Item in the collection re John Eric Wiles VX16067, refer Cat No 5410P for his service details.Book red soft cover card shows a diagram with two soldiers, a shield, “17” at top with Kangaroo, scroll at bottom with “In which we serve”, 144 pages, has text, photos, maps, stories all in black print.Inside front cover typed stuck on label, “J. E. Wiles 2/7th INF BN VX16067”, opposite signed in blue pen, “Jack Wiles”.books, 17th, wiles

Programme- has been done in the form of square photograph. Black and white. On the left is black stripe within which is a white symbolic bunch of holly leaves.Rear- 26 signatures mostly written in ink. At least six signatures show officers rank.ww2, r.a.a.f, christmas 1941, 24 sqn

Ref Cat No.754. Form shows contact points for various categories of service, i.e. Legal Aid, Housing Loans, Pensions etc, that the National Service may have a right to, also shows time limits that may apply.Single sheet white paper A.4 size with tattered bottom edge with general information that may be required on discharge. Writing only on one side.Against line "Advise and Counselling" written in blue pen "Brian Dorizzi C627117".national service, discharge information.

1. B & W postcard shows scene of foredeck taken from the bridge. One twin gun turret can be observed. The ship is tied up at a wharf. 2. Side view of HMAS AUSTRALIA. The photo shows one gun turret, two funnels and wireless mast.1. On front bottom is handwritten "View from bridge of HMAS AUSTRALIA". 2. On front bottom is written "HMAS AUSTRALIA during Navy days in the 1920's" .photographs, ran, hmas australia

Brief research shows "The Sixer" was the official organ of the 6th Inf Brigade.Single sheet of paper. Folded makes four pages. Printing is in black ink. The pages are not numbered, There is one photo. There is advertising, mainly from the Mornington area. Most of the articles are humorous anecdotes.There are some additions on top R.H.S. of rear page, written in ink.ww2, army

The certificate is designed to show that the soldier was honourably discharged and was disabled in the War. James Pianto No 2762, awarded the Military Medal. Refer Cat No 1904 for his service details.Framed wood and glass with certificate. The certificate is red and black print showing two soldiers with “Britannica” sitting and flags, there is an inset for personnel details.Hand written, “J Pianto “MM” Australian Imperial Force 19.3.19”cerificates, ww1, disabled,

1. On the rear the letter is written in ink. It's addressed as "Dear Susie.../from your loving brother Joe" Undated buts it's hot in Australia. 2.1, Colour printed postcard. It shows a Koala up a flag pole. Australian flag on top. There are sprigs of wattle and holly. At bottom is stamped "From the Australian War contingent Association. London 1916. 2. Black and white photo of Koala and cub. A poem i sprinted at the bottom on the rear, written in ink is a short message to Dear Susie ..........From Your Loving Bro, Joe. (He states he is "still alive and well! Addressed to Miss S Stuart, Serpentine Via Inglewood, Vicpostcards, ww1, family

See Cat 4799 for data4803.1 - Humorous card - shows a soldier boy in a hot bath tub with a modest young girl passing some more soap on a plate. printed in colour. The title at the bottom is - "When I do come home!" "Sure thing" is hand written above the printed line. 4803.2 - Scenic Card - A coloured print showing a lane, cattle drinking and mountains in the background. Printed on the bottom is "Snowdon from Capel Curig."4803.1 - Rear has a message Mary Ling dated 25 Nov. He talks about Salisbury, Christmas leave. 4803.2 - Rear has a brief message to "Dear Susie.... (About Mail) Jo" Dated 21 Jan 1918ww!, sisters, wales, salisbury

The card belonged to William Cather Somerville, enlisted No 3462 in 9th Reinforcements 58th Bn age 39 years, embarked for England 16.7.1917, embark for France 20.5.1918, detached to Grave Registration Unit 24.3.1919, embark for Australia 25.10 1919, discharged from the AIF 24.11.1919.Silk Post card, cardbaord backing with embroidered to show 1917 consisting of flags of Allied Nations, flowers and lettering. The rear is blank.“1917 To the Victory”cards, silk,

Charles William Rowe VX47153, enlisted 16.7.1940 age 32 years, discharged with the rank of WO.2 in 2/9th Field Company, no discharge date recorded. Believed he served as per photo in Syria, Egypt and Darwin..1) Photo B & W shows soldier writing letters/cards being Charles Rowe. .2) Photo B & W shows a soldier standing centre without shirt on being Charles Rowe. .3) Photo B & W shows three soldiers at a table, centre man is Charles Rowe..3) In red on bottom of photo, “Syria”syria, photographs

