Items in collection re David Dixon RAN R112262, refer Cat No 5215.5 for his service details.1. Two Rank badges - Petty Officer, embroidered navy blue colour, crossed anchors with red and navy blue crown above. 2. Two Category badges - Petty Officer Bosun, embroidered navy blue colour and red crown with navy blue crossed cannons. 3. On category badge - Quartermaster Gunner, embroidered navy blue and red crown above navy blue crossed cannons and three letters "QMG" . 4. Australian flag, white ensign, embroidered red,white and blue. uniform, badges, navy ran

This photograph of the Army Survey Regiment’s Warrant Officers and Sergeants was taken at Fortuna Villa Bendigo in c1975. WO1 John Hogan served as RSM of the Regiment from 1968 to 1976.This is a photograph of the Warrant Officers and Sergeants posted to Army Survey Regiment c1975, Fortuna Villa, Bendigo Victoria. The photograph was printed on photographic paper and is part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photograph was scanned at 300 dpi. .1) Photo, black & white c1975. Middle Row to L to R: centre WO2 Tom Pattison, Front Row to L to R: 2nd WO1 Marj Knight, centre RSM WO1 John Hogan. All other personnel are unidentified.no annotationsroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr

Cigarette lighter manufactured by the Dept of Defence for use by Australian Troops.Cigarette lighter engraved with illustrations of a palm tree, hut and sunset. Made of brass coated with electro plated nickel silver. Top comes off to use lighter.On base "MF 1945 D T D MK 111" "P Beale" scratched in front.cigarette lighter, military, accessory

"Potter Frank Hales 153, 10th Aust Machine Gun. Died of wounds 3 Nov 1917. Wimereu Communal Cemetery, Plot IV, Row L, Grave 3.Cream coloured card, red silk bow on front with the Rising Sun Emblem in gold ink. Inside has 4 paper pages. Middle pages have gold writing. Last page and inside back cover is a handwritten in black ink letter. Letter written 5 Nov 1916. Letter contents - hoping the receiver, his wife, and kiddies are well. They have not reached the front as yet. Very wet and muddy also measles & mumps are infecting a few.AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES. Inside the card "10th Machine Gun Company AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCES. To wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from 2nd Lieut F. H. Potter.card, christmas card, ww1

H. R .Willis No 342872.Refer Cat No 5231.3 for his service details.1. Coat - Woollen, Khaki, Long great coat. 2. Shirt - polyester, light khaki. Embroidered Coat of Arms on each shoulder, blue cotton.2. Australia Coat of Arms on each shoulder.uniform, coat, shirt

Herbert Rex WILLIS Regt No 342872, Regular Army, served Vietnam with 161 Independant Reconnaissance Flight from 29.4.1966 - 10.5.1967Jacket - Polyester/Wool, Black, gold coloured buttons, Service ribbons, Insignia badge, Braided Australian Coat of Arms on shoulder. Trousers - Polyester/Wool, Black, Red stripe down outside of each leg. Braces - Elastic, striped, metal clips, leather button attachments to trousers.Service Ribbon Bar Braided Australia Coat of Arms on each shoulder. Insignia Badges on collar of Jacket.uniform, raaf

'EXPLORING/ GALLIPOLI - / AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY BATTLEFIELD GUIDE"Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, blue, grey and black print on front, spine, back and front and back flaps of cover. Front and back illustrations - montage of grey with black and white photographs of soldiers and War Memorial. Back flap - illustrations in colour - maps. 136 pages, paper, cut, plain, semi gloss white, illustrated - colour and black and white photographs, diagrams, maps, illustrations.books, ww1, gallipoli, history

Conflict Period 1990-1999. PNG Bougainville (TMG) 1997-1998 PNG 1998-2003.Spiral bound pages. Clear plastic covering, white cardboard cover with map of Australia in green, blue background with a yellow round border with black printed words. Booklet has 79 pages. 1-50 black printed wording. 51-79 Photographs of equipment, books, people. Back of booklet has 3 folder maps in various colours.Front cover "AUSTRALIAN THEATRE JOINT INTELLIGENCE CENTRE" BOUGAINVILLE HANDBOOK Back cover - Printed November 1999maps, peace monitoring, manual, books

