Booklet produced by Liverpool Council, Heritage Collections Curator and Family History Officer,- 'Our Liverpool Boys ' -to commemorate Liverpool's history as a military town and the sacrifices of many of Liverpool's young men. Discusses also the rioting soldiers from the Casula Camp and the Liverpool Camp who hijacked a train and went to Sydney where the rioting continued. Anzac link to Bendigo in family names - further research required.event, war, liverpool world war 1, liverpool, anzac, world war 1

Postcard, WW1, B&W photo of a 6 camel team pulling a gun carriage in a desert landscape. A soldier walking behind the gun carriage and an officer standing at right. Handwritten in ink on the back - Testing Rdrail attachment (10 wheels) in loose sand. Zeitoun Jany'16. (Zeitoun is the NZ army training camp near Cairo)postcard, postcard, ww1, egypt, zeitoun, camels

John Ellison worked as an English teacher at migrant camps near Horsham in the 1950's Typewritten letter to Mr. L.J. Ellison, Wail via Dimboola from the Commonwealth of Australia Universities Commission dated 09/08/1950. The letter advises Mr. Ellison that a numbers of copies of the textbook "English for newcomers to Australia" revised edition would be sent for use in the classroom. The letter is signed F.H. Williamson (Officer in charge). Part of the Aileen and John Ellison collection.teaching, enlish as a second language, horsham

p.157.fictionThe Bridge on the River Kwai" tells the story of three POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway - Colonel Nicholson, a man prepared to sacrifice his life but not his dignity; Major Warden, a modest hero, saboteur and deadly killer; Commander Shears, who escaped from hell but was ordered back. Ordered by the Japanese to build a bridge, the Colonel refuses, as it is against regulations for officers to work with other ranks. war stories - fiction, burma-siam railway - fiction

Ill, p.286non-fictionIn April 1951, at the height of the Korean War, Chinese troops advanced south of the 38th parallel towards a strategic crossing-point of the Imjin River on the invasion route to the South Korean capital of Seoul. The stand of the 1st Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, against the overwhelming numbers of invading troops has since passed into British military history. In The Edge of the Sword General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, then Adjutant of the Glosters, has painted a vivid and accurate picture of the battle as seen by the officers and soldiers caught up in the middle of it. The book does not, however, end there. Like the majority of those who survived, the author became a prisoner-of-war, and the book continues with a remarkable account of his experiences in and out of Chinese prison camps. This book is not an attempt at a personal hero-story, and it is certainly not a piece of political propaganda. It is, above all, an amazing story of human fortitude and high adventure. korean war 1950-1953 - history, korean war - campaigns - gloucestershire regiment

Index, ill, maps, p.224.non-fictionOn June 23 1943 Lieutenant Jack Champ of the 2nd/6th Australian Infantry Battalion was marched into one of the most famous prisoner-of-war camps in Germany. Known then as Oflag IVC, it is now better know as Colditz. By the end of the war there were nineteen Australians in Colditz, and this is the first book to look at life there specifically from their point of view. It was a very special camp. It was designed to retain under escape-proof conditions, a select group of Allied prisoners who had already escaped from other camps and who had been recaptured whilst still in occupied territory. Having seen action in the Western Desert and in Greece, Jack Champ had been captured by the Germans in 1941. He was, however, a reluctant prisoner and took part in two escapes from different POW camps, one of which was a mass break-out of sixty officers through a tunnel that had taken weeks to make. Although the guards frequently outnumbered prisoners, there were more escapes from Colditz than from any other prison of comparable size during both World Wars. In this vivid book Jack Champ and Colin Burgess explain what it was like to be a prisoner in Nazi Germany. It is a curious blend of brutality and humanity, of routines and dreams, and occasional and dramatic excitement as men tried to turn those dreams into the reality of freedom.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – germany, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia

Ill, p.336.non-fictionIn the harsh Libyan desert in the middle of the second world war, Private Jim Moody, a signaller with the First Australian Machine Gun Battalion, found a starving puppy on a sand dune. Moody called the dog Horrie. Much more than a mascot, Horrie's exceptional hearing picked up the whine of enemy aircraft two minutes before his human counterparts and repeatedly saved the lives of the thousand-strong contingent. The little Egyptian Terrier's ritual of sitting, barking, then dashing for the trenches, had the gunners running for cover before their camp was strafed and bombed. Where Moody went, Horrie went too, through the battle zones of the Middle East and far beyond. As the Japanese forces began their assault in Asia Moody and his soldier mates joined the fight, but not before they had smuggled Horrie onto a troop ship and a harrowing journey back to Australia where they thought their little friend would be safe. The war over, Moody brought Horrie out of hiding to raise money for the Red Cross, and the brave little dog's story became widely known. When quarantine officers pounced and demanded that the dog be put down there was a huge public outcry. Horrie had saved a thousand lives. How could a cruel bureaucracy heartlessly kill him? But defying the authorities would mean gaol for Moody and certain death for Horrie. Was Horrie, the gunner's hero, condemned to die or could Moody devise a scheme to save him? animals - war use, australia - armed forces - mascots

