This diorama is the introductory feature in the World War 1 Gallery - 1918 experience. The figure shows details of the Lewis gun and webbing including the documented but irregular positioning of the entrenching tool.The diorama text discusses the transition from manpower to firepower with the restructure of infantry battalions to incorporate more light machine guns and to give the platoon an all round versus specialist capability. The increase in firepower and the reduction to three from four battalions in an infantry regiment in part offset the decline in voluntary recruitment. The offensive capabilities of an infantry battalion was therefore generally maintained but with 700 men instead of 1100 when fully manned .1:1 scale diorama showing a Lewis gunner of 44th Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Division, Australian Imperial Force in May 1918amiens, last 100 days, lewis gun, spring offensive

A black and white studio portrait of the members of "C" Company, No 7 Training Battalion. The photograph is under glass in a wooden frame with a green cardboard mounting.A. Perlestein, F.G. Bartholomew (bow), L.A. Payne (2), A. McLaurin (3), H.H. Macknight (S), W.J. Taylor / T. McManamny, C. Donald (COACH), Capt E.V. Nixon, C. Short, A. McGill / J. Bruce, F.C. Wilson (COX) / Presented to Mr C. Donald / As a small mark of appreciation & as a memento of Sept 18, 1915

Photo contains 15 soldiers holding weapons posing who are members of C Coy RVR role playing as enemy for the Battalion at Puckapunyal 2011rainf, infantry, enemy party, c coy, 5/6

A photograph in glass wood frame, the photograph captured 5th Battalion (Victorian Regiment) return from three months training on 1 April 1940

The unit has since been disbandedthe Plaque of the 1st Battalion Royal Victorian Regiment. The size of the unit symbol is in a blue plaque shaped back ground, and its fixed on dark wood

17th Battalion Royal NSW Regiment plaque with the Royal NSW Regiment badge made in metal, the badge is fixed onto a dark hard wood

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Reunion: officers of the 38th battalion at a formal dinner at Woodbury House in 1960. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

This six-postcard group is the fourth in a series of records of items in the collection of Edgar Dawson DCM. Dawson was the Regimental Sergeant Major of 57th Battalion, AIF. The 57th had a company of men largely from Bendigo and Eaglehawk. These postcards are from his personal album. Many are annotated in Dawson's hand with explanatory notes on the subject. Refer to Cat No 893 for his service details. Items originally in album cat. no. 207P Service details available through the NAA. Collection of six black and white postcards: 1. Photographic portrait Harper, Thomas Francis 783, 36th Btn 2. Studio portrait of Young, Bertram John 304, 57th Btn on left 3. Portrait of Dawson, Willie Stanley 2163 57th Battalion 4. Studio portrait of Fleming, James Holmes 3107 57th Btn on left 5. Photographic portrait of Walsh, Alick 3494 57th Btn 6. Photographic portrait of Hughes, Francis Vane 4521 57th Btn .3 On verso "This is Will Dawson" in Edgar Dawson's hand .6 On verso "This is CQMS Hughes, he was in my company at Broadmeadows"57th battalion, postcards, album dawson dcm, edgar dawson dcm

Metal frame dark brown, glass front, cardboard backing. Black & white photo of 10 soldiers in uniform, 6 standing, 4 kneeling in front of them. Forming H Coy of 7th Battalion. Photo taken with camp tents in background. Names & district of each soldier listed in insert under photo.Under photo are names & district of each member in photograph: “7th Battalion H Company (WWI)” Back Row: “909 B N EDWARDS (Bendigo), 925 PTE J HEUSTON (White Hills) 906 PTE M DOYLE (Eaglehawk), 894 PTE W D CLIFFORD (Kangaroo Flat) 974 PTE W L TUCKER (Huntly), 969 PTE P SOMERSET (White Hills)” Front Row: “890 PTE D CURRIE (Huntly), 913 PTE V E LIASON (White Hills) 896 PTE W CRISFIELD (Corowa) KIA 18.5.19, 934 C REED (Tragowel)”photography-photographs, frame accessories, glass technology, metalcraft, passchendaele barracks trust

The Grinton Collection. 38th Bn Officers with Nurses Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper depicting one civilian standing, seated two nurses and four officers wharfside. Ships in the background. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 3: Trip of a Lifetime". "L. 38th Battalion Officers with nurses."framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton

The Grinton Collection. Three 38th Bn Soldiers outside a hut, left to right, a Corporal, a Private and a Corporal wearing the ribbon of a Military Medal, “MM” Refer Cat number 1280 for Jack Grintons service details. Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper depicting three soldiers sitting in front of a timber wall. Frame - Timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 4: Portraiture and remembrance". "D. 38th Battalion soldiers (x3)".framed accessories, camera on the somme, 38th bn, grinton

The Grinton Collection. This 38th Bn Stretcher Bearer is unidentified at this point. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper depicting an informal portrait of a soldier seated on an earth bank. Trees in the background. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 4: Portraiture and Remembrance". "G. Stretcher bearer of the 38th Battalion". framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton

The Grinton Collection. Three unidentified 38th Bn Soldiers at this point. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper depicting an informal full-length portrait of three soldiers standing below and in doorway of a timber bulding. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 4: Portraiture and Remembrance". "J. Three 38th Battalion soldiers".framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton

Item awarded to Peter James Dodd No 217842. Refer 2436.2P for his service details.Trophy shows a brass soldier in uniform standing to attention with a rifle. This sits on a wooden base with 2 small plaques. The top 1 shows a crown over crossed rifles surrounded by a wreath with a scroll underneath. The bottom plaque metal has the details of the person awarded to.Recruit Training Battalion 217842 DODD P J SPL A COYmilitary history - trophies, recruit training,

Original copies - yarns & experiences of soldiers on active service. Printed in the field by the AIF Printing Section.Copies of Aussie Magazines 1918 - 1919 - 1920 produced by Phillip L Harris of The Australian War Museum 1920Percy E Cox 12th Battalion Tasmania (inside front cover)books - magazines, military history

PHOTOGRAPH OF UNKNOWN AIRMAN POSING IN UNIFORMON BACK OF PHOTO: CPL A CAREY D.COY 5 BATTALION A.T.E. FORCESlocal history, photography, photographs

Picture Arthur J Howe in black plastic frame metal clips on reverse side and cardboard backing with standVX54764 Authur J Howe 2/5 Infantry Battalion AIFpicture, wwii, 2/5 infantory battalion

Jeffrey N Howe served in the Royal Australian Regiment in VietnamPhotograph in black and bronze molded plastic frame containing photograph of 3411540 Jeffery N Howe3411540 Jeffrey N Howe 9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment vietnam, royal australian regiment, 9th battelian

This was the 3rd dinner arranged by the 24th Inf. Batt to commemorate Anzac Day, 25 April 1956.Paper menuMenu for Dinner and commemoration of Anzac Day in 1956, by the 24th Infantry Battalion.

Original menu for farewell dinner for Captain MacInnes. tan piece of paper. landscape, folded in half. Front cover has a colour drawing of a ship, flying the medical red cross emblem. Under this is hand writing in black ink and the medical insignia of a snake and wand and wreath. Inside on right page, in black ink, handwritten is the menu. Back page, in black in is the signature of people whom attended the function. Farewell Dinner to Captain A MacInnes, D Company 17th Garrison Battalioncaptain macinnes, alan macinnes, d company 17th garrison battalion, internment camps ww2, medical officer camp 4 tatura

.1) Cpl Anderson. Possibly Thomas Anderson No 806 C Coy, KIA 7/9th June 1917. Sgt Rowling. Possibly Walter Liscombe Rowling No 981 C Coy, KIA 4.10.17. .2) The card is written by Edgar Stanbury MM to his mother, in it he states the two names of the soldiers in the photo, Percy Bull, Joe Carter. Details are Percy Robert Bull No 833 C Coy, Joseph Leslie Carter No 842 C Coy. .3) Sgt. Francis Ramsdale MM, No. 668, 37th Battalion. .4) Sam, no details at this point. Cards in the collection relating to Edgar Stanbury MM, refer Cat No 5032.3P for his details.Post card photos sepia and B &W colour, soldiers in uniform in studio background.. .1) On left soldier short with Cpl stripes, on right soldier with Sgt stripes. .2) On left soldier sitting with crop, on right soldier standing. .3) In round shape soldier with L/Cpl stripe.. 4) Soldier sitting astride a bench. All photos have hand writing on..1) “Cpl Anderson, Sgt Rowling”. .2) “Re ...... 18.7.17 In field 6 June 1917, Dear Mother” .3) “Now a Sergeant, Ramsdale in the 37th Battalion”. .4) “Sincerely yours, Sam 4.11.18”photographs, c coy 38th bn