Robert John SUGGETT No. 378 38th Battalion Refer Cat No, 1647.4 for his service records.Portrait Photograph in cardboard mount - no frame. Black and white copy of portrait photographs - man in uniform coat. Right - bottom of photograph shows writing. "Sincerely Yours/ R J Suggett". Surrounding mount - cardboard, cream coloured.Handwritten on photograph - "Sincerely Yours/ R J Suggett". photograph, portrait, ww1

See cat 4799 for dataPostcard with black and white photo. It shows 3 seated british soldiers with peaked hats. In fron of them is a box being used as a table. Stencilled on that box is the name - Jacob & Cos. Biscuits. Dublin. On the ground in front of that box are three bully beef tins with some rock hard army biscuits on top. There are some tents in the background.The letter on the rear is addressed as "Dear Susie...............14 lines of text .........Ending with Fond love Joe.ww1, biscuits, bully beef

Items collected by Albert Edward Corrie VX47191 2nd AIF. Refer Cat No 4847 for service history.1) medallion brass round shape with small ring at top. Face shows a human figure over a map of Australia. .2) medallion brass round shape showing Egyptian figures with one seated..1) one side, “1945, opposite, “Victory”.medallions, 1945 victory, eygyptian

See Cat 4867.2This is a pocket sized booklet, Khaki cardboard cover with black ink printing. Army book AAB87 This is book No NR 10187 for VX 119118, Pte Letts, Robert Charles. At the bottom of front page are ' Boxes' used as a demob - indicator. There are 32 pages in the book. They cover various aspects of being discharged from the AIF. Page 23 shows this man made silos before enlisting.In the indicator boxes are the letter 'V' for state, the letters 'N' 'T' for the establishment and numbers 199 for priority. These are handwritten.ww2, demobilisation, army

See Cat 3163Pocket sized book. Cardboard cover, Khaki colour. Bound with 2 staples. Inside there are 31 pages. Inside are demob details for Pte Kenneth Edwin Beckman V64354. Discharged 3/10/45 from 7 Bn (AIF). It shows details such as leave entitlements, education levels and his dispersal data form DOB 11/12/1917. He was a farmer from Cowangie, Vic.Front cover has his full name. NR Home address. Issues 1 Oct 1945. Discharged in Vic.demob procedure book, ww2

See Paybooks Cat 4967.21. Plain sheet of white paper from Commonwealth of Australia (Defence Forces). Printed with black ink. This shows how many days Attwood served overseas and how many days for other qualifying service (24 months @ 15/-). 2. Commonwealth Government Envelope, has a window with a rubber stamp for 2 1/2p, Franked Melbourne 7 May 45. On the rear is a wartime note - "Gossip is Sabotage".Rubber stamp - checking staff 3rd M.D. 201ww2, gratuity payments, documents

The document details F.G. Davey's eyewitness account of a raid on Nuremburg, Germany during WW2. On return from the raid the Lancaster Davey was piloting was damaged in an attack by a JU-88. See catalogue no. 4411P which shows the damage to the aircraft. Part of the F.G. Davey Collection. See 3536P for his service record.Single page document in black type on cream coloured foolscap sized paper. The text consists of seven paragraphs. The paper bears two watermarks each stating 'BURNIE BANK. MADE IN AUSTRALIA'.Heading handwritten in blue ink: 'The Nuremburg Raid'.bombing raids, f.g. davey, personal stories, raid on nuremburg

The card covers “ A Coy 67A Golden Square 1-4 Platoons, B Coy 67B Bendigo Pl’s 5-6, C Coy 67B bendigo Pl’s 9-12, Junior technical School Area 67B. The card is stamped 13 times to show Parades attended, the Platoons are in quotas as to year born 1900 -1903.Pamphlet, Syllabus of parades, card light brown colour, all print in black, folds out to 3 pages, covers training for senior Cadet Training in areas 67 A & 67B, Golden Square and Bendigo for the quarter ending 31st March 1918, two names are mentioned, Capt J.Laidler Officer Commanding 67 Battalion Senior Cadets, R.L.Houston Lieut A.O 67A & 67B.Front in black pen, “ K Guiney”, on inside stamped in purple, “Present AO 67B”syllabus, training, senior cadets

Person sending is Robert James Rock Ball, VX103870, records show that he enlisted on 27.8.1942 age 32 years, discharged 16.4.1946 as a Cpl in No 42 Aust Landing Craft Coy.Christmas card, off white colour, front has Rising Sun badge at top, Xmas and New Year Greetings under, bottom left hand corner from”13th ARMD Regt Sgt’s mess Australia, all print in dark blue, rear has hand written details in blue ink.On rear,”To Miss Guiney, with best wishes for Xmas and New Year 1942, from Roc Ball, Sgt Ball VX103870 13th Australian ARMD Regt Australia”cards, christmas military

