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Bendigo Military Museum
Award - MEDAL SET, Post WW1, Post WW11
Frederick George East. WWI Service , " Royal Army Mecial Corp", British. WW2 Service. Enlisted in the AIF on 13.10.41. Part of "Sparrow Force” he was a POW. On discharge from the AIF 10.12.45 he was a Capt serving in the Australian Intelligence Corps. Refer 516.7, 517, 538.2.Medals, set of (8) court mounted Re F.G. East . "ED" 1.1914 -1915 Star. 2.British War Medal 1914-19. 3. Victory Medal. 4.1939-45 Star. 5, Pacific Star. 6. War medal 1939-45. 7. Australia Service Medal. 8. Efficiency Medal.Medals 1,2,3 - "56520, CPL F.G.East R.A.M.C" Medals 4,5,6,7 - "VX64901 , F.G. East" Medal 8 - "VX64901 Capt. F.G. East"numismatics - military medals, british - australian -
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Book, Louise Ryan, Turnour Family of Cohuna, September 2009
Their experience of World War One Transcribed and researched by Louise Ryan Loose lead book boumd with coil binding white cover page with centred photo of two men and a woman sitting on floor reading newspaper "The bulletin." 88 PP" Donated by Louise Ryan." written inside front cover pagebooks, military history -
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Book - BOOK, READERS DIGEST, The Reader's Digest Assoc Pty Ltd, Readers Digest - Illustrated Story of WWII, c.1970
... & photos all theatre & World War II 1939 - 1945. books-military ...Hard covered, illustrated buckram bound book. Red illustrated paper dust cover. 536 cut pages. Contains illustrations & photos all theatre & World War II 1939 - 1945.books-military-history, illustrations, readers digest -
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Book - BOOKS WW1, Sir John Hammerton, World War 1914-18 Volumes 1 & 2, c.1930's
An illustrated history of WWI x 2 two volumes..1) & .2) A two volume set. Maroon buckram hard cover. Titles imprinted on front covers, title on spine in gold lettering. Leather like cream end papers. Illustrated with black & white photos. .1) Pages 1 - 792 all with cut edges. .2) Pages 793 - 1560, 767 pages with cut edges..1) & .2) Stamped on front cover in faded gold: “W A H”books-military, photography, pictorial -
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Book - BOOK, MILITARY HISTORY, Norman Bartlett, Australia at Arms, 1962
... in New Zealand, South Africa, World War I & II. books-biography ...An anthology of true life stories as told by Australians who served in New Zealand, South Africa, World War I & II.Hard, green, buckram cover embossed with gold shield surrounded by laurel wreath. Dust jacket with colour illustration on front. Title in white print on green background. Title in gold print on spine. End papers illustrated in green with maps & figure of soldiers. 265 pages with cut edges & black & white photos & drawings.books-biography, military history, photography, illustrations -
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Mixed media - PACKAGE - TEACHER'S AID BOOK, DVD & CD ROM, Australian Department of Veterans Affairs, Australian Women in War, 2008
.1) Book. Hard cover. Printed images of WWII women in armed forces, nursing & land army. Bottom image is photo of modern females in RAN. Red & blue printing. 108 pages, illustrated photos & maps. .2) DVD - Australian Government Department Veterans Affairs. Changing roles of women, 1899 - today. Images identical to front cover. .3) CD Rom identical cover to .2) above.books reference/military, audio-visual technology - audio/visual accessories, illustrations-prints, military history -
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Book - BOOK, POW'S, P.O.W. Australian Prisoners of War in Hitler's Reich, 2011
Australians from every branch of our armed forces in WWII found themselves captives in Hitler's notorious prisoner of war camps.Cover - soft cardboard,black, cream & white print on front, spine & back. Background photo in black, white & red of soldiers in uniform sitting & standing. 523 pages, cut plain white paper. Illustrated with black & white photos & maps.books-military-history, pow's, reich -
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Book - BOOK WW1, War Trophies from the First World War 1914 - 1918, 1999
