W F R BUDGE VX48105, refer Cat No 2721 for his service details..1) Letter from Australian Military Forces to Mrs J F Budge of Caulfield. It is the cover letter for Mention in Despatches certificate. Quarto size, black typewriting. .2) Envelope, strong paper, black typewriting. Originally addressed to Major Budge 2/24 Bn AIF. It has been redirected to Mrs J F Budge, of Caulfield, Victoria. .2) Envelope marked top centre: "On His Majesty's Service" Rear: "3 post office stamps & a red pencil cross covers both sides"awards, documents, letters, passchendaele barracks trust

Small gold badge. Possibly a cuff link. The centre shows an eagle bust. There are banners with wording on sides, top & bottom.Banners: Top: "8TH BATTALION" Bottom: "CELER ET AUDAX" (Latin) Left: "BALLARAT", Right: "REGIMENT"numismatics-badges-military, 8th, passchendaele barracks trust

Badge, brown brass, Rising Sun motif centered on a crown with a scroll beneath.: "Australian Commonwealth Military Forces"numismatics-badges-military, rising sun, passchendaele barracks trust

Khaki cloth epaulette tube. Sewn to this is a cloth crown of red, white & a dark colour. Sewn under the crown in whitish cotton: "Australia"uniforms - badges/army, military history, insignia

W F R.BUDGE VX48105, refer Cat No 2721 for his service details.Set of 2 Australian Identity discs, held together by tape, cotton. .1) Metal ID disc, round shape. .2) Metal ID disc, octagonal shape..1) & .2) Engraved front: VX48105 - BUDGE WFR, C-E. Rear side: 0-4. identity, discs, passchendaele barracks trust

Item issued to Flying Officer Geoffrey Wilkin NEVILLE No 438263 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3291 for his Service History.RAAF full length coat, classed as Raincoat, water proof polyester complete with buttons, belt, black colour with lining. Patch on inside has a swallow inside a circle.Inside coat near neck: “Swallow raincoat”, “Guaranteed weatherproof”, “Fine in the rain”uniforms airforce, rain coat, raaf, accessory

Item issued to Flying Officer Geoffrey Wilkin NEVILLE No 438263 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3291 for his Service History.RAAF Great Coat, dark blue complete with buttons & inner lining.uniforms airforce, raaf, great coat

Item issued to Flying Officer Geoffrey Wilkin NEVILLE No 438263 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3291 for his Service History.Hat, RAAF, peaked, dark blue, front has red crown over set of wings & gold braid leaf depiction.uniforms airforce, raaf headwear

Item issued to Flying Officer Geoffrey Wilkin NEVILLE No 438263 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3291 for his Service History. Suitcase, black fabric covered with red & brown metal protectors around edges. Inside has a wood surround on edge at top. Carry handle is brown leather.Stencilled on: F/O NEVILLE RAAF BENDIGO VICsuit case, container, raaf

The War to End War and General Monash as seen by a frontline soldier. By Captain Samuel Storer, 14th Battalion, 4th Brigade, AIF. ... this book a most enlightening & interesting insight into 'the war that was to end war'.Cover - soft cardboard, brown print on front & spine. Beige background, sepia tones, full length portrait of General John Monash, AIF on front. 62 pages, cut plain, beige. Illustrated with black & white photos. Autobiography - eye witness account of WWI.Handwritten in black ink on front fly leaf: “To dear Dad, Wishing you a Merry Christmas, Love from Bev & Tom, xxx, 25-12-1977”books-military-history, monash

From the book cover: Reids Raid is a true story with all the qualities of a good Aussie yarn. It occurred in the 1899 - 1902 Boer War in South Africa.Soft cardboard cover, white print on glossy black background on front, spine & back. 107 pages cut, plain, white, illustrated with black & white & sepia photos, maps & illustrated.books-military-history, boer war

Out in the Cold - Australia's involvement in the Korean War 1950 - 1953.Soft cardboard cover, black white & gold print on front, spine & back. Front cover has 3 black & white photos - top navy, middle air force, bottom army; with a muted black & white photo of a group of soldiers in a single file in the background. Spine has dark gold background. Book is black, front end paper & fly leaf black & white photo. 92 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black & white & colour photos & maps.books, korea, military

