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Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BENEFITS BOOK, Dept of Labour and National Service, Re Establishment Benefits for National Servicemen, 2.11.1969
The book is put out by “The department of Labour and National Service Issued to Wayne Forbes 3176337 1 Field Sqd RAE. Refer Cat No754 for service history also 2586.Green cardboard covered book, 22 pages listing 20 points for servicemen in the move back into civilian life.books, re establishment, national service -
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Card - CARD, NCO MESS, c.1.1970
The card was used by Peter James Dodd No 217842 while serving in South Vietnam. Refer 2436.2P for his service history.Membership card for Vung Tau N C O / Open Mess, Jan 1970. Cream coloured card with black print. Membership details in blue ink.Jan 1970 No 000840 Member Vung Tau N C O / Open Mess Vung Tau Viet-Nam No 96291 Name: DODD, P J Rank: CPL Unit: 17 Const SQN RAEdocuments - cards, nco mess, vung tau -
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Currency - BOOK, TICKET, c.1970
The card was used in Vietnam by Peter James Dodd No 217842. Refer 2436.2P for his service history.Ticket book, pale green front cover & orange back cover. 3 pages of tear out tickets inside secured by 1 staple. Front cover black print. 6 x $0.05 remaining inside. APO 96291 No 007762Front cover: $1.00 US Forces R & R Centre Vung Tau Signature ______________ No 007762 Void after 25 December 1970documents - tickets, u.s forces -
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Document - MOVEMENT DOCUMENT, 5.3.1972
Orders for Peter James Dodd No 217842. Refer 2436.2P for his service history.Movement Orders from Vietnam March 1972. 2 x white sheets with orders in purple print. Stapled to them is a folded yellow sheet with names, rank & numbers of 5 personnel. x 3 pages.documents, movement orders, military -
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Uniform - BADGES, C.1960’s
Issued to Wayne Forbes 3176337 1 Field Sqd RAE. Refer Cat 754 for service history also 2586. .1) & .2) "AUSTRALIA" shoulder badges, silver colour, curved shape with 2 lugs on rear for uniform attachment.badges, australia, uniform -
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Accessory - IDENTITY DISCS, Est 1970
Belonged to Wayne Forbes 3176337 1 Field Sqd RAE. Refer Cat No 754 for service history.Set of Identity Discs, brass, one oval, one eight sided joined together by a small silver chain re W Forbes."Aust 3176337 W FORBES CE O Pos"identity disc’s, accessory -
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Uniform - BRACES, C.1960’s
Part of kit issued to Wayne Forbes 3176337 1 Field Sqd RAE. Refer Cat No 754 for service history also 2586. Set of cotton elastic braces with leather button attachments for pants. Colours are brown to light brown and white stripes."Police"uniforms, braces -
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Accessory - TOWEL, 1969
Part of kit issued to Wayne Forbes 3176337 1 Field Sqd RAE. Refer Cat No 754 for service history also 2586. Green towel, brushed cotton, Army issue."7210 - 66 - 019 - 8149" "Palm Beach SA 1969"manchester, linen, towel -
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Book - BOOK, LIGHT HORSE, David Holloway, Hooves, Wheels and Tracks, 1990
See also Cat No's 2531.14 & 2590Black hard cover with illustrated grey dust jacket, black & white image of light horse over the ages. 850 pages."SGT A F BUFFHAM A Squadron 4/19 Prince of Wales Light Horse Regiment 24 Oct 48 - 12 May 53"books-military-history, light horse -
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Award - MEDAL SET, Post WW1
Belonged to Fanny Isabella Nicol, Staff Nurse AANS AIF. Refer 1795P for service history, 2317.6.Medals, mounted on a strip of cardboard, set of (2) re F.I Nicol. 1. War Medal 1914-19. 2. Victory Medal."S-Nurse F. Nicol A.I.F"medals, military, nursing -
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Document - HOSPITAL REPORT WW1, c.1918
Brigadier Ernest Morgan Williams enlisted on 15.8.1914 age 30 years in the 1st Light Horse Brigade HQ with the rank of Brigade Major, embarked for Eygpt on 21.10.1914, ..............later awarded the DSO and an MID. Report by LT COL E M WILLIAMS DSO on hospitals in Damascus during the period 9.10.1918 - 17.11.1918, 10 pages.documents - reports, medicine - hospitals, military history, damascus -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW1, original 1917
