See Cat 4867.2 Small booklet - Khaki cardboard cover, with black printing on it. It has the Australian Coat of Arms near the top centre. At top of cover are spaces for NR, rank and name. The book has 40 pages. Page 4 has soldiers name and NR etc. P.10 has clothing issues. P.22 has personal equipment issued. P.26 Record of leave. P34 has x pay records. P.35 Chevrons issued. P.36 Medals. p.37 Medical classification. P.38 Vaccinations and innoculations, P.40 Next of kin.Front cover, written VX119118 Pte Letts R.C. service record, ww2

See Cat 4867.2This is a pocket sized booklet, Khaki cardboard cover with black ink printing. Army book AAB87 This is book No NR 10187 for VX 119118, Pte Letts, Robert Charles. At the bottom of front page are ' Boxes' used as a demob - indicator. There are 32 pages in the book. They cover various aspects of being discharged from the AIF. Page 23 shows this man made silos before enlisting.In the indicator boxes are the letter 'V' for state, the letters 'N' 'T' for the establishment and numbers 199 for priority. These are handwritten.ww2, demobilisation, army

See Cat 4867.2Plain brown envelope. Left side has printed ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE. Right side prInted is COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. DEPARTMENT OF ARMY. At Centre bottom is a black stamp advertising 5/- National Services stamps. There is a hand drawn red pencil cross on both sides of the envelope. On the front are red ink postage rubber stamps. The round one is dated 25 Nov 1949. The rear of envelope has (4) round rubber postage stamps. The envelope is empty. Handwritten addressee is; Mr R.C. Letts, 79 Williamson Street, Bendigo, Vic,ww2, commonwealth govt, army

Addlem collection - refer to Cat 432.2Tin with hinged lid, It is painted drab olive. The printing is in black ink. Inside the container - the lid has directions for use, 7 articles. The main part is empty, bar some large rust patches.Printed on top is the phrase - "Outfit First Aid Individuals"war, first aid

See Addlem Collection Cat 432.2Sheet of Paper, Black Printing. It has a list of seven (7) medals, description of ribbons, clasp - description and conditions of awardAt the bottom of the page is written:- Total Awards (5). No. VX142253. F.E. Addlem.paperwork, medals

Refer to Cat No. 432.2. Fred Addlem.Rectangular Grey felt patch. On this is sewn two rectangular patches, one/ red - one/ black.On the rear is written "57/60 Btn"ww2, 57/50 btn

See Paybooks Cat 4967.21. Plain sheet of white paper from Commonwealth of Australia (Defence Forces). Printed with black ink. This shows how many days Attwood served overseas and how many days for other qualifying service (24 months @ 15/-). 2. Commonwealth Government Envelope, has a window with a rubber stamp for 2 1/2p, Franked Melbourne 7 May 45. On the rear is a wartime note - "Gossip is Sabotage".Rubber stamp - checking staff 3rd M.D. 201ww2, gratuity payments, documents

Counterfoils were kept by the sender of Postal Order money during WW2. Part of the collection of Frederick Gardner Davey DFC RAAF. Refer cat No 3536P for his service details.Collection of five postal money order counterfoils, rectangular shape, blue and black printing on the front in spaces provided, each is for a differant amount, 5/-, 3/-, 2/-, 6d, and 5/- (Schillings and pence).1) hand written in blue ink, “OHQ RAAF Cig fund, Kingsway No 8/2/45. .2) hand written in black ink, “OHQ RAAF Cigarette fund Kingsway No 26/3/45”souvenir, memorabilia, postage documents

The photo features a flight of four Stirling Bombers taken c WW2 and passed by the press and censorship Bureau in the U.K. Part of the Frederick Gardner Davey DFC RAAF collection. Refer Cat No 3536P for his service record.Postcard, rectangular shape featuring a sepia tone photograph of 4 Aeroplanes in flight, photo has a white border with captions top and bottom in black print, rear has details of the photograph printed in black type with space allocated for correspondence and a stamp.postcards, bombers, ww2, aircraft

