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Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Medals WW2 Australian, C1950
Private Stanley Cameron was killed in action in the attack on Tobruk, North Africa on 21st Jan.1941. He was serving with the 2/8th Battalion 2nd AIF. Age 33. He came from Hamilton in the Western District of Victoria.Group of 4 WW2 Service Medals mounted on a bar for wear. Full size. 00374.1 Rising Sun Hat Badge 00374.2 Rising Sun Lapel Badge1939 - 45 Star, Africa Star, War Medal, Australian Service Medal 1939 - 45. Inscribed S.J.Cameron -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Recollections of Mrs. Irmhild Beinssen, 1994
Produced post war and donated to Museum. Mrs Beinssen and her 3 children joined her husband in Camp 3 to keep the family together.Open fronted white folio containing 25 roneoed printed pages in German, together with photos. Personal recollection of internment in Tatura Camp 3 during WW2.Recollections of Mrs. Irmhilde Beinssen.documents, biography, mrs irmhild beinssen, camp 3, internment families -
Bendigo Military Museum
Headwear - PUGAREE, SLOUCH HAT, c. 1942
Item issued to John Raymond Bruns VX88627, refer Cat No 5592 for his service history.Pugaree cloth greenish colour for a slouch hat, has 38th BN WW2 colour patch sewn on the band, the band iteself is joined by a brass clip on the inside.uniform, puaree, 2nd 38th -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Badge, MN, circa 1940
Badge officially issued, from January 1940, to all Merchant Navy Officers and Men as a form of identity and to fulfil the role of a National Service Badge. This badge has been designated as a scarce example (AMSA) of a WW2 Merchant Navy Official issue MN War Service silver badge The term Merchant Navy was coined by King George V in 1919, as recognition of the sacrifice made by merchant seafarers during the First World War. Before the term "mercantile navy" was used.WW2 Merchant Navy official issue war service 'silver' badge. Initial ‘MN’ enclosed by oval rope motif with crown above. Retains original buttonhole fitting. badge, ww2, merchant navy, official issue war service, australia, mn -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Shoulder Patch
WW2 shoulder patch (2 off), dark blue background with light blue wreath and white wing one with the letter "N" and one with the leter "S" in the middle of wreath -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Booklet, Soldier's Service Book
Small printed pocket book size record of soldier's service details. Issued by the UK Army to Colin Proctor who served in the Royal Sussex Regiment during WW2. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MEMBER'S PAY BOOK: JOHN EDWARDS
Pay book Royal Australian Air Force WW2 belonging to John Richard Edwards, Official No. 143936. Blue cover, faded.Next of Kin -Father Richard James Edwardsorganisation, government, military ww2, air force, edwards, world war 2 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photo album
Sky blue cover, gold rectangular stripe. Camp 1 Tatura Military and nursing staff, WW2 1942 - 43. Original photos lent by Sister Beatrice Moore.sister beatrice moore, military nursing staff -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - framed, Byrneside Store, Post WW2
Byrneside was originally Baldwinsville and was to be a major town prior to Tatura's development. Only the store, hall and tennis courts remain.Black and white photograph in metal frame depicting Byrneside Store and residence behind. A W H Halsey owner. Photograph was taken from across the road. Post WW2.Byrneside General Store Post Office. Peters Ice cream, A W H Halsey, Shell, The Age.byrneside post office, byrneside general store, a w h halsey -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Phone, Circa 1900's
Wooden wall phones were produced from 1876 up through WW2 and were the first phones put into circulation. This is a fiddleback common battery wall set. K734?telephone, wooden wall phone, fiddleback -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Sonja, Lakes Post Newspaper, 2000
Article in Lakes Post Newspaper 25 October, 2000 re wreckage found 12 nautical miles S.W. of the entrance and 3.2 nautical miles off the beach. Also colour photograph of two unidentified crew members of Sonja Colour photograph showing Arno Blank, owner / skipper, and crew of scallop boat Sonja with WW2 aeroplane wreckage dredged up in Bass Strait, at Lakes Entrance, Victoria. ships and shipping, fishing industry, people, ww2 plane salvage -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED
Identified as "Mary Anne (Molly) Nielson (O'Halloran)" No. SFX26581 of R.A.A.N.S. Based in 101 Australian General Hospital in Darwin. Moved to Katherine after the Darwin bombing.Black and white framed photo of a WW2 Nurse based in Darwin at the 101 Australian General Hospital. This is in a brown wooden frame and protected by glass with a wooden backing and wooden frame.r.a.a.n.s., darwin, "mary anne (molly) nielson (o'halloran)", ww2 -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph, Studio Photographic Services Cholon Vietnam, Major Keith Trevan, 1967
Brief Military History of Keith Trevan in the PMF pre WW2 AIF WW2 ARA post WW2Black and white photograph of WW 2 soldier Major Keith Trevan in South Vietnamarmed forces, ww2, vietnam -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, PORTRAIT WW2, c.WWII
At this point the person is not known.Coloured head & shoulders portrait of an Australian soldier, name unknown. Shown are a green, orange service ribbon WW2, Two colour patches shown white/blue with grey backing.portraits, photography ww2 -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Spectacles (pair)
Spectacles in a metal and brown leather case. Spectacles have a grey metal frame with round lenses. Similar to Item 21. They were designed to be used underneath a respirator during WW2.spectacles, ww2, respirator -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Document
