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Award - MEDAL SET WW1, post 1918
Maurice MONIGATTI No 3914 enlisted in the AIF on 31.7.1915 aged 20 years 2 months in the 12th reinforcements 5th Batt. Embarked for Egypt 23.11.1915, hospitalised 25.1.1916 with Mumps, rejoined unit 9.2.1916, WIA 25.7.1916 GSW to Chest and Arm, rejoin unit 6.8.1916, reported missing 3.3.1917. German records dated 4.6.1917 reported him captured at Thilloy on 2.3.1917 and he was imprisoned at Gefangenen lager Limburg A/Lahn Germany. Maurice arrived back in England on 19.12.1918. He was given leave and decided to make it longer and was let of a charge of AWL. He was discharged from the AIF on 27.7.1919.Medals, set of 3, mounted around a piece of cardboard sewn on re M E MONIGATTI/ 1. 1914-15 Star. 2. British War Medal 1914-19. 3. Victory Medal.“3914 Pte M MONIGATTI 5/BN A.I.F”award, medal set ww1 -
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Education kit - EDUCATION KIT WW1, Schooling service and the Great War, 2015
Schooling, Service & The Great War. Secondary Resource. See also Reg No 3929.8.Schooling, Service & The Great War. .1) Soft cover book, cardboard with front fold out flap. White print on front / back covers. Illustrated in colour, background, group photo of children at school desks, 2 posters & embroidery. Inside of cover is colour photo of timber, leather satchel & papers. Spiral bound in black wire. 94 cut, plain, white pages. Illustrated black / white / sepia / colour photos. CD plastic pocket on front flap. .2) Paper poster, white print, college colour, black white photos, copy of book cover. .3) CD Rom, plastic. illustrated copy of book cover.education, kit, schools, ww1 -
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Education kit, Print Board, ANZAC CENTENARY 2014-2018
ANZAC CENTENARY 2014-2018. 'Sharing Victoria's Stories & Making Connections'. .2) 'WORLD WAR ONE HISTORY - Victoria's Story'. .3) 'VICTORIA'S WORLD WAR ONE LEGACY - Recipients of the Victoria Cross'. .4) 'COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE - Planning a commemorative event and sharing local stories'. .1) Folder - cardboard, folded to store books etc. Gold, black & white print on front and spine. Illustrated black & white photograph of troops disembarking. Interior - colour illustration of medal ribbons. .2) .3) .4) - soft cover, cardboard, black & gold print front & back. Illustrated black & white photograph. .2) troops in shell crater .3) troops on wharf .4) group portrait of 15th Battalion. Pages - cut, plain, white, illustrated black & white photographs .2) 42 pages .3) biographies 31 pages .4) 18 pages .5) letter A4 white paper .6 medal mounted on cardboard - copy of 1919 children's Peace Medal with printed colour ribbon. oval block print on cardboard, beige background. ww1, educational folder -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW1,MOUNTED, C. 1918
Photo, sepia, of Sam DAVIES in 1918 aged 18 yrs. Head & shoulders portrait, without head gear, 2 pocket jacket with Rising Sun badge on collar & bandolier strap over right shoulder. On white border & mounted on fawn cardboard.photograph, light horse, portrait -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW1, MOUNTED, C. WW1
Arthur Edward Mansfield. Records are confusing but it appears he initially enlisted on 1.5.1916 in 20th reinforcements 5th Bn age 19 years 10 months, discharged medically unfit 15.8.1916 not due to misconduct. He was accepted again for specific duty on 20.9.1917 No 19332 in the AAMC and embarked on 25.9.1917 on the No 2 Australian Hospital ship as an Orderly. He was discharged at the completion of his service on 8.3.1918.Sepia photo of Private A E MANSFIELD. Head / shoulder portrait. Wearing peaked cap & great coat with upturned collar. Photo has white border & mounted on dark green background on cardboard.RHS bottom corner in white print: “Darge Photo 177 Collins Street Melbourne”photograph, mounted, ww1 -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW1, MOUNTED, C. WW1
Sepia photo, head & shoulders portrait of soldier in uniform. Slouch hat, 2 pocket jacket with Rising Sun badges on collar. Mounted with oval shaped tan veneer cardboard border & tan cardboard backing.photograph, mounted, unknown soldier -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS WW1, C.1915