Many photos throughout the book illustrate a large collection of WW1 guns. Presented to Australian towns.Cover - hard cardboard, dark blue buckram with white print on spine. Dust cover - red, white, dark blue & beige print on front & spine. Front - colour photo of a British heavy gun in action. Back - colour photos of a German 150 mm Howitzer with long barrel, dark blue background. 94 pages, cut plain white paper, illustrated with black & white photos.books, trophies -
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Book - BOOK, PHOTOGRAPHS WW2, World War II in Photographs, 2004
... goldfields BOOK, PHOTOGRAPHS WW2. Book World War II in Photographs ...From back cover: World War II in Photographs is an innovative visual account of the major events of the greatest conflict of the twentieth century, the Second World War.Soft, lightweight cardboard cover. White print on black background, front, spine & back. Sepia & black & white photos of WWI scenes, six on front, one on back. 159 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated, black & white photos.books-military-history, photography-photographs, photographs ww2 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOKS WW2, The War Illustrated, Post WW2
Hard cover, cardboard with dark blue buckram, gold print on spine. Cut, red speckled effect to edges of beige paper. Illustrated black & white, photos & maps. .1) Vol 1 - 640 pages. Title page: A permanent picture record of the Second Great War No.1. .2) Vol 2 - 732 pages. Title page: A permanent picture record of the Second Great War No.21. .3) Vol 3 - 728 pages. Title page: A permanent picture record of the Second Great War No.45. .1) Handwritten in dark blue ink on top of title page: “J H Skidmore 20 Richmond St Rockdale”books, ww2, pictorial -
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Book - BOOK, WW2, Lee Opitz, Heroes - At Home & Abroad 1939-45, 1995
From Introduction: This book tells the personal stories of men and women who lived and served through World War II and marks the 50th Anniversary of the end of that war.Soft cardboard cover. Black print on front, spine & back, mottled yellow background colour. Front cover has an illustration of a male in uniform & a female civilian. Front cover has a triangle shape missing from top right hand corner. 119 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated with black & white photos.book, heroes, home, abroad -
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Book - BOOK, WW2, Douglas Botting, The D-Day Invasion. World War II Collectors Edition, 1978
The Second Front earlier edition of this book.Hard cardboard cover, glossy finish, silver & white print on front & spine. Front background has black & white photo, out of focus back view of soldiers. Dust cover has silver & white print on front, spine & back. Front background has black & silver photo as cover. 208 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated in black & white / colour, photographs & drawings. Printed in black ink - front fly leaf - name plate: “From Bishop Noel Daly's collection 2004” Handwritten in blue ink on title page: “Sister M Seagrave”. “RSL stamps”book, d day, invasion 1944 -
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Book - PICTORIAL BOOKS, The Sun News Pictorial, The First, Second, Third & Fourth Years of War in Pictures
These are the first 4 volumes of a 6 volume set re WW2Book collection, all are hard cover, cardboard buckram, .1) & .2) are dark maroon, .3) & .4) are red, gold print on all spines with embossed design on front covers, pages are slightly glossy, .1) & .2) are 320 pages, .3) & .4) are 255 pages, illustrated black & white and colour photographs, end pages are colour military scenes.books, war in pictures, ww2 -
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Literary work - ADVERTISING LEAFLETS, 9) 5.8.1944. .10) 23.6.1945
This collection of leaflets were enclosed in various Volumes of the First to the Sixth years of the war in pictures. Refer Cat No 4184.6.1)- .2) Leaflet, Life and times of Winston Churchill, folded, exterior orange colour, B & W print, interior white with black & orange print with white photo. .3) .4) Leaflet, The Sun News Pictorial, folded, white paper with black print. .5) - .6) Leaflet, The first year, the second year of the war in pictures, .5) cream colour, .6) green colour both B & W print. .7) - .8) Envelopes, paper, beige colour stamped “Inscriptions”. .9 - .10) War map Section. Page of a newspaper, folded, beige colour black print. .7) & .8) Hand written on both slightly different, “Reg RUNCIMAN Rutherford St Swanhill”, .8) has “8 JL 42”leaflets, advertising -
