Postcard (1) Beach Scene/ Postcard (2) Three local men on top of PyramidPostcard (1) The back of this postcard bears the inscription - " This is a scene on the beach. Just fancy a shell bursting among this crowd. They often do. The Turks have got a gun they train on this place alone. I have seen seventeen knocked one day with one shell. They can't fire too often as they are short of ammunition, they would get thousands here I suppose. The gun that does fire here has killed more than any other gun in the war. The Boys call him (possibly "bracky") Bill. Postcard (2) The back of this postcard bears the inscription "This is one of some niggers taken on the top of the pyramids"

Citation for Military Medal awarded to Harold Pearson PREST reads as follows - On the 4th October 1917 East of Ypres, Belgium for conspicuous gallantry in action - After locating an enemy machine gun which was holding up the left flank, he single handed rushed the position from a flank and bombed and killed the crew of two men and captured the gun. His promptness and courage not only saved many casualties but enabled the advance to continue.Military medal for conspicuous gallantry in WW1Cream coloured paper with Australian Coat of Arms above black type contained in black border.Military Medal 1334 Lance Corporal Harold Pearson Prest 37th Australian Infantry Battalion 10th Australian Infantry Brigade 3rd Australian Divisionmilitary medal, ypres, 1917, harold pearson prest, 37th australian infantry battalion

Collected by Charles Honybun during his service W W IAn example if items souvenired by servicemenA small book of 7 pages in German Kruze Beschreibungder 1 F.P. Kp Short description of L>F> Kp (Krupp 105cm leicht Feldhaubitze 98/09/gun) Neudruck vom Januar1918 Reprint from January 1918 Berlin Printed by Richprinting Headings include Munition, Vehicles, Gun Carriage, Dissamble, Set Up, Trench Warfare, and Mobile Warfare, Leaflet for driving Stamp on inside page 3 & final page reads Royal Prussian Ammunition Equipment Administrator Koniglich Pressische, Etappen,Munitions, V Gerate VerwltzAS Abovebooks, military

WWII Japanese anti aircraft shells removed from magazines beside a gun at Balikpapan a port city on the island of Borneo, in Indonesia by RUSSELL A EBDON VX123702Two Anti aircraft shells, brass cases, black metal projectile with copper collar.arms - ammunition, military history, passchendaele barracks trust

The 2 items were presented to “DAVID M KEARIN by the Gun Crew HMAS COOTAMUNDRA. “KEARIN D M No R 41516 RAN 1952-58”.1) & .2) Trench Art made from brass 40 mm shell casings. Engraving is along the length of the caseings..1) & .2) “40 mm M4 LOT 175 1951 (up arrow) AN HMAS COOTAMUNDRA 1957”military history - trench art, ornaments, souvenirs

Item souvenired by Mathew Redwood. Item from an Iraqi T - 34 Tank. A rotating dial with a drawn gun under it that would correlate with the actual gun position so the gunner could gauge the gun position with relation to the Hull. REDWOOD Mathew No 3811680/8237166, served 2nd Cavalry Regiment Iraq Secdet V.B in the following areas, Baghdad, Al Kasik, Taji, As Sammawah, Al Muthana Province, Southern Iraq. Mathew enlisted 17.2.1998 in RAEME, served in the following areas Bandiana, training and Workshops on Leopard tanks, Brisbane, Combat support BTN, Darwin, 2 Cav Regt A Sqd,Secdet V Bravo deployment Iraq Nov 2004 - Mar 2005, AMTG II Nov 2005 - June 2006, discharged Feb 2007.Circular plastic Indicator with graduations around the edges, tank outline in the centre, inner and outer graduations in increments of 5.iraqi, tank t - 34, indicators

Item in the collection re Craig Triffett, refer Cat No 5997.5 for his service details. This is a pocket sized "Booklet". It has a green nylon cover. Inside are numerous clear plastic pockets. One pocket has a printed guide on gun site preparation. The so called clear pockets are covered in ink from old notes.On outside, written in texta are numbers "31". On front top LHS, faint marks BDR Clark.army notes, booklet

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of the members of the Cowes Gun Club in 1913 Back row: H Jenner, A Findlay, W Jenner, L McFee, P McFee, F Jenner, W. Wilson. Front row: D McKenzie, H Gulliver, G Jenner.local history, photography, cowes gun club members, black & white photograph, cowes gun club, john jenner, bryant west

Arrow like metal pins (rocket like in appearance) with fins. Approx. 8000 of the small pins/darts are encased in a tank or field gun round. Also called Splintex, beehive darts. Various sizes for different purpose shells/rounds.flechettes

A black and white photograph of Phuoc Tuy Province, at a newly established Fire Support Base, gunners are busy with the construction of ammunition and protection bunkers within the gun bay. The construction was expected to be completed within the first day (circa March 1969)photograph, fire support base, phuoc tuy province, gibbons collection catalogue, bunkers

