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Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Handbook, Member's Personal Equipment Card
Folded buff coloured card used by the Australian Military Forces to record equipment issues to service personnel. The card front cover, second and third pages are printed in black. The inner pages record details of uniform items and hardware items issued.AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES Member's Personal Equipment Card A.A.F. F.204 (introduced August 1944) -
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Handbook, Soldier's Record of Service Book
Printed paper booklet with information and details relating to military service. This booklet has been used to record details such as training, awards, equipment issues, leave taken, medical information and family contacts. This booklet has a folded page insert slip which has been pasted in the 'record of personal issues' section. This booklet is showing signs of extensive use and is in very poor condition.AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES Soldier's Record of Service Book A.A.B. 83 (introduced July 1943) -
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Document, Army Driving Licence
This document records details of the type of vehicle for which the licence is issued, date issued and to whom the licence is issued. This licence is numbered 175317. Printed document on stiff, brown coloured linen backed cardboard which folds in three to fit in the pocket.Australian Military Forces Army Driving Licecnce A.A.F. G.11. (Revised March, 1942) -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Handbook, Demobilization Procedure Book
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Handbook, Army Rehabilitation
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Document, Service of Thanksgiving
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Kit, Mess
Standard Australian Army issue mess kit consisting of two tinned steel containers each in the form of a rectangular dish. Both have a folding wire handle and are designed so that one dish which is smaller fits inside the larger dish. -
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Kit, Cutlery
Standard Australian Army Vietnam era issue cutlery kit consisting of a knife, fork and spoon which are designed so that each item fits in a compact package. The items are retained by a spring clip. -
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Canteen, Water
Standard Australian Army Vietnam era issue water canteen complete with pannikin. The canteen is manufactured from a heavy plastic material and the metal pannikin is designed to fit the canteen. The pannikin has a folding metal handle with a retaining clip. -
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Canteen, Water
Standard Australian Army Vietnam era issue water canteen complete with insulated cover. The canteen is manufactured from a heavy plastic material and the insulated cover is designed to fit tightly over the outside of the canteen. The cover is retained by two press studs. -
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Hat, Bush
Standard Australian Army issue field uniform bush hat, also referred to as a 'giggle' hat. This hat is made from a heavy canvas drill fabric in a jungle green colour. -
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Ration Pack
Standard Australian Army issue ration pack. This is a Combat Ration 1 Man (or CR1M) type B pack with sufficient food and related items for one person for 24 hours. The pack is sealed in a plastic bag and contains a number of smaller sealed containers of food items. -
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Scrim, Camouflague
Section of woven fabric netting or scrim, jungle green colour, used in the field by military personnel for camouflaguing headgear or small equipment items. -
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Uniform, Jumper
Standard Australian Army issue woollen jumper, khaki in colour, worn as uniform. This jumper has the insignia worn by a Staff Sergeant /Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2). -
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Pack, Equipment
Standard Australian Army issue equipment pack in the form of a small back pack. This pack is made of a tough, waterproof, camouflague fabric material with universal fittings for attachment to webbing. -
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Pack, Equipment
Standard Australian Army issue equipment pack in the form of a bum pack. This pack is made of a tough, waterproof, camouflague fabric material with universal fittings for attachment to webbing. -
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Document, Framed
Framed original copy of the "ORDER OF THE DAY" issued by Lieutenant General S. G. Savige, on the 8th September, 1945, on the occasion of the capitulation of the Japanese Imperial Forces to end World War 2. Lieutenant General S. G. Savige was the Commander 2 Australian Corps (A. I. F.) , Bouganville. -
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Groundsheet, waterproof
Waterproof, plasticised groundsheet or 'hootchie'?? -
