2 X Badges of Rank Sergeant on a Khaki Background.numismatics-badges-military, badges of rank, sergeant army

Tobacco found in the Waitauala Plantation New Britain in 1944.A plug of tobacco found in New Britain 1944.militory history, personal effects, smoking accessories

Robert Raymond Quin No VX123691 enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 12.3.1943 age 36 years. On discharge on 13.12.1944 he held the rank of Gunner in N Troop Lt A.Identity discs re R.R.Quin. .1) Compressed round fibre ID disc. .2) Compressed octagonal shape fibre ID disc. .3) Leather cord to suit..1) “VX123691 RR QUIN RC A2” .2) “VX123691 RR QUIN RC A2”identity, disc’s, quinn

Robert Joseph TULIP No 148496 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3277 for his service history.Identity Discs re R.J Tulip .1) Metal, octagonal shape disc. .2) Metal, round shape disc. .3) Cord thong to suit. .1) & .2) “148496 LAC Tulip R.J C of E”identity discs, military history identity, tulip

The wallet belonged to Clarence W Curnow VX100151 2nd AIF. Refer Cat No’s 1444, 1445.2..1) Wallet, leather, black , folds in 3 with brass clip to close front. .2) Leather covered note book attached to 1453.1 by black string through centre of the notebook. Various addresses military dates etc throughout. .3)-.5) 3 Newspaper cuttings in wallet re agriculture sheep etc. personal effects - money containers, notebooks, documents - newspapers, wallet, curnow

WW11 uniform patches all had the grey background. These belonged to Clarence W Curnow VX100151, 2nd AIF. Refer Cat No’s 1444, 1445.2..1) Colour Patch, felt. Rectangular shape, grey background. Dark Blue on the Left and White on the right. .2) Same as 1448.1 Both relate to The Australian Army Service Corps.badges, uniforms, army, curnow

These uniform patches belonged to Clarence W Curnow VX100151, 2nd AIF. Refer Cat No 1444, 1445.2.1) Colour Patch, square shaped. Felt material, grey outside colour. Internal SQ Red & Dark Blue, centre is light blue with a circle in the centre grey in colour signifing unit identity .2) Same as Cat No 1449.1 badges, colour patches, unit idenification

Clarence Wilfred Curnow 2nd AIF. Refer Cat 1444, 1446.2, 1447..1) Identity Disc, round polished metal with small hole in top, engraved on both sides. .2) Identity Disc, 8 sided polished metal with two holes top and bottom engraved both sides..1 & .2) "VX100151, M, C.W CURNOW, A2"id discs, military equipment, identity discs, metalcraft, curnow

Belonged to David Andrew No 400247 RAAF, KIA 5.4.43. Refer 2084, 2085. Identity disc, round, polished metal with one small hole and attached to a key ring. Engraved on both sides."400247 ANDREW D.T RAAF C.E BG A2"identification, military

Items relate to Alfred Charles Jury VX66822. Refer 2080 medals for service details also 2083P..1) Shoulder Badge "Australia" blackened metal with 2 lugs on rear. .2) Badge, "Returned from Active Service", Crown over wings, Rising sun, Anchor, Boomerang, 2 lugs on rear for uniform. .3) Badge, RSL Membership, 3 central figures, "Returned Sailors, Soldiers, Airmans Imperial League of Australia. Clip on top with figure "92" meaning financial member 1992..2) "288601 - Issued by the C'Wealth Govt" .3) "V90347 Property of the League"badges, military, membership

The case belonged to Jack Grinton No 1043, 38th Batt AIF. Part of the Grinton collection which contained hundreds of negatives and developed photos that he took during the War. Refer Cat No 1280 for service details. Refer 1317P, 1320P.Rectangular metal cigarette case with rounded edges. Inside has 2 small fabric straps to hold cigarettes. Outside has a Rising Sun epaulette badge fixed to lid. Underneath is an engraved flower arrangement. Lid is hinged on one side nd has metal clip closing device.personal effects-smoking accessories, metalcraft

The item belonged to Jack Grinton No 1043, 38th Batt AIF. Part of the Grinton collection which included hundreds of negatives and developed photos that he took during the War. Refer Cat No 1280 for service details. Refer 1317P, 1320P.Gas detector card. Fabric covered square card with 4 strips of material on one side and one large one on the other. Strips are brownish coloured. card sits inside a dirty brown coloured paper material joined to the card with string.military, safety, gas

The item belonged to Sgt Jack Grinton No 1043, 38th Batt AIF. Part of the Grinton collection which included hundreds of negatives and developed photos that he took during the War. Refer Cat No 1280 for service details. Refer 1317P, 1320P.Small brass crucifix, has small length of chain and string attached to top.religion - christian, metalcraft-brassware

