This is a commemorative program acknowledging the service and sacrifice made by all Australia's veterans.australia - history, military, emblems, national - australia

Their Service - Our Heritage is a Federal Government commemorative program.emblems, national - australia, australia - history, military

Rectangular shaped tin, gold edges with Military Tatto Photo on lid. Used to hold biscuitsGold markings around edge, Edinburgh Festival Tattoo, photo of Military Tattoo on lid.

Gus Gervasoni served in Australia, and was in Darwin for the bombing.Digital images of a World War Two Australian Military Service Record book which belonged to George (Gus) Gervasoni of Daylesford. Includes two 'mug' shots. forces, adf, army, world war two, australia, australian army, defence, armed services, record of service, george gervasoni, gus gervasoni

Black and white photographic image of the Britsh Aircraft 'Commission' being flown from Ascot racecourse to the Light Horse Camp at Liverpool, with a military observer as a passenger. The pilot was J.J. Hammond.aeroplane, aircraft, j.j. hammond, aviation

Black and white photographic image of Broadmeadows Military Camp during World War One. Numerous tents are surrounded by soldiers and horses and carts.world war one, broadmeadows military camp, tents, australian imperial force, camp

Alex Wadsworth was born in Maryborough. He nl fpr service during World War One on 19 July 1015. On 02 July 2017 he was awarded the Military Medal for bravery. He returned to Australia in May 1919.Photograph of an Australian World War One Soldier, Alex Wadsworth. em22, carisbrook, maryborough, alex wadsworth

The Kokoda Trail or track is a place of historic significance to many Australians. It is outside Australia in Papua New Guinea.Scanned from a coloured slideView from this sidepapua new guinea, papuan, kokoda, kokoda trail, military, soldiers, fuzzy wuzzy angels

The Trustees of the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial have defined a Prisoner of War to be a person who was captured by a common enemy and/or interned in a neutral or non-combatant country. To be defined an Australian Prisoner of War, the person needs to be either an Australian Born person serving in the Uniform of an Australian Service; or in the Uniform of a friendly country, or Born Elsewhere and serving in the Uniform of an Australian Service. A Prisoner is a person who has lost personal privileges, suffers deprivation of liberty or is unable to return home or dies in captivity.Colour photograph of a War Memorial designed by Peter Blizzard. The granite wall of the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial features a listing the names of Australian Prisoners and was opened on the 6th February 2004 by General Peter Cosgrove AM MC to recognise and remember over 36,000 Australians who became Prisoners of War during the Wars of the 20th Century. In 2008 the Memorial became the First Military Memorial of National Significance outside Canberra. The Memorial which was designed by Peter Blizzard OAM, symbolises that all Australian prisoners embarked on a journey to serve away from their homeland and acknowledges the hardship, deprivation, brutality, starvation and disease endured by Prisoners of War during their capture and the scars that many continued to endure upon their repatriation to Australia. Heritage Victoria describes the memorial in the following way" "A JOURNEY OF HONOUR, REMEMBRANCE AND HEALING - The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial is a dramatic and highly symbolic tribute to the sacrifice made by more than 35,000 young Australian service men and women in four theatres of war. At the heart of the monument is a stark, 130 metre long, highly polished black granite wall, engraved with the names of all Australian prisoners of war. The names on this 'honour roll' are listed in historical order from the Boer War in 1899, through to the Korean War in 1953. It is a testament to the contribution made by so many. Standing sentinel at the centre of the Memorial are six huge basalt obelisks, etched with the names of all the countries where Australians were held prisoner of war. The obelisks stand in a large reflective pool, set back from the central pathway, symbolising the distance that separated Australia's prisoners of war from their homes and their loved ones. Opposite the pool is a larger obelisk flanked by flagpoles and a ceremonial stone on which to lay wreaths. The central pathway is itself symbolic, with each of the paving stones cut in the shape of a railway sleeper. The pathway defines 'the journey' taken by the prisoners of war and the journey visitors take around the monument. At the end of the granite wall where the pathway ends, visitors face a large stone engraved simply 'Lest We Forget'. Water flows from beneath the stone, along the base of the granite wall and into the reflection pool in which the obelisks stand. This cycle of flowing water, symbolising spirituality, healing, cleansing, birth and rebirth, guides visitors on their journey through the Memorial." ballarat, ballarat botanical gardens, peter blizzard, ballarat north gardens, war memorial, prisoner of war, prisoners of war

