Silver lighter with engraved inscription.Colin fighter by day, lover by night, drunkard by choice, Army by mistake: Vietnam 67, 68, 8 Field Ambulance on Corps. emblem.zippo lighter, 8th field ambulance

A blue cover with black writing. On the top right side reads 7610-66-102-1657. On the bottom of the page reads 1979. The manual is held together by a metal slide. australia - armed forces - service manuals, rifle 5.56mm m16, grenade launcer m203

A blue covered manual two punch holes down the left hand side. On the top right hand side reads: 7610-66-100-8541. At the bottom of the page reads 1980australia - armed forces - service manuals, short range anti-armour weapon 66mm l1a2 f1, infantry training

A blue coloured cover with a metal slide clasp down the left hand side. At the top right hand corner reads 7610-66-104-8351. At the bottom reads RESTRICTEDaustralia - armed forces - service manuals, m 60 machine gun 7.62

A blue coloured cover with black writing. There are two punch holes down the left hand side of the manula. Also a white sticker with no writing is also down the left hand side. At the right hand top reads 7610-66-107-1254. At the bottom reads RESTRICTEDaustralia - armed forces - service manuals, rifle 7.62mm l1a1

A two page article from the Bendigo 'Advertiser' on 'Open Day at Fortuna.' Apart from information about Fortuna it includes photographs of some of the rooms at Fortuna including the Royal Australian Survey Corp's AHQ Survey Regiment mapping room. It also has other photographs within the house and in the grounds. 7/4/1970.bendigo, buildings, fortuna villa, lydia chancellor collection, collection, fortuna, homestead, house, houses, building, buildings, ahq survey regiment, royal australian survey corps, mapping, bendigo, fortuna employees, printing, army, colonel l. b. sprenger, national trust, george lansell, lansell family, heritage, place, house. houses

Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.340.non-fictionIn March 1918, with the fear of a one-million-man American army landing in France, the Germans attacked. In response, Australian soldiers were involved in a number of engagements, culminating in the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux and the saving of Amiens, and Paris, from German occupation. Then came General John Monash's first victory as the Commanding Officer of the newly formed Australian Corps at Hamel. This victory, and the tactics it tested, became crucial to the Allied victory after 8 August, the 'black day of the German Army'. On this day the major Allied counteroffensive began, with the AIF in the vanguard of the attack. The Australians, with the Canadians to the south and the British across the Somme to the north, drove the Germans back, first along the line of the Somme and then across the river to Mont St Quentin, Péronne and on to the formidable Hindenburg Line, before the last Australian infantry action at Montbrehain in early October. Fast-paced and tense, the story of The Last 100 Days is animated by the voices of Australian soldiers as they endured the war's closing stages with humour and stoicism; and as they fought a series of battles in which they played a pivotal role in securing Allied victory. Collapse summary world war 1914- 1918 - campaigns - western front, western front - australian participation - 1918

Index, maps, ill, p.239.non-fictionMajor-General Urquhart commanded the 1st British Airborne Division in Operation Market Garden, the greatest airbone assault of World War II, the struggle to capture Arnhem and win control of the bridge across the lower Rhine. The story of the 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem involved not only an Airborne Corps of three Divisions but also the bulk of the British 2nd Army in Europe. Gen. Urquhart has told the story of those fateful nine days clearly, frankly and, despite the terrible circumstances, not without humour. great britain - army - 1st airborne division, battle of arnhem 1944

p.224.non-fictionA memoir by a WWI fighter pilot, with the adventurous spirit of 'War horse' and the charm of 'The little prince'. A singular, lyrical book, 'Sagittarius rising' is at once an exuberant memoir from the Lost Generation and a riveting tale of the early days of flight during World War I. Cecil Lewis lied his way into the British Army's Royal Flying Corps at age sixteen and was ordered to a squadron on the Western Front only a year later. At the time, flying was so new that designers hadn't even decided on basic mechanics such as how many wings a plane should have. Despite this, Lewis mastered virtually every kind of single-engine plane in the RFC, going on to excel in active duty and even to dogfight the Red Baron--and live to tell the tale. Full of infectious charm and written with the prose and pacing of a novel, 'Sagittarius rising' beautifully recounts Lewis's harrowing exploits in the sky alongside his wild times of partying and chasing girls while on leave in London. His coming-of-age story is unlike any other WWI memoir you've read before. world war 1914-1918 - aerial operations - britain, cecil lewis - memoir

