"Instrument of surrender/ of/ Japanese forces in New Guinea, New Britain/ New Ireland, Bougainville/ and adjacent Islands". Signed by "COMMANDER IN CHIEF/ JAPANESE IMPERIAL SOUTHEASTERN ARMY LIEUTENANT GENERAL/ GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING/ FIRST AUSTRALIAN ARMY".Document - white colour paper, copy of original document. Black ink print with clear plastic laminate applied. Frame - timber, light brown colour varnish, decorative moulding. No glass front. Backing - timber plywood.framed accessories, document', ww2, japanese surrender

Colour patch is probably 2/2nd Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment.1. Jacket, wool. Colour sort of grey tinted khaki. Has 4 front pockets. Buttons are darkened AMF type - 4 on front. Epaulettes have darkened "AUSTRALIA" name badge on each collar have darkened Rising Sun Badges. Shoulders have a triangular shaped colour patch. Red and Blue triangle on grey felt triangle. Chest has a ribbon bar showing 4 service medals. 2. Trousers - wool - colour Khaki. 3. Hat - Khaki, slouch. WW1 style hat band. Darkened Rising Sun Badge- AMF. Service ribbons are; 39 - 45 star. Pacific Star. British War Medal. Australian Service medal.Trousers - in green texta - “21-95” in waistline.ww2, uniform, army, passchendaele barracks trust

1. Jacket, Khaki Woollen. Four pockets held shut with copper buttons. Four copper buttons on central front. Two Rising Sun Badges (darkened) on collars. Metal "Australia" badges on each epaulette. 38 Bn colour patch on right shoulder. 2. Trousers - Khaki Woollen. Fly held shut with 6 Bakelite buttons. No belt loops - buttons for braces. Trousers are cuffless. 3. Hat Khaki - fur felt. Light khaki puggaree. Copper A.C.M.F. badge. 4.& 5. Puttee, khaki Woollen. It has a 25mm wide tape at one end. It's length is 116 cm. The broad piece is 202 cm long. Width 10cm 1. Written inside, appears to be "L. Townsend". Stamped date of 1943 has '3' crossed out and '6' inserted.38 bn, aust, ww2, passchendaele barracks trust

Ribbon is for Efficiency Decoration.1. Battle dress woollen jacket. Khaki colour. Captain's Pips on epaulettes. Royal Australian Ordinance Corps shoulder flashes. Green and Yellow service ribbon above left pocket. 2. Trousers, Khaki. 3. Shirt Polyester, khaki, short sleeved. 4. Tie, Khaki, cotton/polyester. Has had an 'Ad Hoc" modification to stay knotted. Elastic under shirt collar. 5. Belt, black. Brass fittings inside still has signs of a green dye.post ww2, army uniform, passchendaele barracks trust

.1) Battle dress jacket. Woollen khaki - Royal Aust Infantry shoulder badges. Two cloth "Pips" on each epaulette. .2) Trousers, woollen khaki, Battle dress. .3) Shirt polyester, long sleeved khaki with Sergeants stripes. .4) Lanyard - Red. .5) Belt, black, brass. .6) Tie, Polyester, khaki..1) Written on inside neck is “L.B. MacKay”. Written on label inside Jacket is “3/743787 K. MacKay”.post ww2, uniforms, army, passchendaele barracks trust

The Jacket belonged to Dennis James Powell, enlisted on 7.5.1941 No VX55199. Was a POW, discharged on 21.12.1945 in 2/29th Bn. Served Korea in the 3rd Bn No 32729 from 27.5.1951 - 14.8.1951, 24.9.51 - 22.4.1952. The service ribbons on the jacket are; 1939 - 45 Star Pacific Star British War Medal Australian Service Medal Korea Medal Un Medal Korea. The pants have posssibly been used to make up a uniform. 1. This is a black woollen jacket. It has 4 front pockets. It has Sgt's stripes on arm (Gold). It has RA Inf buttons. On the collars are another pattern RA Inf button - Kings Crown. Shiled design surrounded with oak leaves. Crossed rifles in centre of shield. It has six ribbons - see below. 2. Trousers - black wool. red stripe on legs. Fly is held shut with buttons, black. Two side pockets - One rear pocket. 3. Shirt - off white - civilian. 4. Belt - black wool, brass buckle. 5. Tie - black, purple liner.Jacket - Inside has written - “3/2729 J.D. Powell” Trousers- “ Jorgenson R/5”ww2, postwar ww2, uniform, passchendaele barracks trust

