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Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Statue
Small resin statuette of a Lewis gunnermodel, ww1, general -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Photo
Photo of Gunner Charles John Bissellphoto, army -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - SOLDIERS POCKET BOOK, 1940
The book belonged to Colin Lawrance McMURRAY, VX33785 Gunner 2/12th Field Regiment HQ Supply Column 9th Div AIF. Enlisted 8.7.40, barked 5.2.1941, disembarked Middle East 24.3.1941, posted to 2/12th Field Regt, served in the Seige of Tobruk, transferred to AACS 25.11.1941, graded group 3 Driver Mechanic 28.8.1942, hospital with lacerated scalp 12.11.1942, rejoin unit 8.1.1943, embark for Aust 22.2.1943, disembark Sydney 23.3.1943, serves then with canteen services, reclassified medically and discharged on 10.3.1944. The piece missing in the pocket book was caused by a piece of Shrapnel.Red-covered book, 127 pages. Useful information for soldiers. There is a piece missing at the top of the book with tattered sheets inside.Front cover: "The Australian Soldiers Pocket Book." Inside: "Col McMurray VX 33785 Gunner 2/12th Field Regt"documents, notebooks, personal effects, military history, army -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - UNIFORM, RAN, C.1939 - 45
Uniform issued to Keith Daniel RAN, refer Cat No 1468.9 for service details.1) Jacket wool black colour with “Australia” on upper sleeves, embroidered gold anchor and 3 gold stripes on left sleeve, right sleeve has crossed rifles with “QMG” .2) Shirt cotton white with insignia. .3) White shirt-no collar, navy trim white & blue bindas .4) Trousers cotton white .5) Black tie satin ribbon (in front left trouser pocket) .6) Navy bib-white & blue trim. .7) Navy Bib blue trim .7) White bib-navy trimQMG” Quarter Master Gunner”uniforms, ran -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Model
WW2 Anti Tank Gunner Bavaria 1945model -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Log Book
Observers, Air Gunners & WT operations Log Bookdocuments, ww2, raaf -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Model
WW 2 Gernham Infantry Machine Gunner 1940model -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Gunner's View Point
Framed coloured photograph taken by a gunner in a jungle settingphotograph, jungle -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Hat
Hat Gunners possibly from Emerald Hill Artilleryheadgear, pre federation, army -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Model
WW2 Winter North Russia MG42 Machine Gunner 1943-44model -
HMAS Cerberus Museum
Certificate (Robert Kearns)
Original Warrent for Gunner Robert Kearns- Victorian Naval Forces 1904Warrent the Naval Commandant, Victoria Forces to Robert Kearns. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Brian Wizard's Vietnam: then (1969) and again (1999), 2009
Short films of American gunners, including Brian Wizard, during the Vietnam Warvietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, american -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - COAT, RAAF, 1943
Uniform issued to Arthur Thomas MANLY No 431130 RAAF. Arthur enlisted on 21.5.1943 age 18 years. He trained at various places, some including Narrandera, East and West Sale and Rathmines. On 8.6.1944 he was posted as an Air Gunner and on 8.12.1944 he reached the rank of Flt Sgt. He flew his first Operational flight at sea with No 2 Sqd RAAF on 21.12.1944. He embarked for Balikpapan on 12.6.1945 with 2 Sqd Mitchell Bombers. He flew 19 Operational sorties which included 5 strikes and attacks. He was discharged on 22.1.1946 with the rank of WO11.RAAF Staff Sgt, service jacket, blue. Chest (L) has 2 x WWII ribbons & Air Gunner's Badge buttons are darkened brass. Light blue cloth eagles sewn on each shoulder. It has 4 pockets & the waist belt is stored on rear of jacket in loops. Trousers not included.uniiform, raaf, ww2 -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - Field Clinometer
Field clinometer in case.Quadrant Gunner's M1A1 Serial No 215391 and Case Carrying M 82.military, clinometer, gunnery -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Building Sandbagged Shelters
Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. .A black and white photograph of Gunners at an Australian Fire Support Base building their sandbagged shelters against possible attack by NVA/VietCong mortar and rocket fire. The gunners became very astute at building their shelters as the artillery batteries moved in support of the infantry.photograph, fire support base, nva/vc, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, gunners, infantry -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, A Field Battery - Foxtrot Gun - FSB Ziggie
Black framed colour photo of three gunners servicing the gun at FSB Ziggie May. 1971A Field Battery - Foxtrot Gun - FSB Ziggie May 1971 - Servicing the guna field battery, foxtrot gun, lbdr mick richards, gnr stephen turner, gnr ralph harrison -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Document, Certificate of Discharge -Anthony James Pratt. July 1946
Official Certificate of Discharge from the Australian Military ForcesTyped in details related to Gunner Anthony James Pratt Discharge -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Documents
1171 The Catholic Soldier, Sailor and Airmans Prayer book compiled by Rev G F Butler MSC 1171.1 Permanent pass Royal Australian artillery1171.1 No 5094 rank gunner name L H Finniss -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia Inc
Sperry Gunsight, Sperry Gyroscope Co. Inc, K4 Computing Gunsight for lower Ball Turret, 1944
Crackle black single unit. Supplies Gunner with range and ballistic 'drop' information. (Three units held.)Serial No. 4740 (Sperry) S/No. 410380 (N>C>R> under Licence) S/No. 411901 (N>C>R>) -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Flying Log Book, 1942
Log bog of Flight Sergeant S. K. Black 1942 - 1944. Lancaster NE 150 failed to return 6 June 1944. Operation Caen.Blue hard covered "Observers" air gunners and W/T operators flying log book. RAAF.67994flight sergeant s. k. black -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, My Name is Frank, A Sea Merchant Talks, 1st March 2021
From the 1942 cover: We are proud to announce this book by Frank Laskier, "a sailor, an Englishman," the merchant seaman who gave the ever-memorable postscript after the BBC news on the first Sunday in October. The millions of listeners who heard that deeply moving voice will welcome an opportunity to read many more stories of the war at sea, which Laskier tells with the incomparable vividness of simple truth, and which made him a great broadcast speaker overnight. Laskier sounds, too, the note of victory that will bring a universal response-"Remember what we have been through; remember what we're going through; and fight and fight, and never, never, never, give in!" The publisher of this new edition has included an introduction and explanatory footnotes, as well as an appendix listing the ships mentioned in the book along with their descriptions. First published in 1942 by George Allen & Unwin, LondonPaperback blue cover with red English merchant Navy flag. 74 pagesfictionFrom the 1942 cover: We are proud to announce this book by Frank Laskier, "a sailor, an Englishman," the merchant seaman who gave the ever-memorable postscript after the BBC news on the first Sunday in October. The millions of listeners who heard that deeply moving voice will welcome an opportunity to read many more stories of the war at sea, which Laskier tells with the incomparable vividness of simple truth, and which made him a great broadcast speaker overnight. Laskier sounds, too, the note of victory that will bring a universal response-"Remember what we have been through; remember what we're going through; and fight and fight, and never, never, never, give in!" The publisher of this new edition has included an introduction and explanatory footnotes, as well as an appendix listing the ships mentioned in the book along with their descriptions. First published in 1942 by George Allen & Unwin, Londonfrank laskier, seafarers, sailors, seafaring life, ww2, world war 2, merchant navy, bbc, radio, liverpool, second world war, australia, padre oliver, battle of the atlantic, frank laskier (1912-1949), gunner, log book -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, Ian Dear, The Tattie Lads, The untold story of the Rescue Tug Service in two world wars and its battles to save cargoes, ships and lives, 2016
non-fictionsailors, ww2, world war 2, merchant navy, second world war, australia, gunner, tug boat, wwi, first world war, great war -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, 1/10/1971 12:00:00 AM
