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Bendigo Military MuseumBadge - LAPEL BADGE, RAA 8th DIVISION
... LAPEL BADGE, RAA 8th DIVISION......8th Division...WW2 Royal Australia Artillery, 8th Australian Division lapel badge. Badge believed to belong to PTE Alfred William Baron VX29810. ...Badge LAPEL BADGE, RAA 8th DIVISION ...WW2 Royal Australia Artillery, 8th Australian Division lapel badge. Badge believed to belong to PTE Alfred William Baron VX29810. Part of the Cooper Collection.Horizontally aligned oval enamel and metal badge divided diagonally red over blue and edges with a grey border. Metal pin on back for attaching to a lapel.cooper collection, badge, royal australian artillery, 8th division -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook, Carl Johnson, Carrying on under fire and in captivity: stories from the 8th Division Australian Army Medical Corps under Malaya command, 2009
... Carrying on under fire and in captivity: stories from the 8th Division Australian Army Medical Corps under Malaya command......8th Division Army Medical Corps...Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch ANZAC House Level 3 4 Collins Street Melbourne Australian Army Medical Corps World War Two medical care Malaya Singapore Burma Changi Kranji Prisoner of War medical personnel Japan 8th Division Army Medical Corps Burma-Siam railroad 1. ...1. Battle Station Malaya 2. War in the Far East 3. The Withdrawal Begins 4. The Siege of Singapore 5. Nurses under Fire 6. The Last Five Days 7. Capitulation and Captivity 8. Work Parties 9. 'A' Force to Burma 10. Japan Parties 11. Adjusting to Captivity 12. 'B' and 'E' Force to Borneo 13. The Barracks Square Incident 14. POW Life in the Far East 15. 'F' Force Part One 16. 'F' Force Part Two: the Diary of Glenleigh Skewes 17. Other Work Forces on the Burma-Thailand Railway 18. The Show Goes On 19. Changi and Woodlands - 1945 20. The 'X3' party 21. Liberation 22. Reunions, Associations and Memorials. [From Trove record] 'This is the story of the eighteen hundred members of the Australian Army Medical Corps 8th Division serving with Malaya Command, who were forced to endure life as prisoners of war, following the fall of Singapore on 15th february 1942' [From back cover]Hardcover navy blue book with title, subheading and author in white print. There is a red strip across the bottom right corner that reads 'memorial edition'. The title information is printed over an image of six men in uniform posing in front of a vehicle , a list of names, and a symbol of the Australian Army Medical Corps.non-fiction1. Battle Station Malaya 2. War in the Far East 3. The Withdrawal Begins 4. The Siege of Singapore 5. Nurses under Fire 6. The Last Five Days 7. Capitulation and Captivity 8. Work Parties 9. 'A' Force to Burma 10. Japan Parties 11. Adjusting to Captivity 12. 'B' and 'E' Force to Borneo 13. The Barracks Square Incident 14. POW Life in the Far East 15. 'F' Force Part One 16. 'F' Force Part Two: the Diary of Glenleigh Skewes 17. Other Work Forces on the Burma-Thailand Railway 18. The Show Goes On 19. Changi and Woodlands - 1945 20. The 'X3' party 21. Liberation 22. Reunions, Associations and Memorials. [From Trove record] 'This is the story of the eighteen hundred members of the Australian Army Medical Corps 8th Division serving with Malaya Command, who were forced to endure life as prisoners of war, following the fall of Singapore on 15th february 1942' [From back cover] australian army medical corps, world war two medical care, malaya, singapore, burma, changi, kranji, prisoner of war, medical personnel, japan, 8th division army medical corps, burma-siam railroad -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, 8TH DIVISION AAMC, Carl Johnson, "CARRYING ON UNDER FIRE AND IN CAPTIVITY", 2009