Letter to E R Steen written by K Hewitt the Air Commodore, Air Member for Personnel thanking him for his WW2 service. The letter is dated Sep 15 1945. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Badge, c. 1946
Round metal badge, sealed in plastic with square, white cardboard mount. Cream background, WW2 allies flags, 'PORTLAND VICTORY DAY 10.6.46". Measures 2.2 cm in diameterFront: On mount 'WWII ALLIES, PATRIOTIC BADGE, PORTLAND 1946' '$12' - blue biro -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Stand - Lamp, 1940's
Used by internees at Camp 3Round wooden base slightly fluted upright formed to hold a ceramic fitting for electric light glove. Existing electrical cord fitted in more recent times (after WW2)lamp stand, wood, hornung g, frank g, camp 3, tatura, ww2, handcraft, woodwork -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Framed Object Certificates, Unknown
00230.1 Cert from Shire of Bannockburn to J. Anderson in appreciatiion of war service WW2 00230.2 Cert from Shire of Bannockburn to J. Anderson in appreciation of his voluntary enlistment.00230.1 "As a record in appreciationof his serviceto the empire duringthe 1939-1945 war. 00230.2 "We record gretefulle our deep appreciation of your patriotic response to the Call of the Empire and voluntary enlistment nin the AIF for active service. -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph
8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles was equipped with White Scout Cars in 1960s.The 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as a regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps on 1 May 1948 with Headquarters in Melbourne and squadrons in Sale, Benalla/Wangaratta and Albury. In 1955 Regimental Headquarters moved to Wangaratta and a second squadron was located at Albury. The Sale squadron transferred to 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse. In 1977 8/13 VMR Regiment was reduced to an independent squadron A Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and in 1991 was linked with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse forming the VMR Squadron of that regiment.Black and white photograph of two White Scout cars painted in a distinctive camouflage pattern suggested by the Troop Sergeant who had seved with Panzer Corps in Russia during WW2." 2TP Puckapunyal White Scout Car." -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book - US in WW2, 1031.1 Europe and Mediterranean War 1031.2 Asia and the Pacific 1031.3 Military Campaign Atlas, 1989
3 Volume set - hard cover covering Americas involvement in WW2. Part of The West Point Military series. Author -Brig Gen Thomas E. Griess (Series Editor)Publisher - Avery Publishing Group Inc NJ USA -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - MEMORIAL SCROLL RAN, Post 1945
The scroll relates to Sidney Charles Rowley No H1258, enlisted in the RAN on 14.6.1940 age 21 years, KIA 6.1.1945 while serving on HMAS Australia.Memorial scroll on light fawn coloured card, top has Coat of Arms with the letters “GVI RI” over. The following text in black and red relates to the death of a RAN Sailor in WW2.In red print, “Leading Seaman S.C.Rowley Royal Australian Navy”memorial scrolls, ran, hmas australia, -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - FABRIC, COTTON KHAKI, 1939-1945
Fabric. WW2 Army uniform fabric( khaki cotton fabric with twill weave) connected with Alva J. Edwards (nee Hocking) VF397782. AWAS Administration Barracks. One Rou size.manchester - fabric, uniforms - military -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW2, 1945
Australian general T Blamey is on the LH side of photo.Sepia photograph of WW2 surrender of Japanese. Three crosses marking three people. See notes. Group of allied military personal watching? (Japanese) signing the surrender documents out on a table. Printed in pen across lower edge "Japanese Surrender". photographs, japanese, surrender 1945 -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Clinometer
Clinometer for use with 3 inch mortar, This adjustable device is mounted on the gun barrel and is used to accurately elevate the gun when firing . Used with the 3" mortar during WW2, dated 1943.ww2, sight, clinometer, mortar clinometer, mortar, 3 inch mortar -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Magazine cutting, The Magnificent Monte, 1983
There is an article written by Dianne Rayner on the life of Monte PunshonAn article cut from a magazine Prime Time, dated July 1983. The article is about Ethel May PUNSHON, a warden at the internment camps during WW2. Contained in two plastic sleeves.magazine, punshon m, camp 4, ww2 camp 4, ethel may punshon -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Folder - Collection of WW2 Writing Paper
A Collection of WW2 writing paper from the many organisations who supplied them for the troops. Also, envelopes, telegrams and greeting cards. A most valuable collection, probably the only collection in Australialiterature, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Badges - Lapel
5 badges in total. 2 x RSL Women's auxiliary, 1 x Ringwood RSL Blood Donors, 1 x Returned from Active Service WW2, British Legion. -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph
The 8th Light Horse (Indi) Regiment superseded the 16th Light Horse in 1919. It had its headquarters at Benalla with sub-units throughout the Upper Murray and Northeast Victoria. In December 1941, the regiment converted from horse to mechanised, initially as 8th Reconnaissance Battalion then in July 1942 it became 8th Cavalry Regiment and served in Northern Territory. As Japanese threat to the mainland declined the regiment was disbanded.Study showing uniform in late 1930sBlack and white photograph of Officer wearing peak cap, tunic with AIF collar badges, Sam Browne belt. leggings, boots and spurs. Probably 8th Light Horse at outbreak WW2 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, Australian War Memorial, 1943
Hard cover with Jacket, HMAS Mk11. Has 200 pages with colour drawings of vessels and other Navy equipment/personnel. Book was published to present the work in WW2 of the ships and men of the RAN.