Postcard sent to F.G.Davey by Alan Fi on 26th September 1950. Part of the Frederick Gardner Davey DFC RAAF collection. refer Cat No 3536P for his service details.Postcard, rectangular featuring a sepia toned photograph of coastal cliffs and ocean, photo has a white border which contains a caption on the bottom LH section, on the rear in black type are details of the postcards manufacture, a British orange 2d stamp is attached to the top RH corner which contains King GeorgeV1On rear top L H corner, “Triangular Lands End stamp” in purple, over the stamp is a postage franking mark, “Penzance Cornwall, 3 pm, 26 Sept 1950”. Hand written in blue ink is, “A note to F.G.Davey from Alan Fi” , then “F.G.DAVEY Esq, Olinda Steet Bendigo Victoria Australia”postcard, souvenir, letters

Part of the Frederick Davey DFC RAAF collection. refer Cat No 3536P for his service records.Post card, rectangular shape featuring a colour photograph of a bridge over a river with buildings in the back ground, vehicles are crossing the bridge, boats moored on the river, on the back printed in black type are publication details and space for correspondence and address.postcards, souvenirs, bridges

Souvenired by Fred Davey on a visit to London during WW2, it was sent to the recipient on 21.9.1943, part of the Frederick Gardner Davey DFC RAAF collection. Refer Cat No 3536P for his service records.Book, soft cover with stapled pages, front cover features a sepia tone photograph of ships in dock, a group of men on a barge is in the foreground, book title in white lettering on a dark background, pages are not numbered and feature sepia tone photo’s with captions, picture on the rear cover features, boats on a river with buildings in the foreground.Hand written on front cover in black ink, “ 21/9/43. With love Fred. These pictures are exactly like the real thing”souvenirs, london,

Each postcard folder was sent to a Mss B Murdoch by F.G.Davey, .1) features New York City, .2) Kansas City, .3) Salt Lake City. Part of the Frederick Gardner Davey DFC RAAF collection. Refer Cat No 3536P for his service records.Postcard folders, set of three containing coloured illustrations depicting city scenes, each folder cover and back depicts a city scene, titles are printed in colour in various fonts, each front cover has a space for an address and postage stamp, on the inside cover of each is a history of each city.On all three covers in black ink, “Miss B Murdoch 123 Wattle street, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia”. On inside cover of .3) handwritten in black ink, “Fondest love, yours truly”postcards, souvenirs

Purchased by a soldier during WWII. Possibly Donald Rexford Speedy, V246169 from Bendigo, enlisted 5.7.1942 age 42 years, discharged 8.11.1945 served with 8 AUSTRALIAN ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT. Price is marked as 1 1/2 D (pennies) See also Cat. 4397.3, 4398.3 and 4399.7.1 Cardboard folder with six photos of Quorn District, South Australia. Light grey colour, thin cardboard. Six black and white photos are folded concertina style and glued to the inside. .2 Cardboard folder with six photos of Terowie, South Australia. postcards, wwii, quorn, terowie

Item in the Waterston collection. Refer Cat No 2410 for service details.First Field Dressing, rectangular shape with rounded edges, Kahki colour light canvas, all details in black print on one side, contents 2 waterproof gauze bandages and safety pins, the details give directions on opening and applying the dressing to wounds.field dressings, bandages, accessory

Item in the Waterston collection. Refer Cat No 2410 for service details.Camouflage skin kit consisting of a plastic brown case with press shut lid, inside of lid is a glass mirror, the base has 3 sections of camouflage cream, brown, green and black, cover of lid has a circle with makers name in gold.On lid cover, “ Bohning skin camouflage kit”camouflage kit, accessory, military