Clothing, khaki woollen WW2 army uniform jacket. Single breasted with four brown metal AMF buttons (2 cm). Two breast pockets, (16 X 18 cm) with fold over tabs. All button tabs fastened with 1.5 cm metal buttons. Long sleeves with stitched down cuffs with V shaped peak on upper side. Both sleeves lined with cream and blue striped cotton fabric. 30 cm split at centre back from hem. Button down epaulettes on each shoulder with three captain's pips and two black stripes. Cloth badges on top of each sleeve. 1. Navy and red unit colour, (3 cm X 2.5 cm). 2. Light green, brown and blue colour (5 X 5 cm) (unknown). 2.5 X 2.5 cm square metal badges on each corner at front of collar. 5.5 cm wide cloth belt with metal buckle. Belt attached on side seams at waist by leather tabs threaded through belt keepers and fastened with 1.5 cm buttons. Cap belonged to John Kenneth Martin, padre in 2nd Australian Corps AIF. Served overseas as a Chaplain from 1940-1945. Old box 314Y.Name tag stitched under collar, and inside back '' J.K.Martin''.costume, military, army uniform jacket ww2

Clothing, khaki coloured WW2 army uniform trousers. Side pockets lined with cream coloured cotton fabric. Front fly opening (27 cm) fastened with six 1.5 cm plastic brown buttons. Four 1.8 cm brown plastic buttons across outside on either side of the centre back of waist band, to fasten braces. Trousers belonged to John Kenneth Martin, padre in 2nd Australian Corps AIF. Served overseas as a Chaplain from 1940-1945. Old box 314Y.Name tag stitched inside waist band at back ''J.K.Martin''.costume, military, army uniform trousers ww2

Index, bib, ill, maps, p.269.non-fictionFollowing Mark Johnston's acclaimed illustrated histories of the 7th and 9th Australian Divisions, this is his long-awaited history of the 6th Australian Division: the first such history ever published. The 6th was a household name during World War II. It was the first division raised in the Second Australian Imperial Force, the first division to go overseas and the first to fight. Its success in that fight, in Libya in 1941, indicated that the standard established in the Great War would be continued. General Blamey and nearly every other officer who became wartime army, corps and divisional commanders were once members of the 6th Division. Through photographs and an authoritative text, this book tells their story and the story of the proud, independent and tough troops they commanded. australia - army - 6th division - history, divisional histories

Ill, p.200.non-fictionAnecdotal stories of life and action of the Volunteer defence corpsaustralian army - anecdotes, civilian soldiers - australia

A white programme with red and purple print. The front cover contains the words ' City of Bendigo Presents The Freedom of Entry to Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Royal Australian Survey Corps. Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo Sunday, 14th June, 1970. The Mayor of Bendigo Councillor J.C. M. Jeffrey.'program, music, royal australian survey corps, lydia chancellor, collection, program, programme, the freedom of entry, royal australian survey corps., event, entertainment, music, ephemera

Part of the small collection of uniforms in DAHC's possession. Like most of these uniform this one stems from the 1950's. The shoulder insignas indicate a "Genie" division (Engineering Corps).Many of the 1950's period uniforms came from people that had been discharged after having served in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during the Indonesian Indepence War.Part of Dutch army uniform: (1) dress jacket with (2) cotton dress belt, (3a) leather belt with (3b) cross belt, (4) khaki tie and (5) cap with names W. van Reed//Dorland on the inside. Jacket has brass buttons, NL lion embroidered on sleeve, "genie" emblem on shoulder strap and rank sign (one star - Lieutenant) on collar. Note: match box "Drogist Lucifers" left in pocket.(1) Label jacket text "Maatkleding, Maison Jordi & Cie, tel 4608, Amersfoort" and rank indication (Lt). (5) Cap has names W van Reed & Dortland. "Drogist Lucifers" on matchbox in pocket.