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Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, The Sweetland Project: Remembering Gallipoli in the Shire of Nunawading, 2015
A chance viewing of a headstone just south of Anzac Cove in a well-kept lawned cemetery of Australian digger's headstones prompted the research into Stephen James Sweetland of Box Hill and other local diggers and resulted in this book.A chance viewing of a headstone just south of Anzac Cove in a well-kept lawned cemetery of Australian digger's headstones prompted the research into Stephen James Sweetland of Box Hill and other local diggers and resulted in this book.Front page: stamped: DONATION FROM/ BLACKBURN RSL SUB BRANCH/ 2 DIGGERS WAY/ BLACKBURN VIC 3130(mr) stephen james sweetland, world war, 1914-1918, gallipoli, anzac cove, military history, army -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, William (Willie) Victor Baily Wyatt
William Wyatt was a young soldier, who enlisted in 1915 for World War 1. This is an account of his life during the war until his untimely death at ade 24 in 1917.A 64 page loose leaf in binder of A4 size. photos(mr) william (willie) victor baily wyatt, soldiers, world war, 1914-1918, soldiers - victorian - surrey hills - history -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Robert Gray, grandson of Robert Beckett
The pencil sketch from which this photo was taken had been hidden from view from 1919 - 1996 when it was located behind a framed photo retrieved from the Surrey Hills Bowling Club at the time of its closure. The sketch had been used as backing when photo framed in 1919. Jocelyn Hall gave the original to great nephew, [name TBC], who was a pharmacist at the Mont Albert tram terminus at the time. Initially the subject's identity was not known. A scribbled name 'Walduck' on a different photo finally resulted in the identification as John Robert Gray, who died 1917. He was engaged at the time of enlistment and after his death his fiancee did not marry. He attended Surrey Hills Primary School and was a salesman at the time of enlistment on 9 May 1916. He embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 3 October 1916. His AIF papers list his mother as his next of kin, both resident in Suffolk Road, Surrey Hills. He was a gunner in the Howitzer Brigade 120. He was Killed in Action on 21 June 1917 and was buried at Bapaume Australian Cemetery (Row C, Grave NO. 5), France. It is believed that the sketch was made prior to him going overseas to France. John Robert Gray was the eldest son of Emma (nee Beckett) and John Gray. His father John Gray was "actively associated with all movements for the benefit of neighbours and fellow citizens". [Quote from the official tribute on his death in 1909.] He was very active in the Surrey Hills Progress Association in the early 1900's. The rotunda built in the Surrey Gardens by the Progress Association in 1912 was dedicated to him. He married Emma Beckett in 1888 at 'Guildford Villa' in Essex Road, the Beckett home. They are listed in both the 1903 and 1906 electoral rolls in Arundel Crescent; his occupation is given as bootmaker. The Alan Holt property register identifies this as 24 Arundel Crescent, known as 'Tumberumba'. John and Emma had a large family: (Gunner) John Robert Gray (1888, Surrey Hills - 21 June 1917, France) Benjamin Walter Gray (1890, Surrey Hills - 1949, Heidelberg) Herbert Harry Gray (1892, Surrey Hills - 1959, Queensland) William Beckett Gray (1897, Surrey Hills - 1899, Surrey Hills) Norman Douglas Gray (1901, Surrey Hills - 1947, Sydney) Evelyn Lizzie Gray (1906, Surrey Hills - 1983) Evelyn married Reginald Roberts and donated a number of photos to the collection. Both the Beckett and the Gray families were important in the early history of Surrey Hills. This is the only known image of John Robert Gray in WW1 uniform.A black and white photo of a hand-drawn image of a young man in uniform.world war, 1914-1918, (mrs) emma gray, (miss) emma beckett, (mr) john gray, walduck family, (mr) john robert gray, (mr) robert gray, world war, 1914-1919, surrey hills bowling club, bapaume australian cemetery, france -
National Communication Museum
Memorabilia - Honour board, Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918, 1920