1. Battle Dress Jacket. Wool Khaki. It has Sgts Stripes, on each shoulder are cloth badges. 3 Div and Northern Victorian Rgt. The jacket has two breast pockets and a purpose made cloth belt. 2. Trousers Battle dress. Wool, khaki. Fly held shut with five buttons. Brown buttons hold belt loops. 3. Shirt, polyester. light Khaki. Long sleeve. Two breast pockets held shut with brown buttons. 4. Tie, light brown. 5. Hat, Khaki fur felt. It has a silver hat badge of 38 Battn - Motto HONOREM CUSTODITE.Inside shirt collar has letters. “R.W” written in ink. Written in texta, inside leather band is: - “Atkinson 2794820”38 bn, post ww2, cmf, passchendaele barracks trust

Refers to the service of Lt.Col. "Roy Shadforth".1. Red waist jacket, white collars and white cuffs. 38 BN. R.V.R. Badge (Gold) on collars. Epaulettes show gold Lt.Col. badges and gold A.M.F. buttons. It has one interior pocket. 2. Red sleeveless vest. 4 brass (Gold) buttons, AMF motif, lined with a faint light cotton. 2 exterior pockets. 3. Shirt, short sleeved - off white. polyester cotton, 6 clear buttons, one breast pocket. 4. Black bow tie with plastic mount. 5. Trousers, woollen, black. Red pin stripe on outside legs. Lined with same cotton as vest. Straps at bottom of legs to hook up under feet.1. Written inside one arm pit is “Shadforth” 2. Written inside vest is “Shadforth” 5. Written on trouser pocket is “Shadforth”post ww2, cmf, uniform, roy shadforth, passchendaele barracks trust

Items in the collection re Jack Swatton, refer Cat No 6719.2P for his service details.1. Khaki cotton safari jacket. Has four pockets, four brown bakelite buttons, shoulders have two badges each: - Red curved cloth badge with words "Northern Victorian Regiment". The other badge is square red cotton with Rising Sun, crossed swords and roman numerals III. 2. Hat - Khaki fur felt. No badge.1. Written on label is "3/92404 - Swatton C.J".post ww2, 38th bn, passchendaele barracks trust

1. Battle dress jacket, khaki wool, cloth badges of Lt.Colonel on shoulders, 2 badges Northern Victorian Regiment and red 3rd Division badge - crossed swords. Two breast pockets. 2. Shirt, cotton/polyester, khaki, short sleeve. 3. Tie, polyester, khaki. 4. Trousers, woollen, khaki. One rear pocket, two side pockets. Khaki plastic buttons. 5. Belt, webbing pattern 37. Colour is faint green with brass fittings,post ww2, 38 bn, nvr, passchendaele barracks trust

1. Jacket, Khaki Officers pattern jacket, four pockets, dark AMF metal buttons. Rising Sun Badges on collars. Rank Lt.Colonel Badge. On shoulder has felt Royal Victorian Regiment. 2. Shirt - Khaki, 2 pockets, longe sleeved. 3. Tie - wool, brown. 4. Peaked cap - khaki. Darkened Rising Sun badge on front.Shirt has texta name - “HENNEQUIN 32036811post ww2, cmf, 38 bn, passchendaele barracks trust

