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Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Book - non-fiction book, As you were 1949. Stories from serving WWII service men and women, 1949
stories written by service personnel both men and womenkhaki green hardcover bookas you were, 1949, non-fiction, world war two, second world war, wwii, ww2 -
Orbost & District Historical Society
medal, 1855
The Turkish Crimean War medal is a campaign medal issued by Sultan Abdülmecid I of the Ottoman Empire to allied military personnel involved in the Crimean War of 1854-56. There are three different issues of this medal for those issued to British, French or Sardinian personnel.An 1855 Crimea War medal of metal with pin soldered onto back. Flags and cannon on front.medal numismatics military crimea -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - EAR PLUGS
Ear plugs supplied to service personnel for protection from noise.Small tin container, green exterior and gold inside. Writing in black. Contains 2 brown leather ear plugs in a small white box with red writing. Also contains a tube of antiseptic ointment wrapped in paper.On front labelled "Protectors Ear Drum" and "(Aust) MKI M". Inside lid detailed instructions for use and care in words and pictures. Scratched into back No. "94397".passchendaele barracks trust, equipment, ear plugs -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Booklet, Recognition Pictorial Manual
Used by Navy Personnel at sea for recognition of aircraft in the immediate vicinity.Rectangular shaped book,Khaki in colour with a detailed description and pictures of planes used in WW2Recognition Pictorial Manual. WAR Department FM30-30. NAVY Department BUAER 3. RESTRICTED -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
WWII 'Safe Driver' Recognition Plate
Awarded to personnel driving military staff around in WWII in VictoriaPlate with red writing and dark green background with some scratches and slightly tarnished with two holes at bottom.3rd Military District Safe Driver 10000 Miles 576 -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Booklet, Poppy Poems, c1919
Contains poems of remembrance written by service personnel, about poppies.Booklet with green coloured card cover and containing four pages made from two sheets of folded yellowed white paper. Printed in blue and bound with stitched and tied red thread.wwi, remembrance poppies -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Army issue water bottle and khaki canvas cover : post WW2, post 1945
For issue to Army personnel post WW2 to attach to their belts webbing. The water bottle is 1945 issue on. The canvas water bottle cover is WW2 issue. hard plastic water bottle post WW2, canvas cover with studs WW2 and post WW2 issue. 2 x Metal hooks on the canvas cover to attach to belts webbing. Water bottle labelled "made in Korea" which indicates post WW2 era. -
Colac RSL Sub Branch
Medal - B. Coombe Medal Case, Defence Department Australia, B. Coome 1914 -1919
Trio of medals issued to Australian Service personnel after WW1Medals issued to B. Coombe Service No: ??Wooden Display Case containing 3 WW1 Medals: 1914-15 Star. British War Medal. 1914 -1919 Victory Medal belonging to B. Coombe Service No: ??Front: B. Coombe 1914 - 1919 Back: B. Coombe. Dad's Medals. 1914 - 1919wooden display case containing 3 medals -
Colac RSL Sub Branch
Medal - 1914 - 15 Star, World War 1 Medal and Ribbon. 1914-15 Star awarded to E. E. Connor. Service No:- 2598
Issued to Australian Service personnel who served at the beginning of the warSignificantBronze Star with Red, white and blue RibbonFront centre: Crossed Swords with 1914-15 banner surrounded by a wreath Rear: 2598. Pte. E. E. Connors. 22 Batt. A.I.Fmilitary awards -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Non-fiction book, Active Service. With Australia in the Middle East, 1941
Active service recollection from service personnel in the middle eastBrown hardcover book with pagesWith Australia in the Middle East -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Functional object - Military shoulder bag
general purpose canvas shoulder bag worn by military personnelMade and distributed by General Motors HoldenArmy green canvas shoulder bag, pockets on both sides, shoulder strap and two belt clips on the rearGMHmilitary, shoulder, bag -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, H.M.A.S, 1953
