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Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Medal, Peace Medal, 1919
Awarded to: School Children of the Commonwealth of Australia Other Details: Of the commemorative medals issued to mark the end of the First World War, the most common was the so-called 'Peace' or 'Victory' medal issued to every child in Australia aged 0-14 years (and aged up to 16 if parents were in the armed forces). The medal was designed by Charles Douglas Richardson, better known for his work as a sculptor. Time constraints as well as pressure from the production of other victory medals meant that no single manufacturer could make the 1,670,000 medals. Six were therefore selected: Amor, Stokes, Schlank, Parkes, Angus & Coote (who later withdrew) and Platers. The medals were silvered bronze, with silver issues for special presentations. The Defence Department supplied a red, white and blue striped ribbon and pin. Distribution began in March 1919. Victorian school children received their medals on Friday 18 July and on 'Peace Day' on Saturday 19 July.To commemorate the end of World War 1Round white metal medals issued to mark the end of WW1. On the front "PEACE 1919", and on the reverse, "VICTORY", middle of the medal "THE TRIUMPH OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE". on the bottom "THE PEACE OF 1919". With a plain edge.Peace with two flying doves on pedestal inscribed, PEACE / 1919 below AUSTRALIA; figure in chains on left and another entangled in bush to right (obverse) Australian sailor and soldier support wreath; above, VICTORY; within, THE / TRIUMPH / OF / LIBERTY / AND / JUSTICE; below on plaque, THE PEACE OF 1919(reverse) -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Medal, WW2 medals
1939 - 1945 Star War Medal 1939 - 1945 Pacific Star Australian Service Medal 1939 - 1945HARDIE, Ronald Waiter Australian Army NX 173949 (N461719) DOB 28.5.1925 DOE 17.7.1943 19 Australian Infantry Battalion -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Non-fiction book, Khaki and Green With The Australian Army at Home and Overseas, 1943
Stories from Australian fighting men. Successor to "Active Service" and "Soldier On"Hardcover book, khaki green cover -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Book - non-fiction book, As you were 1949. Stories from serving WWII service men and women, 1949
stories written by service personnel both men and womenkhaki green hardcover bookas you were, 1949, non-fiction, world war two, second world war, wwii, ww2 -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Non-fiction book, These Eagles. The story of the RAAF at war, 1942
the contribution of the RAAF to WWIIKhaki greenWings on bottom of hardcover -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Non-fiction book, Jungle Warfare. With the Australian Army in the South-West Pacific, 1944
With the Australian Army in the South-West PacificBrown hardcover booklogo in gold of soldier in jungle on front cover on inside front cover the name N.E.Gulliver -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Non-fiction book, Active Service. With Australia in the Middle East, 1941
Active service recollection from service personnel in the middle eastBrown hardcover book with pagesWith Australia in the Middle East -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Non-fiction book, Australian War Memorial, Australia in the War 1939-1945 Air. Air War Against Germany and Italy 1939-1943, 1954
Part of a series of books called Australia in the War 1939-1945Blue hardcover book with pagesSeries Three volume 3 Inside: Property of C.M.Fraser 7 Mountainview Road Highett 3190 -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
soft cover non-fiction book, In Good Company, 1987
Vietnam War veteran An enthralling account of an Australian infantryman and his companions in the Vietnam War. On Friday 8th March 1968, 20-year-old Gary McKay lost the lottery. He was conscripted. From a comfortable and carefree life of surfing and rugby football, he was drafted into the deadly serious preparation for war in the jungles of South Vietnam. In Good Company is his story told in his own words. It begins with induction and selection for the officer academy for national servicemen at Scheyville, a six-month 'pressure cooker' course which produced second lieutenants ready to lead troops into action against the Viet Cong. It ends three and a half years later with a burst of NVA machine-gun fire during a battle among enemy-held bunkers in the hills of Nui Le. Here is a grass-roots account of the blood, sweat and tears shared by a rifle platoon in jungle warfare, a straightforward story of the fears and the camaraderie which soldiers experience in combat. Gary McKay fashioned this account from his experience in action, leading his platoon. The detail is provided from the 80 letters he wrote to his wife while he served. He wrote his story for the reader who wants to know what the soldier on the ground went through - in the fetid jungle, in battle. Anyone who wants to understand what service in South Vietnam meant to those who were there should read this book. 