... BOOK, 8TH DIVISION AAMC...Stories from the 8th Division Australian Army Medical Corps under Malaya Command, WWII. ...Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields Stories from the 8th Division Australian Army Medical Corps under Malaya Command, WWII. ...Stories from the 8th Division Australian Army Medical Corps under Malaya Command, WWII. The 39th Australian Infantry Battalion (1941-1943) Association donated four books of Military History: Cat. No. 4474 With the Twenty-Second Cat. No. 4475 Carrying On Under Fire and in Captivity Cat. No. 4476 Mod Revisited Cat. No. 4477 Forward With The FifthHard cover - cardboard with dark blue glossy coloured background. White print on front, spine and back. Front illustrated black and blue toned photograph of 6 Medical Corp Soldiers in uniform. Back, photograph of trestle bridge on Thai-Burma Railway. Front and back figleaf and end papers illustrated with grey/blue and white maps. 559 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black and white photographs, portraits, maps, drawings.Opposite Title Page - printed donation label - "Donated by 39th Australian Infantry Battalion (1941 - 1943) Association Inc, www.39battalion.com” Association Inc. www.39battalion.com"books, military, history, wwii -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Robert Christie, A history of the 2/29 Battalion - 8th Australian Division AIF, 1985
... A history of the 2/29 Battalion - 8th Australian Division AIF...Australian army - 8th division...A history of the 2/29 Battalion - 8th Australian Division AIF Book Robert Christie High Country Publishing ...The unit originally left Australia as a completely Victorian unit but returned with representatives from all Sates in the Commonwealth. The 2/29th Battalion was the fist Victorian unit into action in the Malauan campaign and has the distinction of two set of battle honours, one for the bloody Muar Road battle where the battlion initially and later in association with the 2/19th Battalion held the crack Japanese 5th Division, the Imperial Guards for six days to enable the whole British force to be withdrawn behind Yong Peng, and the second for their part in the battle for Singapore Island. It was during the intial battle with the Japanese Imperial Guards on Sunday, January 18, 1942 that the Battalion with the supporting anti-tank guns of the 2/4th Anti Tank Regiment accounted for 8 Japanese tanks in one morning. Two commanding officers were killed during the Muar Road battle and total casualties for the week were 13 officers and 296 O/R/'s. It was when Lt.-Col. S. A. F. Pond, who took command, set about re-forming the Battalion after Muar that reinforcements from all States joined the unit. The battalion spent 3 1/2 years as P.O.W.'s of the Japanese and a long period of this working on the infamous Burma-Thailand railway where 260 lost their livesIll, p.224.non-fictionThe unit originally left Australia as a completely Victorian unit but returned with representatives from all Sates in the Commonwealth. The 2/29th Battalion was the fist Victorian unit into action in the Malauan campaign and has the distinction of two set of battle honours, one for the bloody Muar Road battle where the battlion initially and later in association with the 2/19th Battalion held the crack Japanese 5th Division, the Imperial Guards for six days to enable the whole British force to be withdrawn behind Yong Peng, and the second for their part in the battle for Singapore Island. It was during the intial battle with the Japanese Imperial Guards on Sunday, January 18, 1942 that the Battalion with the supporting anti-tank guns of the 2/4th Anti Tank Regiment accounted for 8 Japanese tanks in one morning. Two commanding officers were killed during the Muar Road battle and total casualties for the week were 13 officers and 296 O/R/'s. It was when Lt.-Col. S. A. F. Pond, who took command, set about re-forming the Battalion after Muar that reinforcements from all States joined the unit. The battalion spent 3 1/2 years as P.O.W.'s of the Japanese and a long period of this working on the infamous Burma-Thailand railway where 260 lost their livesworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – malaya, australian army - 8th division -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED, unknown
