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Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Book, Silent Feet:The History of 'Z' Special Operations, 1942-1945
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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Internment Camp Wardens
WW2 internment camp wardens.Black and white photograph of 3 women standing and 3 women seated. Brick background to right and bushes to left behind them.wardens, army wardens, internment camp wardens, female wardens -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, In the Interest of National Security, 2006
The story of civilian internment in WW2.Soft cover blue and green with 10 individual persons photos. Some hand writing and sketch of camp fence gate.ww2 internments -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Bank notes, Japanese Government, Japanese currency
Japanese occupation currency WW2Japanese government issue of five centavos. Blue grey background. Black printing. "S" in each corner. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Bank notes, Japanese Government, Japanese currency
Japanese occupation currency WW2The Japanese government ten cents M over BG "10" in each corner in green on a paler green background. "10" in green in each corner and centre on reverse. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Bank notes, Japanese Government, Japanese currency
Japanese occupation currency WW2The Japanese government one centavo PX "1" in each corner in black on a paler green background. "1" in green in each corner and centre on reverse. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Bank notes, Japanese Government, Japanese currency
Japanese occupation currency WW2The Japanese government promised to pay the bearer on demand fifty cents MP "50" in each corner in pink on a pink and blue background. "50" in pink on each side (2) on reverse. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Bank notes, Japanese Government, Japanese currency
Japanese occupation currency WW2The Japanese government promised to pay the bearer on demand one dollar MD "1" in bottom left and right corners. "1" inside a scroll (2) on edges of centre blue/grey printing on a white background. "1" (3) in blue on the reverse. -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Kit bag, Unknown
Possibly WW2 historical significance.Red Army sausage style kit bagK. Ramsay painted in white on the bag -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Uniform, Army Jacket, 1943
WW2 period Militia ? JacketNavy Blue Jacket to 13th Infantry Battalion. Made in Australia 1943. Gold strung bugle buttons. Named inside E.Walter Stephen. Small amount of of mothing to sleeves. Complete with blue waist belt. -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Gas mask US, 1941-1945
Used during ww2 for civilans Historic item used in ww2 Light grey, gas mask came with instrucions instructions on canister, med adult ,USRL, PRC,lot 642 -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Badge, Tin Hat Appeal for Comforts
WW2 Tin Hat AppealTin Hat Appeal BadgeRSL War Service Fund Tin Hat Appeal for Comforts -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Medals WW2, C 1950
R.Johnson served in WW2 in the RAAFGroup of 5 medals. 1939 / 45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal, Australian Service Medal plus Royal Life Saving Society Medal in Bronze 1937.C 1950Impressed naming on campaign medals to 132199 R.Johnson . Life saving medal engraved to R Johnson. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - MEDALS & PHOTOGRAPH WW2, Post WW2
Maxwell Barry Cowden VX19297 enlisted in the 2/nd AIF on 30.5.1940 age 18 years (put his age up to 21) in 2/2 Pioneer Battalion AIF, embarked for the Middle East 8.4.1941, promoted L/Cpl 25.6.1941, promoted Cpl 29.10.1941, took part in the Syrian Campaign. On 31.1.1942 the unit embarked for Australian but were diverted to Java to defend it, disembarked 18.2.1942. Java surrendered and they were taken POW, reported MIA on 30.4.1942 then after as POW. As a POW he worked on the Burma Railway. In December 1944 they were on the Hell Ship AWA Maru and sailed for Japan to work in the Coal Mines arriving mid Jan 1945. He was repatriated back to Australia on the HMS Formidable, discharged on 28.11.1945 with the rank of Cpl. Refer also Cat No 7077.Brown wood frame with gold edge, contains a photo and medals on a green background re a WW2 soldier/POW. The medals are a mixture of official and unofficial not in the correct order. Medals top. 1. Miniature Dutch medal 1942 - 45 official. 2. Prisoner of war medal, commemorative unofficial. Centre row. 1.Dutch medal 1942 - 45 official. 2. Africa star, official. 3. 1939 - 45 Star, official. 4. Pacific Star, official. 5. Front line service medal, unofficial. Bottom. 1. Defence medal, official. 2.Australian Service medal 1939 - 45, official. 3. For Combatant duties in active service, unofficial. 4. Foreign service medal, unofficial. 5. British war medal 1939 - 45, official."Max Cowden VX19297 2/2 Pioneer Battalion AIF"award, medals, photo, pow, 2/2 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, The Bush Pilot - Peter Mueller
The sketch was drawn byartist Hans von Gruenewaldt. The pilot is Peter Mueller, a Luftwaffe navigator/bomber in North Africa in WW2. Both men were POW's in Camp 13 during WW2. Colour photograph copy of a sketch (on foam backing) of a grey haired man wearing a brown wool lined flight jacket with wool collar. He is holding a pipe in his mouth. 3 stripes (sergeant) on his sleeve.hans von gruenewaldt, camp 13 artists, camp 13 internees, peter mueller -
Kyneton RSL Sub Branch
Set of Medals
