Item souvenired by Leslie John Kupke No VX93892 2nd AIF. Refer 2054.2 for his service history.Japanese flag (signed) in black ink with hand written names in Japanese script white silk/ rayon. background with large red disc centered. Brown paper , triangular corner strengthening on two sides where cords are attached.Signed with handwritten names.flags, japanese ww2

Item souvenired by Leslie John Kupke No VX93892 2nd AIF. Refer 2054.2 for his service history. Japanese hand held an (folding type) made from paper and bambooJapanese writing on one side. Rising Sun on the otherpersonal effects - fans, japanese

Henry Thomas Ridge V57996, VX148845, CMF & 2nd AIF. Refer Cat No 475.10 for service details.Photo album, photos of the bombing of Darwin 19th Feb 1942 plus other photo's. Red cover front and back. Front has in black depiction of a sailing ship with "photography underneath.""Harry Ridge - Blitz 19 Feb 1942 - Darwin"photography - photographs,, albums, darwin bombing

Henry Thomas Ridge V57996, VX148845, CMF & 2nd AIF. Refer Cat No 475.10 for service details.Disc's, polished metal, one round, one 8 sided , stamped both sides, joined with a piece of cord. Attached is a small circular religious symbol with a central cross.Disc's, front "V57996 - Meth - Ridge HT". Opposite "O4". Religious symbol "Christ died for thee symbol"accessory, identity disc’s, religious symbol

Items relate to Charles Warnock No 1307 29th Batt AIF. Refer 2471 for his service history. Two Rising Sun lapel badges & two "Australia" shoulder badges mounted on purple felt covered card.badges, lapel, rising sun

K.W. Allen VX109839 2nd AIF. Refer 2192.4 medals and Service history also 2193, 2195P..1) "Record of Service Book AAB83" re VX109839 CFN Allen K.W. Brown covered cardboard, black printing, individual details hand written in ink. .2) "Demobilization Procedure Book AAB87 No 343215" re VX109839 CFN Allen, Kingsley William. Brown covered, black printing, individual details hand written in ink.records, service, military

Leslie Raymond Hughes VX88615 2nd AIF. Refer Cat No 540 (medals) for his service details..1) Cream coloured cardboard box base. .2) Lid of .1) with address on brown paper pasted on surface. .3) Folded white tissue paper. .4) Folded instructions for wearing of medals .5) Small cream coloured card sent with medals .6) Small yellow coloured card sent with medals .7) Yellow coloured polishing cloth. .8) Plastic bag for polishing cloth.2) "3/6/55" written in pencil inside lid. "Mr L R HUGHES 5 Berkely street Castlemaine, Victoria" "VX88615" written inside.containers, boxes, medals

Belonged to Fanny Isabella Nicol Staff Nurse AIF. Refer 1795P for service history, 2317.6, 2591.4 paper & circular tin ANZAC day badges (not individually marked) .1) round paper badge "Remembrance " wattle flowers .2) square badge union jack flag and Navy flag (red) .3) round badge "remembrance." ANZAC day (1936) mauve .4) R.S.L remembrance ANZAC day (1940) yellow paper badge. .5) round metal badge ANZAC day purple / yellow .6) round badge metal ANZAC day (1939) purple/ green .7) round badge (metal) ANZAC day (1938) blue/ green with a laurel wreath + bow .8) round metal badge twentieth anniversary (1935) green/ blue .9) round metal badge "Lest we forget." brown /white) soldier with open. badges, remembrance, australian

Souveniered by Billy Bird, No VX113169, 2/14 Batt AIF. Refer Cat No 1601 for service details.Coin, Japanese, possibly aluminium. The sides have grooves in the diameter.Japanese writing on both sides.souveniers, coins,, japanese

Issued to Billy Bird VX113169 2/14 Batt AIF. Refer Cat No 1601 for service details.Clothing Ration Card. 10 x Little coupons "clothing 1947 " Nos 23-52 4 x Middle size coupons Mark A,B D,F all 1947 1 x Large coupon with "X" 1947 "W Bird 121 Creek St Bendigo"documents, ration cards, clothing

The wallet belonged to Clarence W Curnow VX100151 2nd AIF. Refer Cat No’s 1444, 1445.2..1) Wallet, leather, black , folds in 3 with brass clip to close front. .2) Leather covered note book attached to 1453.1 by black string through centre of the notebook. Various addresses military dates etc throughout. .3)-.5) 3 Newspaper cuttings in wallet re agriculture sheep etc. personal effects - money containers, notebooks, documents - newspapers, wallet, curnow

The badge belonged to Clarence W Curnow VX100151, 2nd AIF. Refer Cat No’s 1444, 1445.2.Rising Sun collar badge, pressed blackened brass, centre of the rising sun is a crown with a scroll under. The rear has to lugs for uniform attachment."Australian Commonwealth Military Forces"numismatics - badges, army, metalcraft, lapel, curnow

Re Jack Grinton 38th Battalian AIF collection. Refer Cat No 1280 for his service details..1 Album of 20 photos of Paris. .2 Album of 22 colour photos of landmarks in France"Visit Paris with 38th Batt" "3.6.71" (for colour photos)books-albums, photography-photographs

Edward Harold Hildebrandt VX25591 2nd AIF. Refer 546.2 for service history also 1026, 1028.2..1) Photograph, portrait, full length of VX25591 Edward Harold Hildebrandt. .2) Cardboard Frame with photo cornersphotography, military history, photo, photography-photographs

