW1. Regimental History, ENDURE AND FIGHT. 4th Light Horse, 2011
Hard CoverLimited Edition (Details see image DSCF6180.JPG) Dedication Panel (Details see image DSCF6181.JPG) Frontiespiece signed by Author (Details see image DSCF6182.JPG) -
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Pre-WW1 Correspondence HAROLD to BOB & JT SNAPE (father) to BOB, Jan'y 1906. 'My first trip to Nyora' (Bob: short story)
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Artwork, other - Members of Warrnambool Club 1914 - 1918, Framed Photos of Members of Warrnambool Club 1914 - 1918 who served in the great war
Wooden Frame Containing photos of Members of the Warrnamboo Club of 1914 - 1918Plaque on front of Framed Picture: Members of Warrnambool Club 1914 - 1918 who served in the Great War. Each image is named. Asterisk 'Paid the Supreme Sacrifice', in left corner of frame. -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Photograph - Private William Reginald Rawlings 3603, WW1, William Reginald Rawlings
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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Album - Family photo album
This album contains a collection of portrait photographs taken in the later part of the 19th Century. Some of the photographers listed on the back include Stewart & Co., Bourke St East, Melbourne, Theodor Bloch Trafalgar St Nelson, A McDonald St George’s Hall Bourke St East Melbourne, G Kendall, Echuca and E. Goulter Prahran. The sepia photographs depict people of different ages. Winnie Willock was born in Warrnambool around 1882 and served as a nursing sister in World War 1enlisting in October 1915 and returned in 1919.https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8855203 A typical photo album of the time. It has social significance as far as costume and styles are concerned.Dark green leather album with brass metal lock and embellishments on front and back covers The same pattern is repeated on spine. Gilt on edges of pages. Sepia photographs are set in card inserts.Winnie Willock Ventnor Warrnambool, written in black pen on inside front page. A W Willock Ventnor No 14 inside front cover.winnie willock, ventnor, ww1, first world war, great war, 1914-1918, nursing, warrnambool, photo album