Three items in black frame. 1, Colour photograph of a shot being fired 2, Newspaper cutting - black and white 3. Page from a Pilot's log book. Yellow page with blue print'Mini Guns Alive' (Photo) 'Diggers in Action' (newspaper cutting) 'Extract from a Gunship Pilot's Logbook9 squadron raaf, gunner -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Adjusting The Gunsight 5
A black and white photograph of Gnr Stuart Brooksby walks back into the 105mm gun position as Gnr Smith checks the gun sight and Grn Dick Gray makes adjustment, prior to firing. in support of 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) infantry elements in contact with the NVA/VC sappers attempting to attack the giant US supply depot at Long Binh in Bien Hoa province during the Tet Offensivephotograph, artillery, 4 rar nz, tet offensive, long binh, bien hoa province, gnr stuart brooksby, gnr smith, gnr dick gray, gibbons collection catalogue, gunner -
Wangaratta Art Gallery
Work on paper, Gunnar Neeme, Haystacks in Estonia, 1965
Born in Estonia and immigrated to Australia after WW2, Gunnar Neeme is widely known around the world for his artistic abilities winning many awards in Australia, Germany, and Estonia, he is also a well-known writer. Neeme was a prominent figure in the Estonian society of Australia.Rural City of Wangaratta Collection. Gift of Verner Kentmann, Chief Clerk 1951-69.An illustration of a pastoral harvest scene in Estonia painted in watercolour and then overlaid with a black marking pen.Obverse: GNEEME/ 1965/ (bottom left corner) Gunter Neeme/ "RAY STOOKS IN ESTONIA'/ PRESENTED BY/ V. KENTMANN/ CHIEF CLERK 1951-69/ (plaque mounted on frame)wangaratta art gallery, gunner neeme, estonia, illustration, landscape, pastoral, haystacks -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Model, M-113 APC
APC with Saladin turret and 76mm cannon. Gunner's hatch is open. No crew visible. APC is coloured oflive green.Armd TAC sign red and yellow divided square. Yellow circle with numeral 12.m-113, armoured personnel carrier, model -
Bendigo Military Museum
Certificate - DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE WW2, 5.3.1946
"Keith HINTON" enlisted 15.12.1914 in the CMF (Citizen Military Forces) No V102292 aged 34 years. He transferred to 2nd AIF No VX84222 on 31.7.1942 & discharged 5.3.1946. He had no overseas service but was awarded Returned from Active Service badge meaning that he served in Northern Australia.Certificate of Discharge, parchment paper, printed form with typed details. Certificate No 496216 re K HINTON. Document details name, rank, regiment no, enlistment & discharge, dates, service inside & outside Australia. “VX84222 Gunner Keith HINTON, 54 Aust Composite A.A. Regiment”certificate, discharge, keith hinton -
Bendigo Military Museum
Artwork, other - CARD AND PAMPHLET, 2) Sirichai Press, 1) est 1945, .2) post 1945
.1) Possibly a ships boarding pass on return from Japan at wars end..2) 3 Pagodas was a place on the Burma Railway. Items belonged to Alfred Robert Maskell VX25221, 4th Anti Tank Regt 2nd AIF. Refer 2485 for medals and service history also 1076, 1100.2, 2489P. .1) Card, printed in black with hand written details on one side, rear is lined. The card details name, rank, sex, civilian, physical condition, name of ship embarked on, billet No. .2) Pamphlet, "The Bridge on the River Kwai, history of the Death Railway". Front has a drawing of the bridge, rear has depiction of the "3 Pagodas", 12 pages."Maskell Alfred R, Gunner AIF VX25221 British-M-Australia"identification, burma railway, ww2 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Ceremorial Object, Richard A Alderson
Wooden Cross, Photograph and Service Details Richard joined August 1965 Killed in Action 1966Richard A Alderson Machine Gunner Killed in Action AAugust 18 1966wooden cross, richard a alderson -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Photograph
This object relates to William David WILLIAMS. He was born on 23/05/1907 in Ballarat, VIC. William David served in the Army (VX139193 V103196) enlisting on, 10/05/1943 in Ballarat, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 2/9 FLD COY as a Army Non-Commissioned Sapper (SPR) on 30/01/1946. William David WILLIAMS was not a prisoner of war. His next of kin is W WILLIAMS.Written on back of photo - "Gunner Alf Madsen - Ben's old friend"first world war (ww1), 1914 - 1918, photo/pictures, ballarat rsl, ballarat