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The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical CollectionWork on paper - Award of Distinguished Conduct Medal No 168 Company Sergenant Major F.T. Brent
... First World War... provinance to related items 5/6 RVR First World War 6 Battalion AIF ...Telegram notififying NOK of award of distingushed conduct medalTelegram to NOK notifying of the award of distigusihed conduct medal. This item provideds provinance to related itemsFramed Telegram, black frame with gold pearling on the inside edge. Telegram from the commonwealth of Australia Department of Defence Base records section dated 10 July 1919. " Dear Madam, I have much pleasure in forwarding hereunfer London Gazette dated 5 Febuary 1918, relating to the conspicuous services rendered by your husband , No. 168, Company Sergeant Major F.T. Brent, 6th Battalion." x x x x Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal " With reference to the award of the Distingusished Conduct Medal inferred as announced in the London Gazette, of service for which the decoration was conferred :- No 168 Company Sergeant Major F.T. BRENT. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in an attack. He took strong command of a party , and attacked an enemy strong point , capturing twenty prisoners and two machine guns . He also rendered valuable assistance in consolodating the captured position, and set a splendid example to his men. x x x x The above has been promulgated in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No 95 dated 27th June, 1918. Yours faithfully , Major Office i/c Base Records. Mrs. A.I.N. Brent Post Office, SPRING VALE Victoria5/6 rvr, first world war, 6 battalion aif, distinguished conduct medal -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical CollectionPrint - Reproduction, framed, General Sir John Monash
... first world war... longstaff 1919 ww1 first world war great war General Sir John Monash ...Framed print of General Sir John Monash standing with hands held to his front in uniform against a dark background. Encased in a moulded timber frame and behind an off white backing board with fade red borders General Sir John Monash G.C.M.G, K.C.B, V.D, B.A, D.C.L, LL.D., D. Eng., M. Inst.C.E Grande Officier de l' Ordre de la Couronne and de Croix de Guerre(Belguim); Grande Officier de la Legion d'Honneur and de Croix de Guerre avec Palme ( France); Distinguished Service Medal ( USA) commanded 4th. Aust. Inf.Bde (15 Sept., '14- 9 July, '16), 3rd Aust Div (10 July, '16-31 May,'18) and Australian Army Corps (1 June-30 Nov.,'18); Director General Repatriation and Demobilisation ( 1 Dec.,'18-15 Nov., Nov.,'19). Laanding at Anzac - Sari Bair - Messines- Broodseinde - Passchendaele - Villers-Bretonneux -Hamel - Amiens - Mont St Quentin - Hargicourt - Hindenburg Line - Beaurevoir Line Chairman of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria 1921/1931 Member of Council of Defence , 1921/1931 1865-1931 sir john monash, john longstaff, 1919, ww1, first world war, great war -
Tarnagulla History ArchivePhotograph of soldiers in uniform in front of Victoria Hotel, Tarnagulla, Soldiers in uniform in front of Victoria Hotel, Tarnagulla, 8th November, 1919, 8 November 1919
... first world war... service soldiers veterans ww1 first world war graham clark harwood ...Murray Comrie Collection. Subjects are posed in front of a building known locally as Victoria Hotel, now the Tarnagulla Public Hall.. Monochrome photograph of soldiers in uniform assembled in front of Victoria Hotel, in the main street of Tarnagulla. The men in uniform are all returned soldiers from the Tarnagulla district. They were drawn together to form the Guard of Honour on the occasion of the unveiling of the nearby War Memorial. Accompanied by a note that gives the following names: (Left to Right) Back Row: 1. _________ 2. George Graham 3. _____________ 4. Bob Clark 5. Joe Harwood Middle Row: 1. W. Kilgour 2. Perc. Ison 3. Lew Allen 4. Sam Patterson 5. Harry Bool 6. Bob Abbott 7. Will Smith Front Row: 1. Arthur Whimpey 2. Sgt ___ Graham 3. Les Radnell 4. Dave Roper 5. Fred Jackson 6. Bill James (David Gordon notes: This is not William James. He had been KIA by the time of the photograph.) tarnagulla, war, military, service, soldiers, veterans, ww1, first world war, graham, clark, harwood, kilgour, ison, allen, patterson, bool, whimpey, radnell, roper, jackson, james, abbott, smith -
Mont De LanceyBook - Soldier's Pay Book, ca. 1915
... first world war...-and-dandenong-ranges wages books world war one first world war ww1 wwi ...Soldier's Pay Book-Active Service 1915 Orange coverSoldier's Pay Book - Active Service Private Ebenezer Charles Gray 22/3/1915 28yowages books, world war one, first world war, ww1, wwi -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub BranchMemorabilia - Rock from Lone Pine Trench, N/A
... first world war... one ww1 wwi first world war gallipoli anzac Small Piece ...Rock from Lone Pine Trench GallipoliSmall Piece Of Rocklone pine, world war one, ww1, wwi, first world war, gallipoli, anzac -
City of KingstonPhotograph - Black and white, Percy Fairlam, Cheltenham Hotel - Keighrans, c. 1918
... First World War... Commerce Trade Hotel Pub Public House Cheltenham World War I First ...This image shows the importance of a reasonably large pub offering accommodation and a meeting place for a relatively small community in a regional area during the World War I (WWI) periodBlack and white image of Keighrans Hotel which is a two Storey building with a wrought iron balcony with a man standing at ground level with his bicycle and a big sign billiardsRound red sticker:X3 Handwritten in blue ink: A16 Handwritten in red ink 72% Handwritten in black ink: CHAP 4? / CHELTENHAM HOTEL / EXCHANGE HOTEL [crossed out] / Cheltenham / Pre WW [crossed out] about / WWI / BUILT ON THE SITE / of the ORIGINAL / CHELTENHAM INNcommerce, trade, hotel, pub, public house, cheltenham, world war i, first world war, wwi -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Sadler, Rex and Hayllar, Tom, In the Line of Fire: Real Stories of Australians at war, from Gallipoli to Vietnam. (Copy 2)