'Reading In Good Company leaves a vivid and disconcerting impression of how the Vietnam War smelt, felt and sounded. One of the most honest and affecting war memoirs which Australians have so far published.' - Mark Thomas, Canberra Times 'An enthralling, accurate account of infantry soldiering in the Vietnam era. Very readable; a must for those who have never experienced combat and a vivid reminder for all veterans.' - Major General M. P. Blake, AM, MC, former CO 5th Battalion RARGary John McKay MC (born 1947) is a writer and former Australian Army officer. He was awarded the Military Cross while serving with the 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment during the Vietnam War.[1] He later served as Commanding Officer of 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment between 1988 and 1990Soft cover non fiction book -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
soft cover non-fiction book, Prisoners of War From Gallipoli to Korea, 1992
The traditional image of a prisoner of war is that of an emaciated, diseased and ill-treated figure humiliated by incarceration. Prisoners of War challenges this image. Using dozens of interviews with former POWs, Patsy Adam-Smith shows the strength and courage of Australians taken prisoner in World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Says Patsy: 'This book has not been written for ex-prisoners: they know the homesickness of exile, the tyranny of bondage; it was written for those people of today who know little of the experiences of these men and women, of their courage, endurance and pain. It has been written for the generations to come.soft cover non-fiction book -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
hard cover non-fiction book, RAAF SAGA, 1950
Outlines development of the war in the airPrepared by R.A.A.F Dirctorate of Public Relations. Published for the Royal Australian Air Force by Australian War Memorial. 1944khaki coloured green hard cover non-fiction book with 200 pages -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Hard cover non-fiction book, Australian War Memorial, SIGNALS Story of the Australian Corps of Signals, 1944
"Signals" is an outline of the achievements of the Australian Corps of Signals over the years from the campaigns in the Middle East to the present day of the victories in New Guinea.The rise of the Australian Signal Corpsblue hard cover non-fiction book -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
hard cover non-fiction book, Australian War Memorial, SOLDIERING ON, 1942
"Soldiering On" continues the practise of the soldiers contributing to the development of the bookred coloured hard cover non-fiction bookwater damage to pages -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Hard cover non-fiction book, Australian War Memorial, Stand Easy After the defeat of Japan, 1945
Completion of WW2 after the defeat of Japan.After the sudden completion of the war, this book was revised to include pictures of the final scenes of the war.khaki green coloured hard cover non-fiction book -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
soft cover non-fiction book, Allen & Unwin, OLD TIMERS Magnificent stories from mighty Australians, 2011
Personal stories of notable Australianspersonal life storiesstories of remarkable Australians -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
hard cover non-fiction book, Berrima District Historical and Family History Society, Prisoners in Arcady German Mariners in Berrima 1915-1919, 1999
German mariners interned into camps in WW1Australia interned some 300 german aliens and POWs during WW1.hard cover non-fiction book -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
soft cover non-fiction book, The Happy Warrior
An anthology of Australian and New Zealand Military PoetryThe poetry dates back to the Boer War from Aus & NZ members and ex-membersForeword by Lt Gen Peter Cosgrove -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Hard cover non-fiction book, Australian War Memorial, On Guard With the Volunteer Defence Corps, 1944
The volunteer defence corps was raised and maintained in the early years by the RSL. The early members of the corps were men with distinguished service from WW1.the early formation and activity of the volunteer corps.grey hard cover non-fiction book -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
hard cover non-fiction book, The Lost Diggers, 2012
The small French village of Vignacourt was always behind the front lines. For much of the First World War it was a staging point, casualty clearing station and recreation area for troops of all nationalities moving up to and then back from the battlefields on the Somme. Remember me: the lost diggers of Vignacourt tells the story of how one enterprising photographer took the opportunity of this passing traffic to establish a business taking portrait photographs. Captured on glass, printed into postcards and posted home, the photographs made by the Thuillier family enabled Australian soldiers to maintain a fragile link with loved ones in Australia. The Thuillier collection covers many of the significant aspects of Australian involvement on the Western Front, from military life to the friendships and bonds formed between the soldiers and civilians. The exhibition showcases a selection of the photographs as handmade traditional darkroom prints and draws on the Memorial's own collections to tell the story of these men in their own voicesapprox 4000 images were discovered in the attic of a barn Vignacourt, of soldiers and other life in WW1.An exciting story about the discovery of the plates of Vignacourt -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