.1) & .2) Albert Edward LADD (Bendigo) No. 1071, enlisted in the AIF on 1.8.15 in Mining Corps Coy 3, aged 29 years and 6 months. Embarked for England 20.2.1916. KIA 27.1.1916 while serving with the 3rd Aust. Tunneling Coy. This was at "Black Watch Sap Hill 70". The Germans were laying underground mines at the same time as the Australians. The Germans blew their mines at 12.40am, this combined with the Australian ammonal mines made a massive explosion killing over 20 Australians. Crumps & Camouflets by Damien Finlayson describes this in his book on pages 151-153. .3) In the photo are from left, Julia Ann Ladd, Rita Mary Ladd, Florence May Ladd and Albert Edward Ladd. Prewar, Albert worked at the "Coleman & Tachees Mine" in California Gully..1) & .2) Photos, sepia tone, portrait of a soldier in peak hat wearing a tie, oval shape with surround. .3) Photo, sepia tone, women with two children and soldier, one child on a setting, one on soldiers knee..1) & .2) Inset on front: "12.07.11-18.04.15" .3) Inset in front: "12.07.11-18.04.56photographs, 3rd, hill 70, kia -
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Postcard - POSTCARDS, PHOTOGRAPHIC WW1, C.WW1
.1) Postcard photo with a poem "Hail Australia" central, photo inset oval shape with soldier in peak hat, background has a kangaroo and bush. .2) Postcard photo, sepia tone with boat central and a tugboat alongside. .1) On rear in pencil: "Mrs C Brown, New York Hotel, Bourke St Melbourne 26/7/18" .2) On rear in blue pen: " A warship First World War, My brother sailed on it to war - Lilian Holding (Donaldson)post cards, poetry, warship -
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Photograph - HOSPITAL PHOTOGRAPHS, Originals 1915, 1916
The photos relate to a collection re Robert O’Donahoo No 1399 AIF WW1. Refer Cat No 1500 for his service history. .1) Robert is the soldier with the arrow pointing down to him. On the rear of the card is a letter to his Mother which appears to be dated Oct 22nd 1915. He tells his mother about a 2nd operation on his leg that was amputated. Sister West is the Nurse behind him and the other is Sister Raymond. .2) The Hospital where Raymond was admitted to in England. .3) On the rear of the Post card in pen, “twin Sisters UREN who were on the Hospital ship Thermistocles on the way home in 1916, they lived in Adelaide. .4) Robert O’Donahoo is the Soldier standing on the left, on the rear of the photo in blue pen, “Caulfield Hospital 1916” The twin Sisters were Catherine Temby UREN, Amelia UREN. Robert had some 15 operations on his leg then a further 3 to correct the position of his leg which is evident in .1).1) Photo Post card, copy of original, B & W showing 4 wounded soldiers, 2 Nurses and possibly 2 Orderlies outside a hospital Ward. .2) Photo Post card, copy of original, view of a large Hospital area complex. .3) Photo Post Card, copy of original, B & W, 2 Nurses sitting on deck of a ship. .4) Photo Post Card, copy of original, sepia tone showing 4 soldiers, 2 standing with walking sticks, 2 sitting’photography, hospitals nurses, military ww1 -
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Award - MEDALS WW1, Post 1918
Both medals are British. .1) Medal, 1914-15 Star, courted mounted, blue felt on rear with pin. .2) Victory Medal, court mounted, blue felt on rear with pin..1) "K4087 R.E. Kemp Leading Stoker Royal Navy" .2) "69585 Pte J.S RODNEY MACHINE GUN COY"award, medals, british -
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Map - MAPS, FRANCE WW1, 1915 - 1917
... , France (same as (.2) Map MAPS, FRANCE WW1 ...(.1) Areas covered by this map, Somain to Valenciennes, Ramillies to Beaudignies. (.2) Areas covered on this map, Bellicourt to Tupigny, St Quentin to Guise. (.3) Areas covered on this map, Heslin to lens, Domart to Baupaume. (.4) Areas covered on this map, Dieppe to Le Quesnoy, Monville to Bonniers. (.5) Same as (.2) Items relate to William Alexander No 502 AIF. Refer 3746.3 for his service details.(.1) Map, France, sheet 51A, Edition 1, scale 1:40,000, Ordnance survey 1916, gauze lined, rear has glossary of terms French to English. (.2) Map, France, sheet 62B, first edition, scale 1:40,000, Ordnance survey December 1917, gauze lined, rear has glossary of terms French to English. (.3) Map France, Lens 11, scale 1:100,000, OSO 1915, gauze lined. (.4) map, France, Dieppe 16, scale 1:100,000, general staff No 2364, War Office 19– gauze lined. (.5) Map, France (same as (.2)(.2 & .5) On rear hand written “124 A.L.T.M.B P179/5maps, france -