DESCRIPTIONColour photograph of a War Memorial designed by Peter Blizzard. The granite wall of the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial features a listing the names of Australian Prisoners and was opened on the 6th February 2004 by General Peter Cosgrove AM MC to recognise and remember over 36,000 Australians who became Prisoners of War during the Wars of the 20th Century. In 2008 the Memorial became the First Military Memorial of National Significance outside Canberra. The Memorial which was designed by Peter Blizzard OAM, symbolises that all Australian prisoners embarked on a journey to serve away from their homeland and acknowledges the hardship, deprivation, brutality, starvation and disease endured by Prisoners of War during their capture and the scars that many continued to endure upon their repatriation to Australia. Heritage Victoria describes the memorial in the following way" "A JOURNEY OF HONOUR, REMEMBRANCE AND HEALING - The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial is a dramatic and highly symbolic tribute to the sacrifice made by more than 35,000 young Australian service men and women in four theatres of war. At the heart of the monument is a stark, 130 metre long, highly polished black granite wall, engraved with the names of all Australian prisoners of war. The names on this 'honour roll' are listed in historical order from the Boer War in 1899, through to the Korean War in 1953. It is a testament to the contribution made by so many. Standing sentinel at the centre of the Memorial are six huge basalt obelisks, etched with the names of all the countries where Australians were held prisoner of war. The obelisks stand in a large reflective pool, set back from the central pathway, symbolising the distance that separated Australia's prisoners of war from their homes and their loved ones. Opposite the pool is a larger obelisk flanked by flagpoles and a ceremonial stone on which to lay wreaths. The central pathway is itself symbolic, with each of the paving stones cut in the shape of a railway sleeper. The pathway defines 'the journey' taken by the prisoners of war and the journey visitors take around the monument. At the end of the granite wall where the pathway ends, visitors face a large stone engraved simply 'Lest We Forget'. Water flows from beneath the stone, along the base of the granite wall and into the reflection pool in which the obelisks stand. This cycle of flowing water, symbolising spirituality, healing, cleansing, birth and rebirth, guides visitors on their journey through the Memorial."australian ex-prisoner of war memorial, peter blizzard, prisoner of war, ballarat north gardens

DESCRIPTIONColour photograph of a War Memorial designed by Peter Blizzard. The granite wall of the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial features a listing the names of Australian Prisoners and was opened on the 6th February 2004 by General Peter Cosgrove AM MC to recognise and remember over 36,000 Australians who became Prisoners of War during the Wars of the 20th Century. In 2008 the Memorial became the First Military Memorial of National Significance outside Canberra. The Memorial which was designed by Peter Blizzard OAM, symbolises that all Australian prisoners embarked on a journey to serve away from their homeland and acknowledges the hardship, deprivation, brutality, starvation and disease endured by Prisoners of War during their capture and the scars that many continued to endure upon their repatriation to Australia. Heritage Victoria describes the memorial in the following way" "A JOURNEY OF HONOUR, REMEMBRANCE AND HEALING - The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial is a dramatic and highly symbolic tribute to the sacrifice made by more than 35,000 young Australian service men and women in four theatres of war. At the heart of the monument is a stark, 130 metre long, highly polished black granite wall, engraved with the names of all Australian prisoners of war. The names on this 'honour roll' are listed in historical order from the Boer War in 1899, through to the Korean War in 1953. It is a testament to the contribution made by so many. Standing sentinel at the centre of the Memorial are six huge basalt obelisks, etched with the names of all the countries where Australians were held prisoner of war. The obelisks stand in a large reflective pool, set back from the central pathway, symbolising the distance that separated Australia's prisoners of war from their homes and their loved ones. Opposite the pool is a larger obelisk flanked by flagpoles and a ceremonial stone on which to lay wreaths. The central pathway is itself symbolic, with each of the paving stones cut in the shape of a railway sleeper. The pathway defines 'the journey' taken by the prisoners of war and the journey visitors take around the monument. At the end of the granite wall where the pathway ends, visitors face a large stone engraved simply 'Lest We Forget'. Water flows from beneath the stone, along the base of the granite wall and into the reflection pool in which the obelisks stand. This cycle of flowing water, symbolising spirituality, healing, cleansing, birth and rebirth, guides visitors on their journey through the Memorial."australian ex-prisoner of war memorial, prisoner of war, ballarat north gardens, peter blizzard