Two coloured Photograph and one sepia photograph in a black frame with white matting. 1. Camp area following the arrival of the rain 2. Camp at FSB Coral 3. IAFT Underground Headquaters at FSB Coral with RAAF Officer departing.photograph, camp site, battle of balmoral, battle of coral-balmoral

Permit for permission to be absent from camp. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Edmond Courtney CB, VD, whose signature block appears on the permit, was the Commanding Officer for the period August 1914-1915, including the Gallipoli Campaign. Cream-coloured paper document, printed in black on one side, over-stamped in purple inkOver-stamped: 14th BATTALION A.I.F.wwi, 14th battalion aif, richard edmond courtney

Regimental pocket book for use by non-commissioned officers and men of the 14th Battalion AIF. Publication presented to the 14th Battalion by pupils of Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne. Issued by Commanding Officer Lt Col RE Courtney VD. Contains sections on: a Nominal Roll of Officers; Espirit de Corps and The Regimental Motto; Badges of Rank and how to recognise them; Duties of Non-Commissioned Officers; The Special Duties of the Squad Commander in the Attack; The duty of every individual man in the Attack; The Special Duties of Section Commanders in Defence; Applications etc by Letter; The Soldier, Fit and Strong; What every Outpost Sentry should know; Signals; General Introduction for Guards and Sentries; The Rifle, and how to care for it; The Three Rules for Aiming; Points to Note when you are firing; Rates of Fire; Scouts; The Individual Use of Cover; Hints for Camps; Sergeants and other Non-Commissioned Officers; Musketry; Description of the SMLE Rifle Mark III; Ships' Bells and what they mean; the Half-company Commander in the Attack; Regimental SongBooklet covered with blue fabric-covered card embossed with the insignia of The Australian Commonwealth Military Forces. Contains multiple paper pages printed in blue with yellow border. Bound with sewn blue cotton. Two booklets held in collection.SKHS1587 inscription inside front cover, in blue ink handwriting, now largely obscured: G Clarendon Hyde 2.1.15. Inside back cover: No 115 "C" Company Sept 1914. Both SKHS1587 and SKHS 1620 contain handwritten notations against the Nominal Roll of Officers, updating the information about the officers listed.14th battalion aif

This scanned copy was made of the original water colour which was painted in Camp 13, and presented to AWAS. Officer Elva Hurrell attached to the Garrison at POW. Camp 13.A4 Photograph on 150 gram per sq. metre paper. Folder with documents pertaining to Courage to Care touring exhibit hosted at Tatura Museum in 1998.Italian Fountain, P.W. Camp, Murchison. 1943, and W.J. Salter 1945.murchison pow camp 13, camp artwork, italian pows, photography, photograph, slides, film

Official Army photograph taken in 1941. No. 2 Platoon of garrison at Dhurringile POW Camp, south of Tatura, 1941.Black and white photographic copy of photo of 30 soldiers including officer.First Dhurringile Guard 1941, No. @ Platoon.army officers, no 2 platoon, dhurringile pow camp

Sister Beatrice Moore was the first matron at Camp 1 Hospital, Tatura during WW2.Black and white photograph, head and shoulders, of a female nursing officer in Army uniform, looking to her leftsister beatrice moore, camp 1 matron, camp 1 hospital, sister moore

Vincenzo Galea was an Italian POW in Camp 13 Murchison. This portrait of Valma Paterson was painted from a photograph supplied by her father George Paterson, a Hygiene Officer with the Australian Army. Oil Portrait on canvas. Olive green background. A young lady with short dark brown hair. Gold highlights near centre part. Dark brown eyes and red lips. Wearing a light pink top with pleats on shoulders.V Galea 23/11/45camp 13, paterson, valma, george, murchison, vincenzo, galea, portrait

Given to a very young Kurt Kazenwadel in Waranga Hospital2 German officer uniform epaulets. Grey corded hospital material formed into oblongs and forming button holes. Cream felt on the back.waranga hospital, kurt kazenwadel

WW2 Internment Camp 1 Tatura. Army staff and Nursing staff. Major Blight, Officer in Command of all the Tatura Camps (r), A.A.N.S. Sister Melrose; Colonel Tackeberry, Officer in Charge Camp 1 Tatura. 1942.Black and white photograph of two men and a lady, all in Army uniform. Post to the left side and trees in far distance behind. a.a.n.s., sister melrose, major blight, colonel tackeberry, internment camps

WW2 Internment Camp 1, Tatura. Army staff and Nursing staff. Camp 1 Tatura, Sister Beatrice Moore on left, Colonel Tackeberry, OIC and Sister Melrose on right. Foam backed copy in file.Black and white photograph of 2 nursing sisters standing each side of a man in officers uniform. Fence post to right of photograph. Trees in distant background.a.a.n.s., sister moore, sister melrose, colonel tackeberry, internement camps, army staff

Army staff and nursing staff assigned to the Tatura internment camps during WW2. Captain Hendy (in great coat) with Sisters Tootell and Steed in nursing uniform. Sister Vi Elliot in dress uniform. Army hut in background.Black and white photograph of 2 female nursing sisters in nursing uniform, 1 female nursing sister in dress uniform and a male officer in uniform wearing a great coat. Army hut in background.a.a.n.s., camp hospitals, captain hendy, sister tootell, sister steed, camp nursing staff, sister vi elliott