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Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - NOTEBOOK, Government, c.1939-45
... military history-army... - notebooks military history-army Inside cover has signature of BTR ...Benjamin Thomas Roy Chadd No's 10594, VX20311, 1st, 1st and 2nd AIF. Refer 2039 for service history also 2034P. Cotton covered brown cardboard Army book No 153. Contains numerous pencil entries of an officers orders & plans during Middle East campaigns WWII.Inside cover has signature of BTR Chadddocuments - notebooks, military history-army -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - RIBBONS, c.1914-1950
... military history... of Colonel. Refer 2034P. manchester-trimmings military history ...The Service Ribbons relate to Benjamin Thomas Roy Chadd 1st and 2nd AIF. Enlisted on 27.1.1916 No 10594 in Div Signal Company 3 age 20 years. Embarked for overseas 27.5.1916. As a driver in Signals he was WIA on 4.6.1918 GSW to right thigh. Discharged from the AIF on 14.6.1919. At some point he enlisted in the Peace time Army and was promoted to Lieut 3rd Div Signals on 1.7.1921, promoted Major 19.2.1929, to Command 2nd Div Sigs 9.9.1936, 3rd Div Sigs 5.5.1939 then to 7th Div Sigs as Lt Col and transfers to the AIF as VX20311, serves in the Middle East, Syria and Pacific. Discharged from the Army on 9.1.1946 with the rank of Colonel. Refer 2034P.Service Ribbons set WWI & WWII mounted on green cardboard backing re BTR CHADD Top row: 1. War Medal 1914-19. 2. Victory Medal 3. 1939-45 Star 4. Africa Star Bottom Row: 1. Pacific Star 2. War Medal 1939-45 with oak leaf clasp 'MID' 3. Australian Service Medal 4. Efficiency Decorationmanchester-trimmings, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW1, Original June 1917
... photography, photographs, military, history.... 339.2, 1971. photography, photographs, military, history ...Lieut Leslie Iser is first on the right at rear, he was recovering from severe wounds inflicted in June 1916. Les Iser No 8150. Refer Cat No 337 for service details and wounds also 339.2, 1971.Photo, B & W, showing a group of 5 Nurses and 5 Soldiers with bushes and building in rear.On rear, “Martins Gardens June 1917”photography, photographs, military, history., hospital, martins gardens -
Bendigo Military Museum
Souvenir - SHIELD 3 CAV, C.1960’s
... military history-regimental shield... 15.10.1969 to 15.10 1970. refer Cat No 638P. military history ...Item in the collection re Geoff Murray No 3411521, served Vietnam with 3 Cavalry Regt 27.11.1967 to 22.10.1968, Survey Corp 15.10.1969 to 15.10 1970. refer Cat No 638P.Wooden shield shape with metal plaque reading "A Squadron 3 Cavalry Regiment" and that unit's badge in silver coloured metal.military history-regimental shield, 3 cav -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - LETTER OPENER, 1966-75
... military history-army...Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo ...Item souvenired by Peter Dodd. Refer Cat No 2436.2P for his service details.Replica bayonet letter opener. Chrome with wooden handle. On blade under crossguard is plaque with large red number "1".Engraved on blade "1st Infantry Division in Vietnam".domestic items-writing equipment, military history-army, red -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - INFANTRY BOOK, Infantry Section Leading 1970, 1970
... military history-army... goldfields books-educational/technical military history-army Infantry ...Army manual for infantry sections. Blue vinyl covered cardboard covers, with spine at top and text printed in white.Inside cover "Cpl Hosking"books-educational/technical, military history-army, infantry training -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Richard Cambridge, Hunter, 2002
... books - military history / local history... goldfields books - military history / local history civic mementoes ...Soft card, cover, illustrated sepia photographs, white print on front and spine. HUNTER A History of the District to Mark the 75th Anniversary of The Hunter Hall. 171 pages, illustrated, black & white photographs, diagrams, maps.Handwritten in black ink on flyleaf - This Book contains sections on "Soldier Settlement - The War Years & VDC Units. Handwritten in blue ink on 2nd page: Norma Lovelace 26-10-2002.books - military history / local history, civic mementoes -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Lt Colonel E Bauer, The History of World War II, c.2000
... military history... goldfields books military history Donated by Bendigo Y's Mens Club ...The History of World War II, hard cover book. Gold background, black box with gold lettering for the title. Author's name in black ink at bottom, 1024 pages. Illustrated with maps, & black & white & coloured photos.Donated by Bendigo Y's Mens Clubbooks, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Jenny Bolcher, Cohuna and the Great War, 1985
... from 1914 to 1921. books military history On title page ...Information compiled and edited by Jenny Boltcher from George E. Terry's, Editor of the Cohuna Farmer's Weekly, accounts from 1914 to 1921.Yellow card soft cover, illustration on front. 148 pages on plain paper with cut edges. Staples used as binding. Contains illustrations.On title page: Donated by Tom Deasonbooks, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Kit Denton, Australians at War - or Queen and Commonwealth, 1987
