"THE CHOCOS" - "The story of the Militia Infantry Battalions/ in the South West Pacific Area/ 1941-1945"Hard cover book with dust cover. Hard cover - cardboard, mid green buckram, gold print front and spine. Dust cover - paper, mid green and gold print on front, spine and back. Illustrated in white print, front one, back two map outlines of Islands. 314 pages, paper, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps.books, battalions, pacific war, 1941-1945, ww2

Part of Service Uniform C.Henshaw 28 Maori Battalion Ass. Sub Branch AustraliaWool Khaki Trousers from a Maori Service Uniform.WhiteTag C Henshaw 3275 30/8/1990

Returned from Active Service No (187814) ? William J HUMPHREY (46) ? Battalion AIF.Yellow metal badge imprinted with Rising Sun motif & printing. Crown on top.Around edge: “ISSUED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE, RETURNED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE” Inside circle: “AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES AIF”badge, active service, returned

Documents the history of the 2/31st Australian infantry Battalion, 2nd AIF 1940-45.Black hard cover with title in gold on spine. Dust jacket illustrated front and back. Title on spine 333p. Maps and black & white illustrations. Page edges cut. Returned and Services League - Memorial Hall Bendigo stamp on inside front cover.books-military-history

Worn as part of a uniform, by Bernie Farley, of the 8th/7th Battalion, Royal Victorian Regiment. This tie has social significance, being owned and worn by Secretary of the Warrnambool RSL, Bernie Farley. The tie was donated as part of a uniform set by Bernie Farley after 30 years of service in both the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force. Though worn in the 1990s, this uniform is in excellent condition as a representative example of an Army uniform of the period.Khaki tie with silk lining; tag attached to the reverse of the tie in the first quarter of the tie lenth. Label is sewn into seam on reverse. Label reads "AUSTRALIAN TIE CO./MADE IN AUSTRALIA", "65% POLYESTER/35% VISCOSE/MADE IN/AUSTRALIA", "DRY CLEAN/ONLY P50 [degree]/WARM IRON/USING INSERT."military uniform, ex-service, army uniform, warrnambool, tie, neck tie

Soldier in Uniform George E Carter 28th Battalion Ascot Camp Belmont W.A. POST CARD to Ruth from Rolleston England. Yours truly, George E Carter W.A. 17th Reinforcements 28th Battn. Belmontsstawell ww1

Presented to Colonial Armed Forces for Long Service. Member had served in the 5th Battalion Awarded to a member of the 5th BattlSilver medal with image of King Edward VIII on obverse hanging from a dark green ribbon No 54 Colour Sergt J.Stevenson 5th Australian Infantry Regt.5/6 rvr, long service medal, king edward viii, officers and sergeants mess

Photographs, 4 individual portraits stuck on to an A4 laminated sheet. The subjects are: CPL DONALD J OSBORN - 2/17 Battalion FLT LT JOHN D OSBORN - 59 SQN RAF FLY OFFICER HAROLD K OSBORN - 630 SQN RAF Bomber Command LSA NORMAN L OSBORN - RAAFphotography-photographs, military history - air force, raaf

A black and white photograph of an oblique aerial view of an Australian Fire Support Base at the base of the Nui Thai Van Hills. The FSB provided a battalions direct artillery and mortar support, when on operation away from 1st Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province. (circa May 1969)photograph, fire support base, 1st atf base, nui thai van hills, gibbons collection catalogue, artillery

All boys aged 12 to 17 began Compulsory Military Training in Australia from 1912. The following year the militia was reformed with Ballarat East being allocated the 70th Infantry and Ballarat West being allocated the 71st Infantry. The 71st Battalion was known as the Ballarat West Battalion until changing to (City of Ballarat) Infantry with its depots reaching as far as Warrnambool. In this photograph of the prize winning 71st Battalion Bugle Band a young 16 year old Michael Taffe is a bugler and won several awards with the band and as a solo bugler. A record of the immediate post-war activities still popular in 1919-1920.Mounted photograph of bugle bandcity of ballarat infantry, 71st battalion, warrnambool, ballarat, michael taffe, ballarat west battalion, cadets., bugle band, awards, bugler