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Map - MAPS, BELGIUM WW1, 1912 - 1917
(.1) Areas covered on this map, Bollezeele to Poperinghe, Arques to Meteren. (.2) Areas covered on this map, BourBourg to Poelcapple, Reemilly to Armentieres. (.3) Areas covered on this map, Bruges, Neuzen, Ghent. (.4) Areas covered on this map, Alost, Loulain, Soignes, St Germain. (.5) Areas covered on this map, Roulers, Oosterzeele, Lille, Thoriecourt. Items relate to William Alexander No 502 AIF. Refer 3746.3 for his service details.(.1) Map, Belgium and France, sheet 27, Edition 2, scale 1:40,000, zone call W.X.Y.Z, Ordnance survey May 1917, gauze lined. (.2) Map, Belgium, Hazebrouck 5A, Edition 2, scale 1:100,000, Ordnance survey 1916, gauze lined. (.3) Map, Belgium, Ghent 2, scale 1:100,000, War Office June 1915. (.4) Map, Belgium, Brussels 6, scale 1:100,000, Drawn at War Office, Ordnance survey 1912. (.5) Map, Belgium, Tournai 6, scale 1:100,000, War Office Ordnance survey July 1912.(.1) On rear, “Glossary of terms”maps, belgium, france -
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Book - BOOK MM, WW1, Peter Warrington, For Bravery in the Field, 2014
For Bravery in the Field. Great War British Army Recipients of the Military Medal 1914 - 2910. A Register.Soft cardboard cover. Black / gold / white print on front, spine & back. Illustrated in colour. Military Medal group on grey / brown background photo of mud on front. 2 black / white colour highlighted photo of soldiers on back. 641 cut, plain, white pages. No illustrations.book, military medal, great war, british -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS WW1, C.1918
.1) On rear: 10 days furlough to England. I left the trenches on the 22nd Dec and arrived in England on the 27th and left again on the 6th Jan for the Somme. I had a Bon Time. This fits in with James Archibald TODD No 2418 AIF. By his records this was 1917 - 1918 leave. Refer Cat No 1340P for his service details. .2) On rear: France 2.6.18. Kindest Regards to all from Jim. .3) On rear: Le Mart France, Dear -- this is some of my mates, I am on this -- with love to all, Jim. The 3 photos all relate to James Archibald TODD No 2418 AIF. Refer Reg No 1217 for his brother Charles, KIA. .1) Photo postcard, sepia, showing 4 soldiers, 2 sitting & 2 standing. Handwriting on rear in purple pencil. .2) Photo postcard, sepia, showing a group of 17 soldiers dressed for entertainment. Handwriting on rear in blue ink. .3) Photo, sepia, showing a large group of uniformed men with trees in the background. 3 dogs are in the front row. Handwriting on rear in black pen..2) Printed in white underneath the photo: “ANZAC COVES - PIERROT TROUPE DIRECT FROM THE FIRING LINE”photographs, france, todd -
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Book - BOOKS WW1
1.) & .2) Soft cardboard cover, glossy finish. Black print on front, spine, & back. Cut, plain, white, glossy pages. Illustrated black / white / colour photos of portraits, medals & scenes. No page numbers. .1) Title - White Hills - Sixty Four Local Heroes. Illustrated black / white / sepia photo of Arch of Triumph, White Hills. 8 portraits of uniformed soldiers superimposed on front, back. Small colour photo of Arch of Triumph. .2) Title - Borough Bravery. Eaglehawk - Possibly Australia's Most Decorated Municipality in the Great War. Illustrated colour / sepia photo of map superimposed with numerous portraits of soldiers on front & back.books, white hills, eaglehawk -
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Card - CARDS WW1, 1918
.1) This troop ship was the HMAS A18 Wiltshire which embarked from Sydney on 2.2.1928. This was ascertained by deciphering one of the hand written signatures who was in the 8th Reinforcements 39th Batt AIF..1) Card, folding, Souvenir Sports programme at sea Thursday 7th February 1918 at 2pm. Inside has events & is hand signed by many men. Rear has details of the planning committee. .2) Card folding, from Australian Comforts Fund Xmas & New Year 1918-19. Card shows 2 paintings & 2 images of weapons captured by Australians..2) “Greetings from Will”cards, souvenir, hmas, comforts fund -
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Postcard - POSTCARDS WW1, 3.8.2017
