An embroidered postcard which was sent to an Australian family during World War I. The postcard is intricately and colourfully embroidered on silk framed with a cardboard backing. The design is of flowers, foliage and a butterfly with the words "from your soldier boy".

An embroidered postcard which was sent to an Australian family during World War I. The postcard is intricately and colourfully embroidered on silk framed with a cardboard backing. The design is of flowers and foliage with the words "for you alone". The reverse side of the postcard has the following handwritten note: "With Love From Billie Wishing you a Happy New Year xxxxxx"

An embroidered postcard which was sent to an Australian family during World War I. The postcard is intricately and colourfully embroidered on silk framed with a cardboard backing. The design is of flowers and foliage with the words "to my dear mother".

An embroidered postcard which was sent to an Australian family during World War I. The postcard is intricately and colourfully embroidered on silk framed with a cardboard backing. The design is of flowers, foliage and the French and English flags with the words "happy new year".

An embroidered postcard which was sent to an Australian family during World War I. The postcard is intricately and colourfully embroidered on silk framed with a cardboard backing. The design is of flowers, foliage and crossed French and English flags with the words "united we stand".

An embroidered postcard which was sent to an Australian family during World War I. The postcard is intricately and colourfully embroidered on silk framed with a cardboard backing. The design is of flowers, flags and the numerals 1918 with the words "souvenir of france".

Postcard size photograph of a WW1 Australian Army soldier. Unknown subject although note on rear "my dad in 1914 - 1918 war"

Postcard size photograph of a WW1 Australian Army soldier. Unknown subject although note on rear "The twins brother George in 1914 - 1918 war he died a few years ago"

Photographs of Australian Army soldiers taken during World War 1, possibly somewhere in Europe. The first photograph has the note "taken at Lockoff Farm in Feb 1918 Officers of our Coy" and shows twenty three officers with two Vickers Machine Guns in the foreground. The second photograph is of the same scene with a approximately 140 soldiers (presumably a Company) with the two Vickers Machine Guns in the foreground.

Postcard size photograph of three Australian Army servicemen taken during World War 1. There is a note on the rear of the postcard "George Laidlaw left William Knight centre and A Kettlewell Original 15 Battalion Queensland 1914 to 1918 War". The rear of this postcard has the photographers name, "P MATHEWSON & SONS PETRIE BIGHT BRISBANE" and the handwritten note "George Laidlaw left William Knight centre and A Kettlewell Original 15 Battalion Queensland 1914 to 1918 War".ww1, world war 1, 15th battalion, 15th btn, queensland, australia, australian, army

A WW1 Mills type Hand Grenade converted into a desk inkwell. It has a hinged lid which when opened reveals a ceramic ink pot. This is an original casting for a Mills Grenade mounted on a black glazed ceramic base. The base has lettering around the circumference with the wording "Memento of the Great War, Actual Hand Grenade Casting, as Used by the Allies, Regd No 651542, 1915"grenade, mills, world war 1, ww1, inkwell, trench art

Standard issue tin opener used by Australian service personnel during World War 2.

Photograph of Sergeant R. K. Churches, service number VX34599, of the Australian Army 2/9th Field Ambulance taken post World War 2. Churches is in his Australian Army uniform and is pictured standing beside a house typical of the era. (refer item number 00320)digital file only

Original sepia photograph mounted on thick buff coloured cardboard. The photograph is mounted in a glass fronted frame. The formal photograph is of the Australian Army 2/9th Field Ambulance Unit at Bonegilla and is dated January 1941. Sergeant R. K. Churches, service number VX34599, is in the front row, reclining and immediately to the right of centre. (refer item number 00320) note: digital format copy only available, this original photograph has been donated to the Australian War Memorial, Canberra - 22nd November, 2014

Original monochrome photograph mounted on thick buff coloured mounting board. This photograph is of a cricket team fielded by the Australian Imperial Forces, Singapore during 1941. The players depicted have signed the photograph. The photograph is from the collection of one of the players, Sergeant R. K. Churches, service number VX34599, of the Australian Army 2/9th Field Ambulance who were based in Singapore at the time. (refer item number 00320) note: digital format copy only available, this original photograph has been donated to the Australian War Memorial, Canberra - 22nd November, 2014The photograph has the following inscription: "AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCES" "CRICKET TEAM" "SINGAPORE 1941" and bears the signatures of the team members. The rear of the mounting board has the following note: "To My Dear Darling Pet, with Love from Ron" "5/8/41"churches, world war 2, ww2, singapore, changi, australian army