... First World War... Australia - Armed Forces - History First World War Second World War ...Over 100,000 Australians have laid down their lives in the service of their coutry during the past 100 years. Conflicts including the two world wars, Korea and Vietnam have bee fought by young men from every state in the country.Over 100,000 Australians have laid down their lives in the service of their coutry during the past 100 years. Conflicts including the two world wars, Korea and Vietnam have bee fought by young men from every state in the country. vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, australia - armed forces - history, first world war, second world war -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Sadler, Rex and Hayllar, Tom, In the Line of Fire: Real Stories of Australians at war, from Gallipoli to Vietnam. (Copy 1)
... First World War... Australia - Armed Forces - History First World War Second World War ...Over 100,000 Australians have laid down their lives in the service of their coutry during the past 100 years. Conflicts including the two world wars, Korea and Vietnam have bee fought by young men from every state in the country.Over 100,000 Australians have laid down their lives in the service of their coutry during the past 100 years. Conflicts including the two world wars, Korea and Vietnam have bee fought by young men from every state in the country. vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, australia - armed forces - history, first world war, second world war -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Darlington, Robert, Sudan to Vietnam (Copy 1)
... First World War... works Colonial Wars Sudan South Africa China First World War ...In 1985 Australians had cause to remember two events in their history. On Sunday 3 March troops paraded through Sydney commemoraing the century of the departure of the New South Wales Coningent, Australia's first overseas force, to the Sudan War. Anzac Day 1985 also coincided with the tenth anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the end of the most recent war in which Australia had been involved, the Vietnam War.In 1985 Australians had cause to remember two events in their history. On Sunday 3 March troops paraded through Sydney commemoraing the century of the departure of the New South Wales Coningent, Australia's first overseas force, to the Sudan War. Anzac Day 1985 also coincided with the tenth anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the end of the most recent war in which Australia had been involved, the Vietnam War.war photography, australia - history, military - pictorial works, colonial wars, sudan, south africa, china, first world war, second world war, korea, malaya, borneo, vietnam, fall of saigon -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaPlaque - Memorial Plaque, Catherine Florence Aviss, 1919
... first world war... wwi first world war barque inverneill herbert aviss st peter ...Links to another image in the collection previously unidentified now known as at 2018 to be the children of a seafaring family of Captain and Mrs Aviss. In 1918 the family was re-united with Mrs Aviss' parents after a dangerous journey by sea the first time that the children met their grandparents, Captain and Mrs Frampton also seafarers . Mrs Aviss gave birth to her third child in August 1918 on board the ship. She contracted the "Spanish flu" probably in St John, New Brunswick and died, at the age of 28, on the 3 November 1918 after a week in hospital, leaving her husband with two toddlers and a 3 month old baby. The story demonstrates the respect and support of the Mission for two remarkable families of seafarers and the dangers of the influenza epidemic post WW1.An example of lives and tribulations of a seafarer family who survived the Great War but who also had to deal with the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919.Large engraved brass plaque mounted onto brick wall commemorating wife of sea captain. To the Glory of God / and in memory of Catherine Florence/ the beloved wife of Captain Herbert Aviss/ (Barque Inverneill) who died at St John. N.B./ Nov 3rd 1918.brass, plaque, great war, memorial, commemorate, catherine florence aviss, florence catherine nee frampton, wwi, first world war, barque, inverneill, herbert aviss, st peter the mariner chapel, mission to seafarers, flinders street, 1919, st john, new brunswick, influenza, spanish flu, pandemic, 1918 -
City of KingstonPhotograph - Black and white, Red Cross Workers Bentleigh, 1915
... First World War.... Community World War I First World War WWI Manual labour Repurposing ...Red Cross Workers in Bentleigh are preparing stretchers and other convalescent aids for fighting men overseas. In the background wooden crutches are leaning against the shed wall and beach chairs are being repurposed in the front of the image.Black and white image of a group of eight men standing in front of a shed with several of the men wearing work aprons suggesting manual labour with crutches leaning against the shed and beach chairsHand written in red ink enclosed in a circle: A18 / 70%community, world war i, first world war, wwi, manual labour, repurposing, red cross, crutches, bentleigh -
Linton and District Historical Society IncDocument - Leaflet, How a Ten Pound Bond Pays
... First World War... World War I First World War Small cream coloured notice ...In the aftermath of World War 1, the Australian government aimed to raise 25 million pounds through the Second Peace Loan. Money raised was to be used for the repatriation and resettlement of former servicemen. Targets were set for money to be raised in each of the Australian states. This notice encouraged Victorians to help WWI returned servicemen through the purchase of peace bonds. It details the amount of interest a purchaser of a bond in the Second Peace Loan would receive after ten years. This notice was displayed in various public buildings, and the wording of the notice was also used in newspaper advertisements, for example this advertisement appeared in The Argus on 6 September 1920.Small cream coloured notice advertising the financial rewards to be gained through investment in peace bonds issued by the Australian government as part of the Second Peace Loan 1920.peace bonds, world war i, first world war -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA HILL - THE BENDIGO DIGGINGS, PRELIMINARY DRAFT FOR BROCHURE
