There are two Brothers “Ray and Wilson BROADBENT” The correct spelling for Rae not Ray. Rae enlisted No 31395 on 12.9.1916 in 8th F.A.B reinforcement No 7, embarked for England 23.12.1916, embark for France 19.6.1917, transfers to 5th F.A.B, WIA 1.8.1917 GSW to right hand, discharged from the AIF 21.3.1918 medically unfit. Wilson Lyle BROADBENT enlisted No 3034 in 10th reinforcements 5th Bn on 13.7.1915, embark for Egypt 29.9.1915, embark for France 25.3.1916, WIA 25.7.1916 GSW to face severe, discharged from the AIF 13.3.1918.Medal, brass, star shaped with a central circle, inside circle is a map of Australia with a soldier and rifle, a small ring at the top, on the rear engraving and raised writing.On the front,”From the Shire of Marong”, On the rear in raised form, “Presented to .... who enlisted for the Great War that commenced on 4.8.1914”, Engraved on rear, “Ray - Wil BROADBENT”. The “Wil” has 3 engraved lines through.marong shire, medals

Limited edition teddy bear commemorating soldiers of the Great War.Limited edition teddy bear commemorating soldiers of the Great War.Brown teddy bear, wearing WW1 Lance Corporal Army uniform with rising sun badges on collar, slouch hat and 59th Battalion patch on right shoulder.Nilteddy bear, wwi, world war 1

Close up of Soldiers’ Memorial inscription. 1999.Black & white detailed photo of the inscriptions on the memorial. Australian Commonwealth Military Forces emblem above the wording "Erected by - The Stawell Girls' Remembrance League to the Honor of the living and the everlasting Glory of the dead who fought in the Great War 1914-1919. - "Lest We Forget." stawell ww1 ww2

Information on Soldier's from WW1, from Mt Cole/ Warrack District.Pale Green card cover, with thirteen faded oval portrait photos, gold "Rising Sun " badge in centre.Mt Cole / Warrack The War Years 1914 - 1918 Remembering the Soldiers of the Mt. Cole District who served in the Great War 1914-1918 By Margaret Beattie Inside: With Compliments Margaret Beattie Ph. ........... email. >>>>>>>>>>stawell, war

John Killeen No 1323 4th L.H Regt. Refer Cat No 2824 for his service history. .1) Badge, Rising Sun lapel, blackened brass with two lugs on rear with pin. .2) Badge, Returned from Active Service, crown at top, circular centre with Rising Sun and letters AIF under. .3) Badge, “Duty Bravely done - Returned” Top has a soldier standing in front of a Rising Sun, under is a wreath surrounding a plaque with a light and dark blue colour patch presenting 4th L.H Regt..2) “Returned from Active Service-Issued by Dept of Defence” .3) On rear “Presented to Pte J Killeen by the residents of Korong Vale and District on his return from the Great War 1914-19-21.7.20”membership, badges, passchendaele barracks trust

WW1, The Great War" photograph of soldier and Chiltern Resident D. Mathieson. WW1 The Great War 1914-1918. Sepia coloured Photograph (reproduced) of WW1 Soldier D. Mathiesonww1, soldier d. mathieson, chiltern resident

From the title page. "THE/ UNKNOWN/ SOLDIER/ The Story of the Missing/ of the Great War".Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard. Beige colour background. Black, red and white colour print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - front - silhouette of soldier with rifle, background gold colour crosses. Back - silhouette row of soldiers. 667 pages, cut, plain, off white colour paper. Illustrated black and white and sepia photographs.publication, book, unknown soldier, ww1

Letters to Creswick. A selection of letters published in the Creswick Advertiser during the Great War.Cover soft cardboard, black, red & white print on front. Background pale green with photograph in colour of the Creswick School, Roll of Honour in foreground. No page numbers. Illustrated with black & white photos. Cut plain white pages.books-military-history-collection, letters, creswick

Replica of WW1 Dead Man's Penny representative of The Great War 1914-1918. WW1 The Great War 1914-1918 Given to families and next of kin of soldiers killed in action. Round Brass replica medallion - Dead Man's Penny WW1 given to families and next of kin at the passing of their loved one. "He Died for Freedom and Honour"ww1, dead man's penny for loved ones killed in action