... goldfields books military history Donated by Bendigo Y Mens Club ...Australia, Gold Rush to the Boer War. Hard cover book, 168 pages. Cover is black glossy cardboard, print is in white. Centre of cover is a black & white photo of a cannon & 8 gunners. Illustrated with photos, drawings & maps.Donated by Bendigo Y Mens Clubbooks, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Patsy Adam - Smith, Australian Women at War, 1984
... goldfields books military history Book, mauve buckram hard cover ...Book, mauve buckram hard cover, dust jacket with colour illustration. Covered in yellow cellophane, illustrated. 386 pages.books, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Susan Briggs, Keep Smiling Through, 1975
... goldfields books military history Donated by Lester Young Book, hard ...Book, hard cardboard, illustrated cover. Black text on white paper. Illustrated, 256 pages.Donated by Lester Youngbooks, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Stephen Lebert, My Father's Keeper, c.2001
... goldfields books military history Hand written on fly leaf: Donated ...Book, black cloth, hard cover with title in gold lettering on spine. Black& white dust jacket illustrated with photographs, 243 pages with some photographic content.Hand written on fly leaf: Donated by Bendigo Y's Mens Clubbooks, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Bill Marks, The Fall of the Dice, c.1991
... goldfields books military history Front page written in pen: Bill ...Book. dark blue soft cover with dark blue dust jacket. Front of dust jacket has3 small photos above the title & a larger photo below the title of a crowd of people beside a steam engine. 186 pages.Front page written in pen: Bill Toon (WA) & Donated by Bendigo YMCA Title page: John W Toon OAM Ex POW 8th Div AASCbooks, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Norman Gelb, Desperate Venture - The Story of Operation Torch, the Allied Invasion of North Africa, 1992
... goldfields books military history Written on title page in pen ...Red and grey hard cover book with dust jacket. Dust jacket sepia photo background of 2 officers plus black & white photo of soldiers coming ashore from a boat.Written on title page in pen: Donated by Bendigo Y Mens Clubbooks, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Elyne Mitchell, Light Horse: The Story of Australia's Mounted Troops, 1978
... in 1918. books light horse military history Author's signature ...The author, Elyne Mitchell is the daughter of General Sir Harry Chauvel, Commander of the Desert Mounted Corps in World War I. Book documents the role of Australian mounted regiments from the South African (Boer) War to the fall of Damascus in 1918.Book, black buckram hard cover with title in grey letters on spine. Black dust cover with illustration on front. Title in black letters. Illustrated end papers, 112 pages with cut edges. Colour & black & white illustrations. Author's signature on title page: Elyne Mitchellbooks, light horse, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Kenneth Jack, Kenneth Jack WWII Paintings and Drawings, c.1990
... goldfields books military history illustrations Letter attached ...Book, grey hardcover with dust jacket covering in plastic book covering, 104 pages Front of dust jacket has a painting - Ruined Chinese Shop & the back cover has a painting - From Our Tent Noemfoor Island. Letter attached to inside front cover with sellotape. Letter attached addressed to Fred Adlem - RSL Volunteer from the Author. Signature on title page. books, military, history, illustrations -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Tony Hall, D-Day: The Invasion in Photographs, 1994
... . photography-photographs books military history Book, soft, card cover ...Published to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings. Photographic record of each of the main landing beaches.Book, soft, card cover. Illustrated front & back. Title in yellow & red letters. 64 pages with cut edges. Contains black and white illustrations.photography-photographs, books, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, David Boyle, World War II in Photographs, 1998
... books-military-history... the European and Pacific theatres of war. books-military-history ...Photographic documentation of World War II in both the European and Pacific theatres of war.Illustrated hard cover with title on cover & spine in black & white letters. Dust cover illustrated front & back. Red and grey in colour. 600 pages with cut edges. Black & white illustrations.On front end paper: To Len Xmas 1999, Cynthia Donated by Len Buches familybooks-military-history, photography-photographs -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Donald Somerville, World War II Day by Day, 1989
... goldfields books military history Sister M. Seagrave Dust cover red ...Dust cover red, black, blue & white. Black buckram hard cover. 320 pages, illustrated.Sister M. Seagravebooks, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, PRC Publishing Ltd, Aircraft of World War II, 1999
... goldfields books military history aircraft Donated by Bendigo Y Mens ...Book with hard cover & dust cover, both with white background, black print with image of 4 fighting aircraft. Illustrated with numerous black & white & coloured photos of aircraft from various countries. 512 pages.Donated by Bendigo Y Mens Cubbooks, military, history, aircraft -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, John Macdonald, Great Battlefields of the World, 1984