Item in the collection re Brig E.M. Williams DSO, refer cat No 2580..1) Note, typed in ink with description of .2). .2) Photograph, black & white, showing a mine crater 75 yards circumferance at Ypres 1917.photography-photographs, documents - notes, military history, craters, mines -
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Accessory - RANK INSIGNIA
Items in the collection re Brig E.M Williams DSO, refer Cat No 2580 for service details..1) & .2) Pressed metal, gold colour, officers shoulder insignia, Pips.military history - insignia, metalcraft - brassware -
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Equipment - HOLSTER, PISTOL, c.1915
17th Light Horse Regiment, BendigoTooled leather holster with brass button fastener & metal loop for attachment to belt.containers - military, trades-leatherworking, military history - equipment, passchendaele barracks trust -
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Weapon - BOMB SPLINTER, 19.2.1942
... goldfields arms - ordnance military history - souvenirs Shrapnel ...Brown metal piece with jagged edges from a bomb, ie shrapnel,“19 Feb 42 First bomb splinter taken from the Darwin area on the occasion of the first attack on Australian soil’ A P Sales”arms - ordnance, military history - souvenirs, shrapnel, passchendaele barracks trust -
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Accessory - SHAVING KIT, Possibly C.WW2
.1) Blue tin container, hinged lid with gold lettering inside. .2) Razor head. .3) Screw on handle. .4) x 1 razor blade.Gillette logo, diamond shape, black background, gold lettering. Gillette Service Set in gold lettering.toilet requisites - shaving, military history, passchendaele barracks trust -
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Container - MATCHBOX & HOLDERS, 1) & .2) Bryant & May, C. WW2
... goldfields military history - souvenirs containers - commercial ....1) & .2) Matchbox. .3) Metal matchbox holder with Rising Sun badge in brass on top. Electroplated nickel silver. .4) Metal matchbox holder with large self coloured Rising Sun badge embossed.military history - souvenirs, containers - commercial, matches -
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Weapon - HAND GRENADE, c.1941
... goldfields arms - ordnance military history - army metalcraft Grenade ...Metal hand grenade with pin, some green & red paint over all.Australian WW2 No 36 MK1 Grenade Bottom: “No 36 M MK1 F.L.S. 3.41”. On side: “F.L.H”arms - ordnance, military history - army, metalcraft, grenade, weapon -
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Container - CONTAINER, OIL, Possibly WW1 - WW2 and on
Oil bottle for 303 Rifle. Brass cylinder with screw out top with oil scoop. .1) Brass cylinder for oil with black sealing washer. .2) Brass screw top with oil scoop attached.OA stamped on screw top Tick (symbol) on side of cylindercontainers - commercial, metal craft- brassware, military history - equipment, oil container -
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Photograph - NAVY PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED, Post WW2
Alan Keith GEIER RAN. Refer Cat No 601 for his service history.Two B&W images on a white background. Top image is sailor AK Geier. Bottom image is a plaque with details re. AK Geier."AK Geier Wireman 24896 Royal Australian Navy 30th January 1944 age 21. To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die."photographs, ran ww2, graves -
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Certificate - AATTV CERTIFICATE, FRAMED, Post vietnam
... goldfields Details a brief history of the Australian Army Training ...Details a brief history of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, reason for the award of the South Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm. AATTV was the highest decorated Unit in the Australian Army during Vietnam being awarded among others 4 Victoria Crosses.Famed certificate for Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation. Award given to the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam. Frame is brown stained wood.cross of gallantry, aattv, vietnam -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH HELICOPTER, FRAMED
Donated by Geoff Murray, refer 638P for his service history.Coloured print of an Iroquois mounted on wooden backing.Iroquois Gunship used by the RAAF in Vietnam G Murrayphotographs, iroqouis helicopter, gunship -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED, Photo c.1915 - 18