The seven photographs shown above are part of an anonymous donation, by a relative, of the photographic collection of a former member of No. 3 Squadron RAAF 1939-1945. They cover the African, Sicily and Italian campaigns. The entire collection comprises 175 photographs. The collection has been divided into sets depicting various aspects of 3 Squadron operations. The above images are representative of this particular set of 45 photographs, featuring aircrew, groundcrew and other personnel. The museum has digitized the complete set.Set of 45 black and white photographs featuring groundcrew, aircrew and other personnel . The full set numbering and description is as follows: 9665.01P Africa 14-7 The end of a burnt out Kittyhawk.jpg 9665.02P Africa 16-2 Ikingi Maryat camp near Alexandria.jpg 9665.03P Africa 18-5 Benghazi.jpg 9665.04P Africa 22-1 Tripoli.jpg 9665.05P Africa 23-5 Cooks at Marble Arch Africa.jpg 9665.06P Africa17-3 Pongo Dan Hughes in underground hut El Hamma.jpg 9665.07P Airfield Italy.jpg 9665.08P Antiaircraft.jpg 9665.09P Bofors crew.jpg 9665.10P Bomb 1.jpg 9665.11P Bomb 2.jpg 9665.12P Bomb 3.jpg 9665.13P British regiment awaiting invasion embarkation.jpg 9665.14P Caption Cape Fil Ami.jpg 9665.15P Christmas dinner Foggia 2.jpg 9665.16P Christmas Dinner Foggia.jpg 9665.17P Crashed Italian aircraft.jpg 9665.18P DC 3.jpg 9665.19P Dead German artillery crew.jpg 9665.20P Goundcrew 3.jpg 9665.21P Graves desert.jpg 9665.22P Graves in Italy.jpg 9665.23P Groundcrew 1.jpg 9665.24P Groundcrew 2.jpg 9665.25P Italy Foggia 3.jpg 9665.26P Italy Foggia 4.jpg 9665.27P Italy 2.jpg 9665.28P Italy 21-3 Foggia.jpg 9665.29P Italy Foggia 10.jpg 9665.30P Italy Foggia 2.jpg 9665.31P Italy Foggia 5.jpg 9665.32P Italy Foggia 6.jpg 9665.33P Italy Foggia 7.jpg 9665.34P Italy Foggia 8.jpg 9665.35P Italy Foggia 9.jpg 9665.36P Italy Foggia.jpg 9665.37P Italy.jpg 9665.38P Jack Jones in a cargo bus DC3.jpg 9665.39P Jack Rourke and his uncle.jpg 9665.40P P40 Maintenance.jpg 9665.41P Sicily on the way to Sicily.jpg 9665.42P Sicily DC3.jpg 9665.43P Sicily Douglas DC3 .jpg 9665.44P Tripoli Kings Birthday Tripoli.jpg 9665.45P Unknown pilot.jpgno. 3 squadron raaf 1939-1945, african campaign ww2, italian campaign ww2

The four photographs shown above are part of an anonymous donation, by a relative, of the photographic collection of a former member of No. 3 Squadron RAAF 1939-1945. They cover the African, Sicily and Italian campaigns. The entire collection comprises 175 photographs. The collection has been divided into sets depicting various aspects of 3 Squadron operations. The above images are representative of this particular set of 45 photographs, featuring places and miscellaneous subjects . The museum has digitized the complete set.Set of 23 black and white photographs featuring landscapes and miscellaneous subjects . The full set numbering and description is as follows: 9666.01P Africa Alexandria.jpg 9666.02P Africa Indians in Bren carrier.jpg 9666.03P Blown bridge 1.jpg 9666.04P Blown bridge 2.jpg 9666.05P Blown bridge 3.jpg 9666.06P Bridge.jpg 9666.07P Camp at Gates.jpg 9666.08P Crusader tank.jpg 9666.09P Foggia 2.jpg 9666.10P Foggia.jpg 9666.11P Grant tank.jpg 9666.13P Honey tank.jpg 9666.14P Italy Foggia 4.jpg 9666.15P Italy Foggia 13-2.jpg 9666.16P Italy Foggia 3.jpg 9666.17P Italy Foggia 5.jpg 9666.18P Italy Foggia 6.jpg 9666.19P Italy Foggia 7.jpg 9666.20P Italy Foggia.jpg 9666.21P Italy.jpg 9666.22P Jerusalem British war cemetary.jpg 9666.23P Officers in jeep.jpg 9666.24P Sign in Africa.jpgno. 3 squadron raaf 1939-1945, african campaign ww2, italian campaign ww2