... goldfields books military history From Bishop Noel Daly's collections ...Book, green buckram with gold print & dust jacket. Jacket background is yellow with red & black print & 3D drawing of a battlefield. 200 pages. Illustrated with maps, 3D drawings & photos.From Bishop Noel Daly's collections 2004books, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Colporteur Press, World War I An Illustrated History, 1984
... books-military-history...Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo ...Photographic record of the World War I years & theatres of war. Maps of various battles are also included. An introduction to the book was written by John Keegan.Brown, buckram hard cover with title in gold lettering on spine. Brown dust cover with illustrations front & back. Title in brown & white on front & spine of dust cover. 256 pages with cut edges. Contains black & white illustrations. Brown end papers.books-military-history, illustrations -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Studio Editions Ltd, Jane's Fighting Aircraft of WWI, 1990
... goldfields books military history aircraft Blue buckram hard cover ...Blue buckram hard cover with title on spine in gold letters. Blue end papers. Illustrated blue dust cover with title in blue letters. Title on spine in white letters. 320 cut edge pages. Contains black & white illustrations, comprehensive encyclopedia covering aircraft of World War I. Contains technical details of each aircraft features.books, military, history, aircraft -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, William Collins Pty Ltd, Australians at War 1885 - 1972, 1984
... . The introduction was written by Michael McKernan. books military history ...Photographs from the Australian War Memorial's collection selected by Peter Stanley & Michael McKernan. Quotations in the book come from personal diaries, letters & papers. The introduction was written by Michael McKernan.Pale green, buckram, hard cover with title on spine in white letters. Illustrated dust cover with title on front & spine in black letters. Illustrated end papers. 259 cut edge pages. Contains black & white illustrations.books, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Australian - Thai Chamber of Commerce, Hellfire Pass Memorial. Thailand - Burma Railway, 1998
... books-military-history... of the railway. books-military-history memorials On title page: John W ...6th Edition updated by Rod Beattie. Contains many contemporary & modern photographs of the Thai - Burma railway. Book details the construction of the memorial & reclamation of the railway.Illustrated soft card cover. Title in blue letters. Stapled binding. 40 cut edge pages. Contains black & white & colour illustrations.On title page: John W Toon ex POW, Jack Fitzgerald (?) OAM ex POW, Donated by Dean Hayes.books-military-history, memorials -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Allen & Unwin, You'll Never Get Off the Island. POW Changi Singapore, 1989
... with their Japanese captors. books military history imprisonment On front end ...A personal memoir of Changi POW, Keith Wilson. The author details the daily lives of prisoners & their interaction with their Japanese captors.Black, buckram hard cover with title on spine in gold letters. Blue end papers. Blue & white dust cover with illustrations front & back. Title on front in white letters. Title on spine in black letters.On front end paper: L K Morgan 8/90books, military, history, imprisonment -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Lothian Books, Defying the Odds: Surviving Sandakan & Kuching, 2006
... military history valour On first page: Len Burke 12.10.06, Donated ...Defying the Odds tells the story of officers of B & E Forces interred at Sandakan & Kuching during World War II.Soft card cover. Red & cream cover illustrated front & back. Title on cover & spine in black letters. 237 cut edge pages. Black & white illustrations.On first page: Len Burke 12.10.06, Donated by Len Burke.books, military, history, valour -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Alan J Dunlop, BA, Little Sticks. The Story of Two Brothers, 1985
... goldfields Books military history biography On front fly leaf ...Hard buckram cover, dark red with gold print on spine. Dust cover sepia drawing of trees & buildings, dark red print on front, back & spine. 124 cut plain pages, illustrated, black & white photos, biography of 2 brothers, E E Dunlop & Alan J Dunlop.On front fly leaf handwritten in black ink: Donated by Bgo YMCA On title page handwritten in blue ink: John W Toon OAM Ex POW 8th Div AASC Front fly leaf in black ink: RSL Stamp Front end paper purple stamp: Further copies of Little Sticks can be obtained from R E Dunlop. Phone 03 439 7059books, military, history, biography -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd, Across the Sea to War, 2003
... & writer books military history Front flyleaf hand written in black ...Australian & New Zealand Troop Convoys from 1865 through 2 World Wars to Korea & Vietnam. On front flyleaf in black ink: RSL Stamp Peter Plowman is a noted maritime researcher & writerSoft cover, cardboard, white print title on front & spine, white & pale blue print on back. Coloured photos of troops boarding a ship & a ship painting on front.Front flyleaf hand written in black ink: Donated by W Lancasterbooks, military, history