This honour board commemorates Victorian Postmaster General's Department workers who served in the First World War. A total of 3,726 employees of the Postmaster General's Department enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. This represented about one in every five of the total number of men employed by the Department. Many other employees volunteered, but were rejected for health or other reasons, whilst men in key positions could not be spared. This board was displayed at the Spirit of ANZAC Centenary Experience, Melbourne, in February 2016.This honour board was produced by the Postmaster-General's Department and passed through its successor entities until donation to the National Communications Museum in 2018. Its provenance is further supported by the supplementary photograph (VH256) held by the Museum which shows the board in production. The board provides a comprehensive list of the names of Postmaster-General staff across various departments, constituting an important resource for genealogical or social history researchers and a focal point for remembrance by fellow communications workers. The style of the board itself is rare, as it was an unusual practice for honour boards to be hand-lettered on paper.Handpainted paper on linen honour board, perspex glazed with a wooden frame."POSTMASTER GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT / VICTORIA" "ROLL OF HONOR / 1914 1918" "FOR / GOD / KING / AND / EMPIRE"|Headings that precede list of names: "CORRESPONDENCE / BRANCH" "CENTRAL EXCHE" "SUBURBAN AND COUNTRY / POST OFFICES" "TELEGRAPH / BRANCH" "ELECTRICAL ENGINEER'S BCH" "MAIL / BRANCH"pmg, postmaster general's department (pmg), world war 1, ww1, postal workers, honour boards, first world war -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, David Stevenson, 1914 1918 The History of the First World War, 2004
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Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Edward Arnold, Gallipoli diary vol.1, 1920
A history of the Gallipoli campaignIndex, ill,maps, p.387.non-fictionA history of the Gallipoli campaignworld war 1914-1918 -campaigns - gallipoli, sir ian hamilton - diaries -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Edward Arnold, Gallipoli diary vol.2, 1920
A history of the Gallipoli campaignIndex, ill,maps, p.337.non-fictionA history of the Gallipoli campaignworld war 1914-1918 -campaigns - gallipoli, sir ian hamilton - diaries -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Staniforth Smith, Australian campaigns in the Great War : being a concise history of the Australian naval and military forces, 1914 to 1918, 1919
A general review of the various campaigns in which Australians were involved in the Great WarAppendices, ill, maps, p.206.non-fictionA general review of the various campaigns in which Australians were involved in the Great Warworld war 1914-1918 - australian involvement, worls war 1914-1918 - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hodder and Stoughton, The story of the Fifth Australian Division : being an authoritative account of the Divisions doings in Egypt, France and Belgium, 1920
... 1914-1918 - Regimental histories - Australia World War 1914 ...The operations and exploits of the Australian fifth division mainly in FranceIll, appendices, maps, p.468.non-fictionThe operations and exploits of the Australian fifth division mainly in Franceworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Specialty Press, Forward with the Fifth : a history of the Fifth Battalion, 1st A.I.F, 1921
... 1914-1918 -Campaigns - Gallipoli World War 1914-1918 ...History of the fifth Battalion, 1st AIF in Gallipoli and France.Ill, maps, p.342.non-fictionHistory of the fifth Battalion, 1st AIF in Gallipoli and France. world war 1914-1918 -campaigns - gallipoli, world war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Modern Printing, The Thirty-Seventh : history of the Thirty-Seventh Battalion A.I.F, 1936
... 1914-1918 - Regimental histories - Australia World War 1914 ...A regimental history of the 37th Battalion AIFIll, maps, p.354.non-fictionA regimental history of the 37th Battalion AIFworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Government Printer Tasmania, The Fortieth : a record of the 40th Battalion, A.I.F, 1922
... 1914-1918 - Campaigns - France World War 1914-1918 - Regimental ...A regimental history of the 40th Battalion 1st AIFIndex, maps, p.248.non-fictionA regimental history of the 40th Battalion 1st AIFworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Lonnen & Cope et al, The blue and brown diamond : a history of the 27th Battalion Australian Imperial Force, 1915-1919, 1921
... 1914-1918 - Regimental histories - Australia World War 1914 ...A regimental history of the 27th Battalion 1st AIFIll, maps, p.227.non-fictionA regimental history of the 27th Battalion 1st AIFworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 -campaigns - gallipoli -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hassell Press, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, 1924