This collection of 16 photos was most likely taken in 1978. Mr Denis James “Jim” Killen was the Minister for Defence in the Fraser Government from 1975 to 1982. It’s evident in these photos he was taken on a tour through the production areas in Air Survey, Cartographic and Lithographic Squadrons. Jim Killen served in the RAAF in WW2 and later had an illustrious career in politics. After receiving his knighthood and an AC for service to Australia, he was known as Sir Denis James "Jim" Killen, AC, KCMG. Key Army Survey Regiment personnel identified include the CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, who led the unit from 1976 to 1980 and WO1 Aub Harvey, who was RSM from 1976 to 1982.This is a set of photographs of a visit to the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo c1978, by Mr D.J Killen who was the Minister for Defence. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black and white, c1978. L to R: Unidentified, Mr D.J. Killen and CO LTCOL Bob Skitch. .2) - Photo, black and white, c1978. L to R: CO LTCOL Bob Skitch and Mr D.J. Killen. .3) - Photo, black and white, c1978. L to R: Unidentified, SPR Mark Lander. .4) - Photo, black and white, c1978. L to R: MAJ Peter Eddy, Mr D.J. Killen. .5) - Photo, black and white, c1978. L to R: CPL Alan Staley, Mr D.J. Killen, MAJ Peter Eddy. .6) - Photo, black and white, c1978. L to R: CPL Robert Cocksedge, Mr D.J. Killen, MAJ Peter Eddy, unidentified. .7) - Photo, black and white, c1978. L to R: CPL Mick Davey, Mr D.J. Killen, MAJ Peter Eddy. .8) - Photo, black and white, c1978. L to R: CPL Mick Davey, MAJ Peter Eddy, Mr D.J. Killen, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch. .9) - Photo, black and white, c1978. L to R: Unidentified, Mr D.J. Killen. .10) - Photo, black and white, c1978. L to R: Unidentified, Mr D.J. Killen. SGT Bob Scaddan. .11) - Photo, black and white, c1978. L to R: Unidentified, Mr D.J. Killen, LCPL Laurel (Ryant) Staley. .12) - Photo, black and white, c1978. L to R: CAPT Gary Kenney, Mr D.J. Killen. .13) - Photo, black and white, c1978. L to R: CAPT Gary Kenney, Mr D.J. Killen, RSM Aub Harvey. .14) - Photo, black and white, c1978. L to R: Unidentified, unidentified, Mr D.J. Killen, CAPT Gary Kenney, .15) - Photo, black and white, c1978. L to R: CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, Mr D.J. Killen, CAPT Gary Kenney. .16) - Photo, black and white, c1978. L to R: Mr D.J. Killen, unidentified, CAPT Gary Kenney.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr

See cat 4967.21. AMF Form AAF A96- Aust Military Force Leave pad - issued to V9520. Sgt Attwood J - 4 Army Troops Coy. RAE 13 Nov 1941. 2, AMF Form WF66 Military allotments - pay form V9520 Attwood J to Mrs Mary A Attwood of Bacchus Marsh Dated 15.10.43.2. Rubber stamp has "Checking staff 3rd M.D." 26 stamped 18 Oct 43.ww2, leave, pay

Issued to the members of the Allied Forces at Morotai on the occasion of the Surrender of the Second Japanese Army. "T.A. Blamey, General Commander-in-Chief".Small yellow paper printed with red sun, green palm trees plus water."Commander in Chief, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES" Advanced Headquarters, MOROTAI, 9th September 1945.japanese surrender, morotai 1945

"THE CHANGI CAMERA/ A UNIQUE RECORD OF CHANGI AND THE THAI-BURMA RAILWAY" A unique story of an Australian soldier - GEORGE ASPINALL - a keen photographer.Hard cover book with dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard, black buckram with gold print on spine. Dust cover - paper, grey, red and gold print on front, spine, back and flaps. Illustrated sepia toned photographs. Front - Barracks with large crowd of troops. Back - Beach scene. 242 pages, cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated - collection of black and white photographs. End papers illustrated - black and white photographs.books, history, ww2, biography, photography

Book - "A WEEK/ IN/ SEPTEMBER/ - A STORY OF ENDURING LOVE/ FROM THE BURMA RAILWAY."Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, white, gold and yellow print on front, spine and back. Illustrated in colour, sky and jungle in silhouette. 356 pages - cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated - black and white photographs. End papers - on back of front and back - illustrated, hand writing - in colour yellow.biography, ww2, history, books