Photographs (18 off) from the collection of Sergeant R. K. Churches, service number VX34599, of the Australian Army 2/9th Field Ambulance Unit. These monochrome photographs were possibly taken by Churches at Bonegilla, Victoria prior to his unit embarking for Singapore in February 1941 (during World War 2). (refer item 00320)

Photograph from the collection of Sergeant R. K. Churches, service number VX34599. This photograph is of Australian Army men being transported in an open truck. This is possibly his unit, the 2/9th Field Ambulance, in early World War 2. (refer item number 00320)

Postcard size photograph from the collection of Sergeant R. K. Churches, service number VX34599. This photographs is possibly of an Australian Field Ambulance Unit encamped in the desert. This is possibly his unit, the 9th Field Ambulance, in a World War 1 field setting. (refer item number 00320)

A medallion presented to Private A. C. Hill by the citizens of Frankston, Victoria. These medallions were presented to local men who enlisted for service as they departed to World War 1 by the "Citizens and Patriotic Committee". The medallion has a gold finish and has an olive wreath around the circumference. A small loop is provided to attach the medallion to a chain or similar. In this case the medallion is attached to a fob watch chain commonly worn by men when dressed in a jacket. (refer item 00325).One side of the medallion is inscribed: "A. Hill" "From the citizens of Frankston" and the other is inscribed "A. I. F."

World War 2Triangular pennant made from wool felt. Maroon with blue strip on short side, wirh two blue tags. Greetings from Australia in gold lettering, with gold scroll containing the word Australia. 1943 in red lettering with an eagle in gold holding a rifle and bayonet in its tallons and a green kangaroo wearing a tin helmet and holding a rifle and bayonet.1943. Greetings from Australia. Eagle and kangaroo.

Framed collection consisting of a large number of World War 1 era military badges and insignia from Australia, New Zealand, Britain and other countries. The collection features a set of three medals as the centrepiece which were awarded to an Australian serviceman, Acting Warrant Officer Alwin Stevens Nicholas, service number 4752 of the 3rd Australian General Hospital, Australian Medical Corp, A.I.F. The metal badges and insignia are mounted on a black felt cloth background over a wooden backing and housed in a wooden frame. There is no glass front to the frame. for more details about A S Nicholas refer: < https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7998061 >none

This copper and tin container was used for the storage and transport of cordite that replaced black powder in 1889 as a military propellant. The stamped of a government broad arrow and date 1903 show the item was made for the war department and not for commercial use. The container once empty of explosives was used for many years as a flour bin on board the crayfish ketch "Lady Brassey" by Mr Charlie Washbourne, Crib Point, Australia (on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria). The ketch Lady Brassey was probably named after Anna or "Annie" Brassey (née Allnutt), Baroness Brassey (7 October 1839 – 14 September 1887) who was an English traveller and writer. Her bestselling book A Voyage in the Sunbeam, Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months (1878) describes a voyage around the world including a visit to Australia.The explosives container is an example of how explosive compounds were stored and transported at the turn of the 20th century. It is significate as it is in very good condition and an artefact from Australia's colonial history around the Federation, just as the country was gaining independence from Britain.Metal box with tin sides, copper top and base and round, double layered lid that has a folding, D shaped handle. Referred to as a cordite container or copper drum. Inscriptions are stamped onto the drum and are on a sticker under the lid.Handle stamped "S & Co. 1900" on lid. Base is stamped "R.G.D. 1903" (meaning the container seals are resistant to Rapid Gas Decompression (RGD)") Logo: triangular "(vertical arrow) / A T " between letters and date. Base also has blue plastic label "N.T. 55" Sticker: "B55". flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, copper container, gunpowder container, government issue container, r.g.d. 1903, lady brassey, charlie washbourne, crib point, baroness brassey, cordite container, copper drum, gun powder container, gun powder, black powder, black powder container, explosives storage, crayfish ketch

A framed topographical map of The Dardenelles produced from captured Turkish maps by the Egyptian Survey Department. The main feature is the Krithia battlefield area in 1915.Krithia Peninsula (The Dardenelles) World War One - 1915 Mapworld war one, 1915, egypt, map, dardenelles, krithia, survey department, turkey, battlefields