Soft cardboard cover. Black & white print on front, spine & back. Black background with sepia colour photo of a group portrait of soldiers on front in foreground. Inscription front fly leaf. 192 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black & white photos, maps & illustrations.Handwritten in black ink on title page front fly leaf: "To Bendigo District RSL Museum with best wishes Katrina" On title page on front fly leaf: "RSL stamp"books-military-history, great war, victorians

We Will Remember Them, AIF Epitaphs of World War I. From back cover: No consolidated list of epitaphs exists but John and Hazelle Laffin have been collecting them from the graves themselves for decades. These inscriptions, in their great variety, present a picture of Australians of the period.Soft cardboard cover. Black, white & gold print on front, spine & back. On front cover background is a sepia photo of a soldier in uniform with his wife & 2 children. Smaller colour photo in foreground of a headstone. On back cover is a small colour photo of John & Hazelle Laffin. 158 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black & white photos & hand drawn maps. Hand written notes in grey lead pencil on numerous pages.books-military-history, epitaphs ww1

The Boys of Tragowel 1914 - 1919. From the preface: In the Tragowel Hall in Northern Victoria hangs a Roll of Honor of World War I. To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of their enlistment and World War I, we have sought to honour their memory by following up their War Service details with some photos and personal facts.Soft, lightweight cardboard cover, black print on front & back, beige colour background. Foreground has 12 sepia or black & white portrait photos of uniformed men surrounding a colour postcard from 1915. 99 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black & white photos.books-military-history, tragowel

Hard cover, dark blue buckram. Gold print front & spine. Dust cover dark blue striped background with the George Cross with ribbon over black band in foreground. Rear view of George Cross on back section of dust cover. 151 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated, black & white photos, portraits of recipients.On front fly leaf handwritten inscription & two RSL stamps: "M R Birks 3 Timbertop Avenue Carlingford NSW, 2118 Australia" Handwritten in black ink on front fly leaf: "To Ray Birks from Leon Goldsworthy" books - reference, military history - army, george cross

Remember Them, A Guide to Victoria's Wartime Heritage. From front flap: Behind each of the thousands of war memorials in Victoria is a story of courage and sacrifice, of devotion to duty, and of a family's terrible loss. Hard cover, red plastic over cardboard, white print on spine. Dust cover silver, gold & black print on front, spine & back. Coloured image of a sculpture of two soldiers on front. End papers are red. 307 pages, cut plain, white. Illustrated colour photos & illustrations.Handwritten in black ink on front fly leaf: "Peter Ball", "RSL Stamp"book, heritage, wartime, victoria

From back cover: World War I in Photographs is an astonishing visual account of the Great War recounting the loss, the tragedy, the courage and the horror of military action in vivid detail.Soft, lightweight cardboard cover, white print on black background front, spine, & back. Sepia & black & white photos of WWI scenes, six on front, one on back. 159 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated. Black & white photos.books-military-history, photography-photographs, photographs ww1

From back cover: World War II in Photographs is an innovative visual account of the major events of the greatest conflict of the twentieth century, the Second World War.Soft, lightweight cardboard cover. White print on black background, front, spine & back. Sepia & black & white photos of WWI scenes, six on front, one on back. 159 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated, black & white photos.books-military-history, photography-photographs, photographs ww2

Item relates to the collection of R T PHILLIPS VX113093, refer Cat No 3239P for his service details.Published in The Bendigo Advertiser, Tue 13.11.1934, pages 9 & 10. Newspaper article titled Duke Visits Bendigo, Historic Loyal Demonstration. Reverse: Page 7 Article re Armistice Day in England; Page 8 Editorial, small articles & advertising. Black ink on sepia paper, illustrated, numerous photos.documents - newspapers, military history, advertiser, 1934

Item in the collection re R T PHILLIPS VX113093, refer Reg No 3239P for his service details..1) Pilot's flying goggles. Pear shaped lens, pivoted in centre made probably of multi layer glass. Painted black metal frame. The surrounds are of a stretch fabric material. The air seal is an open weave material with lambswool stitched into it. An elastic strap with two buckles hold it on the user's head. .2) Small black leather case to hold goggles. Press stud closure.military equipment - air force, flying

