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Bendigo Military Museum
Letter - ENLISTMENT LETTER, RAAF Recruiting Centre, 4th August 1941
This is a reply to F.G.Davey’s application to join the RAAF as an Aircrew member. His call up for training was likely to be December 1941 or later. Part of the Frederick Gardner Davey DFC No 410533 RAAF collection. Refer Cat No 3536P for his service details.Letter typed in black ink on paper designed to be folded to form an envelope, envelope seal attached above the Commonwealth of Australia letter head, recipients name and address on the back under “On His Majesty’s Service”Bottom right hand corner, “Hand written signature in black ink.”enlistment, aircrew member -
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Book - BOOK, LIGHT HORSE, Angus and Robertson, The Wells of Beersheba, Revised edition 1947, first printed 1933
The Wells of Beersheba”, An epic tale of the Australian Light Horse 1914/18. “The Mounted Soldier has vanished from the Services, Frank Davison celebrates the part played by the men and horses of the ANZAC Mounted Division in the last great Cavalry Campaign of modern warfare”Book, soft cover cardboard, black print on front and back, beige colour background with patterned red/brown colour, 65 pages plain beige colour, illustrated black line drawingsOn front fly leaf in blue ink,”Susan Davidson (phone No)”, in grey lead pencil, “2/6”, “Paton”, (Phone No)”beersheba, anzac, light horse -
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Headwear - CAPS, PEAKED, 1) EMERCO VIC (arrow up), Australian Army Peak Caps, 1) 1983. .2) 1990
.1) Peak hat, Kahki cotton twill, brown leather hand band with brass button keepers, size 55, lining is cotton fabric and clear plastic. .2) Peak hat, Kahki cotton twill, brown leather hat band with brass button keepers, corp badge Royal Australian Survey Corps, size 57, lining cotton fabric and clear plastic.headwear, peak caps, royal australian survey corps, rasvy -
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Map - MAP of AFGHANISTAN, Australian Government department of defence, Details as of March 2013
Synthetics cloth coloured map of Uruzgan Province Afghanistan, scale 1: 300,000, Escape and evasion type. Has graphs, charts, elevations.maps, afghanistan -
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Manual - VOLUNTEER DEFENCE MANUAL, Illustrated Notes for Volunteer Defence Corps, Australia 1942, 1942
Spiral bound gloss paper illustrated notes for the Australian defence Corp Volunteers, 32 pages, subjects covered, camouflage, stalking, self defence, small arms, aircraft ID, reconnaissance reporting and general information on enemy forces.volunteers, defence corp -
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Document - RAAF ENTRY CONDITIONS, Royal Australian Air Force, C. WW2, issued 4.8.1941
The form issued to and signed by Frederick Gardner Davey No 410533 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3536P for his service details.Document form P./.P 39A detailing conditions governing enlistment, promotion, re - muster, transfer and discharge in the RAAF. All Black type on cream coloured paper.Two handwritten signatures and a date, “4/8.41”, “F Davey”, Possibly “Miles”raaf, conditions -
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Memorabilia - BELT
The badges are from various countries including Australia, South Africa, Britain. Some go back to pre Boer War. Soldiers collected badges and it was common for them to attach to a belt.Kahki Cotten belt with metal clips at each end. There are 12 buttons and 11 badges attached. There is a thin leather strap attached to the back of the belt.Stamped on L.H. End, “W (arrow up) B”badges, buttons, -
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Document - FOREIGN EXCHANGE DOCUMENT, 13.1.1947
Foreign exchange slip issued by the Commonwealth bank of Australia Bendigo Branch and used by F.G.Davey to exchange English pound to Australian Pounds. Part of the Frederick Gardner Davey DFC No 410538 RAAF collection. Refer Cat No 3536P for his service details.Proforma D 169978 on blue A5 sized paper in blue ink, hand written details completed in blackHand written details in black inkforeign exchange, pounds -
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Accessory - ARMBAND
Item issued to Mathew Redwood, 3811680, 8237166. Refer Cat No 3891 for his service details.Arm band, desert pattern with Velcro straps, Australian flag patch sewn on.Inside arm band, “REDWOOD 3811680, 8237166”accessory, arm bands, uniforms -
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Memorabilia - PATCHES
Items belonging to Mathew Redwood 3811680/8237166. Refer Cat No 3891 for his service details..1) Cloth patch circular, eagle above map of Iraq, flags and lettering around outside, Kahki colour lettering “IRAQI FREEDOM”, “WE WILL NOT FAIL”. Flags include Australia, Iraq, UK and USA. .2)Cloth patch, gold edges, American flag in centre.patches, american, iraq -
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Weapon - CARTRIDGE CASE AND LINK
25mm cartridge case and link section from a M242 25mm Bushmaster Chain Gun mounted on an Australian Light Armoured vehicle (ASLAV). Item souvenired by Mathew Redwood. Refer Cat No 3891 for his service details. .1) M 25 cartridge case. .2) Link belt section for .1)On the link belt, “M28 ALK O7F 620 - 009”cartridge case, link belt, m 242 -