The card was bought home by James Todd No 2418, 12th Batt AIF. Refer 1340P, 1341, 1491.Postcard, sepia colour. Lady seated amongst tree and pot plant. German text "Des herzens Sehnen. Mein Herz sehnt in die Ferne sich, Mit meinem Herzen such' ich dich." Writing on rear is faint, possibly written to or by Albert Buchert, Bavarian infantry.documents-postcards, photograpy - photographs, todd

Item relates to Gilbert Turner MM, No 1410 45th Batt AIF. Refer 1294P, 1039P, 1038.Copper button with outline of Australia in centre."Australian Military Forces"uniforms-accessories, costume accessories-haberdashery

Item in the collection re Edwin James Jones No 3511 AIF. Refer 1367.5 for his service history..1) Match box holder, metal with paper covering. Covering has a depiction of a flag and Rising Sun with banner and text "Copyright. British Made." Writing has been scratched into the flag side. .2) Matchbox, complete made of cardboard. Red, black and yellowish face with text "Impregnated Safety Matches." Contains 2 matches..1) “Pte E Jones, 46 BAT-Good Luck"personal effects-smoking accessories, containers-commercial, metalcraft, domestic items-matches, jones

Item souvenired by Edwin James Jones No 3511 AIF. Refer Cat No 1367.5 for his service history.Rifle Bolt from a Non British Rifle. Bolt lever has a hemispheric knob with kurling Front locking Boltarms, weapons, firearms parts, rifle, bolt, jones

Item souvenired by Edwin James Jones No 3511 AIF. Refer Cat Non1367.5 for his service history.Shrapnel, metal piece,jagged one side has grooving from rifling.military history, souvenirs, shrapnel, jones

Item souvenired by Edwin James Jones No 3511 AIF. Refer Cat No 1367.5 for his service history.Badge, Brass, pressed metal, deers head over crown , scroll and flowers each side, 2 X lugs on rear for uniform attachment" By Dand"numismatic - badges, metalcraft - brassware, jones.

Items issued to Frederick Arthur William Hutson, No 3539 AIF. Refer 922 for his service history.Gas training pamphlets with cloth bag. .1 "Standing orders for defence against gas" Oct 1917 .2 "Gas warfare, monthly summary of information" Oct 1917 .3 "Defence against gas" March 1918 .4 "Duties of battalion and artillery brigade NCOs". Red coloured. .5 Cloth bag, brown coloured with waterproof coating inside. Folds in half..1 On front in pencil "Bn copy, Gas NCO" .2 On front in pencil "G17/519" .4 On front in pencil 57th Battalion HQ"documents-pamphlets-education, containers-bags, gas warfare

John Leonard Stanley Hammill No 1351 AIF. Refer 396.2 for his service history also 369. Black & white portrait photograph of Australian WWI Soldier wearing a slouch hat & Rising Sun badge. The image has been artistically enhanced. The frame is ribbed timber.J S S HAMMILL No 1351photography-photographs, frame accessories, military history-army

Story of Alexander John McDonald's war service with the 8th Light Horse AIF at Gallipoli 1914-1916.Black and white text and photographsalexander john mcdonald, gallipoli, australian imperial force

John Metson, corporal, 2/14th Battalion AIF died in 1942, aged 24, at Sangai PNGblack and white photograph, original, unmounted, good condition

Thought to be a photograph of the 2nd/4th Armoured Regiment AIF take somewhere in southern Australia circa 1942.Large black and white photograph of several hundred soldiers of an armoured regiment drawn up in tiers for formal photograph. Photo is glued to a mounting board.armour, uniform, beret, 2/4th

Issued to Cpl CH Pooley VX120306 who served in CMF 1941-1942 and AIF 1942-1946Certificate of Discharge Australian Army - Cpl C H Pooley VX120306

From front cover - "THE BOY/ COLONEL/ - LIEUTENANT COLONEL DOUGLAS MARKS,/ THE YOUNGEST BATTALION COMMANDER IN THE AIF"Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, black and red colour print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - front top - sepia colour photograph of "Marks in machine gun post", front lower and back top - troops "playing polo with donkeys as mounts". 415 pages - cut, plain, off white colour paper. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps. Inscription - page after title page, handwritten information.Handwritten inscription - black ink pen. "To The Lovely M/ from the/ gorgeous ER/ with lots of love xx/ x Happy Birthday"publication, book, biography, gallipoli, ww1

Card sent by "Pte Herbert Charles Nott", no. 228, 6th Batt, AIF. Part of the Cooper Collection.Four page card on cream coloured paper. Pages secured on LHS with blue and red ribbon. Front page has an oval cut out which reveals a gold coloured Rising Sun badge including the words 6th Battalion, surrounded by a wattle wreath. Cut out is edges with embossing. The word "Greetings" is printed in red on bottom RH Corner. The middle right page has text printed in blue type. Sender has written his name on this page.Handwritten in pencil on right hand middle page: "Bert".cooper collection, herbert charles nott, 6th battalion, card

Part of collection of "Thomas Leslie Wilkinson" 2nd AIF. Refer Cat No 7996.6 for his service history.Two notes of Tien cent (10) denomination of Japanese issued occupation currency for Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia, during WW2. Purple in colour on white paper. No.10 in each corner and "Tien Cent" on front.De Japansche Regeering Tien Cent.occupational currencies, thomas leslie wilkinson