4 post cards, sepia, depicting WWI scenes of British Forces. Each photo is an official war photo, Crown Copyright Reserved, passed by censor, Daily Mail Battle pictures. All the post cards were written on the same day by the same person to different people in France.All post cards written by Dan. No other information available, but Australian. .1) Written to: “My Dear Father” .2) Written to: “Mr Dear br Jack” .3) Written to: “What'o Burn” .4) Written to: “Well Margaret” Crown Copyright No's" .1) Series 4 No 25 .2) Series 4 No 30 .3) Series 4 No 31 .4) Series 4 No 29 postcards, series, censor -
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Document - DOCUMENTS, GAS WW1, (.3) 10.7.1918
Items in collection re F.A.W.Hutson No 3539 Gas NCO, refer Cat No 922 for his service history.(.1) Document on graph paper, hand written in pencil to “Gas NCO 57th Bn” re the following returns to Brigade HQ. (.2 Document on graph paper hand written in pencil re “Gas stores by Company, inspected, defective, replaced.” (.3) Note paper, hand written in pencil re “Enclosed forms to be returned weekly, Thursday”.documents, gas, stores, 57th -
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Administrative record - FORMS, GAS WW1, 1917 -1918
Items in the collection re F.A.W.Hutson No 3539 Gas NCO 57th Bn. Refer Cat No 922 for his service details.(.1) Form, paper, ruled, hand written in pencil re “Nominal Roll”. (.2) Form, paper, hand drawn in blue pen re “Return of Stores” (.3) Form, paper, hand drawn in pencil re “Strombo Horns” (.4) Form, paper, hand drawn in blue pen re “Return of anti gas stores”forms, administrative record, gas, 57th -
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Souvenir - RECORD & COVER WW1, C.WW1
.1) Black gramophone disk by Regal made in England. Recording is of Departure of the Australian Troops for the Front. Descriptive (28378) G.6883. Disk is adhered to chipboard backing. .2) Brown paper record cover by His Masters Voice. Gramaphones & Records one side advertising Weber's Invitation to the Waltz record. Other side Three Vital Qualities. Cover has hole in centre to show record description.record, gramophone, troops, departing -
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Literary work - POEMS, WW1, WW2, FRAMED, C. WW1 and WW2
.1) Poem, The Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels. Top half has black print on white background. Bottom half has black / white photo of Angels carrying the wounded on stretchers. Poem & photo are framed with broken wooden frame, glass front & fawn cardboard backing. .2) Poem, Gallipoli, by St Sgt Sydney BOLITHO 6 Battalion AIF. Written at Gaba Tepe 25.11. 1915. Poem is in black print on white background with black / white photo of S BOLITHO on RHS bottom. Tan wooden frame, glass front, black cardboard backing..1) On rear: 2 white stickers, 1. “2850” 2. “D16” .2) In black texta on rear top of frame: “Tom & Libby Luke”poems, fuzzy wuzzy, galipoli -
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Certificate - CERTIFICATE WW1, FRAMED, Post WW1
Refer Cat No 1890P for the service details of Pte Roy Leslie THURLOW.Certificate, Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows. Certificate has black / white photo of Pte Roy Leslie THURLOW in centre with Union Jack flag LHS & Australian flag RHS. White background with black / silver border, brown wooden frame, glass front white cardboard backing with 2 silver hanging hooks at rear. Certificate is presented to Mr C R THURLOW & signed by members of Bendigo District on May 1st 1918.certificate, manchester, unity -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW1, FRAMED
Black / white head & shoulders portrait photo of a soldier in uniform, wearing peaked cap & 2 pocket jacket. Frame is tan ornate wood with gold inner edge, glass front, fawn cardboard backing.In black on white sticker front bottom RHS & bottom LHS on back: "55"passchendaele barracks trust, portraits, framed -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW1, 1915 - 1919
Research shows the person in photo is Chas Thomas CASSIDY No 3800 9th Reinforcements 22nd BN AIF. Enlisted 22.7.1915 aged 20. Embarked 8.2.1916. Returned to Australia 29.5.1919.Post card photo, sepia, showing a soldier in uniform. The uniform shows 2 x Empire Wounded Stripes.On rear original writing in blue pen: “FROM CHARLIE TO HIS LOVER GIRL MARY” On front written later: “CHARLES THOMAS CASSIDY”photograph, postcard, 22nd -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS WW1, 1917 - 1919