A regimental history of the 9th light horse 1st AIFIll, appendices, p.206.non-fictionA regimental history of the 9th light horse 1st AIFworld war 1914-1918 - australian light horse, world war 1914-1918 -campaigns - gallipoli, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - middle east -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Melville & Mullen, The story of a battalion, 1919
... 1914-1918 - Campaigns - France World War 1914-1918 - Regimental ...A regimental history of the 48th Battalion 1st AIFIll, maps, p.179.non-fictionA regimental history of the 48th Battalion 1st AIFworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, A. Dean and E.W. Gutteridge et al, The Seventh Battalion, A.I.F. : resume of the activities of the Seventh Battalion in the Great War, 1914-1918, 1933
... 1914-1918 - Regimental histories - Australia World War 1914 ...A regimental history of the 7th Battalion 1st AIFIll, maps, p.190.non-fictionA regimental history of the 7th Battalion 1st AIFworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 -campaigns - gallipoli -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Bendigo Advertiser and the Cambridge Press, The 38th Battalion, A.I.F. : the story and official history of the 38th Battalion A.I.F, 1920
... 1914-1918 - Campaigns - France World War 1914-1918 - Regimental ...Illustrates the deeds of the members of this battalion in the war period. Includes an account of the formation of the battalion in 1916 in the Bendigo area, voyage to Europe, fighting in France with a list of its members and honours. Foreword by W M Hughes, Prime Minster of Australia Includes photographs, appendix and index.Ill, p.110.non-fictionIllustrates the deeds of the members of this battalion in the war period. Includes an account of the formation of the battalion in 1916 in the Bendigo area, voyage to Europe, fighting in France with a list of its members and honours. Foreword by W M Hughes, Prime Minster of Australia Includes photographs, appendix and index. world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Constable, Allenby's final triumph, 1920
... 1914-1918 - Campaigns - Middle East World War 1914-1918 ...A history of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force under General AllenbyIndex, ill, maps, p.347.non-fictionA history of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force under General Allenbyworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - middle east, world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, F.M. Cutlack, War letters of General Monash, 1934
Monash in his own words . . .Long before this letter can possibly reach you, great events which will stir the whole world and go down in history will have happened, to the eternal glory of Australia and all who have participated. - John Monash, 24 April 1915These extraordinary, intimate letters from General Sir John Monash to his wife and daughter, record his experiences throughout World War I, from landing at Gallipoli to leading decisive battles on the Western Front. Monash describes with great candour the challenges of ordering the lives of tens of thousands of troops.Ill, maps, p.299.non-fictionMonash in his own words . . .Long before this letter can possibly reach you, great events which will stir the whole world and go down in history will have happened, to the eternal glory of Australia and all who have participated. - John Monash, 24 April 1915These extraordinary, intimate letters from General Sir John Monash to his wife and daughter, record his experiences throughout World War I, from landing at Gallipoli to leading decisive battles on the Western Front. Monash describes with great candour the challenges of ordering the lives of tens of thousands of troops.world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections, australian army - correspondence -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Salvation Army National Headquarters, The army that went with the boys : a record of Salvation Army work with the Australian Imperial Force, 1919
The work of the Salvation Army in connection with the Australian 1st AIFIll, p.190.non-fictionThe work of the Salvation Army in connection with the Australian 1st AIFworld war 1914-1918 - salvation army, salvation army - australia - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, 12th Battalion Association, The story of the twelfth : a record of the 12th Battalion, A.I.F. during the Great War of 1914-1918, 1925
... 1914-1918 - Regimental histories - Australia Australian ...The story of the 12th battalion in the Great WarIll, maps, p.508.non-fictionThe story of the 12th battalion in the Great Warworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, australian imperial force - 12th battalion -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, George H. Doran Company, Revolt in the desert, 1927