The seven photographs shown above are part of an anonymous donation, by a relative, of the photographic collection of a former member of No. 3 Squadron RAAF 1939-1945. They cover the African, Sicily and Italian campaigns. The entire collection comprises 175 photographs. The collection has been divided into sets depicting various aspects of 3 Squadron operations. The above images are representative of this particular set of 31 photographs, featuring Italian and German aircraft abandoned by the Axis as the Allies advanced through Africa and Italy. They range from various versions of the ME109, German bombers and rare and interesting Italian aircraft. The museum has digitized the complete set.Set of 31 black and white photographs featuring German and Italian aircraft shot down, shot-up and captured at airfields taken over by 3 Squadron . The full set numbering and description is as follows: 9663.01P Africa BF109E.jpg 9663.02P Wrecked Junkers 52 Africa.jpg 9663.03P BF 109 and JU 88.jpg 9663.04P BF 109 worse for wear.jpg 9663.05P Caproni Ghibli caption - Italian kite Gibly.jpg 9663.06P Caproni transport.jpg 9663.07P Fiat CR42.jpg 9663.08P Focke Wulf 109 Italy Foggia.jpg 9663.09P Focke Wulf 190F8 of SG4 Italy 1944.jpg 9663.10P FW109 and JU88 Italy.jpg 9663.11P Heinkel III Africa.jpg 9663.12P Heinkel III.jpg 9663.13P Henschel HS129.jpg 9663.14P Italy Fiat CR42.jpg 9663.15P Italy Fiat G50.jpg 9663.16P Italy Junkers 88 Squiggle camo.jpg 9663.17P Italy Junkers 88.jpg 9663.18P Italy Messerschmitt 109G.jpg 9663.19P Italy Sicily Junkers 88 of Kampfgeschwader 54.jpg 9663.20P JU 87 Stuka and BF 109.jpg 9663.21P JU 88 Italy Foggia.jpg 9663.22P JU 88.jpg 9663.23P Junkers 88.jpg 9663.24P Macchi C200 Saetta.jpg 9663.25P ME 109 Africa 2.jpg 9663.26P ME 109 Africa.jpg 9663.27P ME 109.jpg 9663.28P ME 110 in boneyard.jpg 9663.29P Messerschmitt 109E with Italian post-armistice markings 9663.30P Italian Savoia Marchetti SM81.jpg 9663.31P Italian Piaggio P108.jpgno. 3 squadron raaf 1939-1945, african campaign ww2, italian campaign ww2, luftwaffe, regia aeronautica

