Empty beer can. Powers Big Red Bitter ale Australian Vietnam Forces National MemorialFrom Anzac Cove to Nui Dat our fighting men and women upheld the Aust tradition of larrikinism in Vietnam with the symbol of the red kangaroo AKA the big red ratbeer can, australian vietnam forces national memorial

Samuel Davies No 64187. Sam signed Attestation papers on 27.4.1918 age 19 years. The page is stamped at the top “passed Light Horse riding test, volunteered to serve in Eygpt”. Listed as joined on 10.6.1918 in 5th General Service Reinforcements, embarked for Eygpt 14.9.1918, disembarked 14.10.1918, allotted to A.A.S.C 30.10.1918, appointed Driver 1.12.1918, embark for Aust 29.8.1919, discharged from the AIF. A.A.S.C. “Australian Army Service Corp” Sam had 3 older brothers already serving overseas, all came home. On 15.10.1940 Sam signed Mobilization Attestation papers in the CMF No V6868 in 6th Auxillary Horse Transport Coy AASC. His service in the CMF finished on 19.8.1942 then transferred to the 2nd AIF 20.8.1942 No VX101248 until discharge on 12.11.1945Coloured certificate with Australian & Union Jack flags at the top with 2 servicemen in front. Golden wattle around border & a docked ship at the bottom. Tan wooden frame with glass front & white cardboard backing with wire hanging strap. Certificate mounted with a green border.Printed on certificate: BOROUGH OF CLUNES FOR LIBERTY ANZACS FOR JUSTICE Presented to Pte S Davies Dated 25.3.19 Signed by Mayor & Town Clerk Bottom R: Red seal aasc, aif, 2nd aif

“Where the Australians Lie” This item came to a family / widow etc with The Commemorative plaque & Commemorative scroll as package. Leo Harris No 3132. Refer 2478 for service history also 2476, 2477P, 2479.3..1) Small folder folds in 2, light brown colour. Front has Rising Sun at top under 'Australian Imperial Force'. Inside cover has details of the deceased person. Next to that is a cut out space for a photo of the grave of the deceased. Rear has name & address of person who received the folder. .2) Sepia colour photo of grave of the above .1).“In memory of HARRIS LEO No 3132 - Gunner - 25th Field Artillery Brigade - ANZAC Cemetery Sailly SUR LA LYS Plot 2 Row 3 - Armentieres, France”documents, military, remembrance.

Black and white photographWritten on back of photograph: "Anzac Day march, 23/4/68. Mayor N. Aus, Sir W. Kent Hughes, Ron Dickson, Pres. Ringwood R.S.L."

Many were ANZAC Heroes. Some were criminals. Some were both. Leading war historian Peter Stanley reveals the citizen soldiers the army regarded as bad characters.Title: Bad Characters, Sex, Crime, Mutiny, Murder And The Australian Imperial Force. Soft cardboard cover, with black & red printing on front, spine & back. Mottled yellow with light grey print background. Front cover displays sepia photo of a group of ten soldiers in uniform. Back cover displays sepia colour photo of a group of soldiers, some in uniform. 286 pages, cut plain paper, illustrated in black & white, photos, line drawings & lithographs.books-biography, military history-army, bad, characters

A commemorative pamphlet from the troopship "Plassy" printed at sea by troops nearing a return to Australia, Anzac Day 1919 Private Alban Pearce of Bairnsdale collected the signatures of his shipmates. Paper with inscriptions/drawings.Contains signatures anzac day, world war i, ww1, australian imperial forces. alban pierce.

A club formed by members of the 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles who owned heritage vehicles. Vehicles were often used on Anzac Day to carry incapacitated and aged veterans.Coloured shield shaped embroidered badge with battle axe motif and title around edge.8/13 VMR Historical Military Vehicle Club vehicle, military, heritage, vmr, club

This book/magazine was produced by students at Orbost Secondary College.This publication is a useful research tool for the history of Orbost. Two copies of an orange covered stapled book with 48 pp, titled The Curlip No. 1. On the front cover is a black stylised sketch of a paddle wheel. Text is black. - Contents The Diary of an ANZAC by Jackie Herbert Farming in the Jarrahmond Area by Kim Stirzaker Orbost blacksmiths by Craig Terrell.curlip-orbost-secondary-college history-orbost jarrahmond orbost-blacksmiths

The book is with the collection of George Henry Fullerton No.5072 & V17275, WWI & WWII. His details are on page 29 of this book. Refer to Cat. No.4069.2 for his service details. Also Cat. No. 1892 re uniform he wore to the commemoration.Small book, blue covers, dark blue binding, 104 pages. Book contains a black & white photo and description per page of those who went to the 75th Anzac Commemorative Serive, Gallipoli. Details re WWI Veterans, War Widows, Junior Legatees & carers.On cover: "Commemorative Visit to Gallipoli 1990 - Who's Who"

