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Melbourne Legacy
Book, Australians on the Somme. Pozieres 1916, 1986
A book about the fighting around the French village of Pozieres in 1916. Many of the early legatees fought on the Western Front and some, including founder Stan Savige, fought at Pozieres. There is a photo in the book of Brigadier-General Gellibrand and his staff, including Savige, eating breakfast in a shell hole. Back in Australia after the war Gellibrand inspired Savige to found a club like the Remembrance Club he had founded in Hobart. Thus Savige founded Legacy. Speeches by Legatees Kemsley and Armstrong in later years showed they had also fought in the Pozieres area. Some research has shown: The fighting around Pozières was part of the brave actions of the Australians during the battle of the Somme from July 1916. Between 23 July and 5 August 1916, the Australian 1st and 2nd Divisions captured Pozières village and Pozières heights, a ridge 500 metres east of the village. The 4th Division then continued the attack north along the ridge, the Australians in ten days of continuous action reached Mouquet Farm. The farm resisted capture until 26 September 1916. In less than seven weeks in the fighting at Pozières and Mouquet Farm three Australian divisions suffered 23,000 casualties. Of these, 6,800 men were killed or died of wounds. It was a loss comparable with the casualties sustained by the Australians over eight months at Gallipoli in 1915.A book about a battle that was important to the early legatees.Hardcover book x 318 pages about the Somme battles of World War One.Handwritten 'Melbourne Legacy Library WW1 in black ink on the fly leaf. Also a sticker saying property of Rob Allison on title page.somme, pozieres, battles, aif -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Parry, Bill, We Were There In The R.A.R.: Duty First, Royal Australian Regiment(Copy 1)
... have sadly been killed in action or passed away. On the inside ...This book has been dedicted to the men of the R.A.R. the past serving, the present serving and the ones who have sadly been killed in action or passed away.This book has been dedicted to the men of the R.A.R. the past serving, the present serving and the ones who have sadly been killed in action or passed away.australia. army. royal australian regiment - history, royal australian regiment -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Document - Signal message, Signal message on action at Slaters Knoll Bouganville 1945, 6/4/1945
... Bouganville describing a battle 1n 1945 describing the military action... Bouganville describing a battle 1n 1945 describing the military action ...Item is linked to a WW11 battle at Slaters Knoll Bouganville describing a battle 1n 1945 describing the military action, the number of enemy killed and the type of weapons used.History of WW11 battle in New Guinea.Framed copy of original message form with signal message enclosed. Message on white paper with black glassed frame.From 25 Bn to 7 Bde dated 6/4/1945signal, signal of contact report message on action at slater knoll bouganville 1945. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Swift, Earl, Where They Lay: The Search For Those Who Fell in Battle and Were Left Behind (Copy 2), 2003
The US Government has an unspoken pledge with every man and woman it sends into battle: you may be wounded doing your duty, you may even be killed, but you won't be left behind.The US Government has an unspoken pledge with every man and woman it sends into battle: you may be wounded doing your duty, you may even be killed, but you won't be left behind.vietnam war (1961-1975), missing in action, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- search and rescue operations -- united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Swift, Earl, Where They Lay: The search for those who fell in battle and were left behind (Copy 1), 2003
The US Government has an unspoken pledge with every man and woman it sends into battle: you may be wounded doing your duty, you may even be killed, but you won't be left behind.The US Government has an unspoken pledge with every man and woman it sends into battle: you may be wounded doing your duty, you may even be killed, but you won't be left behind.missing in action, search and rescue operations, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- missing in action -- united states, mia - united states -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet - Church, Harry Brown and Co, St Peter's Church, Ballarat, 1961
St Peter's Church was established in 1861 in the school house. In 1864 the question of building a church was seriously discussed. A foundation stone for the church was laid on 16 November 1864 by Bendan S. Hassell. The architect was Charles Davenport Cuthbert; the trustees were Somerville Learmonth, W.P. Whitcombe, Robert Wynne and J.B. McQuie. The church building committee consisted of Horace walker, J.S. Carver, John M. Fisher, Robert Williams, Thomas Gibson, John E. Hodgson and W. Lindisay Richardson. The foundation stone of the Soldier's Chapel was laid on 06 April 1917. The beautiful stained glass in the chapel was donated by Mrs W. Tunbridge and H.C. Curwen-Walker, in memory of their sons who were killed during World War One. In 1929 a new three manual organ by London's Hill, Norman and Beard was installed. It was the first in Ballarat with electro-pneumatic action.White soft covered booklet outlining the first 100 years of St Peter's Anglican Church, Ballarat. The book includes information on each of the ministers until 1961, a programme of the Centenary Celebrations, and black and white photographs of the exterior and interior of the church. Images include the Pittard Memorial Windows, the Crocker Memorial Windows and baptistry, and H.W.H. Adeney.st peter's anglican church ballarat, churches, religion, charles d. cuthbert, stained glass, w. tunbridge, h.c. curwen-walker -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Brown Prior & Co, In the Dawning of the Day
... A.I.F. - Born 18th June 1895, Killed i Action 18th September ...In Memoriam of J. D. Burns - Late Corporal 21st Battalion 6th Brigade A.I.F. - Born 18th June 1895, Killed i Action 18th September 1915.BookIn Memoriam of J. D. Burns - Late Corporal 21st Battalion 6th Brigade A.I.F. - Born 18th June 1895, Killed i Action 18th September 1915. eulogies, extractable correspondence, editorials, poems.