The Arab Revolt of 1916-1918, when the disparate tribes of Arabia rose up as one great force to defeat an empire, was one of the most turbulent periods in the history of the Middle East and a pivotal element of the Middle Eastern arena of World War I. It sounded the death knell for the Ottoman Empire and paved the way for a new colonial power in the region - the British. It was T.E. Lawrence, a young army officer with a brilliant military mind and unmatched knowledge of the region and the Arab people, who - alongside the charismatic Faisal I - led the Revolt. These were epic events that changed the shape of the Middle East and affected Lawrence for the rest of his life. His magnificent first-hand account of the period is now a classic of 20th century literature.Index, ill, map, p.335.non-fictionThe Arab Revolt of 1916-1918, when the disparate tribes of Arabia rose up as one great force to defeat an empire, was one of the most turbulent periods in the history of the Middle East and a pivotal element of the Middle Eastern arena of World War I. It sounded the death knell for the Ottoman Empire and paved the way for a new colonial power in the region - the British. It was T.E. Lawrence, a young army officer with a brilliant military mind and unmatched knowledge of the region and the Arab people, who - alongside the charismatic Faisal I - led the Revolt. These were epic events that changed the shape of the Middle East and affected Lawrence for the rest of his life. His magnificent first-hand account of the period is now a classic of 20th century literature. world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - middle east, lawrence of arabia -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, John Murray, The cradle of the war : the Near East and pan-Germanism, 1918
An examination of the origins of the First World WarIndex, ill, maps, p.360.non-fictionAn examination of the origins of the First World Warworld war 1914-1918 - causes, balkan peninsula - 1912-1913 - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Lord Beaverbrook, Canada in Flanders, 1917
The fficial history of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War OneIll, maps, p.258.non-fictionThe fficial history of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War Oneworld war - 1914-1918 - canada, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - flanders -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Company, Mr. Punch's history of the great war, 1919
Cartoons by Punch magazine of the Great WarIndex, ill, p.303.non-fictionCartoons by Punch magazine of the Great Warworld war 1914-1918 - cartoons, world war 1914-1918 - satire -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, G. P. Putnam's sons, Germany after the armistice a report, based on the personal testimony of representative Germans, concerning the conditions existing in 191, 1920
... - History World War 1914-1918 - Personal recollections - German ...Recollections of a sample of Germans in the post war priodIndex, p.337.non-fictionRecollections of a sample of Germans in the post war priodgermany - history, world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections - german -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Quentin Reynolds, They fought for the sky : the story of the first war in the air, 1958
A history of war in the air during the First World WarIndex, bib, ill, p.298.non-fictionA history of war in the air during the First World Warworld war 1914 - 1918 - aerial operations., aerial warfare - history -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Soldiers Memorial Hall, Canterbury, [1925]
The Soldiers Memorial Hall was built in 1923 as a memorial to the soldiers of the First World War 1914-1918. The hall was demolished in 1979 and replaced by the Canterbury Memorial Home Units. A Roll Of Honour was at the left of the main entrance to the hall, this is now at the entrance to the units.canterbury, soldiers memorial hall, canterbury memorial home units, honour boards, canterbury road, halls -
Canterbury History Group
Document - Canterbury Welcomes Back Her Sons And Daughters Souvenir, c1918
Souvenir booklet of enlistments from Canterbury, Balwyn and Deepdene to World War 1914-1918. Lists names of the fallen and the Battlefields. photocopycanterbury, balwyn, deepdene, world war 1914-1918, wars, returned service people -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Assorted committee ribbons belonging to James Butler
Coloured photograph of ribbons of three local committees (1914-1917) of which James Butler was a member of. Donated by his grand-daughter Marion J. Millett (nee Spiller)canterbury, camberwell convalescent home, red cross, enlist or assist, city of camberwell, butler> james, spiller family, world war 1914-1918, commonwealth day