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Accessory - CIGARETTE LIGHTER, C. 1940 - 45
Item in the collection re J.C.W. LEDEUX, refer Cat No 2378 for his service details. Item classed as Trench art. Cigarette lighter made from brass cartridge case with 1/4 Gulden Dutch coin 1941 on base & a 1/10 Gulden coin on the side. personal effects - smoking accessories, lighter, cigarette. -
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Memorabilia - BROOCHES, C.1939 - 45
Items in the collection re J.C.W. LEDEUX, refer Cat No 2378 for his service details. These items are classed as Trench Art WW2..1) Perspex map of Australia with Australian coat of arms in metal in centre. Has shape of colour patch in centre. Australian Armoured Division. .2) Perspex bar with Rising Sun badge suspended beneath on chain. .3) Mother of pearl Rising Sun with metal Rising Sun badge in brass in centre. costume accessories - jewellery, military history - souvenirs, numismatics, trench art -
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Equipment - GLOVES RAAF, C.1939 - 45
Items issued to Maxwell Lennox Matheson No 418447 RAAF. Refer Cat No 1959 for his service history.Pair off silk lined gloves for air crew's leather gloves. .1) Cream coloured fine woven fabric left hand glove. .2) Cream coloured fine woven fabric right hand glove.uniforms airforce, costume accessories - glove accessories -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED, C.1940 - 45
Edward Charles Owen No 409435 enlisted in the RAAF on 15.8.1941. Served in No 460 Sqd and was awarded the DFC in a Raid over Germany. Flying K2 “Killer” he was WIA on 9.11.44 in the left eye over Wanne Eickel Oil Refinery, unable to fly the Bomber until near landing when he took over making a near perfect landing. He was discharge from the RAAFwith the rank of Flight Lieutenant on 14.3.1946. Refer 1492.6.Framed colour photo gloss surface with portrait of an Australian RAAF flying officer.Marked on bottom right hand side is: "With love Darling 15.2.46”raaf, framed photo’s, dfc -
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Container - BOTTLE, OIL, C.1939 - 45
.1) Bakelite constructed Bottle used for small arms maintenance .2) Screw Top for Bottle with built in Brushbottles, containers, oil -
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Equipment - VENTURI, AIRCRAFT, c. 1939 - 45
Item belonged to Maxwell Lennox Matheson No 418447 RAAF. Refer Cat No1959 for his service record.This device was mounted outside of aircraft, in air stream, generating a vacuum. L = 27 cm. Air tube and coupling at base. Manufactures plaque states "Type B-4 plus misc numbers."venturi, equipment aircraft -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW2, FRAMED, C.1944 - 45
Dark brown, stain varnished timber frame. Copy of a black & white photo of a lineup of Mustang fighters on an air field.photograpy - photographs-frame accessories, military history-air force, raaf -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH RAAF, FRAMED, 1940 -45
B&W photo showing two WW2 era Wirraway fighter planes in the air.photographs, raaf, wirraway -
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Equipment - GOGGLES WW2, C.1939 - 45
Items relate to Clifford Alfred Cairncross RAAF. Refer 2108.7 for his service record.Clear celluloid eye shield stapled to cloth forehead band. Press studs on shield & band allows shield to wrap around eyes. Goggles fastened to head with adjustable elastic band. Elastic band joined with metal hook & ring.glasses, eyesheild, military equipment -
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Memorabilia - PHOTOGRAPHS, c.1944-45
Belonged to DONALD HENRY HARRIS No 141844, LAC RAAF. Refer 2318 for service history also 2126.2.All photos relate to New Guinea & Morotai. .1) Native hut scene in the islands - sepia colour .2) - .9) Relating natives, airfields & construction - sepia & b/w .10) - .15) Relating natives & possibly D H HARRIS - sepia & b/w .11) - .20) Relating to natives - sepia & b/wnatives, morotai, borneo -
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Flag - FLAGS, VARIOUS, c.1939-45
.1) Belgium Flag printed on canvas .2) Italian Flag printed on canvas .3) France Flag printed on canvas .4) English Flag printed on canvas .5) USA Flag printed on canvas .6) Australian Flag printed on canvas .7) Russian? Flag printed on canvas (horizontal white, blue & red stripes)flags, allied -