... First World War... 1862 First World War Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfields Second ...BHS CollectionNine typed pages of notes on a preliminary draft for a brochure on the Bendigo Diggings. First part is the objective which is to preserve the mining history and to have exhibits in the places they were used, e.g. quartz mining machinery exhibited in a quartz mining area, not on an alluvial field. Part B is historical notes on the area. Part C is the Site - Victoria Hill area. Part D is Stage One which consists of carpark area, technological museum, restaurant, mineral haulage line, picnic ground, earthworks and planting over the area. Part E is Stage Two which will consist of the open-air exhibits, in the area surrounded by the mineral haulage line, and the Central Nell Gwynne mine on the west side of the site. Part F is Stage Three which will consist of the winery, the steam tram track, the lake, the wildlife sanctuary and various buildings associated with gold mining. Part G is Costing with the prices to be filled in. Parts H and I are the Appeal and the Committee. Details to be filled in.mining, marketing, victoria hill, victoria hill, the bendigo diggings - preliminary draft for brochure, aust national travel association, tullamarine jetport, emu bottom homestead, kyneton historical museum, chinese joss house, eaglehawk museum, whipstick scrub, cairn curran reservoir, castelmaine historical museum and market hall, national trust, ballarat hiatorical park, echuca's hopwood gardens, swan hill folk museum, gibson's mount alexander no 2 squatting run, captain brown, chief commissioner wright, hustler's reef, thomas hustler, mining board, drainage of reefs act 1862, first world war, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, second world war, sandhurst, w c vahland, battery trams, horse trams, steam trams, electric trams, central nell gwynne mine, theodore ballerstadt, george lansell, new chum hill, ballerstadt's open cut, 180 mine, new chum syncline battery, william rae, victoria quartz, wittscheibe's 'jeweller's shop', luffsman and sterry, gold mines hotel, adventure, bendigo and district tourist association, bendigo city council, bendigo branch of the royal historical society of victoria, professor brian lewis, school of architecture and building at the university of melbourne, taylor horsfield, lord robert cecil, south australian gold commissioner -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Alexander, John Keith AIF Enlistment paper, 1 Feb.1916
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Alexander, John ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Box, Frank Chloride World War One Enlistment Paper, 15 Jul.1915
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Box, Frank ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Brown, Adrian Spalding World War One Enlistment Paper, 18 Mar.1916
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Brown, Adrian ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Chaffey, George Frederick World War One Enlistment Paper, Sept.1916
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Chaffey, George ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Chambers, Herbert Lewis World War One Enlistment paper, 22 Feb.1915
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Chambers, Herbert ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Clayton, John World War One Enlistment papers, 22 Aug.1914
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Clayton, John ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Comb, William Robert World War One Enlistment, 14 Jul.1915
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Comb, William ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Duffield, Henry Paul World War One Enlistment, 10 Nov.1914
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Duffield, Henry ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Fechner, Rudolph World War One Enlistment, 1 Apr.1916
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Fechner, Rudolph ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Fleck, Christian World War One Enlistment, 17 Jan.1917
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Fleck, Christian ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Ford, Harry World War One Enlistment, 10 May.1916
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Ford, Harry World ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Forsyth, William Arthur Lennox World War One Enlistment, 14 Oct.1915
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Forsyth, William ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Foster, Angus John World War One Enlistment, unknown
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Foster, Angus ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Foster, Frederick Holden World War One Enlistment, 13 Mar.1915
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Foster, Frederick ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Galbraith, Walter James World War One Enlistment, 24 Mar.1915
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Galbraith, Walter ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Game, Charles Henry World War One Enlistment, 29 Jan.1916
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Game, Charles ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document - Enlistment, Gelly, Raoul Leon Marcel World War One Enlistment, 4 Mar.1916
... First World War... War One Enlistment Paper WW1 First World War Gelly, Raoul Leon ...world war one, enlistment paper, ww1, first world war