HENRY HOLMBERG No's 334, 26673, 8th L.H Regt AIF. Refer 54P for full service records re Henry and brother Carl. Also 626.Framed photo showing mounted bandsmen with trees in the background. HENRY HOLMBERG is 2nd from left. The tan wooden frame has moulding on the outer edge. Black & white photo is mounted on grey background with gold edging around glass.On back in black texta: H Leslie In gold lettering RH bottom corner of grey background: Frazer & Vallance Melbournemilitary history - army, army bands, photography-photographs, frame accessories -
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Award - RIBBONS WW2, C.1945 - 6
Item issued to Robert George Bennetts. Refer 560.3 for service history. Service Ribbons mounted on brass plate representing; War medal 1939 - 45 star. Australian Service medal. service ribbons, ribbons ww2, awards -
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Headwear - FORAGE CAP, C. 1943
Item issued to Robert George Bennetts. Refer 560.3 for service history. RAAF forage cap. Blue with RAAF badge. Clip up side flaps. Blue cloth outer with black rayon lining.Inside: "V330-1943 Made in Australia size" "R. G. Bennetts 36088"uniforms-headwear, military history-air force, raaf, forage cap -
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Memorabilia - MEMORIAL PLAQUE, Post WW1
Samuel Rosenthal enlisted in the 6th reinforcements to the 58th Bn AIF on 20.7.15 age 33 years 8 months. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 17.1.16, embarked for England 2.10.16, hospital 27.1.17 serious, promoted Lietenant 15.7.17, KIA 25.9.17. Refer 1019, 1020.Commemorative Plaque, round, Bronze, has Brittanica with a lion with a rectangular space for a name. Around the outside of the plaque "He died for Freedom & Honour"."Samuel Rosenthal"death penny, metalcraft, bronzeware, memorial plaque, military history -
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Badge - BADGES SERVICE AND MEMBERSHIP, Post WW11
Belonged to Capt Warick Rosenthal No TX6321 AAMC. Refer 622.3, 775. .1) RSL Membership Badge with clip "53" denoting financial member 1953. Badge has 3 figures with a blue circle around, under is a scroll in red, rear has a clip with pin & numbered. .2) Returned from Active Service Badge, blackened brass, crown over rising sun, wings / anchor / Boomerang under with words "Returned From Active Service" Two lugs and pins on rear..1) "Returned Sailors Soldiers Airmen Imperial League of Australia" On rear "V1314" .2) On rear "211849"rsl, military history, military service, active service -
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Memorabilia - PHOTOGRAPHS, FRAMED, H O'Donnell, Post WW1
The soldier in the large photo is PRIVATE ARCHIE PRIME Reg No 933 D Company, 24th Battalion 6th Infantry Brigade. He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery at Ville-Sur-Ancre near Albert on 14-15 June 1918. The soldier in the smaller photo is PRIVATE H PRIME Reg No 5202 8th Battalion. He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery at Lihons on 11 August 1918.Mounted & framed black & white poster featuring photos of two 1st AIF soldiers. Printed on the poster are portraits of the Kings & President of allied countries. Scenes depicting stages from enlistment to embarkation are included. The poster is topped with an image of Britannia surrounded by flags. Top of poster: Australia's Sons Answer the Call Handwritten under main photo of PTE PRIME: PTE ARCHIE PRIME Reg No 933 D Coy, 24th Batt 6th Inf Bgde. Handwritten under small photo of PTE H PRIME: Enlisted July 1915photography-photographs, frame accessories, military history-army, military medal -
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Print - PRINT, AATTV FRAMED, Post 1970
Ray Simpson VC, DCM. Refer 630 for his service history, WW2, Korea, Malaya, Vietnam. This portrait came as an extra to a large framed print of Australia’s 96 at the time Victoria Cross winners.Dark brown marbled effect timber frame, with gold inner edge glass, gold metal look name plate glued to glass at lower edge. Coloured print of a water colour painting of soldier RAYENE STEWART SIMPSON in uniform. Black print on gold name plate: SIMPSON Rayene Stewart VC Rank Warrant Officer Class II Unit: Australian Army Training Team: Vietnam Date: 6 and 11 May 1969 Place: Kontum Province, South Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam)portraits, illustrations-watercolour, aattv, vc -
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Work on paper - BIOGRAPHY, FRAMED, Post 1970
Refer Cat No 629.Dark brown timber frame with gold inner edge with glass front. Biography of RAYENE STEWART SIMPSON VC, DCM. Black print on yellow coloured foolscap size paper.military history, aattv, vc dcm