The seven photographs shown above are part of an anonymous donation, by a relative, of the photographic collection of a former member of No. 3 Squadron RAAF 1939-1945. They cover the African, Sicily and Italian campaigns. The entire collection comprises 175 photographs. The collection has been divided into sets depicting various aspects of 3 Squadron operations. The above images are representative of this particular set of 34 photographs, featuring allied aircraft from British and American squadrons that that shared airfields with 3 Squadron in Africa and Italy. Of note are the photographs from Foggia in Italy, home to dozens of bomber and fighter squadrons. The museum has digitized the complete set.Set of 34 black and white photographs featuring Allied aircraft from other squadrons, Australian, British and American. The full set numbering and description is as follows: 9664.01P Avro Anson Africa.jpg 9664.02P B 17 Italy 2.jpg 9664.03P B17 Italy.jpg 9664.04P B17 Lil Joan 346 Bombr Squadron 99th bomb group Italy.jpg 9664.05P B17.jpg 9664.06P B24 Foggia Italy.jpg 9664.07P B24 Liberator Italy.jpg 9664.08P B24 Transport.jpg 9664.09P B25 Mitchell 1943.jpg 9664.10P B25 Mitchell Italy.jpg 9664.11P Beaufighter with nose radar.jpg 9664.12P Beaufighter.jpg 9664.13P Beaufort.jpg 9664.14P Bristol Blenheim.jpg 9664.15P Bristol Bombay 1st Ambulance Air Unit Africa.jpg 9664.16P Crashed Havoc.jpg 9664.17P Crashed Liberator Italy.jpg 9664.18P Crashed Spitfire.jpg 9664.19P DeHavilland DH86 .jpg 9664.20P Formation of Baltimores at Mtapin Malapis.jpg 9664.21P Havoc.jpg 9664.22P Hawker Fury Africa.jpg 9664.23P Lightening.jpg 9664.24P Lockheed Hudson.jpg 9664.25P Mosquito.jpg 9664.26P P38 Lightning Italy.jpg 9664.27P P47D Thunderbolt.jpg 9664.28P P47G Thunderbolt .jpg 9664.29P Shanghai Lil insignia on Mitchell Loggia Italy 1943.jpg 9664.30P Vultee Vengeance .jpg 9664.31P Walrus.jpg 9664.32P Wellington.jpg 9664.33P Wimpy.jpg 9664.34P Harrow.jpgno. 3 squadron raaf 1939-1945, african campaign ww2, italian campaign ww2, raf squadrons, usaaf squadrons

Painted by internees C Vagarini at Camp 13.B. FrankBrown wooden frame. 3 huts and the end of a 4th hut in front of which are attractive gardens with a large barrel. Flower pot behind which is a blue cylinder.Casare Vagarinipainting oil, vagarini c, frank b, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, oil

The painting was bought from Cesare Vagarini by Herr Wennagel for "Weihnachten" 1941 (Christmas) for his wife Johanna (Hanno) Wennagel. It was their first Christmas in the Camp. Herr Wennagel made many of the frames for Vagarini's paintings.A large Eucalyptus Tree surrounded by four huts - one on the left, three to the right. Green grass between the huts. A sunflower is growing at the side of the front left hut and a woman wearing a white shirt and blue skirt is seen entering the hut. Two women, one in pink and one in yellow are standing on a pathway between the huts. Clothes hanging on a washing line can be seen behind the tree near the last hut on the right. Bright blue sky and more trees in the background.Vagarini Ctatura, ww2, internment camp, camp 3

Vagarini - "who painted pictures every day" according to the children in Camp 3Brown wooden frame with gold inner band. 5 large posts in front of hut which has a decorative entrance. and attractive gardenVagarini - Tatura 1943painting - oil, vagarini c, frank b, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, illustrations, oil

Presented to Gerda Decker for her outstanding performance in a Camp 3 theatrical production.Oil painting - tree on left of centre, short post on right and to its right another short post with stay. 2 long posts right side, several huts in centre below the horizon. Black frame.painting - oil, vagarini c, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, illustrations, oil

In the possession of internee at Camp 3.Oil painting of a hilly landscape with a lake in the distance and winding stream and fir tree centre right. Gold frameBottom right hand corner (in red) "Vagarini 1924"painting, oil, vagarini c, baer dr t, ww2 camps

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The Tobruk Siege Medal is an unofficial award issued by the "Rats of Tobruk" Association in 1977 to troops who were in action during the Siege of Tobruk between April and December 1941. Medal issued posthumously to Corporal Percy Angus KIELY VX48300 Born 30/1/1906 at Wangaratta who served with 2/23 Battalion in the MIddle East and New Guinea. Percy died on 25/4/44 from a fractured skull and brain haemorrhage when struck by a falling limb of a tree on 21/4/44 at Whitfield. The Tobruk Siege Medal is an unofficial award issued by the "Rats of Tobruk" Association in 1977. The Tobruk Siege medal known as the T medal was issued to Australian, British, Indian, New Zealand and Polish troops who were in action during the Siege of Tobruk between April and December 1941. T shape medal in silver metal with cream coloured ribbon with red and light blue strip Tobruk Seige 1941tobruk, t medal, ww2, percy kiely, 2/23rd battalion