The map belonged to Jack Grinton No 1043, 38th Batt AIF. Part of the Grinton collection which included hundreds of negatives and developed photos that he took during the War. Refer Cat No 1280 for service details. Refer 1317P, 1320P.Map of a small sector of France. The coloured map is on a grey canvas backing. Map covers an area from the coast to Amiens to St Quentin-north to south from Bethune-Arras-Richecourt. The map has 32 panels and folds down into one."Carte Routiere De Dion Bouton Amiens"docuents-maps-france, military history

The item goes with 1321 Photo Print Box owned by Jack Grinton No 1043, 38th Batt AIF. Part of the Grinton collection which included hundreds of negatives and developed photos that he took during the Great War. Refer cat No 1280 for service details. Refer also 1317P, 1320P.Brown paper envelope containing black paper printing masks for B&W negatives. The holes are in various rectangular, circular and oval shapes.Envelopes in marked "Kodak Printing Masks. Size 2 Br. (2 1/4"x3 1/4") 9d per pkt."photography, print, accessory, grinton

Part of the Grinton collection which included hundreds of negatives and developed photos that he took during the Great War . Refer Cat No 1280 for service details. Refer 1317P, 1320P.Brown 1914 field service pocket book.No. 1043 Sgt J.W Grinton C Company 38th Battaliondocuments-notebooks, military history, grinton

The print box belonged to Jack Grinton No1043, 38th Batt AIF. This one he used after the war to print photos from his negatives. He originally spent many nights in his hut in England prior to France developing his own photos. Part of the Grinton collection which included hundreds of negatives and developed photos that he took during the war. Refer Cat No 1280 for service details. Refer 1317P, 1320P. Wooden framed photo print box with glass pane in centre. Rear has wooden plate with felt backing to hold negatives. Two brass plates hold back plate in. Inside is one negative of a boy in a garden.photography, accessories

Items were part of a film developing kit used by Jack Grinton who served as No 1043, 38th Batt AIF 1916-19. This was his second outfit. During his service he took hundreds of photos and developed many in England. Refer Cat No 1280 for service details. Refer 1248.2, 1317P, 1320P.Tools used in photo developing. .1 Device with wooden handle .2 Wooden handle with metal point .3 Silver coloured metal spool .4 Black metal spool .5 Small metal rodphotography, accessories

The item relates to Joseph Frederick Gunston No 3077 38th Batt AIF. Refer Cat No’s 1641, 1642, 1643.4.English-German, German-English midget series dictionary, 220 page. Red fabric or leather look hardcover."3/2" on first page upper right side.books-reference, handcrafts-leatherwork, dictionary, german/english

Joseph Frederick Gunston No 3077 enlisted in the 7th reinforcements 38th Batt AIF on 10.1.17 aged 19 years. Embarked for England 19.2.17 on the "Ballarat". It was sunk in the English Channel by a submarine 25.4.17. No lives were lost. Promoted L/Cpl 11.2.18. Hospital 7.9.18 with PUO (Pyrexia unknown origin) Discharged from the AIF 26.9.19. He enlisted in the Volunteer Defence Corp (VDC) No V365566 15.5.42 in the 4th Batt Victoria. He was discharged on 8.10.45. Refer Cat No’s 1640, 1642, 1643.4. Two Identity discs on a leather thong. One is round metal, engraved with one hole at top, the other is fibre, 8 sided with two holes."JF GUNSTON 3077 38 BN AI RC"military equipment-identification, identity discs

Belonged to Warick Rosenthal TX6321 AAMC. Refer 622.3, 775..1) Officers Shoulder Epaulette, cloth, khaki.with crown and one pip denoting rank of Lt. Col. .2) As Above.uniforms - military, badges of rank, clothes accessories

Samuel Rosenthal. Refer Cat No 620 for service history, Cat No 1020 re medals.Personalized ID disc, oval, metal belonged to S. Rosenthal. Disc is oval in shape and slightly curved with a small hole in each end" Lieut S Rosenthal Jewish 58th Bn AIF "uniforms - military, indentification disc, personal effects

Owen William HOSKING No V21675 enlisted on 15.3.1941 but was discharged on 29.2.1942 age 22 years. At discharge he was serving in 2 CAV Div Provost Corps.Certificate of Appreciation from Shire of Kerang to Trooper Owen W Hosking. Wooden frame with glass front. Certificate - white with blue printing and red seal with gold and blue decorative boarder. Mounted with white boarder. Signed by Shire President and Secretary.documents-certificates, frame accessories, kerang shire

