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Moorabbin Air Museum
Equipment (item) - Army Canvas Bag 300 mm x 275 mm with canvas shoulder strap
Hampton & Sons 1942 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Clothing (item) - Tie - Goldfish Club Belonging To W.A.Eacott
This RAAF dress uniform and other associated article of clothing was owned by Walter Alexander Scott. Joined RAF December 1940 to be trained as a pilot, he got his wings December 1941, became a night fighter pilot after OTU and posted to 219 Squadron. Was posted to 603 Squadron December 1942 flying Beaufighters on coastal command convoy escorts, desert patrols, supporting Sicilian and Italian invasions (all from the N.African desert, then on Greek Island " Armed Rovers" until 10 November 1943, just at the end of ops, when he was shot down in the Aegean Sea and became a POW the next day 11 November 1943. Transferred to Germany he was in Stalag IVB for 3 months, before exchanging ID with an Irish soldier ,in order to get out of the main camp into a working sub-camp in order to escape. Post war Walter returned to Australia, he became "Citizen of the Year" in Werribee 1992 for his service to the community. In 1993 he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for services to youth and to the retired. Manufactured by Wrexham Ties Ltd -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Newspaper - Newspaper - The Weekly Times, 04/11/1942
Full page black and white pictorial coverage, headlined 'Patriotic People of Portland', various service groupsPage 11 from The Weekly Times, 4 Nov. 1942. Full page black and white pictorial coverage, headlined 'Patriotic People of Portland', various service groupsnon-fictionFull page black and white pictorial coverage, headlined 'Patriotic People of Portland', various service groupspatriotic people of portland -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 1942
Presented by Mrs Lotte Hoopmann 1992Monsignor Owens with children, Compound A Camp 3 1942-1943. About 50 youngsters and 6 adults. Palestine Templer children and Italian children in front of four huts.internee children, camp 3 children, italian children in camp 3, palestine templer children in camp 3, templer society, monsignor owens -
Wangaratta High School
Cookery Textbooks, 1942
Two paperback 1942 Cooking textbooks: Cookery: A short course for beginners, grey with a plastic cover Emily McPherson College Household cookery, blue with dark blue ink. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Ex-Stawellites Association Minute Books, 1942 - 1993
3 Red Covered Books. No 2 Minute Book 1942 - 1989. 2 Receipt Books, 1 Plastic Sleeve of Correspondence. 3 State Savings Bank Passbooksstawell -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Royal Engineers Pocketbook
Royal Engineers Pocketbook Publisher: Modern Printing Date: 1942 Label on spine with typed text RA 620.10058 ROY warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, royal engineers pocketbook -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Statue
Small resin statuette of fighter pilot WW2, Darwin 1942model, ww2 -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Statue
Small resin statuette of AIF soldier, Middle East 1942plaque, ww2, army -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. US Embassy (1942), Canberra, AustraliaMade in Australiacanberra, slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. US Embassy (1942), Canberra, AustraliaMade in Australiacanberra, slide, robin boyd -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Tea Towel Darwin
Lest We Forget tea towel Darwin 1942 - 1992miscellaneous, general -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Document
Australian Military Forces driving licence. 29/5/1942. Corporal Orleans E Manypenny VX 132114 -
St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - SPOCA, Dances & Balls
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The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Painting - Painting of the 39 BN on the Kokoda Track
A copy of the painting of 39 BN on the Kokoda on 19 July 1942 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - SHORTS, 1942
Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details.Navy cotton drill shorts with navy drawstring. White label with size details sewn on back waist band.Waist band label: Size No 2 Waist 32 ins Dee & Co ↑ 1942uniforms, military, raaf -
Geelong RSL Sub Branch
RAAF Marine Jacket, 1942
The jacket is an original jacket and belonged to 148487 David H Hyne who served during WW2 with the RAAF Marine Section. The RAAF Marine Boats can be traced back to the Australian Flying Corps, Central Flying School, Point Cook.This is a Jacket belonging to 148487 D H Hyne who served with RAAF Marine Section during WW2.Buff Colour Jacket with belt, cotton material, two breast pockets, two waist pockets, propeller patch on sleeve RAAF Buttons.Inside the jacket - V555 Made in Australia 1942 Size, on one of the pockets, D.H.H. 148487.raaf marine section jacket 148487 d h hyne ww2 -
St Kilda Historical Society
Postcard, Addie Mervyn Maureen Michael, c. 1942
Addie Sprence, Maureen Spence, Mervyn Spence, Michael Spence in backyard 124 Argyle St St Kildablack and white photograph (blury), unmounted, original, good conditionBackyard 124 Argyle St, 1942 Mervyn holding Maureen Addie nursing Michael -
Kyneton RSL Sub Branch
Female Relatives badge, 1942
In the Second World War the Female Relatives badge was issued to the nearest female relative of members of the RAN, the AIF, including members of the Australian Army Nursing Service and the RAAF on active service abroad. Stars displayed on a bar suspended below the badge represented the number of relatives involved in the War effort.The badge on display was issued to Nora Marjorie Fielding, whose husband VX79262 Pte Donald Fielding, served with Army Headquarters Signals Regiment in WW2.A badge with a safety chain and pin attached, long pin on back for wearing. Laurel wreath on outer rim with crown at top. Map of Australia in middle. A bar is suspended by two loops, there is one star fixed to the bar. Front. To the Women of Australia. Back. Issued by the CWlth of Australia A123489 Angus and Coote 1942female relatives badge, ww2, homefront -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Clothing, 1942