Item relates to R T PHILLIPS VX113093 early in the CMF, refer Cat No 3239P for his service details.Small black & white portrait of an Australian Soldier wearing peaked cap, no rank evident. Rising Sun on his lapels & hat. The colour patch on his left shoulder is a square with a dividing line top right to bottom left. Dark on left, light on right. Photo is held in a simple tin frame painted gold.Small print at bottom: Photographic company name "Vincent Kelly - Bendigo"photograpy - photographs-frame accessories, military history-army

Item re R T PHILLIPS VX113093, refer Cat No 3239P for his service details.Australian Army Driving Licence for Cpl R T PHILLIPS VX113093. Folds three ways. Left column shows vehicle types that PHILLIPS was authorised to drive. Column three shows authorised dates 10 Aug 1942 - 14 Oct 1943. Column six shows signature of CO. Brown buckram exterior."Licence No 29575"documents - licences/military, drivers

Robert Thomas PHILLIPS enlisted possibly early 1940, Regt No V28869. He then transferred to the 2nd AIF Regt No VX113093 aged 21. He was discharged from the Army on 19.10.1945 with the rank of Cpl in the Australian Army Pay Corps.Black & white photo of an Australian Soldier wearing a winter Great coat standing in front of a tree. A dark Rising Sun badge is on his hat. Rear: "R T PHILLIPS March 14th 1940"photography-photographs, military history-army

Items relate to R. T. PHILLIPS VX113093, refer Cat No 3239P for his service history.THree Leave Passes from Australian Military Forces for VX113093 Cpl PHILLIPS. Plain paper Army form AAF 96 revised April 1943..1) "Unit: Ltd Holding Coy. Leave from 15.10.1945 to 16.10.1945" .2) "Unit: Ltd Holding Coy. Leave from 16.10.1945 to 16.10.1945" .3) "Unit: Ltd Holding Coy. Leave from 17.10.1945 to 17.10.1945 2359 hrs"documents - military, leave

.1) Hat RAN oval shape, white top, black hat band with gold lettering, chin strap black cloth. .2) Hat band, RAN, black, gold lettering..1) " HMA PATROL BOAT" .2) "HMAS LABUAN"uniforms - navy, costume - male headwear

Item donated in the memory of Regt No 3188 Sgt John Joseph MILBURN, Unit 15th M G Company, 5th M G Battalion, 1st AIF. Saw service in Egypt and on the Somme 1915 - 1919.Display of unit colours of WWI in the form of a Rising Sun. Printed on white background with drawings of Belgium, France, Gallipoli & Egypt in each corner. Decorations are listed each side of display. All decorations & unit badges are in regimental colours. Display has glass front & brown wooden frame with gold inner edge, fawn cardboard backing.Printed top: “Souvenir of the Greatest War” Printed at bottom: “Australian Commonwealth Military Forces” Stamped on back: “Passchendaele Barracks Trust”military history-army, documents-posters, passchendaele barracks trust

King George V portrait at top between Union Jack & Australian flags. LHS: General Sir W R Birdwood. RHS: Lt General Sir J Monash. LHS: List of Honours awarded. RHS: Honours Awarded. Portraits of Officers commanding with a list of their division's units, engagements & casualties. Ornate brown frame, glass front, cardboard backing.Printed in colour top centre: "Record of Australia's Voluntary Effort in the Great War (AIF) August 4 1914 - June 28 1919"documents-posters, military history, ww1 record

Hard cover, cardboard with dark blue buckram, gold print on spine. Cut, red speckled effect to edges of beige paper. Illustrated black & white, photos & maps. .1) Vol 1 - 640 pages. Title page: A permanent picture record of the Second Great War No.1. .2) Vol 2 - 732 pages. Title page: A permanent picture record of the Second Great War No.21. .3) Vol 3 - 728 pages. Title page: A permanent picture record of the Second Great War No.45. .1) Handwritten in dark blue ink on top of title page: “J H Skidmore 20 Richmond St Rockdale”books, ww2, pictorial

From title page: The ANZAC Squadron. A history of No 461 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force 1942 - 1945 by Air Commodore Norman Ashworth, RAAF (Ret).Soft cardboard cover, dark blue & black print on front, spine & back. Yellow background with colour photos of a painting of a Flying Boat in action. On back is a black & white portrait photo of the author, Norman Ashworth. 275 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black & white photos & maps.raaf, book, 461