The photograph depicts the damage to F.G. Davey's Lancaster bomber as detailed in his account titled 'The Nuremburg raid' which can be read from Cat No 4410. Part of F.G. Davey Collection. See Cat No 3536P for his service record.Black and white photograph with white border. Photograph features a group of three air force personnel examining damage to the wing of an aircraft.lancaster bomber, war damage, bombing raid, f.g. davey, raid on nuremburg

Letter to F.G. Davey from the author Martin Middlebrook thanking Davey for his offer to provide an eyewitness account of the 'Raid on Nuremburg'. In the letter Middlebrook confirms that Davey's Lancaster (ME694) was damaged in combat with a JU88 during the raid. Part of the F.G> Davey Collection. See Cat No 3536P for his service record.Typed letter in black type on cream coloured paper. Printed letterhead and footer in blue type. Text is above a handwritten signature in blue ink.Handwritten signature in blue ink: 'Martin Middlebrook'letter, f.g. davey, raid on nuremburg, martin middlebrook

Carbon copy of a letter sent by F.G. Davey to Martin Middlebrook which accompanied Davey's recollection of 'The Raid on Nuremburg' in which he participated and is detailed in Cat No 4410. Part of the F.G. Davey Collection. See Cat No 3536P for his service record.Single page letter in black type on cream coloured paper. This carbon copy of the original letter is unsigned.letter, f.g. davey, raid on nuremburg, martin middlebrook

Metal trunk issued to F.G. Davey for his personal effects which were shipped home to Australia after WW2.Part of the Frederick Gardner Davey DFC collection. Refer Cat No 3536PRectangular metal hinged trunk painted black. A hinged metal handle in on each end and at the back. Each handle is secured with metal rivets. The lid is secured closed with two 'Closebind' catches A brass locking mechanism is located on the front of the body and is accessed through a keyhole. The interior is painted grey with a brown leather seal around the edges of the lid. Various markings in white paint appear on the lid, each end, the back and the front. Paper stickers are glued onto the lid, back and right hand end. Inside the lid is a manufacturers plaque and year of manufacture printed in black.On lid: 'J13/S, F.G. Davey, VIC, R/124, RAAF Central Repository, West Melbourne, Vic'. On front: 'J13/S'. On Left hand end: 'J13?S 90 VIC, P410533, Davey F.G.'. On right hand end: 'J13/S, Vic' plus paper labels 'Geelong' and 'Mr F.G. Davey, Bendigo'. On back: 'J13/S' and paper label 'Not wanted on voyage'. Inside lid; ' 1944'.f.g. davey, personal equipment, military equipment

See also Cat. 3146, 4451 and 4452.Brown cardboard cover. Black ink printing. Commonwealth coat of arms. In large print are the words "Special Clothing Ration Book" 1945-6 Discharged Service Personnel". It is serial Nr V45069. There are 40 tickets left inside the booklet.On front cover - restamped is "Coupons 160" Hand written R.E. COLE 39 Gingell Street Castlemaine There is a rectangular purple stamp on bottom right corner of coverclothing, rationing, service personnel

See also Cat No’s 4452, 4453 & 3146Cardboard postcard, one side has a black & white photo of the interior of a japanese miniature submarine. The reverse side has image of a RAN badge & oak leaves. Dated 30 July 1942. Wording in the middle certifies the bearer as sat at these controls.postcards, japanese

The letter to Mr A Ferris was from Mr and Mrs R Ferris of Bristol U.K thanking him for the food parcel. They were not related to each other. Australians sent food parcels to the UK after WW2. This one contained meat, milk, honey, cheese and jelly powder. It was organised through the “Bristol Society of Melbourne”. The letter is in the collections relating to Alfred G Ferris 2156 AIF, refer cat No 4183.3P for his service details.Envelope, “Air Letter”, light blue colour, all type in black, hand written on the front, dated 1947.Hand written, “Mr A Ferris Pte bag, Pyramid Hill Victoria Australia”air letters, food parcels, post ww2