This book was originally intended as a Christmas and New Year diversion for soldiers facing a harsh winter in the trenches on Gallipoli. In November 1915 a committee was formed to produce the publication and a notice seeking contributions was circulated at Gallipoli. Prizes were offered for various categories and 150 submissions were received, although not all were incorporated in the book. After the evacuation of Gallipoli, official war correspondent Charles Bean and his assistant, Arthur Bazely, edited the contributions. The drawing on the front cover, "Gallipoli 1915" is by David Baker. Over 100,000 copies of the book were sold. About half went to the AIF and many could also be found in Australian households. It cost 2/6. The illustrations, stories, cartoons and poems for this book were cCreated by soldiers under enemy fire and in extreme hardship. This book is of great historic significance as a contemporary record of The AIF in Gallipoli.A thick 169 pp book with paper cover, titled in black text 'The Anzac Book / Written and Illustrated in Gallipoli by the Men of Anzac.It contains pages of text, some colour illustrations and cartoons. On the cover is a drawing of a determined looking soldier carrying a bayonet in front of a tattered British flag. world-war-1 literature book-the-anzac-book gallipoli

Date made April 1992Colour photograph of the Lakes Entrance War Memorial on Marine Parade, showing inscriptions listing service people from Lakes Entrance who served during WWI and WII. Photograph shows first Anzac Day Service 1992. Flag at half mast. Lakes Entrance Victoria

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Diggers of D Company, 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC), on operations with the 3/52 Battalion, Army Of The Republic Of Vietnam (ARVN), conducting an integrated retraining program under combat conditions. Four (4) Battalions, of the 18th ARVN Division (28/10/1969)photograph, d coy, 6 rar/nz, arvn, 18th arvn, 3/52 battalion arvn, gibbons collection catalogue, army of the republic of vietnam (arvn), diggers, 6 rar/nz (anzac), denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of late afternon, 14th March 1969. Section strength TAOR patrol, Long Binh 'Operation Federal' 7 Platoon, C Company 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) - the M60 Gunner moves to the fork in the road to give covering fire to the section riflemen.photograph, 7 platoon, c coy, operation federal, taor patrol, long binh, m60 machine gun, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, section strength, 4 rar/nz (anzac), riflemen

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Long Tan, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, 18/08/1969. A digger from 6th Battalion/New Zealand (ANZAC) Royal Australian Regiment, sites in the cross of remembrance using a compass whilst facing directly at the area of the bloody battle.photograph, long tan cross, phuoc tuy province, 6th battalion, 4rar nz, royal australian regiment, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, digger, long tan cross dedication

Set of 4 Posters - printed on paper with an adhesive backing for: .1 - "Anzac Day" - 25/4/1985 .2 - LaTrobe and William St services - Show Day - 26/9/1985 .3 - Doncaster Routes - ditto .4 - "Royal Show Parade" - 15/9/1984Have in ink in top right hand corner "Mgr Ops Control Spc Clerk" or "Chief Clerk Traff"trams, tramways, showgrounds, royal show, operations, latrobe st, william st, doncaster, buses, anzac day

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph - Following morning services, Anzac Day 25 April 1967, at the Northern Headquarters of Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, in Danang, those members able to get in to Danang from the field were entertained by dancers from the Shirley Simmons Concert partyphotograph, aattv, danang, entertainers, shirley simmons concert party, gibbons collection catalogue, australian army training team vietnam (aattv), anzac day 1967, northern headquarters, dancers, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Mortar Platoon members of 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Pte M.P.McAuley, Pte R.A.Penny check the claymore lines and clean the M60 machine gun on the 1st Australian Task Force perimeter defences. Pte Penny was a member of the New Zealand component of 4RARphotograph, 1st atf base, 4rar nz, m60 machine gun, mortars, pte mcauley, pte penny, gibbons collection catalogue, claymore mine, 4 rar/nz (anzac), new zealand, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of a captured VietCong patient from one of the wards at the K76A NVA/VC Hospital, by elements of 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC), during Operation Marsden, is closely questioned by a South Vietnamese Army Intelligence Officer. the enemy prisoner gave a great deal of information.photograph, 6 rar/nz, k76a hospital, operation marsden, gibbons collection catalogue, south vietnamese intelligence officer, wounded viet cong soldier, 6 rar/nz (anzac), enemy prisoner, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of a recreation area near one the wards at the NVA Viet Cong K76A Hospital on the Nui May Tao Mountain captured during Operation Marsden by 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC). Note the bomb shelter under the well kept plastic covered hut.photograph, 6 rar/nz, k76a hospital, nui may tao mountain, operation marsden, gibbons collection catalogue, nva/vc, 6 rar/nz (anzac), nva/vietcong, bomb shelter, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Members of Australian Army Training Team Vietnam assemble on ANZAC Day 1970 in Danang enjoy Erica De Wit, lead singer of the Official Apr-May 70 Sydney Concert Party. The concert was held on the lawn of AATTV HQ in Downtown Danangphotograph, entertainment, erica de wit, aattv, anzac day 1970, danang, gibbons collection catalogue, australian army training team vietnam (aattv), official apr-may 70 sydney convert party, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Diggers from 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) form a human chain to unload and store rations and other essential supplies delivered to the field, during search and destroy operations by "Slick" Huey helicopetrs from 9 Squandron, Royal Australian Air Force.photograph, 9 sqn, 4 rar nz, raaf, huey helicopter, gibbons collection catalogue, 9 squadron, 9 squadron raaf, royal australian air force, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Medics and Intelligence Officers rush to meet and unload an American Dustoff medical evacuation helicopter bring wounded NVA/VIETCONG enemy from the NVA/VIETCONG K76A Hospital wards captured on the Nui May Tao Mountain by 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC)photograph, 6 rar/nz, k76a hospital, nui may tao mountain, operation marsden, nva/vc, dustoff, gibbons collection catalogue, intelligence officers, medics, wounded viet cong soldier, 6 rar/nz (anzac), denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph - This hut was believed to be the hospital Commanding Officers quarters at the NVA/VietCong K76A Hospital on the Nui May Tao Mountain, captured during Operation Marsden by 6 RAR/NZ(ANZAC). Note the bomb shelter under the well kept plastic covered hutphotograph, 6 rar/nz, k76a hospital, nui may tao mountain, operation marsden, gibbons collection catalogue, nva/vc, 6 rar/nz (anzac), commanding officer, nva/vietcong, bomb shelter, denis gibbons