Set of medals issued at the end of WW2 to personnel who served in the Pacific theatre of war between September 1939 and September 1945. See: www.defence.gov.au Defence honours and awards, WW2 for details. Pte McGregor was born in Gisborne.Set of four medals awarded to Pte W J McGregor in individual presentation boxes. Each medal has a ribbon and pin attached. A plaque displays Pte W J McGregor's record of service.Each box has the name of the medal written on the lid.The medals, 1939-45 Star and the Pacific Star each has vx102441 W J McGregor engraved on the back. The War Medal 1939-45 and the Australia Service Medal 1939-45 are both engraved on the rim with vx102441 WJ McGregor. pte w j mcgregor, ww2 service medals -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Identification Tag
WW2 identification tag made of sterling silver. This identification tag belonged to Leading Aircraftsman Leslie John Rickards, service number 405698, 12th Squadron, RAAF. Rickards enlisted in Brisbane on the 24th May, 1941 and was discharged on 4th Deecember, 1945. -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Identification Tag
WW2 identification tag made of aluminium. This identification tag belonged to Driver Dorothy Margaret Fullerton, service number VF515848, of the Australian Womens Army Service. Fullerton enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria on the 3rd May, 1944 and was discharged on 26th February, 1946. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Record - gramaphone, Titanin-Marsh by composer Karl Stork, 1941
Possession of POW in Camp13 Murchison. Recording of Nazi wartime march. Title translates to "March of the Titans".Circular 78 musical record (German) WW2 on label in centre is written: Grossdeutscher Rundfunk above logo (Eagle over swastika), dated 13.3.41,"Titanin-Marsh" by composer Karl Stork. In brown paper sleeve. Recorddetails on separate paper slip64104Rtatura, musical, instruments, accessory -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Map, City of Nunawading Historical Geography Project
Periods covered 1834-1879. Early colonists to coming of railway, 1880-1918 Land boom, bust to WW1, 1919-1944 Part WW1 to end of WW2, 1945-present Post war suburban explosion - farming, clay industries,settlement.local history, heritage awareness study steering commitee, johnston chris, walker, vanessa, vosper, maria, kellaway, carlotta -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Khaki and Green - With the Australian Army at Home and Overseas, 1945
Items contributed by service men, for their families at home.Hard back Green Material Cover, Print mostly in Khaki Except on Front where Khaki is in Green on Khaki Rectangle. Book 3 in series of 6 published for the Australian Military Forces by The Australian War Memorial Canberra A.C.T. during WW2.Khaki and Green with the Australian Army at Home and Overseas. Relates soldiers' experiences since October 1942 Covering the African desert and Papua Campaignsstawell ww2 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, The Island and the Sea
Story written by Haakon Nilsen, an internee in Australia during WW2. Tells his story as a child, his mother, father and eventually finding other relations in America and life at sea prior to WW2.Soft cover book, with white cover. Front is divided in three. Top section depicting riverbank and river and trees; middle has title and authors name; bottom has a picture of a ship "Touraine"haakon nilsen, australian internee, touraine -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Memorabilia - Edged weapon, Circa WW2
Captured in PNGJapanese Arasaka Bayonet complete with scabbard and leather bayonet frog8(in a circle), 2 (in a diamond),imperial japanese army, japanese army, bayonet, japanese arasaka bayonet, world war two, wwii, ww2, second world war -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Service Gear, K.G.Luke, Belt Buckle
Australian WW2 ERA Belt Buckle.Service Buckle made for the Department of Defence by K.G.Luke.Hexagonal in shape with the four corners cut off and a hexagonal hole in the middle.Has a swivel bar across the opening with two belt pins attached.D ^ D. K.G.Luke. MELB-VIC. belt buckles ww2 buckles. lara r.s.l. -
Shepparton RSL Sub Branch
Silk escape map
Used by Allied troops in the Pacific in ww2Silk escape map of Northeastern Area of Papua and New Britain. Black printing on white silk. SCALE 94 mm to 50 miles.Northeastern Area escape map -
Bendigo Military Museum
Currency - CURRENCY VARIOUS WW2, c.1940 onwards
Part of the HEWSTON collection WW1 & WW2.Collection of foreign bank notes issued by Japan, Malay & Netherlands contained in brown envelope. Various sizes.Envelope addressed to: “H T HEWSTON 10 Kerr Cres Camberwell”numismatics notes, military history, souvenirs, currency, invasion, japanese -
Bendigo Military Museum
Card - CARD, FUEL RATION
Issued during and post WW2 for a periodVictorian Issue Ration card, fine material, purple printed, Motor Spirit ration series B“Not transferable - This ticket must be endorsed by consumer in ink with name, licence number and vehicle registration number”motor spirit ration, victorian issue -
Bendigo Military Museum
Container - TIN, WAX VESTA, Possible WW1 onwards
Part of the HEWSTON collection WW1 & WW2.Tin: Bell's No 4 Wax Vestas. Writing & colours on lid are in red & blue. A small piece of felt is on the inside. Lid is hinged.containers - commercial, military history, match’s, wax vesta -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, INTRIGUE, Defending the National Tuckshop, 1988
Part of the HEWSTON collection WW1 & WW2.Paperback, soft cardboard cover, colour illustrated, black ink text throughout, black & white illustration.“F Hewston”books-military-history, tuckshop -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - MEDALLIONS, PEACE & LIBERTY, C.1919
Part of the HEWSTON collection WW1 & WW2..1) Medallion, round, silver, engraved, no ribbon attached. .2) Medallion, round, silver, red, white & blue ribbon attached.“The Triumph of Liberty and Justice” “The Peace of 1919”numismatics-badges, military history, memorabilia, peace, liberty