There are 3 names mentioned on the page, it appears the letters possibly from post cards have been copied onto this one sheet. Two are from Lark Hill England from Alf Ferris, one dated 20 Sept 1916, two are to “Dear George” and the other name is Jack Elliot. Item in the collection relating to Alfred G Ferris No 2156. Refer Cat No 4183.3P for his service details.Letters 5 off on ledger paper, red & blue lined hand written in black ink.letters, ww1

Item in collection relating to Alfred G Ferris No 2156 AIF. Refer Cat No 4183.3P for his service details.Civilian issue Identity card, Form C.R.3, light khaki colour, rectangular shape, all type in black print, hand written and stamped details, date appears to be 14 APR 1942.Hand written, “4”, “87”, “4561”, “Amy Maud Ferris, Terrick Terrick, Private bag Pyramid Hill”. Stamped in purple, “BENDIGO”identity card, civilian, ww2

Pay books 1916 - 17 issued to Alfred G Ferris No 2156 AIF. Refer Cat No 4183.3P for his service details..1) Soldiers pay book, For use on Active service, light fawn colour, name written in black pen. .2) Soldiers pay book, “Australian Imperial Force” No 89753, brown cover, Name, No, Rank hand written. .3) Soldiers pay book, “Australian Imperial Force”, No 89753, fawn colour, Name, No, Rank hand written..1) Hand written on front, “Ferris A.G”, stamped on faint, “Reconcilled” .2) .3) Hand written on front, “Ferris, Alfred G, 2156, 60th Bn”pay books, aif, ww1,

Item in the collection relating to A.G.Ferris No 2156 AIF. Refer Cat No 4183.3P for his service details.Tea and Butter ration card No A908246, all print in black, “Commonwealth of Australia”, hand writing in pen, item has a couple of coupons missing ie used.Hand written in black pen,” Ferris A.M, Pte Bag Pyramid Hill”ration cards, team and butter, post ww2

Alfred G Ferris from Terrick Terrick Victoria also served in WW1 No 2156 AIF. Refer Cat No 4183.3P for his service details..1) Certificate of Discharge from, “Australian Citizens Military Forces”, certificate No 3/164, all print in black, all type in black, covers details of service, name, rank, unit. .2) .3) Documents covering rules of Discharge, all typed. All documents held together via steel pin.Main points, “V91722 Pte Alfred Gilpin Ferris 3rd Res Bn (Coastal defence)”certificates, documents,

The Letter is a reply from the Military to say Harvest leave has been granted to A.G.Ferris. He also served WW1 as No 2156. Refer Cat No 4183.3P for his WW1 service..1) letter “Australian Military Forces - Southern Command letter Head”, dated 13.12.1941, all type in black print. .2) Envelope, “On His Majesty’s Service”, khaki colour, two stamps, all type in black..1) Letter is addressed to, “V91722 Pte A.G.Ferris Private bag Pyramid Hill” .2) Addressed the same as .1)letters, envelopes, leave,

Stories from the 8th Division Australian Army Medical Corps under Malaya Command, WWII. The 39th Australian Infantry Battalion (1941-1943) Association donated four books of Military History: Cat. No. 4474 With the Twenty-Second Cat. No. 4475 Carrying On Under Fire and in Captivity Cat. No. 4476 Mod Revisited Cat. No. 4477 Forward With The FifthHard cover - cardboard with dark blue glossy coloured background. White print on front, spine and back. Front illustrated black and blue toned photograph of 6 Medical Corp Soldiers in uniform. Back, photograph of trestle bridge on Thai-Burma Railway. Front and back figleaf and end papers illustrated with grey/blue and white maps. 559 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black and white photographs, portraits, maps, drawings.Opposite Title Page - printed donation label - "Donated by 39th Australian Infantry Battalion (1941 - 1943) Association Inc, www.39battalion.com” Association Inc. www.39battalion.com"books, military, history, wwii