WWII military issue man's underpantD^D - Inside back band, V43 / Made in Australia / 1942 / Size 38 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, OFFICER WW2, 19.7.1946
Refer 622.3 medals, 772P.Certificate of Service/Discharge for an Officer TX6321 Capt. Warick Rosenthal - Number 47545. CMF - 02/05/1942 - 09/09/1942, AIF - 10/09/1942 - 19/07/1946. (RAS Badge issued 211849). form is yellowed, mounted on cardboard with photo corners with black edging all around" TX6321 Captain Warick Rosenthal Aust Army Medical Corps." certificates, military service, 2nd aif, mediccal -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - DIARIES WW2, 1942-45
George Llewellyn Thomas. Refer 1074P, 1075 medals..1) .2). Detailed diaries written by G. L. Thomas VX58918. They are written in ink and give a near daily account of life in Changi Prison camp 1942-45 as a POWpow, changi ww2, thomas -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Rate Notice - Portland Borough Council, 1941-1942
Rate notice 1941 -42 Portland Borough Council, Portland Waterworks trust, Portland Sewerage Authority, dated 14 APR 1942, for property at 57 Percy St Portland -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Document - Identity Card - Marriott family, World War 2, c 1942
This type of card was issued to British subjects who were civilians. During World War II everyone in Australia was issued with a personal identity card and was required to report changes of address to the government. These cards were particularly important in the identification and monitoring of Aliens (non-citizen residents) , particularly non-Europeans and Asian residents.Emma Marriott was the daughter of a pioneer family of the City of Moorabbin. Her father was a Market Gardener.Brown card identified as an identity card, one side stamped Carnegie 1942 and addressed to Emma Rebecca Marriott; reverse side signed by E Marriott and witnessed by M Smith.world war ii, bentleigh, moorabbin, pioneer, identity card -
Melbourne Legacy
Magazine, Casualties : The offical magazine of the 2/3 C.C.S, 1942
A magazine published during World War Two for the troops. It contains black and white photos and articles about the war. It is 36 pages long. The 2/3 CCS is a casualty clearing station that worked in the middle east, in particular Beirut. Photos and articles from World War Two that would have been significant to the legatees as they were all returned servicemen.A magazine containing black and white articles, photos and drawing from World War Two. Maroon cover and 36 cream pages with black text. Issue No 4 September 1942. Handwritten on title page 'J__ Gillespie' in blue ink.soldiers, world war two -
Bendigo Military Museum
Financial record - PAY BOOKS ARMY WW2, Soldiers pay, 1942-45
C.W.Curnow. Refer Cat No’s 1444, 1445.2, 1447..1) Soldiers Pay Book, brown covers, No 238210, 1942-43 re C.W Curnow .2) Soldiers Pay Book, yellow covers, C 164483 re the above..1 & .2) "VX100151, Curnow, Clarence Wilfred"documents, pay books, army records, curnow -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Booklet, Practical Calculations for the A.T.C, first edition 1942
Used for training pilots during World War 2Used by Air Training Corps to train Aircrew Cadets in Geometry during World War 2Blue cloth covered book of 80 pagesFront cover of an aeroplane flying above clouds with following words: Practical Calculations for the A.T.C. being Chapters from "Practical Mathematics for the A.T.C." by T.H. Ward Hill M.A. for potential Aircrew Cadets. Officially approved with a foreward by Air Commodore J.A.Chamier On inside cover is written in pencil: A.T.C. 1942-43 R. Ellis 69 Rennie Street Lara.pratical calculations, atc, air training corps, world war 2, ww2, pratical mathematics, t.h. ward hill, air commodore j.a. chamier, air force, australian air force, royal australian air force, geometry, 1942, george g. harrap & co. ltd -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Medals, Africa Star, abt 1945
The Africa Star was granted for operational service in North Africa from the date of the entry of Italy into the war on 10 June 1940, up to the date of the cessation of operations against the enemy in North Africa on 12 May 1943. The Africa Star may also be awarded for operational service as a member of the Australian Defence Force during the Syrian Campaign in the period from 8 June 1941 to 11 July 1941. Eligibility This medal is awarded for a minimum of one days operational service in North Africa, west of the Suez Canal between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943 and in Syria between 8 June 1941 and 11 July 1941. The Medal The Africa Star is a six–pointed star of yellow copper zinc alloy. The obverse has a central design of the Royal and Imperial cypher, surmounted by a crown. The cypher is surrounded by a circlet containing the words ‘The Africa Star'. Stars issued to Australian personnel have recipient names engraved on the plain reverse. The Ribbon The Africa Star ribbon colours represent the desert and the service of the Armies, Naval Forces, Merchant Navy and the Air Forces. Clasps Three clasps were issued for the Africa Star: 8 th Army 1 st Army North Africa 1942-43 Only one clasp is worn and when the ribbon is worn alone a ribbon emblem, ‘8', ‘1' or silver rosette as appropriate is worn to denote the award of a clasp.Full size and miniature Africa Star medals. Miniature has clasps: North Africa 1942-43 8th Army 1st ArmyNo recipient engraved -
Bendigo Military Museum
Literary work - DIARY, Post August 1942
Arthur George Holley No 13556 RAN HMAS Hobart. This is the 3rd part of a diary relating to 2147. Refer also 2134 for service history, 2135.3, 2137. Diary, A.G Holley RAN. Seven page typed in blue ink with heading "Solomon Islands Landings" which began on 7th August 1942. There are no clear dates, detailed account of the action.diaries, naval, personal -
Wangaratta High School
Prefect pledge book, 1942-1962
Brown hardcover prefect pledge book with a glossy gold cardboard box. Each page has the prefect pledge, prefect signatures from years 1942-1962 and the signature of the Mayor of WangarattaWANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL PREFECTS REGISTER