The Southern Cross Masonic Lodge invited the Creswick Light Horse to be part of their traditional Vacant chair ceremony to form the burial party for the unknown soldier. The Creswick Light Horse were splendidly dressed in traditional WW1 Uniforms complete with ostrich feathers in their slouch hats, and were all spit and polish.

Possibly reinforcements to 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF training at Broadmeadows prior to proceeding ovrtseas.Good image of " soldiers at rest " during training WW1Black and white photograph mounted on card of eight soldiers enjoying a cup of tea. There are Bell tents and horses in the background.Imprinted across lower edge of card " J. Colquhoun Photo - Broadmeadows Camp 1915 - 1 Donald Street, Prahran ."

16th Light Horse Regiment was raised in 1912 from former Light Horse units of Victorian Mounted Rifles, as part of reorganization of Commonwealth Military Forces ( Militia ) with troops in North East Victoria.Fine photograph of citizen soldiers immediately prior to WW1Black and white photograph mounted on card of an Officer and 36 soldiers posed in three ranks." B. Troop C Squadron 16th L. Horse , 5 - 8 14 " and Heath Beechworth "

This is a transcription by Sandra Dexter of the original WW1 diary which was donated to ANZAC House by John Howden, F.W. Mawson's nephew. Sandra augmented the words in the diary with additional material including photos to give context to the people, places and events referred to in Frederick Mawson's words. Published with Surrey Hills Historical Society funds with permission of Anzac House librarian, Fred Pratt. Transcribed as a result of the loan of the original for the exhibition mounted as part of the 'Gallipoli and Beyond 2015' raft of events coordinated by City of Boroondara and the historical societies of Boroondara. Details re Fred Mawson (source AIF Project): Regimental number: 3073; Place of birth: Carlton, Victoria; School: Surrey Hills State School, Victoria; Religion: Presbyterian; Occupation: Carpenter; Address: Bona Vista Avenue, Surrey Hills; Marital status: Single; Age at embarkation: 22; Next of kin: Father, Frederick Mawson, Bona Vista Avenue, Surrey Hills; Enlistment date: 12 July 1915; Rank on enlistment: Sapper; Unit name: 5th Field Company Engineers; AWM Embarkation Roll number: 14/24/1; Embarkation details: Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 24 November 1915; Rank from Nominal Roll: Lance Corporal; Fate Killed in Action 9 November 1917; Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll): *second given name is William; Place of death or wounding: Ypres, Belgium; Age at death: 24; Place of burial: Ramparts Cemetery (Row J, Grave No. 24), Ypres, Belgium; Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial: 24. Also listed on the honour roll of The Shrine in the Surrey Gardens. A transcription (with footnotes and illustrations, including photographs) of a diary written in 1916 in F.W. Mawson during part of his period of service during WW1.(mrs) f w mawson, holmsdale, house names, bona vista avenue, surrey hills, world war 1, 1914 - 1918, diaries and journals, (mr) frederick william mawson, (mr) fred mawson,, (mr) frederick mawson (snr), surrey gardens memorial, sandra dexter

Three Soldiers. Stuart Kingsley Mitchell. William A Syme and Thomas 'Clem' Phillips in uniform standing in doorway. WW1.stawell world war 1

Soldiers Memorial Stawell 1923 small greetings card 'For Auld Lang Syne'stawell ww1 ww2

Soldiers Memorial Stawell 1923 Rose Series Card P.4893.stawell ww1 ww2

Soldiers Memorial Stawell 1923. Snapshot of young male in school uniform.stawell ww1 ww2

Glisson Family Great Western Portrait of Soldier in uniformstawell ww1

Portrait of Soldier probably Reg Chapman 1918 in Uniformstawell ww1

Portrait of Four Soldiers in Uniform Reg Chapman. George Hughes? Bob Henderson. Harry Chapman.stawell ww1

Soldier Reg Chapman at the Barber Doudeville France Christmas 1917.stawell ww1

Two Soldiers in Uniform in front of the Sphinx Cairo Egypt. Fox Errington in Front later Killed in Action.CARTE POSTALE: FROM FOXIE TO REG CHAPMANstawell ww1

Soldiers in Uniform Reg and Harry Chapman in Edinburghstawell ww1

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

Tom H Skene 16/5/1918 Soldier in Uniformstawell ww1

G E Carter Soldier in Uniform Rollingstone England June 7 1917G.E. Carter. 7/6/1917 Rollestone Englandstawell ww1

Douglas Bell Somme Pernois 28/4/1918 in Uniformstawell ww1

Studio Portrait of Australian Soldier Billy "Turkey" Oliver. 22nd Battalion Born Sale enlisted in Stawell. World War 1stawell ww1

Main Street Procession passing Post Office Circa 1914-18. Band and soldiers marching. World War 1stawell ww1 streetscape