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Book - PICTORIAL BOOK, The Wars Best Photographs, Post 1945
The Wars best photographs - Pictorial Masterpieces of the greatest struggle the world has knownHard cover cardboard red buckram, dark red print on the spine, 205 pages, slightly glossy white with B & W photographs of WW2.photographs, pictorial, ww2 -
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Book - BOOKS, WW2, The Sun News Pictorial, The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Years of War in Pictures, Post 1945
Book collection from WW2, inside one book was a collection of leaflets, refer Cat No 4185.10. Originally owned by Reg RUNCIMANBook collection, hard buckram cardboard covers, two dark maroon, 4 red colour, gold print on the spine, embossed designs on the front covers, slightly glossy pages, Vol’s 1 - 2 320 pages, Vol’s 3,4,5.6 255 pages, illustrated B & W and colour.the wars best photos, ww2 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Container - BAG, CALICO, circa World War II
Parcel sent by family to Australian driver in New Guinea forces during World War II.Hand sewn calico bag possibly for containing fruit cake, posted to New Guinea forces. Sewn at one end, cut open at the other, has the remains of postage information and Australian stamp.V330270/ DVR R MYERS/. M.T.SECTION/ H.Q. / NEW GUINEA. FORCES. and FROM/ S.MYERS/ UNDERA/VIA MOOROOPNA/ VICTORIAcalico bag, soldier, new guinea, world war ii, parcel -
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Work on paper - NOTEBOOK, c.1941 - 1945
Items in the collection of R C ALLARDICE No 418577 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3627.5 for his service details & collection.Small note book, no covers, metal binding at top. 25 pages with the majority written in ink, & remainder in pencil. The notes are on many facets of aircraft, procedures, signaling, submarine detection, engines, pyrotechnics, to name a few.Handwritten in ink at top of front page: SUNDERLANDtraining, raaf, world war 2 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED, Post 1918
Benjamin Francis Esposito No 368 enlisted on 23.1.1915 in the 21st Bn age 25 years, embarked for Eygpt 10.5.1915 then to Gallipoli, embarked for France 19.3.1916, awarded the “MM” at Moquet Farm 26.8.1916, WIA 11.2. 1917 GSW to Face & L/Hand, promoted to 2nd Lt 1.1.1919, Lt 1.4.1919, discharged from the AIF 6.10.1919. Francis Stacey Esposito No 535 enlisted on 14.7.1915 age 22 years in B Coy 29th Bn, embarked for Eygpt 10.11.1915, embark for France 16.6.1916, WIA 26.11.1916 GSW to Neck, rejoin unit 18.3.1917, transfer to the 32nd Bn 12.10.1918, discharged from the AIF 25.7.1919. Mervyn Harold No 781 enlisted on 18.8.1914 age 20 years in C Coy 7th Bn, embark for Eygpt 19.10.1914, embark for Gallipoli 5.4.1915, admitted to Hospital Ship 2.7.1915 with Influenza, later classified as Enteric serious, Died of Disease 8.8.1915.Portrait photos, head & shoulders, of 3 soldiers in uniform, 2 with peaked caps. Oval photos mounted on cream backing with 3 battalion patches in the centre. On LHS is a drawing of a soldier with rifle surrounded by green leaf edging. Photos have brown wooden frames with gold inner edge, glass front & wooden ply backing.Across the top in white: 1914 THE WORLD WAR 1918 In centre in red: THREE MEN WENT FORTH FROM THIS HOME In centre in black: Ben Esposito, 1915 Frank Esposito, 1915 Mervyn Esposito, 1915 To fight for the preservation of .... Australia's nationhoodmemorabilia, framed, brothers -
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Postcard - POSTCARDS, PHOTOGRAPHIC WW1, 2) J Welch & Sons, c.1914-1918
Correspondence to & from soldiers in WWI..1) - .3) Rectangular coloured postcards sent during World War I..1) “To my hero on Active Service” .2) “Dear (Albert) After a long time on rail have just arrived at Bendigo” .3) “Hope I'm not intruding in gold lettering”documents - postcards, military history, passchendaele barracks trust -
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Award - MEDALS, Post WWI
... WW1 & WW2. Medals military history ...HERBERT EDGAR HEWSTON No 40 enlisted in the AIF on 14.2.1916 in the 3rd Pioneer Batt age 38 years 4 months. Embarked for England 6.6.1916, hospitalised 8.8.1916 (not specified), embarked for France 24.11.1916, discharged from the AIF on 14.8.1919. Part of the HEWSTON collection WW1 & WW2.Medals, set of (2) individual not mounted re H E HEWSTON. .1) War Medal 1914 - 1919. .2) Victory Medal..1) & .2) 40 PTE. H E HEWSTON 3 PNR BN AIF”medals, military, history -