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Booklet - FACSIMILE BOOKLETS
.1) Garments described in the book are for “Sick and wounded soldiers”. Index covers, socks, scarfs, cap, cardigans, gloves, mittens, pullovers etc..1) Australian Red Cross Society Victorian Division Knitting Book. 23 pages, soft cover with black print, white pages, stapled together. .2) Patrons Service Woolies, on duty with the services. Soft cover, 35 pages, black print on front, illustrated B & W photographs of knitwear, held by a clip. .3) Facsimile copy of pages 25 - 29 of .2) stapled at top left corner.knitting, woolies, garments -
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Map - MAP of IRAQ
Four topographical maps taped together of Tall Uwaynat and Tall Musa region of Iraq. Item belonging to Mathew Redwood. Refer Cat No 3891 for his service details.White paper, folded, four maps sticky taped togetherOrange fluoro marking out route taken by Australian forces in escort duties.maps, iraq -
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Letter - LETTERS PERSONAL AND AWARD, 1916 - 1918
The 3 letters were sent home by Joseph Stanley FERRIS to his Family in Terrick near Pyramid Hill Victoria. He enlisted No 3142 age 25 years in the 8th reinforcements 60th Bn AIF on 25.9.1916, embarked for England 16.12.1916, disembarked 16.2.1917, to hospital 18.2.1917, discharged 24.2.1917, attends Signal School Codford, posted on strength A.A.M.C 18.12.1917, embark for France 27.12.1917, posted to staff SMO 15.6.1918, disembark England 18.1.1919, RTA 10.4.1919, Discharged from the AIF 8.8.1919.Three letters from Joseph Stanley Ferris. .1) Letter hand written in ink dated 31.10.1916 from Domain Camp Melbourne on light brown YMCA stationary. .2) Letter hand written in ink dated Dec 30th 1917 from France on yellowed Australian Military Church stationary. .3) Typed document re the award of the DFC to Capt Reginald George David Francis. At bottom in pencil a short note from Stanley re the award.letters, stationary, military -
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Letter - AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES LETTER, 7.12.1917
The letter relates to Pte George Frederick PIERCE DCM, No 2839 AIF. Refer cat No 1891P for his service, award and deathLetter on official “Australian Military Forces 3rd Military District” letterhead and stamped the same. The letter relates the Mr J.W Pierce of Sebastian regarding information on Pte G.F.Pierce KIA 4.10.1917. The letter is yellowed.letters, military -
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Book - BOOK, RECORD OF SERVICE, 21.06.2011
The item is a record of George Frederick Pierce’s “Senior cadet Training” in the 67th Bn Bendigo Militia Bn from 21.6.1911 to 31.12.1914 prior to enlisting in the AIF. Refer cat No 1891P for his AIF service, DCM award and his death.Record of Service book, 62 pages, khaki canvas covered with details relating to exemptions from training, change of address, equipment issue, medical examinations, fines and payments.On the front in ink, “George Frederick Pierce”, stamped in purple “67B Bendigo”, in ink “1895”.records, military, service -
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Card - SYMPATHY CARD and ENVELOPE, ATLAS PRESS Marlborough series, Both 1917
Items in the collection relating to George Frederick Pierce DCM. Refer Cat No 1891P for his service details..1) four page folding card, front cover has a map of Australia, crossed rifles, wreath, Corolla, inside has a short poem headed “He hath fought the good fight”. Next page a brief sympathy message with hand written entry in ink, a small black ribbon holds the pages together. .2) Yellowish envelope with two circular stamp marks, red 1 penny stamp and addressed in black pen. Envelope is stamped “20 NOV 2017.1) front cover,” A world of Sympathy”. Inside in ink from “Hilda C Stephens” .2) on front in black pen, “Mrs J Pierce Sebastian Post Office Via Bendigo”sympathy, cards, military -
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Container - BAG, CALICO, circa World War II
Parcel sent by family to Australian driver in New Guinea forces during World War II.Hand sewn calico bag possibly for containing fruit cake, posted to New Guinea forces. Sewn at one end, cut open at the other, has the remains of postage information and Australian stamp.V330270/ DVR R MYERS/. M.T.SECTION/ H.Q. / NEW GUINEA. FORCES. and FROM/ S.MYERS/ UNDERA/VIA MOOROOPNA/ VICTORIAcalico bag, soldier, new guinea, world war ii, parcel -
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Book - BOOK, BIOGRAPHY, Allen and Unwin, Keep the men alive, Australian POW Doctors in Japanese Captivity, 2009
During WW2 22,000 Australian military personnel became prisoners of the Japanese military, many of those who returned home after the war attributed their survival to the 106 Australian medical Officers imprisoned alongside them.Book, soft cover, cardboard, brown and dark grey print on front, spine and back on beige background, illustrated on front cover in sepia tones of Doctors attending to a patient, 297 pages, plain off white , illustrated with black and white photographs.books, ww2, pow doctors. -
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Book - BOOK WW2 NURSES, Pan Macmillan Aust PTY LTD, On Radji Beach, 2010