Two photos of the Patron's Certificate in a leather wallet to be presented to Sir Rohan Delacombe on 10 March 1973, in commemoration of his service to Legacy as Patron. The incumbent Governor of Victoria is the patron of Legacy. 1973 was the Golden Jubilee year of Legacy It came from a Legacy envelope marked "P1" in red pen, with assorted photos of major events such as 1973 Federal Conference, 1983 Morwell, 1973 Legacy march Anzac Day, 50 year celebration inclusion in Anzac Day March, with authority of RSL (some are items 00440 to 0442).A record of relationship with the Governor of Victoria.Black and white photo x 2 of Patron's Certificate."Patron's Certificate in Green Morocco leather wallet 1973", written in blue pen. Stamped "Property of Legacy Melbourne" in purple ink. Stamped "John Squire Photography" in purple ink. B1226-2 in pencil.governor of victoria, golden jubilee, patron

Three photos of a memorial to Stan Savige in Morewell Victoria. The concrete structure has a sundial and a plaque. The inscription on the plaque says: "In memory of Sir Stanley Savige / KBE, CB, DSO, MC, ED. / Founder of Legacy / Born Morwell 26.6.1890 - Died 15.5.1954" Photos came from an envelope marked P1 Federal Conference 1973 / 50 Year anniversary / 1983 Morewell / 1973 Legacy March ANZAC Day, 50 yr celebration, inclusion in ANZAC Day March authority of RSL". See items 00452, 00391A record of a memorial to Stan Savige in his birthplace of Morwell.Colour photo x 3 of the Stan Savige memorial in Morwell.stan savige, memorial, morwell, sundials

The Ode is a verse from a poem Ode Of Remembrance by Laurence Binyon. The Poem first appeared in the Times of London on 21 September 1914. This particular verse is used in ANZAC and Remembrance Day ServicesThe verse of the Poem has been used in ANZAC and Remembrance Day Services from their inception. The verse is pertinent to all service persons who have lose their life in conflict.Oblong, Black Frame, Matt Surround, Glass, Cross Stitch, various colors, cotton thread on aida fabric. Hand sewn the ODE, picture of military Bugler, dark military figures in the back ground. Words LEST WE FORGET, The Ode, seven lines of the ode poem. Framing by Frameline Picture Framing, tapestry work not known.ode, lest we forget, tapestry

ANZAC 100 Years On - An intimate insight into the impact war has on Our Family's Journey. A true story based on war diaries, war records, recollections & personal experiences by Betty Brooks.Hard cardboard cover. Black white & gold print on front, spine & back. Beige coloured with faint writing background & front cover illustration of two books & a poppy in colour. 125 pages, cut plain white paper. Illustrated with sepia, black & white & coloured photos. Front fly leaf inscription Biography of a family. Handwritten in black ink on front fly leaf: "Donated by Julie Bennett"books, anzac journey, 100 years

The Victoria Cross estate in Macleod honours Victoria Cross winners from World War I and World War 2. In this article ideas for improving the streets during the Anzac Centenary is discussed.News clipping, black text, colour images.Heidelberg Leader and date written on page.victoria cross, victoria cross estate macleod, macleod, war memorials

2 articles: A former serviceman is driven to help war veterans find work reports and, Appeal keeps volunteers busy. Local RSLs raise funds in the lead up to ANZAC Day.News article 2 pages, black text, colour image.soldiers, war veterans, anzac day