A black and white photograph taken at Nui Dat June 1970. Cpl Roberts 2 RAR/NZ Battalion based on Route 15 training a Sth Vietnamese bushman scout in the art of weapon handling with the M-60 machine gun.photograph, nui dat, cpl roberts, 2 rar/nz, route 15, m60 machine gun, gibbons collection catalogue, south vietnamese bushman scout

Stawell Methodist Church. Main Street Stawell. Aerial View. Shows Croquet Green. Kingston's Bus Depot. Doctors Surgery Mr Gunning's House. C1980stawell

Original Military Medal awarded to Harold Pearson PREST Lance Corporal 1334 - 37th Australian Infantry Battalion On the 4th October 1917 East of Ypres, Belgium for conspicuous gallantry in action - After locating an enemy machine gun which was holding up the left flank, he single handed rushed the position from a flank and bombed and killed the crew of two men and captured the gun. His promptness and courage not only saved many casualties but enabled the advance to continue.The Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other arms of the armed forces, and to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land. The award was established in 1916, with retrospective application to 1914, and was awarded to other ranks for "acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire"Blue velvet case with satin lining containing round metal medal with attached blue red and white striped ribbon and gold coloured plastic plaquePlaque -Military Medal awarded to 1334 Lance Corporal H P Prest 37/AUST INF For Bravery in the Fieldh p prest, ww1, mm, 37th infantry battalion

Items in the collection re Clarence Shearing, refer cat No 7089.16P for his service details.Photographs B& W various sizes, there are no inscriptions and markings. Five are Training, Machine guns and Route march. Twelve are in the Barracks, Troop trains. Nineteen are Parades and Inspections. Seven are general views. Forty four are on leave, having fun, group photos.photographs, bcof

Hard cover book of 100 pages. No dust jacket. Front cover has a photo of a gun emplacement. Back cover has a photo of Major-General Alan Stretton and a critique of book and details of the author. Black and white photos throughout book. books-military-history, korea

Dance ticket for 17th Light Horse Machine Gun Regiment Sergeants Dance Tuesday 24th June 1941 at St Killians McCrae Street, non-stop 50-50 two bands admission Ladies 1/- printed by Cambridge Press.entertainment, dance, fund raiser, bendigo-military-entertainment

Colour photographic print in tan timber frame and musk coloured mat. Photograph depicts two field artillary weapons set up surrounded by sandbag perimeter.Personnel working on one of the guns. Background is bush, and a shelter with metal roof to left of picture.My Vietnam Collection Waiting for orders -105 Field Battery. Vietnam 1969 Copyright Jed Robinson.Gift Horse Gallery - Original works by local & interstate artists and crafts people.photograph, 105 field battery

Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the remains of a German large bore gun. Barrel facing the camera.Two soldiers standing on left of barrel and two on the right. Another soldier leaning over the barrel and another standing on structure at the rear. Copy A2postcard, postcard, ww1, france, german gun, australians

Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the back of a 15 inch German gun captured by Australians near Cappy.Tangled machinery with an Officer standing at right and a soldier sitting on top of ruined section at top left. Defoliated trees in background. Copy A26postcard, postcard, german 15" gun, cappy, australians, france, ww1

An original painting of Bruce Shearer with two images. One where Bruce is manning the starboard machine gun under fire whilst on a RAAf Iroquuois in vietnam 1967. Bruce was based in the Vung Tau area. The second image is in more recent times.painting, iroquois helicopter, vung tau, vietnam lest we forget

A black and white photograph of Long Binh Province at an Australian Fire Support Base in the late afternoon,as the sun is setting, a 105mm gun of 104 Battery RAA fires in support of 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) infantry elements in contact with NVA/VietCongphotograph, artillery, raa, 104 battery, long bien, 4 rar nz, gibbons collection catalogue, fire support base

A coloured Photograph of an artists impression by Lt Com E Ramstead of the US Battleship USS New Jersey which operated with the US 7th Fleet in the Tonkin Gulf, North Vietnam, as a major gun platform on the "gunline",engaging North Vitnamese targets.photograph, uss new jersey, lt com e, ramstead, tonkin gulf, 7th fleet, gibbons collection catalogue

A black and white photograph of Gunners of the 103 Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, prepare their guns and equipment for movement by US Army CH47 Chinook medium helicopters to a fire support base. The load was one Chinook for one battery detachment (circaJuly 1967)photograph, 103 battery, 1st field regt, raa, chinook, gibbons collection catalogue, gunner, fire support base

A black and white photograph of Gunners of the 103 Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, prepare their guns and equipment for movement by US Army CH47 Chinook helicopters to a fire support base. The load was one Chinook for one battery detachment (circa July 1967)photograph, 103 battery, 1st field regt, raa, chinook, gibbons collection catalogue, gunner, fire support base

A black and white photograph of Gunners of the 103 Battery Royal Australian Artillery, prepare their guns and equipment for movement by US Army CH47 Chinook helicopters to a fire support base. The load was one Chinook for one battery detachment (circa July 1967)photograph, 103 battery, 1st field regt, raa, chinook, gibbons collection catalogue, gunner, fire support base