Card from Alf Ferris to his Mother in Terrick Terrick., refer cat No 4183.3PPost card, rectangular shape, coloured, shows a central flower, at top “Greetings from France”, rear is hand written in pencil, dated.On rear, “France 27th July 1917, Dear Mother”cards, flowers, france,

Item in the Doug Dean 2nd AIF collection, refer cat No 4575PMap, laminated, “MAP T/1 SECRET TOBRUK”, shows Tobruk area and harbour, shows creeks, gullies, there are 20 marked installations in red, a rectangular section has been hand drawn on marked “E” & “F”,.At bottom RH corner, “HQ, RAF, ME, A1, 16 JULY 1942”tobruk, maps, ww2

The photo is Douglas Niven Dean VX32652 2nd AIF, enlisted 15/7/1940, age 23 years, posted 7th Div A.A.S.Corp, served in siege of Tobruk, Middle East, New Guinea and Borneo, discharged on 7.12.1945. He was a member of the Bendigo Rats of Tobruk Association, served as secretary 1978 - 87 incl, Jnr V Pres 1992 - 95 and was a life Member of the Association.Postcard photo, portrait, B & W, shows a soldier in uniform, slouch hat, Rising sun collar badges, diamond shape colour patch showing on left arm, rear re post card has space for stamp, address and correspondence, faint makers stamp.On rear in blue ink, “Doug Dean”tobruk, 7th div, aasc,

Refer map Cat N0 4577. Doug Dean collection, refer cat No 4575PPhoto, B & W, rectangular shape, Shows North side of Tobruk Harbour, black lines and numbered up to 34 have been added to the photo showing facilities, bomb craters can be seen, hand written in white on one side.On side of Photo, “78.E.ME/351 No 2 P.RU 14.3.42 F/36 (arrow)”tobruk, harbour, 1942

Thid Racinh program states 'Barbara' is a town in Palestine, Refer to Cat 4574P Donor details.Four sheets of foolscap paper, folded and stapled to make a 'booklet'. It has both printed lines and cartoons. Bottom of front cover has drawing of a donkey's head and a camel's head (with the words "Under Illegal Patronage") It shows pedigrees of famous racing donks. i.e. NR 19 "Hot Water" out of Shower by "Heater Sometimes". The program shows Donkey's names and their AIF riders names. The program shows Race Committee and "Boonmaners". The program has a cartoon showing a digger riding a camel called "Typiste's Error" - some pages are blank.war, aif, camel and donkey racing

Doug Dean collection, refer Cat No 4575PPhotograph, B & W, shows Focsle and cabins of the ship, some decking and anchor.ships, ww2

Doug Dean Collection, refer cat No 4575PPhotograph, sepia tone, shows a Australian soldier in casual uniform, shirt out, hat titled over, setting is in tropical environment.On the rear, “Doug Dean, 1942 - .... Milne Bay New Guinea”photographs, new guinea, milne bay

Refer to Dean Cat 4575PColoured photo . It shows a stained glass window in St Johns Church. The center of the window has a picture of Christ, with Tobruk Harbour in background. One aircraft can be seen in the frame. At the foot of JC are two soldiers wearing British patterned steel helmets. On top of the frame are the flags of Poland, UK, Australia and Czech. A white dove sur5mounts the lot. Words in the frame are: - To the Glory of God and to the Memory of Those Who Served in the Siege of Tobruk. Pray the Peace and Freedom they defended, be reflected in the light of the World.On Rear: Memorial windows of Rats of Tobruk in St. Johns Church in Forest Street Bendigo.photo, rats of tobruk, stained glass window

Alan Mason is first on the left. Alan Mason collection, refer cat No 3979.2.Photograph framed, wood frame silver ornate, glass front, fawn backing, photo is B & W shows 22 soldiers in front of a hut, most are wearing berets.photographs, framed,

Refer to 4575P, service of Doug Dean. See Museum staff for description of each photo.Each photo is B & W. They show various scenes from the Siege of Tobruk (Including enemy aiircraft). They include a Mess queue, Stuhas, bomb, blasts, campsite in a wadi, shipwrecks in harbour, including the "Liguria", flak, Blasted buildings, inc 2/4 AGH>There are no inscriptions on any of the photos.photographs, ww2, tobruk