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The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Weapon - Bayonet, German S84/98
Standard issue German bayonet 1939-1945Bayonet with blackened 250mm blade. Has wooden handel with 6 groves cut into each side, which fit between the screws. Blade is showing minor pitting and rust."7691"- blade right side "41ASW"-blade right side regimental property, bayonet, wark vc club, german, ww2 -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Booklet - Book, Tactics in Modern Warfare, 1942
Training pamphlet issued by 3 Aust Corps during World War 2 24 Page training pamphlet in brown card cover with black print bound with two staples.regimental property, wark vc club, tactics, ww2 -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Map, Military Survey of Australia. Evandale (1939) (Tasmania), 1939
Fabric backed colour map, with card cover that folds into a small book. Scale one inch= one mile.military, survey, map, tasmania, ww2, wark vc club -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Plaque - Presentation Plaque, 15 Aust Inf Bde Rifle shooting contest, OCT 1945
Presented to the winners of 15 Aust Inf Bde Rifle Shooting contest in Bouganville in 1945, shortly after the war had ended Won by members of the 58th Bn Shield shaped wooden plaque made of varnished timber, with smaller inset engraved plaque bolted to its center.15 Aust Inf Bde Rifle shooting contest Bouganville 13 Oct 1945 won by 58/59 Bn Members Pte Kirkland P, Pte Robb P, Pte Penberthy C, WO Adcock B, Lt Zerner E, Cpl Flett H, Sgt Weston J, Pte Parsons Rww2, 15th inf bde, wark vc club, bouganville, rifle shooting -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Flag - Framed Textile, Captured Italian Flag- Benghazi, 1941
Captured by 2/6 BN Signals in Benghazi Libya in February 1941Captured by 2/6 BN Signals in Benghazi Libya in February 1941Captured Italian Fascist flag mad of green, white and red cotton with black felt tip pen inscriptions on its white stripe." Taken at Bengasi Libya February 1941 By 2/6 BN. Signals VX3810 W.R. ANDERSON VX5124 CPL F. THOMPSON VX9552 O. HUTCHINS VX14051 Sig D.S. Beckwith VX 3900 RON. MERRY VX2418 R.F. PAIGE A. CLARKE VX3530 W.D. Whipp VX11631 Adelaide H.G. HOWARD VX1134 H.T. FRANCIS VX 5095 E. MOLESWORTH VX 14605 BRUNSWICK V. LUNN VX 3412 GEELONG WX 3588 X.A. HIGGINS VX 5037 S.A. PEMBERTON A.A.S. CAMERON GEELONG VX 4498 T. DOWNS VX15556 T.C. PETERSEN VX3661 B.W. SULLIVAN CARLTON PTE A.LONGHEED VX7589 St. Arnaud I.M. Cunningham VX 8416 ww2, 2/6 battalion, signals platoon, wark vc club -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Equipment - Water bottle, Japanese, c.1940
Item is representitve of equipment used by the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy, who faught against Australian soldiers in WW2Khaki, aluminium water bottler marked with some light shrapnel damage on the face and paint wear on the rear from contact with the wearer. The bottle is without lid and carrying yoke.Some Japanese characters on the base -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Certificate - Framed Certificate, Warrant, 31/01/ 1936
General Blamey went on to be the head of Australian forces in WW2Framed certificate - Australian Military Forces Warrant. Certificate is printed in cursive script and has the recipients details typed in. This award was presented to 183765 Sgt. Thomas Roy HOGG of the 58th Bn on 31 Jan 1936 and is Signed by Gen Blamey. The certificate is in a white wooden frame. Signed by Blameyblamey, 58th battalion, wark vc club, warrent -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Uniform - Field Equipment: M1 Steel Helmet
protective equipment worn by soldiers US M1 style Steel helmet with liner and green and black scrim net cover. 5/6 rvr, helmet, ww2, vietnam, army -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Book, Pictorial History of Australia at War 1939 - 1945 5 Volumes, 1958
Set of 5 volumes bound with green material covers title "Pictorial History - 1939 - 1945 " gold lettering on spine. "Pictorial History - 1939 - 1945 "regimental property, ww2, pictorial history -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Weapon - Sword, Schintu Gunto New army pattern