hard cover non-fiction book, HMAS Mk II The RAN's second book, 1943
written by serving personnel of the RANpublished for RAN by the Australian War MemorialHard cover non fiction book -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
hard cover non-fiction book, HMAS Mk III, 1944
written and prepared by serving personnel of the RANWritten by serving personnel and published b y the Australian War Memorialhard cover non fiction book -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
hard cover non-fiction book, Australian War Memorial, RAAF Saga The RAAF at WAR, 1944
Prepared by the RAAF Directorate of the Public Relations. Published b y the Australian War MemorialForeword by Air Vice-Marshal, Chief of Staffhard cover non-fiction book -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
hard cover non-fiction book, The Anzacs
Author is former servicewoman.Gallipoli was the final resting place for thousands of young Australians. Death struck so fast there was no time for escape or burial. And when Gallipoli was over there was the misery of the European Campaign. Patsy Adam-Smith read over 8000 diaries and letters to write her acclaimed best-seller about the First World War. These are the extraordinary experiences of ordinary men – and they strike to the heart. The Anzacs remains unrivalled as the classic account of Australia's involvement in the First World War.hard cover non fiction book with photos and diagrams -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
hard cover non-fiction book, Reed Books, ANZACS, Australians at War, 1991
A narrative history by A.K.Macdougall, outlining the Australia participation from the Boer War to the Gulf War.hard cover non-fiction book with jacket and library plastic coveringInside book is a newspaper clipping outlining key dates in Gallipoli campaign -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
soft cover non-fiction book, The Amazing SAS, the inside story of Australia's special forces, 2005
interviews from Peter Cosgrove, Prime Minister John Howard, Chief of the Army, former SAS commanding officers and serving soldiers and officers.covers selection and training and recent deployments of Australia's SASsoft cover non-fiction book covering the SAS from East Timor to Iraq. -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Work on paper - Non-fiction book, Gallipoli
The story of the Anzacnon-fictionThe story of the Anzacgallipoli -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - Corowa march
VMR Squadron 4/19 Prince of Wales Light Horse supported Australia Remembers Commemorations in North East Victoria and Southern NSW,Colour photograph of four soldiers and a civilian at Australia Remembers Commemoration, Corowa, March 1995L/, R ( Unnamed ) President Corowa RSL, Tpr Lineham, , Tpr Bruce, Cpl Onkew. corowa, australia, remembers, march, vmr -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, The Sweetland Project: Remembering Gallipoli in the Shire of Nunawading, 2015
A chance viewing of a headstone just south of Anzac Cove in a well-kept lawned cemetery of Australian digger's headstones prompted the research into Stephen James Sweetland of Box Hill and other local diggers and resulted in this book.A chance viewing of a headstone just south of Anzac Cove in a well-kept lawned cemetery of Australian digger's headstones prompted the research into Stephen James Sweetland of Box Hill and other local diggers and resulted in this book.Front page: stamped: DONATION FROM/ BLACKBURN RSL SUB BRANCH/ 2 DIGGERS WAY/ BLACKBURN VIC 3130(mr) stephen james sweetland, world war, 1914-1918, gallipoli, anzac cove, military history, army -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Boroondara City Council, North Balwyn RSL Sub-branch: Remembering our members, 2018
Gives photographs and brief profiles of the RSL members commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance at the North Balwyn RSL Memorial Hall. The building was opened in 1959 and closed in June 2015. The North Balwyn RSL clubrooms were then incorporated into the newly-created Greythorn Community Hub.north balwyn rsl sub-branch (vic), returned services league of australia, greythorn community hub, veterans - victoria- biographies, war memorials, plaques, plaquettes -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book - Book - Paperback, Mullaya Publications, WAAAW AT WAR, 1974
Life and work in the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Forcenon-fictionLife and work in the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force