The scrapbook, compiled by Edith E Hitchcock, displays a variety of newspaper clippings with photographs relating to ships, sailors, their hobbies, Padre Oliver. Page 1 - Map of the British Empire Page 3 - Newspaper clipping with photographs: "Happy Sailors Lads" onboard the CB Pedersen C.1935 Page 5 - Photograph depicting three children watching of a ship at sea Page 7 - 1937: article: with photograph"Sea Captain and Artist": Captain A.C.G. Dreillek, Swedish ship Yngaren (similar photo published in 1937 in the Courier Mail Brisbane) Page 9 - 1935: "Reunited": Dog Patsy with ship Pegasus crew members / "Sydney Harbour Bridge": Phillip Vanderhill, Cook of the Kota Inter and its sitar creation Page 11: Mr G. Gatty and Tim, the cat from the Esperance Bay / Herbert the hen, pet on the ship King Arthur / Frank Simpson, quartermaster and painter from the ship City of Dieppe. Page 13: Conway Seymour and shipmate aboard the Orford. Page 15: 3 photographs of French sailors from the cruiser Rigault de Grenouilly in 1936. Page 16: Photograph of A.J. Kramer working on a ship model aboard the Dutch ship, Kota Inten. Page 17: 1936: Photographs of sailors from the French ship Rigault de Grenouilly and the American ship: California State berthed in Prince's Pier. (plus two large loose clippings with portraits of same sailors). Page 18: 1934: Ball on the Manunda to raise funds for the Mission: photograph of Captain Robert Sunter, Padre Oliver, Moira Oliver, Mrs Harold Clapp. Page 19: Photograph of French sailors from the Rigault de Grenouilly in a bus en route to the Dandenong Ranges. Page 21: Photographs of a shipwreck (probably Kakariki in 1938, see next page). Page 23: Aerial photograph of the shipwreck Kakariki in Hobson's Bay in 1937 Page 25: Photograph of the shipwreck Kakariki in Hobson's Bay in 1937. Page 26: Photograph of the shipwreck Kakariki in Hobson's Bay in 1937. Page 27: Photograph of the survivors from the shipwreck Kakariki in the Mission in 1937: A. Bunyard, W. Fisk, J. Greene, L. Tarlington, J. McInnes, G. Coote, G. Sugar. Page 28: Photograph of the survivors from the shipwreck Kakariki in the Caradale in 1937: W. Fisk, T.W. White. Page 29: Missioneers talk to Firemen: Padre Oliver and his assistant, L.V. Owen talking to ship's firemen.(the Argus, 24 July 1931) Page 31: 3 articles with photographs: American cadets from the California State / Governor's Surprise Visit: Lord Huntingfield visiting Padre Oliver in the Mission (the Argus, 19 May 1936) / Sea Scouts on Liner: Padre Oliver on the P&O Cathay (the Argus, 16 June 1936) Page 33: Harbour Lights: padre Oliver, Lord Somers and Rev. R. Kerdell / Visit of the Duchess to the Mission (the Argus, 26 february 1945). Page 34: Photograph titled "An old salt still yearns for the sea- 369 miles away". Page 35: two clippings : Presentation of cheques for Merchant Navy: Betty Raymond giving a cheque to Padre L.L. Elliott / A cheque for the Seamen's Mission: Photograph of Padre Oliver with a cheque. Page 37: 4 clippings with photographs: Padre Oliver playing the piano for the cadets of the C.B. Pedersen / Miss Gladys Grant with parcels (from the Age 10 November 1943) / All Nations' Dance / Christmas at the Flinders Street mission, Padre Oliver cutting the cake (The Age, 15 December 1942) Page 39: Unveiling of the Memorial window to Captain Robert Sunter in 1936. Page 41: 2 clippings: At the Seamen's Mission: photographs of J. W. Neill and Padre Oliver / Married: Albert Robertson and Beryl Landrigan / Postcard of the St Peter Chapel. Page 43: 2 postcards: The Cloisters / The Mission view from Flinders Street. Page 45: Postcard of the windvane. / clipping of Sailors from the Zealandic. Page 46: 2 clippings: Virtually a Man without a country: Frans Nobel on the ship Milleeta / Seaman, Soldier, Waiter, Singer, Cook Finds Peace (Frans Nobel).(1939) Page 47: That Land Looks Good: two seamen from the tanker British Fame Page 48: large clipping of the C.B. Pedersen "Like a page from the past".(april-May 1935) Page 49: Photograph of Padre Oliver in his army uniform.This scrapbook is significant because it makes reference to contemporaneous events related to the Mission to Seafarers. On the inside cover is the name Edith E. Hitchcock.edith e. hitchcock, scrapbooks, c.b. pedersen, hobbies, ship models, painting, frank leslie oliver, mv manunda, captain robert sunter, windvane, rigault de genouilly, french, german, california, kakariki, ship pegasus, sydney harbour bridge, sugar, kota inten, philip vanderhill, lord somers, reverend r. kerdell, r.m.s. moldavia, victoria dock, ww2, pets, bird, dog, cat, gladys grant, alphonse polo, eugene emonin, raoul gannson, esperance bay, g. gatty, captain a. macwhirter, frank simpson, city of dieppe, conway seymour, orford, a.j. kramer, dutch, moira bird oliver (nee good), mrs harold clapp, caradale, 3uz radio, betty raymond, l.l. elliott, j.h. bustard, merchant navy patriotic fund, g.h. martin, j.w. neill, albert robertson, beryl landrigan, zealandic, frans nobel, milleeta, british fame