Brown woven handle 250mm in length brass hand web protector with floral imprint damaged blade edge. Scabbard - metal & brown in color slightly curved. Belt metalic ring with copper end chape & mouth piece. regimental property, ww2, japanese sword, war in the pacific, ija -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Functional object - Ammunition bandolier, 1916
This military bandolier contains pouches for the storage of live ammunition during wartime. Worn by soldiers around their waistManufactured and sold by Holden and Frost during the Bore War, WW1 and WW2Leather belt with nine pouches placed over belt. Has a buckle at end and holed other end, another buckle in middle of belt. Pouches leather with brass stud closuresHolden and Frost 1916military, bandalier, leather -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Accessory - Leather bandolier, 1915
Military bandolier made of leather and contains nine pouches for the storage of live ammunition for soldiers to use during warsAs manufactured by Holden and Frost for use during Boer war, WW1 and WW2Brown leather belt with nine pouches rivited onto it. Each end reduces in size with buckle on endHolden and Frost 1916military, bandoliers leather -
Camberwell RSL Sub-Branch
WW2 and WW1 insignia from Czechoslovak Lieutenant uniform KIA at The Siege of Tobruk, Siege of Tobruk KIA
Medal set and insignia from the uniform of a Czech Lieutenant who served with the British Army at the Siege of Tobruk.His medal ribbons show that he served during the First World war and was awarded the French Croix de Guerre. -
Headquarters 3rd Division, A.I.F. Historical Society
Digital Photograph, Emily Grant, 25 April 2017
Photograph of the ANZAC DAY March in Melbourne, Swanston Street, 25 April 2017. Taken before the step off of the Headquarters 3rd Division corner of Flinders Street and Swanston Street outside Young and Jackson pub. Includes Tim McClure holding banner (son of William McClure, WWII), and World War II veterans visible in wheelchairs Ray Scales (left) and Alec McClure (right). Veterans are surrounded by family members.A photograph of the 2017 ANZAC Day March, including World War II veterans marching. It represents and shows a tradition and an important cultural event.Colour digital photograph of 2017 ANZAC Day March, Melbourne. 3.5 MB JPEG file, unknown DPIanzac, anzac day, ww2, wwii, world war 2, world war ii, headquarters third division, march -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph of the Soldiers' Memorial, Tarnagulla, Soldiers' Memorial, Tarnagulla, Unknown, probably between 1918 and 1970
Murray Comrie Collection. The Memorial was first unveiled at a Thanksgiving Service in 1918. It now commemorates Tarnagulla residents who served in WWI and WWII. This stone monument was created and erected by Mr. Barber of Dunolly in October 1919. It was unveiled by Brigadier General Brand C.B. C.M.G. D.S.O. at 2:30pm on Saturday November 8th, 1919. The Welcome Home Committee, formed 2nd July 1917, was largely responsible for commissioning the monument. Foundation members were Mrs. B. Patterson, Mrs J. Bock and the Misses P. Lemin, Violet Radnell, D. Dyer and Doris and Phoebe Bock. The Committee also arranged 'Welcome Home' functions for each local soldier returning home after service in the First World War. Tarnagulla had a very large number of enlistments for its population. Monochrome photograph of the Soldiers Memorial monument in Tarnagulla. Unknown date. Probably a copy of a low-resolution news photograph.tarnagulla, war, military, service, commemoration, soldiers, veterans, ww1, ww2, first world war, second world war, school, war memorial, monument, comrie, radnell, lemin, dyer, patterson, alexander, bock, brigadier general brand -
The Celtic Club
Book, Compton Mackenzie, Whisky galore, 1963
The inhabitants of Great and Little Toddy think they can cope with WW2 - but then the whisky runs out. Life becomes intolerable until fate delivers them a shipwreck with a cargo of whisky.p.251.fictionThe inhabitants of Great and Little Toddy think they can cope with WW2 - but then the whisky runs out. Life becomes intolerable until fate delivers them a shipwreck with a cargo of whisky.hebrides (scotland) - fiction, irish fiction -