"The Lost/ Battlefield/ Of Kokoda/ The extraordinary story/ behind the discovery of a forgotten/ World War Two Battlefield."Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, gold, white and dark green print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - green tones - photograph of jungle scene with 2 timber crosses in foreground. 269 Pages - paper, plain, cut, white, illustrated - colour photographs.books, history, ww2, kokoda

"THE BATTLE FOR/ SHAGGY RIDGE/ The extraordinary story of the Australian Campaign against the/ Japanese in New Guinea's Finisterre Mountains in 1943-44"Soft Cover Book Soft cover - cardboard, gold, dark green and grey colour print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - in - colour - front two photographs, at top, troops resting, bottom soldiers in dug out positions. Back - troops marching out of the foothills. 318 pages - paper, cut, plain, off white. Illustrated - colour and black and white photographs and map diagrams.books, history, ww2, new guinea

"Walking Wounded/ The Inspirational Story of how/ the Kokoda Track is helping our/ wounded soldiers"Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, white, gold and black print on front, spine and back. Illustrated in colour photographs - front top silhouette of soldier. Bottom - a group walking along a track. Back - a group crossing a water course. 265 pages - paper, - cut, plain, off white. Illustrated colour photographs.books, history, ww2, new guinea

"The Golden Years/ The Royal Australian Air Force 1921-1971.Soft cover book - folio binding. Soft cover - cardboard, mid blue colour, embossed, Gold and Navy blue print on front and spine. Illustrated RAAF Crest. 124 pages - paper, cut, plain, white. Illustrated, colour and black and white photographs and diagrams.books, history, raaf

"Vietnam Fragments/ An oral history of Australians at War"Soft cover book Soft cover - cardboard, white, yellow and black print on front, spine and back. Background - blue, red and light blue colours. Illustrated with campaign ribbon and black and white photograph of two soldiers in a jungle setting - on front. 307 pages - paper, cut, plain white, illustrated black and white maps. front and back end papers - illustrated black and white photographs.books, history, vietnam war

"THE VIETNAM YEARS/FROM THE JUNGLE TO THE AUSTRALIAN SUBURBS". The Vietnam Years is the story of both sides of that war."Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, red and white print on front, spine and back. Illustrated on front, top colour photograph of soldiers. Bottom black and white photograph of a civilian crowd. 493 pages, paper, cut, plain, white. Illustrated, black and white photographs and maps.books, history, vietnam war

"THE TIGER MAN OF VIETNAM/ THE HILL TRIBES MADE HIM A DEMI-GOD/ THE CIA WANTED TO KILL HIM/ THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF/ AUSTRALIAN WAR HERO BARRY PETERSEN"Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, gold and black print on front, spine and back. Illustrated, front montage photo of sepia toned soldier with jungle scene behind. Back - sepia toned photograph - portrait of a man with an animal skin. 356 pages, paper, cut, plain, white. Illustrated - black and white photographs.books, history, biography, vietnam conflict

"GHOST PLATOON/ 39 AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS, VIETNAM, 1969/ THE ARMY DENIED THEY EXISTED/ WHAT WERE THEY TRYING TO HIDE?"Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, maroon and black print on front, spine and back. front cover illustration - photograph in muted tones of green and grey, soldiers receiving supplies by helicopter. 338 pages - paper - cut, plain, white. Illustrated, colour and black and white photographs.books, history, vietnam war

"The Battle of Long Tan/ Australia's Four Hours of Hell in Vietnam".Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, white and light gold print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - colour photograph from front to back of soldiers resting in foreground, helicopter in background, with jungle vegetation. 392 pages - paper, cut, plain, white. Illustrated colour, sepia and black and white photographs.books, history, vietnam war

This photo was sent to Lizzie Packham.Black & White portrait of Australian soldiers. It is made in the form of a postcard. There are 16 soldiers in the group. There is a wooden fence in the background. On the rear is written the names of soldiers. G. White -Tarnagulla, Keith Bramley - Arnolds Bridge, Geo Riordan - Arnolds Bridge, Fred Jackson - Tarnagulla, George Clark - Llanelly. Allan Mitchell - Llanelly, Sgt Anderson - Laanecoorie, Jack Mitchell - Llanelly, Will Kilgour - Tarnagulla, Harold Speding - Laanecoorie (NB. 'Speding' is probably Spedding), Hewie Speding - Laanecoorie, Jack Greyham - Murpins green, Fred Akers - Tarnagulla, George Corrie - Tarnagulla, Jim Brownbill - Arnolds Bridge.On rear as well is written - To Lizzie with love from Jack, 1 Sep 1917.ww1, tarnagulla, soldiers