Photos in the collection relating to C.J.C. McQuie MM. Refer Cat No 9680P for his service details..1) Photo B & W shows a souvenir style banner of the Great War with 5 shields, Rising Sun showing the Australians effort during the War. .2) - .6) Five photos all the same of the Australian contingent marching through London near Buckingham Palace going towards Victoria Station. Text on the rear of .6) relating to the March..1) "The Australians - The Aussies Glorious deeds". .6) McQuie talks about picking him out in the March.photos, mcquie

WW1 The Great War 1914-1918 Trench art made with ammunition and uniform buttonsWW1 1914-1918 Trenchart WW1Made with 50 calibre brass bullets in the shape of a Bi-Plane. The two landing wheels are made of brass WW1 uniform buttons. trench art, ww1 1914-1918, model bi-plane trenchart ww1

This appears to be a Council or Shire award given to those who had served in the Great WarThe item is very poor with a central figure of a person with a rifle, no inscriptions visible. awards, council, shire

The service held on “Thanksgiving Sunday 17th Nov 1918 at 3.30pm for supreme sacrifice in the Great War.Faded cardboard covered booklet of a Memoriam Service held at Parliament Houses to all who made the supreme sacrifice.thanksgiving, supreme sacrifice, parliament house

Historical Significance.Framed Certificate.Inscribed to Oswald Arthur Thewlis. Australian Imperial Force. Served with honour and was disabled in The Great War. Honourably discharged on 31-3-21. Signature of George R J . # 11540. Metal placard with " Donated by Peter Adamowicz " on frame.

Service # 2353 William Ambrose Kennedy was born in Ballarat and enlisted in Melbourne on the17th January 1916 at the age of 35 years and 6 months. He fought with the 3rd Australian Division of the 37th Battalion in France and Belgium. He was killed in action on the 8th June 1917.Circular Victory Medal. 1914 - 1919. No ribbon with medal.The obverse shows the winged figure of Victory. The reverse is inscribed THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION 1914 - 1919 surrounded with laurel leaves on outer rim. The medal edge is stamped with Service # 2353.A- SGT. W.A Kennedy 37 BN. A.I.F.

One of the many Honour Boards from around the district, that were created shortly after the end of World War 1Black and white photograph a large group of people, some of the children seated on the ground, displaying the Browns Plains Honour Board, above a union jack.At the bottom of the Honour Board: "Great European War, 1914-1918" 20 names shown on the boardhonour boards, honor boards, browns plains, world war 1, world war i, ww1, wwi

A WW1 Mills type Hand Grenade converted into a desk inkwell. It has a hinged lid which when opened reveals a ceramic ink pot. This is an original casting for a Mills Grenade mounted on a black glazed ceramic base. The base has lettering around the circumference with the wording "Memento of the Great War, Actual Hand Grenade Casting, as Used by the Allies, Regd No 651542, 1915"grenade, mills, world war 1, ww1, inkwell, trench art

Item belonged to William David Maher No 68, 8th LH Regt AIF. Refer 532 for main details. .1) Container, brass, round, made from possibly a 3" shell, engraved all around with depictions of small branches, leaves etc. Engraving is "Souvenir from the Great war " - "Made by G. KAMPER Duisberg Germany." .2) Lid, brass, round for .1) Lid is possibly a 3" shell with a small handle centre made from a round possible .303 size.,1) Marz, 1917. ST.G33,HL25 .2) DEZ 1917 ,ST, G,297 ,67,HL31arms - ammunition, brassware, engraving, trench art

"The Great War profoundly touched the lives of Australian teachers, school children and local communities, and with lasting consequences." Cover - soft cover, cardboard, red and white print on front, spine and back on black and white, cover image. "The Rally Round the Flag" and "A School interior" Back cover image "School Physical Training Display" map of Australia. Pages - 364 pages, cut, plain, off white. Illustrated black and white photographs. Handwritten inscription on Title page. Title page - handwritten inscription - black ink. "For the Soldiers Memorial / Institute Military Museum,/ with all best wishes/ Rosalie Triolo/ March 2018." books, schools, teachers and students, ww1

Hard cover book with dust cover. Hard cover - cardboard, black, brown, white and red print on front, back and spine. Front - colour poster type illustration of three figures, male in uniform, woman and child. Dust cover - paper with glossy colour finish, same as hard cover. 244 pages, cut, plain, white, illustrated with black and white photographs.non-fictionA book which studies the Australian home front in depth and detail. books, military history, australians at home

WW1 The Great War 1914-1918 Photograph of soldier Gordon Newey in unifrom who was a Chiltern Resident. WW1 The Great War 1914-1918 soldier Gordon Newey, Chiltern resident who served. Black and white WW1 photograph of Gordon Newey, soldier, in uniform.