The story of Australian Nurses after the Fall of Singapore, February 1942, an account of the fate of every Nurse who boarded the Coastal Freighter “Vyner Brooke”, the nurses service, ill fated evacuation and their courage, compassion, ingenuity and fortitude in the unthinkable events that followed.Book, soft cover, cardboard, red and black print on front, spine and back, front cover has a photo of three Nurses in uniform in red, white and grey, 360 pages, plain white paper, illustrated B & W and colour photographs.books, nurses ww2, biography, pow’s, japan -
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Booklet - BOOKLET, BARRACKS OPENING, Armoured Centre, 1985
Armoured Centre, Ceremonial opening of Hopkins Barracks, 31.10.1985.Soft, cardboard cover, black print on front, white background with small illustration of Coat of Arms. 15 cut, plain, white, pages. Illustrated black / white / colour photos & diagram. Stapled.royal australian amoured corps, raac -
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Medal, post 2000
Medal relates to B G COOPER No 3/410591. Refer Reg No's 1722P & 1723.Medal, miniature with ribbon & 2 clasps. On medal: AUSTRALIAN ACTIVE SERVICE MEDAL 1945 - 75 On clasps: MALAYA THAI - MALAYAmedal, malaya, cooper -
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Administrative record - CERTIFICATE, Commonwealth of Australia, c.WWII
Certificate recognizes F G DAVEY's appointment as an Officer in the RAAF. Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details..1) Certificate of appointment as an RAAF Officer. Printed on cream parchment. Details of the recipient have been typed in the appropriate spaces. .2) Brown cardboard cylinder..1) Typed in black: Details of recipient & date of award. Stamped on bottom RHS corner: Signature of the Minister for Air. Handwritten on LHS: Signature. Typed on LHS: Details of records entry. Bottom LHS corner: Seal of the Commonwealth of Australia. .2) Cancelled 2-1/2d stamp. Handwritten address: Mr N DAVEY 86 Olinda St Bendgocertificates, officer, raaf -
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Memorabilia - CERTIFCATE, FRAMED
Alfred Edward BOLAND VX120107 2nd AIF. Refer Reg No 2473 for his service history.Coloured certificate with 7 service members with Union Jack & Australian flags at atop with a cream background of a view of Pall Mall Bendigo. Presented to A E BOLAND by the citizens of Bendigo & signed by Mayor & Town Clerk. Sketch is mounted with maroon border & tan wooden frame with glass front & white cardboard backing.Printed at top: TO YOU WHO SERVED Stamp on back: Bethany Galleryservice, recognition, military -
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Book, Director of Public Relations under Authority of General Thomas Blamey, Reconquest, c.1944
Official record of the Australian Army successes in the offensives.Cream paper with no cover.Printed in white on black label at top: RECONQUESTofficial records, military -
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Photograph - POSTCARDS, PHOTOGRAPHIC, Unknown
Postcard photos of townships in France & Belgium 1914 - 1919.38 x sepia photo post cards. .1) Man & the Donkey Melbourne .2) Military funeral Australian .3) Porte de Neptune .4) - .5) Ypres .6) - .13) Aire-Sur-La-Lys .14) - .18) Steenwoorde .19) - .25) Poperinghe .26) - .38) Amiensmilitary funeral, ypres, aire-sur-la-lys, steenwoorde, poperinghe, amiens -
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Document - CERTIFICATE, 1.2.1946
Item relates to Arthur Thomas MANLY No 431130 RAAF. Refer Cat 3710 for his service details. Royal Australian Air Force, Certificate of Service and Discharge. For WWII RAAF Member. Strong paper, cream with dark blue print. Dated 1.2.1946.Printed details: No 431130 Rank: Warrant Officer Full Name: Arthur Thomas MANLY Date of Enlistment: 21.5.1943 Date of Discharge: 22.1.1946discharge paper, raaf, ww2 -
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Book - PAYBOOK, RAAF, 1940
Item relates to Arthur Thomas MANLY No 431130 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3710 for his service details.Royal Australian Air Force Members Pay Book. Blue buckram cover, black print. Pay Book No 149120.Printed on front in black: Official No: 431130 Surname: MANLY Christian Name: Arthur Thomas Stamped across front in blue: DISCHARGEDpaybook, raaf, ww2 -
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Magazine, Herald Gravure for Sun News Pictorial, Aircraft, 7.1959
Item in the collection of Arthur Thomas MANLY No 431130 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3710 for his service details.Australian civilian aircraft magazine. Front cover has a colour photo of a V Bomber (UK) taking off. Printed at top in yellow: AIRCRAFT Printed at bottom on L in white: TWO SHILLINGS Printed at bottom on R in white: JULY 1959magazine, aircraft -
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Administrative record - IDENTITY CARD
Identify card issued by RAAF to Frederick Gardner DAVEY who held the rank of Sargeant at the date of issued. Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details.Cream, folded, identity card with RAAF watermarks. Black / white photo of owner, Frederick Gardner DAVEY. Instructions for use of the printed on back of card. Printed in black type on cover: No 654 AX ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FIRCE OFFICIAL IDENTITY CARD (For All Ranks) R.A.A.F. Forma 120A Personal details handwritten in black ink on inside of proforma.identification, raaf, all ranks