HMAS illustrates the Royal Australian Navy who have not only by their action afloat given us the basic material for a record of achievement, but who have, in their written and artistic contributions made this book a really worthwhile thing over their three years of naval warfare.Historical recounts of HMAS Naval serviceGreen hardcover front, back and spine with black text of title, motto and insignia on front cover. Photographs, maps, sketches, cartoons, pictograph. A section which lists awards to Australian Naval Personnel. royal australian navy, h.m.a.s, h.m.a.s. sydney, h.m.a.s. voyager, h.m.a.s. vampire, h.m.a.s. hobart, h.m.a.s perth, h.m.a.s vendetta, h.m.a.s waterhen, h.m.a.s stuart, mediterranean, malta, gibralter, bab-el-mandeb, libya, arabian sea -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED, c.WWII
In the photo Frederick is in the back row, 5th from the right. Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details.Black / white framed photo of a group of WWII RAAF personnel in uniform. Group is assembled in rows in front of a corrugated iron building. Frame has a metal stand. Photo is covered with clear plastic.Hand printed in white bottom left: SMITH STUDIO, BENALLAphotography, raaf, -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Compass
Type Mark 3 black plated prismatic compass, standard issue to Australian Defence Forces personnel during the Vietnam conflict. This compass is complete with a leather pouch. Refer item 00002.1 and 00002.2 -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Sharpening Stone
A honing stone used for sharpening the cutting edge of steel bladed pocket knives or razor blades. The stone was issued to service personnel during World War 2. This stone was issued ca 1940. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, 105 Field Battery Fire Mission
Colour photographic print in black frame with the light brown matt. Picture depicts personnel fireing the 105mm field artiliary surrounding them - a sandbag wall. Background - Hills in distance and sandbag shelter.My Vietnam Collection 105 Field battery fire mission, Vietnam 1969. Copyright Jed Robinson. Gift Horse Gallery - Original works by local & interstate artists and crafts people.105 field battery, photograph -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Johnston, Lottie, Honour Roll - Men and Women who have represented Australia in battle and home front - From Orbost and the surrounding districts, 1998
Alphabetical list of service personnel from Orbost and district who served in S.African War, 1st. World War, 2nd.World War, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Gives service number, name, rank, unit.With compliments from Jim I. Hendersonworld war 1939 - 1945, memorials, people, world war 1914-1918 -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph
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.Two black and white photographs of 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles Armoured Personnel Regiment training at Puckapunyal c. 1964. White Scout Cars and Humber 1 ton trucks are used. -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph
‘A’ Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles took part in Bicentennial Parade at Wodonga 2 January 1988. Parade included Light Horse Heritage Troop, Historical Vehicle Club and current armoured vehicles.Colour photograph of 2 soldiers standing beside M 113 Armoured Personnel Carrier. Soldiers are Corporal H. Burvill and Lieutenant R. J. Marshall of 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles. -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Small Shaving Brush, H. Oldfield & Son, 1941
This item is part of a collection of items owned by Arthur Lock, a member of the 2/23rd Battalion, an all-volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force which served as part of the garrison during the Siege of Tobruk, then at El Alamein, New Guinea and Borneo. It has particular local significance as the battalion was know as "Albury's Own" because a large majority of the battalion's initial intake of volunteers came from the Albury–Wodonga region.This shaving brush was part of standard supplies and personal items issued to members of the Australian Defence Forces during World War 2.Standard Defence issue shaving brush issued to Australian personnel during the World War 2 era. It has a pine timber handle with black bristles and string reinforcement bindin at the top of the handle. On base of brush "H. OLDFIELD/& SON/ SYDNEY/1941world war 11, rats of tobruk, soldiers kit -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Uniform - Badge/s, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), 1990's