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Munition, 18 PDR
Artillery cartridge case from an 18 pounder field gun. This used brass case is the Mark ll type, manufactured in 1918. The 18 PDR was the main field artillery armament of the British and Commonwealth forces during WW 1. -
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Medal Set (set of 4)
Set of four service medals issued to Australian Army serviceman James Marshall, VX103257, Lance Corporal, 3rd Australian Division Signals, 2nd AIF who served in Bouganville during World War 2. Set consists of the Australian Service Medal 1939-1945, the War Medal 1939-1945, the 1939-1945 Star and the Pacific Star, all medals are complete with ribbons and have been mounted on a common bar for attachment to the wearer's clothing. -
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Pouch, Ammunition
Pattern 37 webbing ammunition pouch attached to host webbing belt set. Stained black, -
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Medal Set (set of 3) World War 1
Set of three service medals issued to Australian Army serviceman Thomas Patrick Flood, number 3757, Private, 8th Battalion, 1st AIF who served during World War 1. Set consists of the 1914-1915 star, the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal, these medals are complete with original ribbons and are unmounted. A small cardboard box addressed to the recipient is enclosed. Presumably this box was originally used to deliver one of the medals by mail. -
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Flag
A small flag taken from an Indonesian Sergeant during the Malaysian Indonesian 'confrontation' in 1965. The flag was taken by an Australian, N Lloyd. The flag is a small banner style with tapes on the masthead side for attachment. The flag is made from a linen material. The uper half of the flag is red and the lower half white. There are three, five pointed, white stars on the right hand half of the flag. -
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Identification Tag
WW2 identification tag made of aluminium. This identification tag belonged to Private Roy Milton Blood, service number VX145207, 2/12th Australian Infantry Battalion, 2nd AIF. Blood enlisted in Dubbo, NSW on the 29th September, 1943 and was discharged on 19h February, 1947. -
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Set, Spoons
Presentation box containing a set of three silver spoons presented to Doctor J F Akeroyd by the Frankston Branch of the R.S.S.&A.I.L.A. These spoons are labelled the "LEADSWINGER TROPHY" and were presented by the golf section of the club on the 13th June, 1955. The set consists of a silver jam spoon with the depiction of a golfer in enamel, and two sugar spoons with the depiction of crossed rifles and a target in enamel. The box is covered in a blue leather material and is lined with white silk. There is a brss clip to close the box. -
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Collection, E. W. Lins
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Cream, Face Paint
Small container of AUSTCAM camouflague face paint supplied by the Australian Department of Defence during the Vietnam conflict. The plastic container is Army jungle green and in the form of a small rectangular resealable container with a tight fitting lid. The container has a mirror on the inside of the lid and is divided into three sections. The face paint is coloured dark green, light olive green and brown and all are unused. The container has the following printed in black ink "WARNING KEEP OUT OF EYES", "AUSTCAM", PAINT FACE CAMOUFLAGUE", "NSN 6850-66-130-0172", "MILITARY SUNSCREEN" -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Compass
Compass used by Australian Army personnel during the Vietnam conflict. This compass has a circular alloy metal body with a hingeing lid of the same material painted in drab jungle green.The compass lid has the following stamping: "ENGINEER", "DIRECTIONAL COMPASS" -
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Document, Air Raid Precautions
Printed notice issued during the World War 2 period by the Shire of Frankston and Hastings Council with the approval of the State Emergency Council for Civil Defence (Victoria). This notice provides citizens with instructions to be followed in the event of enemy air raids. Details including addresses and contact information are included. The notice is printed on a heavy weight paper material.Printed notice, refer to scanned image attached to this record. -
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Souvenir, Cloth
Mauve coloured embroidered silk cloth with yellow fringing on all four sides. Embroidered with the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces badge the Australian and British flags surrounded by a plant with flowers in green and blue threads. There is also small cellophane pocket with an embroidered border on three sides which would hold a photograph. The cloth has an off-white material backing attached. Dated 1940, WW2. The following inscription is embroidered on the cloth: "Happy Xmas", "Australian Commonwealth Military Forces" and "Palestine 1940"