Item in the collection re William Anthony (Bill) Theodore DSM, RAN. Refer Cat No 151 for his service details. Refer Cat No 7926P for Bills service details.Framed print, colour painting of HMAS Vendetta 1917 - 1945. Set on light fawn colour background with details of their Battle Honours. Frame is wood stained.“Presentation by those who fought & served in her 1939-45 Vendetta Veterans Association Sydney - Melbourne.”ran, vendetta, dsm, theodore dsm

group of 6 medals. Military Cross dated 1943, 1939 / 45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Australian Service Medal. Mounted for wear The Military Cross could be a replica.Impressed naming to S.Chapman VX34151

About the founding of the Marnoo Soldiers' Park. THe Meaning of Marnoo, where Is Marnoo?, and the People involved.Pale blue Card with black Border inside of which is black text and b/w of a iron gate and four stone pillars.The Founders and records Marnoo Soldiers' Memorial Park Victoria 1919 -1995 Marnoo Memorial Park Gates Photo Taken 1963 Complied and written for the Marnoo Soldiers' Park Committee. by N.A. McLennan 9th September, 1965stawell ww1 ww2, mclennan family

Vera Frost in AWL Uniform later married Gil Gunning 1939 -1945Woman in uniform with AWL on sleevePost Card W. J. Chapman Photo Stawellstawell ww2

Original menu for farewell dinner for Captain MacInnes. tan piece of paper. landscape, folded in half. Front cover has a colour drawing of a ship, flying the medical red cross emblem. Under this is hand writing in black ink and the medical insignia of a snake and wand and wreath. Inside on right page, in black ink, handwritten is the menu. Back page, in black in is the signature of people whom attended the function. Farewell Dinner to Captain A MacInnes, D Company 17th Garrison Battalioncaptain macinnes, alan macinnes, d company 17th garrison battalion, internment camps ww2, medical officer camp 4 tatura