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Photograph - ENVELOPES, Est 1923-45
Items belonged to Arthur George Holley No 13556 RAN HMAS Hobart. Refer 2134 for service history also 2135.3, 2137, 2147.Four Kodak photo envelopes all the same size, colours red, white and blue. Envelopes fold in half with pockets each side."Holley"envelopes, photography -
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Equipment - CARRIER, WATER BOTTLE, c. 1939 - 45 possible
Water bottle carrier made from webbing with 2 buckles, press stud fastener."3158055" handwritten inside webbingmilitary equipment, webbing, water -
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Memorabilia - ALBUM, PHOTOGRAPH, 1941-45
Album belonged to Kingsley William Allen VX109839 2nd AIF. Refer 2192.4, 2195 for service history also 2193, 2196P.Photo album, red covers, cardboard with blue binding, front has image of a Sailing Ship with the word photographs underneath. Inside is 6 pages with B & W photos totalling 14 held with paper corner stickers.albums, photography, military -
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Accessory - HAT PUGGAREE, 1939-45
Pugaree for slouch hat with colour patch, possibly for 2/2nd Field Regiment AIF.uniforms-army, costume accessories-hat accessories, pugaree, 2/2nd -
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Booklet - NOTEBOOK RAAF, 1942-45
Belonged to Victor Henry Evans No 418655 RAAF. Refer Cat No 1760.4.Paper and cardboard notebook hand written in ink containing signal procedures, alphabet code, Q code and latitude and longitudes. Originally a larger book that was cut in half.documents-notebooks, education, military history-army, raaf -
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Book - NOTEBOOK RAAF, 1942-45
Belonged to Victor Henry Evans No 418655 RAAF. Refer Cat No 1760.4.Notebook with black vinyl cover with hand cut tabs along top of pages. Hand written in ink contains notes on flight paths, coordinates and other information regarding aircraft radios and their use.documents-notebooks-education, military history, communication-radio/telegraphic, raaf -
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Administrative record - LOGBOOK RAAF, 1942 - 45
Victor Henry Evans No 418655 RAAF. Refer Cat no 1760.4.Hardcover book bound in blue fabric. RAAF flight logbook for Observers, Air Gunners, W/T Operator's re V.H Evans detailing flights made around Australia. At rear is a list of units he served in and aircraft he flew in.On front "Evans V.H No 418655"military equipment-raaf, records, log book -
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Badge - BADGE RAAF, 1939-45
Item belonged to Victor Henry Evans No 418655 RAAF. Refer Cat no 1760.4.Summer uniform cloth badge for WWII RAAF Wireless Operator. Khaki coloured, oval shaped, depicts a hand holding lightning bolts.uniforms-insignia, military history-raaf, wireless -
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Equipment - SIGNALLING MIRROR, C.1939-45
Belonged to Victor Henry Evans No 418655 RAAF. Refer Cat No 1760.4..1) Emergency Signalling Mirror (ESM/1). Metal, rectangular shape with rounded corners. One side is the mirror, the other side has instruction points 1-3. .2) plaited cord attached to mirror frame. "SPEC 40653" " General Electric Company"signalling, mirrors, emergency, raaf -
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Accessory - RATION PACK, C.1939 - 45
Item issued to Victor Henry Evans No 418655 RAAF. Refer Cat No 1760.4Emergency Ration pack issued to RAAF .1) Tin containing fruit and nut blocks, hot chocolate, salt tablets , tea tablets. .2) Lid for tin, inside is printed instructions for use. Remnants of sellotape on both items .1) and .2) Khaki colour.ration pack, emergency, raaf, accessory -
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Uniform - HAT BADGES, 1939-45
Badges belonged to Victor Henry Evans No 418655 RAAF. Refer 1760.4. .1) & .2) Rising sun hat badges, blackened brass, depicts a rising sun with crown and scroll under. Rear has two lugs for attachment..1) & .2) On the scroll "Australian Commonwealth Military Forces"hat badges, rising sun, uniform -
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Accessory - BADGES, RANK, CHEVRON, 1939-45