Set of four driver / conductor traffic numeral badges or personnel employee numbers and one brass MMTB button. .1 - Badge number, MMTB style, "1453", plated brass to give a gold finish with the numbers fixed to a bar top and bottom and two lugs on the rear to clip into a cap. Made by Stokes and Sons Melbourne - has been stamped onto the rear. .2 - ditto - engraved into a layered plastic backing - black plastic with a white underlay, used by tram crews to indicate their assigned personal employee number. Later MMTB prior to The Met type. See Reg Item 1368 for other examples. .3 - ditto - The Met - Three parts - holder made from gold coloured plastic with a metal Met (the flying one) logo fixed above the holder and fitted with a pin. A engraved plastic, gold front, black rear number was then inserted and glued into the holder - See Reg Item 2862 for other examples. .4 - as for .1 - number 3921, nickel plated steel. .5 - brass MMTB uniform button. Olive Bailey - No. 3921 Harold or Harry Leamon (husband) - 1453trams, tramways, badges, the met, mta, personnel, employees, mmtb -
Bendigo Military Museum
Letter - PERSONNEL LETTER, 10.7.1918
The letter is from Alf Ferris to his family at home from France on 10th July 1918. Refer Cat No 4183.3P for his service detailsHand written letter on faintly ruled lined paper in pencil, written on both sides.letters, personnel, military -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, MOUNTED, estimated 1940
Item was in the collection relating to William Leslie Tibbett VX28381, Refer 491.3P for his service history. Photograph of a flag covered in names of 2/21st Battalion, BDE, 8th Division AIF at Bonegilla December 1942, Mounted on card.photography-photographs, personnel, flags -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Emma O'Sullivan, "Summer not quite ready to depart", 5/03/2004 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping, page 2 from The Courier, Ballarat 5/3/2004 titled ""Summer not quite ready to depart" written by Emma O'Sullivan. Notes that hot spell of weather in Western Victoria and weather predictions for the next few days. Features in the bottom left hand corner a photo of John Clowes in the cab of No. 671 while running the Begonia service the previous day. Has caption "The old tram at Lake Wendouree was a bit of hot box for driver John Clowes"btm, weather, personnel -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 4/3/1956
Photograph, Black and White, of Keith Kings 4/3/1956, with his camera equipment, in the Broadmeadows area.In ink on the rear "WJW-368 EV-28, 4/3/1956, KSK North Broadmeadows."trams, tramways, personnel -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1974
Black and white photograph of Fred Turner with another man with a tramcar in the background. Has the caption on the side "South Melbourne Circus 1974" .On the side of the photo in ink "South Melbourne Circus 1974"trams, tramways, personnel -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - TOILETRY BAG
Part of items issued to all personnel to carry essential toiletry items.Army green plastic bag with green draw string, thin material that is foldable into a small parcel.toiletry bag, accessories -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - WATER BOTTLE & CARRIER, Dec 2005
Part of DP Camouflage equipment issued to service personnel for service in the field.One litre plastic water bottle, army green in colour with screw top lid attached to spout. Plastic is flexible and can be squashed. Covered with DP camouflage canvas pouch with reinforced webbing and adjustable carry strap. Metal clips on back webbing to attach to belt and plastic clip on front to close.Written in Texta "FRA 392" Stamped item No. "8465-66-135-2453" "TRADE PARTNERS" "Dec 2005".water bottle, field equipment -
Geelong RSL Sub Branch
Machete, There are no makers names, Mid 20th Century
These machete's were issued to military personnel posted in jungle like conditions.The machete would have been used by military personnel during WW2 and during the 1950s.Steel blade machete with wooden double sided handle. The handle is attached to the wood with four steel rods. There is an olive green scabbard made of cotton material oil impregnated. The scabbard has a pocket on the front to hold a sharpening stone and has steel on the top opening to keep the opening firm, there is a steel catch for attachment to webbing and a cloth loop with press stud to hold the handle of the machete in place when in the scabbard. There is a cotton fabric loop through the handle.On the handle of the machete MA67. The item number on the scabbard is not readable.army, military, machete. -
Geelong RSL Sub Branch
Binoculars, There are no makers details on the binoculars or the case, Mid 20th Century
Binoculars possible used by military personnel during the 2nd World War.The binoculars could have been used in the 2nd World War by Military Personnel.Black metal binoculars, the middle metal barrel of the binoculars are covered in leather. There is provision to adjust the optics and the the binoculars can be lengthened. The binoculars are in a brown leather case.There are no markings or makers details on the binoculars or the leather case.binoculars, military, 2nd world war.