Jack Cowan MAY No VX94224 enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 4.2.1944 age 21 years. At discharge on 9.12.1946 he held the rank of Trooper in 2/10th Australian Commando Regt. Certificate of Appreciation from City of Bendigo to J. C. May. Wooden frame - glass front - cardboard backing. Coloured certificate with service member and flags on top with Bendigo Buildings in background. Signed by Mayor and Town Clerk. Red seal bottom L.H.S. documents - certificates, frame accessories, bendigo shire

Certificate. Appointing an Officer of the Military Forces of the Commonwealth, HENRY THOMAS RIDGE. Black print on cream coloured paper. Includes an embossed Commonwealth of Australia seal. Frame. Mid brown timber with dark green mount & glass front. On front of certificate in black ink: HENRY THOMAS RIDGE ACTIVE CITIZEN EIGHTH OCTOBER LIEUTENANT SEVENTH MAY FORTY TWO Along edge of certificate: 102 59 Twelfth May Forty twodocuments - certificates, frame accessories

ALFRED EDWARD BOLAND V59811, VX120170. Refer 2473 for Service History.Certificate. Appointing an Officer of the Military Forces of the Commonwealth, ALFRED EDWARD BOLAND. Black print on cream coloured paper. Includes an embossed Commonwealth of Australia seal. Frame. Mid brown timber with dark green mount & glass front.On front of certificate in black ink: ALFRED EDWARD BOLAND PERMANENT SEVENTH MAY LIEUTENANT TENTH AUGUST FORTY FOUR Along edge of certificate: 144 133 Sixteenth August Forty fourdocuments - certificates, frame accessories

Wooden frame with green border & glass front.Sketch Map of Darwin.documents - maps, frame accessories, darwin

John Stanley HOWLETT, refer Cat No 41 for his service history. James Rueben HOWLETT No 3043 enlisted in the AIF in the 5th Field Coy Engineers as a driver on 19.8.1915 age 22 years 10 months. Embarked for Eygpt 24.11.1915, hospital 31.1.1916 with Gastro Enteritis, embark for France 17.3.1916, hospital 26.4.1916 with PUO, rejoin unit 30.4.1916, hospital 21.1.1917 with Gastritis, reclassified as Nephritis severe 4.2.1917, Died of Disease (DOD) England 2.6.1917 classed as Nephritis Uraemia. Buried Harefield Parish Churchyard Anzac section 5.6.1917.Frame. Tan wooden, glass front, white cardboard backing. Certificate: Coloured, painted with photo of each brother featured - PRIVATE S HOWLETT 1916 PRIVATE P R HOWLETT 1915On front: TWO MEN WENT FORTH FROM THIS HOME PRIVATE S HOWLETT 1916 PRIVATE P R HOWLETT 1915 To fight for Australia in the 1914 - 1918 World War On rear in black texta: Mrs R Cheynedocuments - certificates, frame accessories

Reginald Joseph McCULLOUGH No 2203 enlisted in the AIF in 15th reinforcements 3rd LHRegt on 15.11.1915 age 28 years 7 months. Embarked for Egypt 16.3.1916, transfers to Artillery Details 15.5.1916, embark for England 28.6.1916, attached to 5th Div Artillery, embark for France 4.9.1916, transfer to 14th FAB 11.10.1917, WIA 2.11.1917, SW to right leg fracture, rejoin unit 19.7.1918, hospital 25.10.1918 with Cellulitis left knee then classified as Synovitis, transfer to AHQ 9.12.1918, hospital 20.12.1919, died Grove Military hospital England classed as Excema and Syncope 30.12.1919. William Francis McCULLOUGH No 2863 enlisted in the AIF in 6th reinforcements 24th Battalion on 12.7.1915 age 21 years. Embark for Egypt 27.10.1915, transfer to 7th Bn 24.2.1916, embark for France 26.3.1916, hospital 18.6.1916 Dental, rejoin unit 25.6.1916, hospital 4.11.1916 with Diarrehoea, rejoin unit 9.11.1916, hospital 22.4.1917 (unclear) rejoin unit 13.5.1917, transfer to 1st Aust Div Signals, discharged from the AIF 28.7.1919.WWI Brothers - W F McCullough & R J McCullough. Frame, tan wooden, glass front, cardboard backing. Certificate, painted, coloured with a photo of each brother inserted.On certificate: TWO MEN WENT FORTH FROM THIS HOME W F McCullough 1915 R J McCullough 1914 On sticker at bottom of glass: WORLD WAR I BROTHERS Donated by J E Wilesdocuments - certificates, frame accessories

Harry Atkin VX21935 2nd AIF. Refer 1079P for his service history.Identity Discs, fibre, one brown, round shape, one light brown 8 sided joined together by a chain re H. Atkin. “H Atkin VX21935 CE” identity, disc’s, atkin