The light blue chevron denotes one years overseas service worn inverted above the cuff. The items relate to Victor Henry Evans No 418655 RAAF. Refer cat no 1760.4..1) & .2) RAAF Sergeants rank stripes. Three cloth "V" shaped stripes in shades of khaki. .3) Light blue service chevron stripe on dark blue background. uniforms-insignia, military history-raaf, sergeants, service chevron -
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Uniform - BADGES, RANK, 1939-45
Badges relate to Victor Henry Evans No 418655 RAAF. Refer Cat No 1760.4. .1) .2) Badge rank, metal blackened brass, crown shape with 2 lugs on rear for uniform attachment. .3) .4) Badge rank, metal , blackened brass, crown shape with 2 lugs on rear for uniform attachment. Badge fitted to a circular metal disk with a split pin through . badges, rank, insignia raaf -
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Accessory - IDENTITY DISCS, 1942-45
Victor Henry Evans No 418655 enlisted in the RAAF on 29.5.42 aged 30 years.On discharge from the RAAF on 24.8.45 he was a flying Officer in No 1 Sqd RAAF. Identity Discs re V.H.Evans. .1) Octagonal shape, engraved on both sides. .2) Round shape engraved on both sides. .3) Metal Key, miscellaneous tied to Octagonal disc. .4) Platted leather neck cord to hold ID disc..1) & .2) "418655 Evans V.H RAAF Meth". On the obverse "A2"identity disc’s, raaf -
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Headwear - FLYING HELMET, C.1939 - 45
The helmet belonged to Henry Victor Evans No 418655 RAAF. Refer 1760.4. Type B flying helmet made of dark brown leather and lined with chamois. There is a leather chin strap fastened on the left with a white metal buckle. On the inside of the helmet on either side of the face are two snap fasteners with a strip of chamois backed webbing fastened between them for securing an oxygen mask or face protector. There is a buckled strap across the back of the neck with two thinner buckled straps running vertically above it. Another thin buckled strap is secured across the front of the helmet. A circular ear piece is sewn on either side of the helmet with a zippered opening. Inside each piece is a brass fitting for attaching gosport tubes. Brown leather Flying Helmet, yellow suede lined inside."N361". Hand written "V.H.Evans".flying helmet, raaf, headwear, leather -
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Equipment - COMPASSES, RAAF, C.1939 - 45
Item belonged to Victor Henry Evans No 418655 RAAF. Refer Cat No 1760.4. A bakelite cylindrical container with an emergency compass. Inside the screw on lid another compass loose inside the container. .1) cylinder. .2) lid. .3) second compass.compass raaf, emergency, equipment -
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Badge - FEMALE RELATIVE BADGE, 1940-45
The badges were first issued in 1940 to the nearest female relative of a soldier on Active Service. Each star on the bar represents one person. This badge was issued to Billy Birds Mother. William (Billy) Bird No VX113169 2/14 Batt AIF. Refer 1601. William Bird was born on the 15th of April 1924, enlisted in the AIF on the 19th of October 1942 when he was 18 years of age. He was discharged from the 2/14 Australian Infantry Battalion on the 21st of August 1946. Female Relative Badge. The Badge has a Map of Australia in the centre surrounded by two sets of laurel leaves.It is topped by a Crown. The Bar is suspended beneath the medallion by rings with one five pointed star on the bar."To the Women of Australia" The rear of the Badge has "Issued By Commonwealth of Australia A182120" numismatics-badges, female relative -
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Badge - RISING SUN BADGE, 1939-45
Item belonged to Billy Bird No VX113169 2/14 Batt AIF. Refer Cat No 1601 for his service details. Rising Sun Badge, pressed blackened brass, depicts a rising sun with crown centre and scroll under."Australian Commonwealth Military Forces"numismatics-badges-military, metalcraft, rising sun -
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Coin - JAPANESE COIN, C.1939 - 45
Souveniered by Billy Bird, No VX113169, 2/14 Batt AIF. Refer Cat No 1601 for service details.Coin, Japanese, possibly aluminium. The sides have grooves in the diameter.Japanese writing on both sides.souveniers, coins,, japanese