Dead Mans Penny on Grave of Joseph Scarsi. Who died from wounds inflicted in World War 1stawell soldier ww1

Two Studio portraits of soldier Leslie Alfred Green World War 1stawell ww1

Stawell Soldiers World War 1 In Middle East campaign uniform. (Back Row) A Patten. C Crosbie. G Potter. Cpl E Thomas. E Potter. Cpl G Taylor. Sgt F Uren. S Nimmo. (Front Row) L Bush. A Bailey. E Newton. stawell ww1

Thomas Bros Soldiers - Great Western. Gunner Laven Llewlyn Griffith Thomas and Pte Charles Victor Firmin Thomasstawell ww1

Daniel Vincent Dwyer WW1 2 photos. Soldiers in group photo and group at 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital Harefield stawell war

This is a transcription diary written by Frederick William Mawson about the day to day activities he got up to during his journey of the first world war. There are a number of photographs throughout the book. His diary entries include references to other soldiers and these have been footnoted and listed in Appendix 2.This is a transcription diary written by Frederick William Mawson about the day to day activities he got up to during his journey of the first world war. There are a number of photographs throughout the book. His diary entries include references to other soldiers and these have been footnoted and listed in Appendix 2.(mr) frederick william mawson, (mr) w. a. j. buckland, (miss) winifred mawson, world war, 1914-1918, (mr) harold black, (miss) beatrice mawson, (mr) william victor bailey wyatt, (mr) aaron wyatt, (mrs amelia dodgshun, (mr) thomas julius atkinson

This legging is part of a pair of leggings which presumably would have been worn by a cavalry soldier in the Royal Australian Army to protect the lower legs when riding in armed conflict. This item most likely dates to the World War One era.As an article of WWI protective clothing for use in armed conflict by a cavalry soldier, this item is of historic value. Brown leather cylindrical shaped legging with two leather straps for fastening. One strap is attached to the lower edge of the interior. This crosses over the lower exterior and passes through a leather loop at the front, which is attached by four metallic nails. The strap then wraps around the gaiter and passes through a second leather loop at the front, which is also attached by four corroded metallic nails. This strap (along with a shorter strap that is sewn and nailed into the top of the legging) pass through two buckles. The upper buckle is made of brass and the lower is made of steel. The straps then tuck under three final leather loops, two of which are bolted to the legging with three corroded nails. There should be a third loop here that is missing. Top corner of legging also carries a small corroded metal hook, presumably to hold layers together firmly.legging, gaiter, first world war, world war one, world war 1, wwi, ww1, war, army, uniform, royal australian army, the great war

This legging is part of a pair of leggings which presumably would have been worn by a cavalry soldier in the Royal Australian Army to protect the lower legs when riding in armed conflict. This item most likely dates to the World War One era.As an article of WWI protective clothing for use in armed conflict by a cavalry soldier, this item is of historic value. Brown leather cylindrical shaped legging with two leather straps for fastening. One strap is attached to the lower edge of the interior. This crosses over the lower exterior and passes through a leather loop at the front, which is attached by four metallic nails. The strap then wraps around the gaiter and passes through a second leather loop at the front, which is also attached by four corroded metallic nails. This strap (along with a shorter strap that is sewn and nailed into the top of the legging) pass through two buckles at the top. Both buckles are made of brass. The straps then tuck under four final leather loops, two of which are bolted to the legging with three corroded nails. Top of legging also carries a small brass hook.legging, gaiter, first world war, world war one, world war 1, wwi, ww1, war, army, uniform, royal australian army, the great war

The badge design The League’s badge represents a readiness at all times to render service to Queen and country and to former comrades. It can’t be purchased and may only be worn by those who have served their country. The shield design is symbolic of the protection provided to those who wear it. Within the badge, red represents the blood ties of war that exist between comrades; white stands for the purity of the motives in joining the league – to render service without personal gain or ambition; and blue indicates a willingness to serve a comrade anywhere under the blue sky. The wattle represents Australia, with the leek, the rose, the thistle and the shamrock standing for Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland respectively.The collection of badges,medallion,issue diary and photograph shows what a soldier who served in WW1, received.It is good that this collection is still intact. Badge awarded to Driver of the 6th Field Ambulance, Malachy Sandy, no 3320,who enlisted March 6th 1915. RTA 14 Jan 1919.Metal badge with crown attached to top of badge.Two folded metal loop(for pin to attach to coat etc), soldered on back of badge. "1919" on crown."Australia" in red scroll along bottom of of badge.Engraved flowers top left and right below crown."Returned Sailors & Soldiers Imperial League" on blue circular background surrounding embossed soldier holding rifles. On the back of badge is : "Copyright / 83978 / Prouds Ltd"sandy, malachy, badge, rsl, imperial, league