Image depicts a group of 5 soldiers all believed to be under 16 years who served with the 2nd AIF in the Middle East in 1941. VX56792 George COKER DOB 11/9/1921 - 2/24 Battalion - was wounded in action on 31/10/1942. SLUNINGS not listed as serving with the 2/24 Battalion. The 2/24th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during World War II .A unit of all-volunteers, it was formed in July 1940 from primarily Victorian volunteers and was known as "Wangaratta's Own" because of the time the battalion spent in the town during its formative period prior to deployment overseas. It served in North Africa in 1941–1942 as part of the 26th Brigade, which was assigned to the 7th Division, before being reassigned to the 9th Division. In early 1943, the battalion returned to Australia and later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943–1944 and Borneo in 1945, before being disbanded in 1946. The 2/24th suffered the highest number of casualties of any 2nd AIF infantry battalion. The Unit was granted the Freedom of the City by the Rural City of Wangaratta in 1990 and one of the first, if not the first, to receive this type of honour.Reproduced sepia photograph of 5 soldiers seated and all wearing slouch hats Attached on rear - 2nd AIF Babes Middle East 1941 - All under 16 years Back Row - Laycock 2/21 / Unknown 2/23 Front Row - Coker 2/24 / Slunings 2/24 / Unknown 2/242/24th battalion, wangaratta, george coker

This former King's Colour was originally authorised by King George V in 1919 in recognition of services of 11th Battalion (AIF) during the Great War. Presented by HE the Governor General Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson, PC, CGMG at a parade in King's Park on 2 October 1920 and handed over to 2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment (Perth Regiment) of the Citizen Forces. In 1921 this unit became re-designated 11th Battalion (The Perth Regiment) (The title was changed to "The City of Perth Regiment" in 1933). Subsequently consecrated by the Chaplain General, Archbishop COL Riley, OBE, VD, DD at a parade on the Esplanade, Perth, 15 November 1924. At the time of presentation this colour was a plain union flag with no central devices or other distinctions included on it. Following Military Board approval given in 1925 the centre circle and Crown were later added, in accordance with the approved design for a King's Colour. With the re-activation of the Citizen Military Forces (CMF) following the Second World War, the 11th/44th Infantry Battalion (The City of Perth Regiment) was raised as a linked battalion in 1948 to carry on the identity and traditions of the pre-war 11th and 44th Battalions respectively. The King's and Regimental Colours formerly held by these two battalions were passed on to the new battalion who paraded them in rotation on ceremonial occasions. With the accession of HM Queen Elizabeth II to the throne in 1953, all Colours that had originally been presented as King's Colours, and were still carried by units on the current Order of Battle, were automatically deemed to be Queen's Colours. Under major reorganisation of the CMF in 1960, all individual infantry battalions that existed at the time within each State were amalgamated to form State regiments, taking effect from 1 July 1960. Thus from that date the 11/44th, 16th and 28th Infantry Battalions were amalgamated to form The Royal Western Australia Regiment. In September 1960, at a ceremonial parade held at Northam Camp, the Colours carried by all former battalions were handed over for safe keeping by the new regiment. Battle Honours for the Second World War were promulgated under Australian Army Order 135/1961 and the 10 selected honours approved for emblazoning on the Queen's Colour were subsequently added in 1962 These former colours were subsequently laid up in the undercroft at the State War Memorial, King's Park on 29 November 1964. These were transferred to the Army Museum of WA in 1988 as part of the Bicentenary Colours Project. Union flag with gold fringes. In the centre the Arabic numeral "11" on a red background within a gold circle inscribed "ELEVENTH INFANTRY - PERTH REGIMENT", surmounted by the Crown. Emblazoned on the colour are the following Second World War Battle Honours:- BARDIA 1941, CAPTURE OF TOBRUK, DERNA, BRALLOS PASS, RETIMO, LIBERATION OF AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA, MATAPAU, ABAU-MALIN, WEWAK, WIRUI MISSION