Wallace John Hilson VX73637 2nd AIF, enlisted 10.2.1942 age 21 years, discharged from the Army 12.11.1946 with the rank of Craftsman in 1st Aust Mech Equipment W/Shops. Refer Cat No 1516 for his Fathers details.Set of four WW2 medals brass plate mounted. 1. 1939 - 45 Star. 2. Pacific Star. 3. British War Medal. 4. Australian Service Medal 1939 - 45.On all, “VX73637 W.J.Hilson”awards, medals ww2

Certificate re Horace Samuel Long No 437A 4th Light Horse Regt AIF, refer Cat No 16P for his service details.Certificate of discharge, parchment paper, rectangular shape light Kahki colour double sided, No 126834, V/B44534, black print, hand written in black ink, details of name, rank, Regt No, unit, enlistment & discharge date, days of service, age and physical appearance.:No 437A Horace Samuel Long”certificates, discharge, light horse, aif

These eleven photographs were most likely taken in the 1970s in Lithographic Squadron at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. Although Photo .1P is not annotated the remainder have the technician’s name written on the back. The equipment operated by the technicians is not identified. The dates are unknown but most of these photos were probably taken the late 1970s. The main tasks undertaken by the technicians were most likely enlargements, reductions and duplication of map reproduction material, and aerial photography.This is a set of photographs of technicians operating photographic reproduction equipment at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo c1970s. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, unidentified, Lithographic Squadron .2) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Gary Drummond, Lithographic Squadron .3) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, John Scott, Lithographic Squadron .4) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, WILD U4A Diapositive Camera, Bob Chamberlain, Lithographic Squadron. 5) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, WILD U4A Diapositive Camera, Zoe (Lisiewich) Ames, Lithographic Squadron .6) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Garry Hudson, Lithographic Squadron .7) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Garry Hudson, Lithographic Squadron .8) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Garry Hudson, Lithographic Squadron .9) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Mick Ellis, Lithographic Squadron .10) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Col Darch, Lithographic Squadron .11) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Phil Beatty, Lithographic Squadron.1P – no annotation .2 to .11 – personnel names (less rank) annotated on back. royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho

Refer to service of Harry Burrell "MM". See Cats 290, 297.2P, 298.4Black and white photo showing Australian soldiers marching .303 rifles at "slope arms" position. They have pattern 37 basic webbing. They have different standards of dress. All have slouch hats in brim down position. They are wearing boots, A. B. leather with ankle gaiters.On rear is = Camp site 17, Seymour support Coy. 1st Nat. Service intake time?.aust soldiers, seymour camp, national service

John Murphy VX15580 in 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion, 5th March 1940 and was discharged on 3rd October 1945 at Royal Park. Refer Cat 512.2 for Service Details.Certificate of Discharge No. 193910, Parchment Paper, light yellow colour with black print. Coat of Arms at top with form giving details of Name, No, Unit, Length o Service, Enlistment Date, Discharge Date, Description of Soldier, Location of Discharge & Signature of both Discharging Officer and Soldier Discharged.Some unrelated numbers written on back and front in pencil.discharge certificate, ww2

Refer to Service of Margaret Dodd (nee Lambie). See Cat 5019.3. Foreword is by HRH Duchess of Gloucester.Booklet cover is khaki coloured cardboard. Printing is in red ink; centre motif is a cross. Top LHS has the crest of WRAAC. Top RHS has Crest of Army Nursing Corp. At bottom of cross is painted issued by the Royal Australian Army Chaplains Department. The book has 181 pages. Printed in black ink.Inside front cover is written in blue ink - F3/631. Georgina M Peters.womens army services, religion

Refers to the AMF Service of Peter Dodd.1. Black and white photo of Australian Soldiers in a wet mess. The Mess has steel walls with two dartboards. On the table are steel cans of beer. Soldier at rear right is believed to be Peter Dodd (wearing glasses). Photo probably taken in Malaya. 2. Black and white photo of a group of National flags on top of a light coloured building. Probably in Saigon, Vietnam.malaya campaign, vietnam war