The Celtic Club
Book, Tony Griffiths, Beautiful lies: Australia from Kokoda to Keating, 1993
A humorous, maverick account of Australia from WW2 to the 1990s. (Kokoda to Keating).Index, bib, p.218.non-fictionA humorous, maverick account of Australia from WW2 to the 1990s. (Kokoda to Keating).australia - politics and government, australia - history -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Medal - Medals WW2 and Case, Pingat Jasa Malaysia
Assorted Ribbon Bars and Medal Case for Pingat Jasa Malaysia -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Newspaper - Newspaper - WW2, Wartime Territory
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Harcourt Valley Heritage & Tourist Centre
Flight Log Book, 1942
A SCION OF A PIONEERING HARCOURT FAMILY. KENNETH WARREN ENLISTED 3/1/1942. THE FLIGHT LOG REVEALS HIS SUBSEQUENT CAREER, WHICH COMMENCED WITH PILOT TRAINING AT BENALLA, VICTORIA 23/8/1942, TRANSFERED TO MALLALA SA OCT 1942 TO FEBRUARY 1943, THENCE TO CROUGHTON UK FROM 30 JUNE 1943 TO SEPTEMBER 1943 FOR FURTHER TRAINING, AT HUSBANDS BOSWORTH SEPTEMBER 1943 TO OCTOBER 1943, COMMENCED OPERATIONAL FLIGHTS OUT OF MARKET HARBOROUGH 18 OCTOBER 1943 THEN VARIOUS SQUADRONS IN BOMBING RUNS OVER EUROPE UNTIL 7TH MAY 1944 WHEN HIS LANCASTER BOMBER FAILED TO RETURN.. K R Warren was aged twenty when given command of a Lancaster bomber in the RAF. He was one of six Harcourt men who enlisted, trained and took to the air in defence of Britain during WW2BLUE CLOTH COVERED BOOK - BLACK PRINTINGROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE -
Harcourt Valley Heritage & Tourist Centre
Memorial Portrait Photograph, Lieut Col R Gartside VD, 1914
Lieut Col R Gartside VD was killed in action at the Dardanelles,on Saturday 8th May 1915. This portrait was presented to the Harcourt State School byShire President, Mr E Pritchard After a lengthy career in the militia, Colonel Gartside served with distinction in the South African War, becoming known as the ‘Hero of Elands River’. He saw active service in WW2 and was killed leading a charge at Cape Hellas during the Gallipoli campaign. Sepia photograph, a portrait of a soldier in World War I uniform, wearing cap and medals -
Harcourt Valley Heritage & Tourist Centre
photograph, Centenary Committee of the Harcourt School, 1959
The photograph was taken at the ANA Hall & depicts the Headmaster, past students & parents who organised a very successful 'Back to School" weekend for the centenary.This photograph is a valuable record of the principal citizens of Harcourt, post WW2, given leadership by H Larter, the school headmaster, and C H James, a returned soldier/orchard supervisor turned /historian. After the Centenary CH James assembled a massive collection of Harcourt history, now in the custody of Harcourt Heritage Centre B & W photograph showing a posed group photograph of 35 adults of the school's Centenary Committee -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Memorabilia - Photograph - WW2, Desperate times
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Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Medal - WW2 medal display, 8 assorted medals and Medallion
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Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Medal - WW2 medals, Ronald Adams, Donated by P.Tobias
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Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Equipment - WW2 German Water Bottle, With drinking cap and holder
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Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Equipment - WW2 German Biboculars, no case
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Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Work on paper - History WW2, volumes 1-24, memorabilia
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Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book - Surviving WW2 aircraft, Chaz Bowyer
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Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Photograph - WW2 R.N T class Submarine, photo
wooden framed photo