The 40th regiment fought at the Eureka Stockade.Headstone for Fanny Neill and Agnes Neill in the Ballaarat Old Cemetery, soldiers enclosure. "In memory of John & Ellen Neill corporal in her majesty's 40th Regiment. Fanny died March 19th 1857 aged 3 years & 8 months. Agnes died April 10th 1857 aged 1 year & 4 months. May they rest in peace.john neill, ellen neill, agnes neill, fanny neill, 40th regiment, military, eureka stockade, gravestone, headstone, ballaarat old cemetery, ballarat old cemetery

Historian Dorothy Wickham could not find the death registration for John Egan, and after some research she discovered he did not die on the way to Ballarat, but lived to be Court martialled in New Zealand. It was eventually removed. Photograph of a headstone in the Ballaarat Old Cemetery for John Egan, the Drummer Boy at Eureka. The headstone was erected in the Soldiers Enclosure in the late 1980s. john egan, eureka stockade, military, drummer boy, dorothy wickham, ballarat old cemetery, ballaarat old cemetery

Two colour photographs at the Eureka Soldiers Graves at Ballaarat Old Cemetery.eureka stockade, ballarat old cemetery, ballaarat old cemetery, military, soldiers graves

Plan of the Eureka Stockade attack by the military on 03 December 1854.eureka stockade, attack, battle, samuel huyghue, warrenheip, plan

Image showing a member of the military being hit during the attack of the Eureka Stockade.eureka stockade, military, battle

Military officer Henry Christopher Wise was killed during the Eureka Stockade. The church in his home town of Leek Wooton has a memorial to him.Colour photograph of the Leek Wooton Church and the memorial to Henry Christopher Wise found inside the church.Sacred to the Memory of Henry Christopher Wise Esq Captain in H.M. 40th 2nd Somerset Regiment, eldest son of Henry Christopher and Harriett Wise of Woodcote, who died on the 21st of Dec, 1854 aged 25 at Ballarat, Victoria, South Australia of wounds received of the 3rd of the same month while gallantly leading his company to the assault of the rebel stockade at Eureka, Ballarat. This tablet erected by the officers of the 40th regiment. eureka stockade, military, memorial, church, leek wooton, henry wise, henry christopher wise, 40th regiment

Colour photograph of a headstone in the Ballaarat Old cemetery, Soldiers' Enclosure.To the memory of Captain C.R. Littlehales 12th Regiment who died February 12th 1855 aged 29 years and 9 months also of Privates William Webb and Felix Boyle who died from the effects of gun shit wounds recived in discharge of duty on the 3rd December 1854 also of Private John Hall who died December 31st 1854. littlehales, ballaarat old cemetery, military, eureka stockade, 12th regiment

Colour photographs of re-enactors of the 40th regiment the Ballaarat Old Cemetery on Eureka Sunday. eureka sunday, 40th regiment, ballaarat old cemetery, military, eureka stockade, eureka commemoration

Colour photographs of a re-enactor of the 40th Regiment Drummer Boy the Ballaarat Old Cemetery on Eureka Sunday. eureka sunday, 40th regiment, ballaarat old cemetery, military

Colour photographs of re-enactors of the 40th regiment the Ballaarat Old Cemetery on Eureka Sunday. eureka sunday, 40th regiment, ballaarat old cemetery, military, gun blast, eureka stockade, ballaarat old cemetery

Colour photographs of a re-enactor of the 40th Regiment Drummer Boy the Ballaarat Old Cemetery on Eureka Sunday. eureka sunday, 40th regiment, ballaarat old cemetery, military

Colour photographs of a re-enactor of the 40th Regiment Drummer Boy the Ballaarat Old Cemetery on Eureka Sunday. eureka sunday, 40th regiment, ballaarat old cemetery, military