Letter sent out by King George to service personnel after World War 1 thanking them for their service.Of military Significance on letter sent to troops by the King of England after WW1Message from Buckingham Place to Pte S.W. Ellis Aus Emp Coy thanking him for serving in the military.See image.buckingham palace, king george, world war one, ww1, pte. s. w. ellis, army, infantry, queen, letter

Part of the HEWSTON collection re WW1 & WW2.Four page military newsletter dated Wednesday 15.8.1945, sepia with black print & red heading, Issue No 73.documents - newspapers, military history, table tops, newsletter

Item belonged to Lawrence Vernon Andrews VX114736, Refer Cat No 4228 for his service details.Soft cover cardboard, greenish colour with black Print, information and advice on Army rehabilitation for Australian Military Forces.rehabilitation, army, ww2

Original owner of photo was Eric Harry FINCH, Reg No VX38567.Black & white photo of unknown Military Unit. Photo taken at Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia in 1940.Handwritten in white bottom right: “WALKER photo”photographs, military, unit

Military style bush hat, green material with grey material lining in crown. Two metal vents on crown.uniforms - army, costume-male-headwear, passchendaele barracks trust

.1) Blue Felt Pennant with the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Badge. .2) Women's Auxiliary RSL 1989."AEME" written in red with AEME field units colour patch.flags - military, badges, womens auxillary

Handheld oil filled compass possibly of German military origin. Labelled 'Bezard Kompass'. Complete with leather pouch.Bezard Kompasscompass, prismatic

Collection of various leaflets for use by Australian military personnel in the field when attempting to communicate with local islanders and Japanese.

Black and white photograph with white border depicting a military ship berthed in port; glued in album on page 5hmas australia, fan album, cruisers

Training Manual Belonging to Major W.A. Cronk 15 Trng BnMilitary Drill Training Manual 1939An oblong book faded buff color cardboard cover white pages. Military Training Pamphlet No18 1939.26/G.S. Pubns./92 Major W.A. Cronk. 15 Trng Bntraining drill foot guards infantry pamphlet

Not much is known about William Rothwell other than he is recorded as working as an optician and scientific instrument maker in Manchester at 277 Deansgate Street from 1780 until 1820. An entry in the “Complete History of the Trades of Manchester” published in 1822, in which the author describes Mr William Rothwell as an intelligent young man who is conversant in several languages. He went on to describe him as an philosophical instrument maker of optical and mathematical objects, specialising in spectacles, all sorts of surveyors instruments as well as eye glasses of all types. At present that is all that is known of William Rothwell other than his products were made to the highest standards of the time. Today his products are now actively sought by collectors and are currently fetching high prices at auction sales overseas. The telescope is a rare item even though not much is known about Rothwell's history his scientific instruments and optical items fetch high prices when they become available as collectors look for rare and well made items from the 18th and 19th centuries. Its completeness and good condition make it a very good addition to the collection at Flagstaff Hill. A three draw military telescope brass with main cylinder section made of wood, main lens is removable for cleaning.Marked "Rothwell, Manchester"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, telescope, william rothwell, scientific instrument, manchester optician, optician

Black KM2 bakelite military field use telephone with attached hand-receiver and spiral cord in battery charger.Three plaques, battery instructions, model and serial number, mod.record, off ring and buzz settings, at back: L1, L2, CBS, MAG, CBtelephone, communication, field telephone

An Australian World War One Soldier poses for a studio portrait. It is Frank Boyce who was awarded the Military Medal. boyce, frank boyce, world war, world war one, aif, mmm, military medal

Part of the small collection of uniforms in DAHC's possession. Like most of these uniform this one stems from the 1950-ies. The shoulder insigne indicate a "Genie" division (Engineering Corps).Many of the 1950's period uniforms came from people that had been discharched after having served in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during the Indonesian War of Independence.Dutch military field uniform made from heavy greenish material: (1) short jacket and (2) pantsShort jacket (brass, insect eye - like button on each collar, St Joris (St George) patch on shoulder straps, "Prins Alexander" on sleeves, Dutch army emblem with "Je Maintiendrai", the Dutch national motto, on left sleeve), marks inside jacket W MvO 1954, Motecht door MITN.uniform army

Black and White Photograph of CH47 Chinook Helicopter taking off after dispatching a Military Band and its Equipment.chinook, photograph, military band

NZ flag represents military, medical, educational, and refugee relief. Blue flag with red stars and union jackflag, new zealand

Rev. F. Charles Bremer (1886 - 1974). Born in Ballarat. Member of the Primitive Methodist Church in Eyre St. Ballarat. Entered the Methodist ministry in 1912. Married Margaret Webb (1886 - 1946) in 1916. Appointments included Hawthorn, Stawell, Preston and Devonport. Methodist Chaplain in the A.I.F., Methodist Chaplain at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital. Home Missions 1953 - 1964. Retired to live with his daughter in the U.K.B & W snapshot of the Rev. F. Charles Bremmer dressed in his uniform as a military chaplain, standing in a garden.rev f. charles bremer, primitive methodist, minister, methodist, chaplain, home missions, margaret webb.

Black and white postcard photograph of two men in Australian military uniform standing in front of a tent and some buildings.On back of photo: "Lt Tom 'Diver' Derrick, VC, DCM (right) with Lt Reg Saunders congratulating each other following their successful graduation from the Officer's cadet training unit, Seymour Victoria, 1944. Lt Saunders was the first Aboriginal Australian commissioned in the Australian army. Australian War Memorial"australian army, military officers, reg saunders, tom derrick

Black and white photograph of an unknown man in military uniform. Photo is mounted on cardboard and enclosed in folder with an embossed design.soldiers, military, australian military forces

Cloth Badge - embroidered Australian Military Forces for Australia; Metal clasp at top & metal bar with star at bottompersonal items, ballarat rsl, ballarat

Provenance of this particular hat not known, however "Heroes and Gentlemen" by Winty Calder contains a photograph of Lieutenant Leslie Maygar wearing this style of hat, also a photograph of a group of Victorian Mounted Rifles officers wearing these hats.Side hat, red cloth with folds outlined with gold piping. Gilt Victorian Military Forces cap badge.hat, cap, military, victorian mounted rifles

This card was used to identify Russian armed vehicles and provide verbal orders.Royal Australian Armed Corps Commanders Card. Featuring text and illustrations of military vehicles in black on a white background. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE / RAAC COMMANDERS CARD / OWG 136 / INTRODUCED MAR 83 NATO STOCK NUMBER: 7530-66 MADE IN AUSTRALIA / 117 / 2417raac, raac comannders card, card, russian vehicles