.1) James Worland MILLS; .2) & .3) James Worland MILLS 1st on L; .4) James Worland MILLS 2nd on L front row; .6) James Worland MILLS on R in rickshaw. James Worland MILLS No 3441 59th Battalion. Refer Cat No 169P for his service details..1) Photo, sepia, showing a soldier in uniform standing outside a tent. .2) Photo, sepia, showing 5 soldiers, 4 standing, 1 kneeling. .3) Photo, black / white, showing 6 soldiers standing in a wood. .4) Photo, sepia, showing a soldier sitting with 3 stripes on arm & no hat. .5) Photo, sepia, showing 8 soldiers on deck of a ship. .6) Port card photo, black / white, showing 8 soldiers standing with a native & a rickshaw. Average size listed..6) On rear in black pen: “Taken at Durham 11.8.17 while on leave from Troopship A16 Port Melbourne”photographs, 59th -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS WW1, 2) 2.5.1919
.2) On rear in purple pen is an extensive letter from Couillet Belgium from James to Mother & Father. Photo relates to an Orderly Room & the men are from 57th, 58th & 59th Battalions. James Worland MILLS No 3441 59th Battalion is first on the L standing, the others are from the 57th, 58th Battalions. Refer Cat No 169P for his service details..1) Post card photo, sepia, showing a troopship in harbour. .2) Post card photo, sepia, showing a group of 6 soldiers, 3 sitting / 3 standing with a brick building in the background..1) “HMT SVERRE CAPE TOWN” .2) On front in purple appears to be: “Sincerely yours James”photographs, 57th, 58th, 59th -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS WW1, 1916
Photos relate to James Worland MILLS No 3441 59th Battalion. James is the soldier in both photos. Refer Cat No 169P for his service details. .1) Photo post card, sepia, showing a group pf men & 1 soldier at a farm around a drive belt. .2) Photo, post card, black / white, showing a group of men, women, a child & a soldier in a vegetable garden with a house in the background. ..1) On rear in ink: “L B Mills Mincha” .2) On the front in red ink: “Findlay 1916”photographs, 59th -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS WW1, 1) & .2) 1917
... , copy of .1) & .2). Photograph PHOTOGRAPHS WW1 ...Photos relate to James Worland MILLS No 3441 59th Battalion. James in all photos is the soldier sitting. Refer Cat No 169P for his service details..1) & .2) Post card photos, sepia, showing 2 soldiers - 1 sitting & 1 standing, both holding crops. .3) Photo, copy of .1) & .2)..1) On rear in blue pen: “Very Sincerely Yours, James Mills 59th Battalion AIF, 6th Dec 1917” .2) Yours very Sincerely, “James W Mills 59th - remainder unreadable”photos, 59th -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS WW1, 1), .2) & .3) Photographic Henri, 1) - .5) 1919
... ). Photograph PHOTOGRAPHS WW1 .1), .2) & .3) Photographic Henri ...Photos relate to James Worland MILLS No 3441 59th Battalion. .1) James MILLS is 3rd from R standing with arms crossed. .2) James MILLS is 2nd from L without a hat, 3rd row from front. .3) James MILLS is 2nd on L. Refer Cat No 169P for his service details..1) Photo, black / white, showing a large group of soldiers & nurses standing & sitting outside a large building. .2) Photo, black / white, showing a large group of soldiers & nurses standing & sitting outside a large building. .3) Photo, sepia, showing a large group of soldiers & nurses with 3 children standing outside outside a large building. .4) & .5) Photos, black / white, copies of .2) & .3). .1) “Versailles 18.6.19 YMCA” .2) “Paris 17.6.19 YMCA” .3) “Paris 20.6.19 YMCA” .4) “Paris 20.6.19 YMCA” .5) “ Paris 17.6.19 YMCA”photographs, 59th, paris, ymca -
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Postcard - POSTCARDS WW1, 1) & .2) 7.10.1917
Item relates to James Worland MILLS No 3441, 59th Battalion. James on on the first table left sitting at RHS of table on the left of 2 other men. Refer Cat No 169P for his service details..1) & .2) Post card photos, sepia, showing soldiers eating at 2 tables with tents in the background..1) On rear in pencil: “The Hungry 59th Battalion at mess after a hard days work Hurdcott England 7.10.17” .2) On rear in pencil: “Hurdcott England Oct 7 1917 Taken about a week ago. Boys from the 59th Battalion messing one evening after doing a good days work at ____ ____ bayonet fighting, bombing and other modes of modern warfare. Jimmy”postcards, 59th