Homecoming - Second World War Soldiers of Victoria's Central Goldfields.Biographies. Soft cardboard cover. White print on front & spine. Illustrated, sepia tones photo front of 7th Infantry Battalion - Darwin vicinity. Back has 7th Infantry Battalion marching a column of Japanese naval prisoners. 196 cut, plain, white pages. Illustrated black / white / sepia photos of portraits & scenes. Flyleaf & end papers illustrated. book, homecoming, central victorian

The 20th Light Horse (Victorian Mounted Rifles) was raised in 1920 as part of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Citizen Military Forces, with Headquarters at Seymour and depots along the Goulburn Valley from Mansfield to Tocumwal in southern NSW. In December 1941, 20th Light Horse (Victorian Mounted Rifles) converted from horse to mechanised, initially as 20th Motor Regiment. In 1943 the Regiment was deployed to Merauke, Dutch New Guinea. Upon its return in April 1945, the Regiment was redesignated 20th Pioneer Battalion. It was disbanded following the end of the war. 20th Light Horse was the only light horse regiment to serve overseas in WWII.A4 sized booklet with stiff slip-on plastic spine, 16 pages, clear plastic front cover and card back cover. Covers the history of the regiment from Victorian Colonial period, Federation militia as 7th, 15th and finally 20th Light Horse, then conversion to 20 Motor Regiment and deployment to Merauke in Dutch New Guinea and lastly in the closing stages of the Second World War to 20th Pioneer Battalion.military, wwii, world war two, light horse, motor regiment, pioneer battalion, aif, merauke, new guinea

Joseph Earnest WHITFORD VX25490. Refer to Cat. No. 4073.3PDocument, eight pages, typed, detailing one mans past in the battles of El Alamein in 1942. Document also has excerpts from Battalion histories.literary work, story, 2/32nd

.2) Service Record of Sgt James Clarence WATT compiled by a SMIMM volunteer. .1) Certificate of Identification - Record of Service of Sgt James C WATT No 533, 24th Battalion. Dated 14.10.1920. .2) Service history of the above soldier.Document “No 5743”documents, identification, service, history

Items were in the collection re Thomas Henry Whyte No 1936 AIF. Refer Cat No 2212.6 for his service records..1) Card received with an individual medal. .2) Greeting card from 38th Battalion written with glitter pen. Union Jack and Red Ensign and horseshoe.cards, greetings, 38th bn

Owned by William Albert HARRISON (Service Number VX41478; above Link ["WW2 Record"] indicates that Rank on Discharge was Cpl, but other AIF documents, from National Archives Australia [including Proceedings on Discharge - see pdf Media File above], indicate that he was Sergeant). Soldier's name known. Items donated (date unknown) by brother-in-law who was living in Montmorency and was a committee member of MERSL when item donated.Slouch hat with Australian Commonwealth Military Forces badge; cotton puggaree with 2/5 Battalion unit colour patch (Rectangle, black over red). Inside: hand-written name (W. A. HARRISON) Size 6 7/8, 1940 Maker's name stamped on leather lining (CORONET FELTS Pty [Ltd])

Letters written by Robert Robertson Rail. Sent from France and England during World War 1, the majority of letters are to his mother, with a small number to other family members.Small case of approximately 200 letters written to his family by Robert Rail (5411 - 24 Battalion, 14 Reinforcement) while on active service in WW1.ww1, letters, western front, robert robertson rail, 24 battalion

Personal letters (approx. 150) of Edward Howells sent to his wife during WW1 from Turkey, Egypt, France and England. Letters (in German) received from Lydia Imberger in Jaffa. Official correspondence from HQ. Picture postcards (approx. 130) of the above locations. Collection includes notebooks and some personal photographs. WW1 collection of personal and official letters, postcards, and notebooks, belonging to Captain Edward John Howells (23rd Battalion, B Company/1st Field Squadron). photographs, ww1, letters, edward john howells, 23 battalion, lydia imberger