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Literary work - BOOKS WW2, Sun News Pictorial, The War in Pictures, Post WW2
A set of 6 hard cover books. Pictures of World War 2. .1) First Year, brown buckram, embossed front cover, war machines, 320 pages. .2) Second Year, brown buckram, war machines embossed on front, 320 pages. .3) Third Year, red buckram, war machines embossed on front, 256 pages. .4) Fourth Year, red buckram, war machines embossed on front, 256 pages. .5) Fifth Year, red buckram, war machines embossed on front, 256 pages. .6) Sixth Year, red buckram, war machines embossed on front, 256 pages.books-military-history, war in pictures -
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Book - BOOK, WW2, Octopus Books Limited, World War II, c.1977
... goldfields BOOK, WW2 Book World War II Hard cover, collage ...Hard cover, collage of newspaper headlines in blue, no dust cover. 253 pages with cut edges. Photos throughout.On spine: “World War II”books-military, photography-photographs/reproductions, news papers -
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Print - PRINT, FRAMED, Framed Print of "An Historical Record of the/Second World European World War"
Coloured framed print of "Historical record of the end of the 2nd European War", has Bendigo Business Adverts Print - black, blue, red print, illustrated with portraits and and flags; and Bendigo Business Advertisements. Frame - timber, mid brown and gold colour marbled effect paint with decorative edge. Glass front. Mount - off white colour cardboard.illustrations-prints, frame accessories; trades - carpentry, ww2, history -
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Book - BOOK WW2, The Second World War in Map and Story, During the WW2
Covers are yellow/orange with all writing in blue. Title at top, globe depiction of the world central at bottom "An Argus Production, Price Two shillings. 63 pages of history with full page map every 2nd page.books, maps, story -
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Award - MEDAL SET, post 1945
Medals awarded to Cyril John JOHNSON VX36298 died as a POW. Refer Cat No 3144 for his service history.Set of (5) WWII medals court mounted re C J JOHNSON. 1. 1939 - 1945 Star 2. Pacific Star 3. Defence Medal 4. War Medal1939 - 1945 5. Aust Service Medal 1939 - 1945Engraved VX36298 C J JOHNSON.medals, military, history -
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Administrative record - PAYBOOKS, RAAF, (.1) 1942 - 1944, (.2) 1944 - 1945
Items relate to Reginald Charles ALLARDICE No 418577 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3627.5 for his service history.(.1) Pay book No 80392, RAAF, blue cover re Allardice, Reginald Charles, has small inset photo re Allardice, entries are in blue and red ink. (.2) Pay book No 251015, RAAF, green cover re Allardice, Reginald Charles, entries are in blue ink, has small inset photo re Allardice.world war 2, payment history -
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Letter - LETTER, APPRECIATION, 14.3.1946
Item relates to Reginald Charles ALLARDICE No 418577 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3627.5 for his service history.Letter, light coloured paper from the RAAF to R C Allardice thanking him for his service. Signed by Commodore Hewitt.service, world war 2 -
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Work on paper - LETTER & CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE, (.1) Dec 3 1947, (.2) 18.6.1946
Items relate to Reginald Charles Allardice CMF and RAAF. Refer cat No 3627.5 for his service history.(.1) Letter to R C Allardice registered post No 13758 re the forwarding of his discharge certificate from the A.M.F dated Dec 3 1947. (.2) Certificate of discharge No 169934 re R C Allardice V40236 from the CMF. Details are in black ink, double sided with details re his service.(.1) Signed by “M.C.Langslow”discharge from the raaf world war 2 -
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Administrative record - CERTIFICATE, 23.3.1944
Item relates to Reginald Charles ALLARDICE No 418577 RAAF. Refer 3627.5 for his service history.Certificate of Service and discharge from the RAAF re R.C.Allardice No 418577. Four pages folded, light blue cardboard, details in ink re rankings, units, postings from 23.5.1942 until 23.3.1944 when he is then appointed to a Commission.raaf, service details, next of kin, world war 2