3163 Pte W J Smith enlisted in to the AIF on 29 September 1915 and embarked from Fremantle on the Argylishire. On arrival Pte Smith was take on strength to Pioneer Training Battalion and was then transferred to 5 Pioneer Battalion. Pt Smith returned to Australia on the Berrima and arrived on 02 January 1919, was discharged on 22 March 1919.This Victory Medal is the original that was issued to 3163 Pte W J Smith.Victory Medal. Round bronze Medal , with ribbon.3163 Pte W J Smith. 5 Pnr Bn. A I F On the reverse of the Medal - The Great War for Civilisaztion 1914-1919.3163 w j smith, 5 pn bn, ww1

Ray, Thomas Henry Service Number: 4580 Rank: Lance Corporal First World War, 1914-1918 8 Infantry Battalion - 13 to 23 Reinforcements (December 1915 - November 1916) 58th Australian Infantry Battalion Embarkation date: 28 Janaury 1916, Melbourne Embarkation ship: HMAT Themistocles A32first world war, world war one, wwi, australian imperial force, aif, el dorado, eldorado, soldiers, men

Participating in the ceremony were Harley Hall, 1st Battalion Charlie Company, Rohan Abtur, 6th Battalion and his daughter Emma. The address was given by Vicki Jones-Evans , Whitehorse Historical Society President. All local soldiers (surviving or deceased) were recognized. Each serviceman's name was attached to a poppy and placed in the field.24 coloured photographs of the Whitehorse Historical Society ceremony held to celebrate the Armistice centenary which was signed on November 11th 1918centenary of armistice 2018, world war 1914-1918

Robert John SUGGETT No. 378 38th Battalion Refer Cat No, 1647.4 for his service records.Portrait Photograph in cardboard mount - no frame. Black and white copy of portrait photographs - man in uniform coat. Right - bottom of photograph shows writing. "Sincerely Yours/ R J Suggett". Surrounding mount - cardboard, cream coloured.Handwritten on photograph - "Sincerely Yours/ R J Suggett". photograph, portrait, ww1

The battle of Kapyong - 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment. Korea 22 - 24 April 1951.Soft cover, cardboard, white colour print on front and back and spine. Front and back covers illustrated with black and white photographs of soldiers in uniform "somewhere in Korea". Front cover illustration of map. 159 pages cut plain. Illustrated, black and white photographs of soldiers and coloured maps. Front fly leaf - handwritten black in - "P. CHAPMAN".books, military history

Photograph of the 2/24th Battalion A Company featuring 24 soldiers numbered and most identified by name.Black and gold plastic frame housing enlarged copy of black and white photograph of soldiers in four rows each numbered with list of names below.At top handwritten - A Coy 2/24 Battww2, 2/24 battalion a coy

Private Albert Russell was a AMF Garrison member, 17th Battalion at Camp 1 during WW2.Black and white photograph of two photographs of an internee/pow showing height, front view, back view and internment number.V84216camp 1 garrison, 17th garrison battalion, pte albert russell, photograph, people, russell, garrison, sentry box

Item donated by RWT Rowlands and was sent to wife of a friend serving in 2/7th Battalion A.I.F.Black Velvet Cushion Cover 42 x 31 with coloured embroidered designs of David Tower, Mosque of Oman; a row of five camels, across the bottom, and the words Souvenir of the Holy Land, across the top and around the edges a hem with gold coloured fringe and a white cotton backing.military history, army

Used by "Harry" Henry Styles - Private C Styles, 998, 38th Infantry Battalion, WWIIdentification discs "Dog tags" WWI - pair discs 1 round, 1 octagonalEach of the 2 discs is inscribed "998 Styles C 38 A1 CE"

The sender is unknown at this point.Xmas card four pages light cream colour, front has embossed Rising Sun with the words “Strike Hard” under, two crossed flags under representing the 57th BN colour patch Red/Black followed by 57th Battalion AIF, at the bottom “Xmas 1916”, a ribbon Red/Black holds the pages together.On first page in pencil, “Letter following”, In centre printed, “With best wishes from your Boys in France”, in pencil , “ To Fred from Ted” cards, xmas, 57th bn