WW1 AIF Light Horse Saddle (Martin Balsarini's, a Chiltern Resident). The Great War 1914-1918.This saddle belonged to Martin Balsarini, a soldier in the AIF WW1 4th Light Horse Brigade and who was at the Charge Of Beersheba. Dark Rum coloured leather saddle issued to WW1 soldier Martin Balsarini 4th Light Horse AIF. Saddle has cast iron stirrups x 2 with brass adjustment buckles. There is a restored leather rations barrel attached to the rear of the saddle. The saddle underlay is made of canvas and felt. Stitching is hemp cotton. ww1 saddle, ww1 4th light horse saddle, ww1 martin balsarini's saddle, chiltern resident ww1 soldier, martin balsarini, 4th light horse saddle, the charge of beersheba.

MEMORIAL ERECTED IN HONOUR OF ALL WHO INLISTED FROM TOWN AND DISTRICT FOR THE GREAT WAR 1914-18.PHOTOGRAPH OF SOLDIERS MEMORIAL - WITHOUT FENCELEST WE FORGETlocal history, photography, photographs, monuments, memorials.soldiers&gold

Tank Battles El Alamein to the Volga, D-Day, Battle of Britain, The Great War, Dunkirk, Great Sea Battles of WW2, History of WW2, Battleships at War10 DVDs in cases - contained in a cardboard box/sleeve10 DVD BOX SET - THE WARE FILES FEARURING - OVER 10 HOURS OF WAR DOCUMENTARIESww2, ww1

John Raymond (Ray) Blight enlisted on 19 July 1915. He was an electrical engineer, having studied at the Ballarat School of Mines. On 23 June 1916 Ray Blight disembarked at Marseilles. 3 February 1917 he was hospitalised with scabies. Ray Blight's next of kin was his mother, Mary Jane Blight of 116 Lyons Street South, Ballarat. James Leslie Sim enlisted on 13 July 1915, at which time he was an accountant. His next of kin was his father, Charles Robert Sim of Drummond Street North, Ballarat. On 23 June 1916 James Sim disembarked at Marseilles. A year later he received leave to the United Kingdom returning to France 2 weeks later. He received leave to Paris from 18 march 1918 to 4 April 1918. Sim was wounded on 1 June 1918.Two World War One soldiers in military uniform pose for a photograph. The two men are Lance Corporal Ray Blight and Lance Corporal Sim (both of Ballarat). On the back is a personal letter to Ballarat School of Mines Lecturer Daniel Walker. The pin holes in the postcard suggest it was displayed at the Ballarat School of Mines. .1) Verso: " France 25/8/16. Dear Mr Walker, Just a line in sending a photo we had taken in a small photographers, in a town within range of the evenings guns, the other boy is L/Corp Sim, one time an old SMB and son of R. Sim, of Ballarat, we are wearing steel helmuts weight about 4lbs they are protection against shrapnel and steel splinters. We are doing well here, Les Coulter was wounded just near here but did not see him. Best wishes to all. Ray Blight. .2) Verso: Sitting, Ray Blight, from Ballarat, you will know his sister, she helps Miss Brazena a lot with the parcels. Standing, Les Sim, of Sim and co. wood merchants, Ballarat.world war one, world war 1, james sim, ballarat school of mines, blight, james blight, sim, les sim, coulter, les coulter, world war, walker, wwi, great world war, france

Game Board. For Victoria Queen and British Empire. Copyright No. 9301, February 15 1900's. Cardboard.toys, general, great military war game.

D'Arcy 4th Div AIF/Ribbons attached to certificate/LHS - Victory medal Ribbon 1914-18 & RHS - British War Medal Ribbon 1914-20"Darcy Archibald Williams"/3363 Gunner 110th Howitzer/Served with honour and was disabled in the Great War/Honourably discharged on 14/06/17/(signed) George R I (for George V, George Rex Imperator, King George V

Discover the fascinating story behind the Great Wars. Discover all you need to know about WWI & WWII.Cover - soft cardboard. Red black & gold print on front, spine & back. Front cover background coloured battle scene with tank & soldier. Back cover background sepia colours of portrait photo of soldier in uniform & ammunition. 303 pages, cut plain white. Illustrated with black & white & coloured photos. End paper black & white photo of soldier on front, aircraft on back.books, military history, ww1. ww2