As the card mentions Quotas this is most likely for Senior cadets Training, the Coy’s are A,B,C Coy’s, one name on rear is “C Guilfoyle, Capt, Adjutant 38th INF Batt”Post card parades for the quarter ending 30.9.1921, front has dark maroon stamp, two X postal stamps dated 7.7.1921, space for postage address, rear has parade dates for 3 Coy’s of the 38th Infantry Battalion with dates from 7th July to 27th Sept, all print in black, hand written in black.On front in black pen, “ C.P.Guiney 126 Sternberg St Bendigo”parades, companies 38th, quotas

Item relates to John Stanley HOWLETT No 2676 AIF. Refer Cat No 41 for his service history.Certificate of Appreciation by the Citizens of the Shire of Tullaroop to Pte John S Howlett No 2676 59th Battalion AIF 1914-5-6. Black & white certificate with red and white flags at top. 6 x dignitaries of the day are pictured. White border mounted, glass front, timber frame with gold inner border & ply backing.certificates, framed, shire

Benjamin Francis Esposito No 368 enlisted on 23.1.1915 in the 21st Bn age 25 years, embarked for Eygpt 10.5.1915 then to Gallipoli, embarked for France 19.3.1916, awarded the “MM” at Moquet Farm 26.8.1916, WIA 11.2. 1917 GSW to Face & L/Hand, promoted to 2nd Lt 1.1.1919, Lt 1.4.1919, discharged from the AIF 6.10.1919. Francis Stacey Esposito No 535 enlisted on 14.7.1915 age 22 years in B Coy 29th Bn, embarked for Eygpt 10.11.1915, embark for France 16.6.1916, WIA 26.11.1916 GSW to Neck, rejoin unit 18.3.1917, transfer to the 32nd Bn 12.10.1918, discharged from the AIF 25.7.1919. Mervyn Harold No 781 enlisted on 18.8.1914 age 20 years in C Coy 7th Bn, embark for Eygpt 19.10.1914, embark for Gallipoli 5.4.1915, admitted to Hospital Ship 2.7.1915 with Influenza, later classified as Enteric serious, Died of Disease 8.8.1915.Portrait photos, head & shoulders, of 3 soldiers in uniform, 2 with peaked caps. Oval photos mounted on cream backing with 3 battalion patches in the centre. On LHS is a drawing of a soldier with rifle surrounded by green leaf edging. Photos have brown wooden frames with gold inner edge, glass front & wooden ply backing.Across the top in white: 1914 THE WORLD WAR 1918 In centre in red: THREE MEN WENT FORTH FROM THIS HOME In centre in black: Ben Esposito, 1915 Frank Esposito, 1915 Mervyn Esposito, 1915 To fight for the preservation of .... Australia's nationhoodmemorabilia, framed, brothers

Black and white photograph of man in army unifrom with caption reading Captain H.F.Curnow. 22nd Battalion A.I.E.F. Killed in action August 5th 1916. Framed in a wooden frame with gold border and under glass. Pencil number bottom right corner 9041. Backing paper is a brown paper supermarket bag Millers supermarkets Foodmaster.Darce 175 Collins St Melbournephotograph, portrait, capt h.f.curnow

A citation board regonizing Colonel John Arnold Warr DSO 1926 - 1999. Under a black and white photograph reads Commanding Officer of the Fifth Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment. Vietnam 1966 - 1967. Under the black and white photograph of the DSO reads: The Distinguished Service Order. Citation of the Distinguished Order. Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Warrlt col warr, dso, 5 rar, distinguished service order, 5th battalion, citation board

Gold frame, blue matt board. with two replica medals, one hat badge, one infantry combat badge and one US Armt Meritorious Unit Commendation badge. the document outlining operational service during 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) in vietnam 1965 - 66 and Vietnam 1968 - 69.1 rar, document, 1st battalion

A citation board regonizing Colonel Colin Khan DSO 1926 - 1999. Under a black and white photograph reads Commanding Officer of the Fifth Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment. Vietnam 1969 - 1970. Under the black and white photograph of the DSO reads: The Distinguished Service Order. Citation of the Distinguished Order. Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Warrcol. colin khan, dso, 5 rar, citation board, distinguished service order, 5th battalion