... 8th Division...Photo of Queen Mary enroute to Singapore in WW2 with the 8th Division of A.I.F....Black and white landscape photo of Queen Mary carrying the 8th Division of 2nd A.I.F. enroute to Singapore in WW2. ...Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields Photo of Queen Mary enroute to Singapore in WW2 with the 8th Division of A.I.F. 8th Division Queen Mary Photograph WW2 Black and white landscape photo of Queen Mary carrying the 8th Division of 2nd A.I.F. enroute to Singapore in WW2. ...Photo of Queen Mary enroute to Singapore in WW2 with the 8th Division of A.I.F.Black and white landscape photo of Queen Mary carrying the 8th Division of 2nd A.I.F. enroute to Singapore in WW2. Encased in a brown wooden frame with glass protection. Black hardboard backing with fold out stand.8th division, queen mary, photograph, ww2 -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook, 2/29 Battalion AIF Association, A History of the 2/29th Battalion - 8th Australian 8th Division, AIF, 1991
... A History of the 2/29th Battalion - 8th Australian 8th Division, AIF...A History of the 2/29th Battalion - 8th Australian 8th Division, AIF Book BOOK 2/29 Battalion AIF Association High Country Publishing Enterprise Press Pty Ltd ...Book, soft cover, black print on front, back & spine. Black & white photograph of military tank & 2/29 Battalion colour patch on front cover with light yellow colour background. 224 cut plain pages, illustrated black & white photographs. Handwritten in black in on title page: To Bill Toan Thanks for getting me (nice and pissed in Singapore) Feb 1992 My son Peter joins me in sending best wishes Kind regards Clem Sheppard. Donated by Bgo Y Mens Club In black ink on front page: RSL Stampbooks, military history -
Ringwood RSL Sub-BranchUniform - Headgear Army Slouch Hat, 8th Division A.I.F
... 8th Division A.I.F...Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch 16 Station Street Ringwood melbourne 8th Division A.I.F Uniform Headgear Army Slouch Hat ... -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchDocument - Photocopy of postcard, Mandura Hospital Ship card, unknown
... ...8th Division Army Medical Corps...It is signed on the back by the surviving prisoner of war nurses from the 8th Division AIF....It is signed on the back by the surviving prisoner of war nurses from the 8th Division AIF. Manunda Hospital Ship Prisoner of War Nurses 8th Division Army Medical Corps Malaya ' Black and white photocopied page from a book. ...A copy of a postcard of the Australian hospital ship, Manunda. It is signed on the back by the surviving prisoner of war nurses from the 8th Division AIF.Black and white photocopied page from a book. The page is titled 'The defence of Malaya' across the top. There is an image of the front of a postcard showing a ship sailing close to land with '2/1 AUST. HOSPITAL SHIP, MANUNDA, AIF, Painting by John Allcot' printed across the bottom of the card. Underneath is an image of the reverse side of the postcard covered in signatures. At the bottom of the page are the names of all the signatues typed out.' manunda hospital ship, prisoner of war nurses, 8th division army medical corps, malaya -
Ringwood RSL Sub-BranchUniform - Army Uniform, Jacket, shirt and tie. WW2, C ww2
... Jacket and belt WW2 with colour patches to 8th Division Artillery rank badges showing rank of Lieutenant. ...Oval colour patches 8th Division Artillery. Officers pips. Small rising sun badges on lapels. ...Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch 16 Station Street Ringwood melbourne Oval colour patches 8th Division Artillery. Officers pips. Small rising sun badges on lapels. ...Jacket and belt WW2 with colour patches to 8th Division Artillery rank badges showing rank of Lieutenant. Complete with shirt and tie. Also leather lanyard.Oval colour patches 8th Division Artillery. Officers pips. Small rising sun badges on lapels. Australian shoulder titles. -
Geelong RSL Sub BranchRoss Family Collection, circa 1939
... ...8th division...VX39077 Neil Ross enlisted in to the AIF on 21 November 1940 at Royal Park and was posted to 2/29 Battalion, The Battalion completed training at Bonegilla and Bathurst and then went to Malaya as part of the 27th Brigade, assigned to 8th Division. This Battalion fought in several actions prior to being captured on 15 February 1942 in Singapore. ...All of the items in this collection are originals as issued to SSgt Ross. ross 2/29th battalion 27th brigade 8th division The items belong to VX39077 SSgt Neil Ross A collection of items belonging to the Ross Family. ...VX39077 Neil Ross enlisted in to the AIF on 21 November 1940 at Royal Park and was posted to 2/29 Battalion, The Battalion completed training at Bonegilla and Bathurst and then went to Malaya as part of the 27th Brigade, assigned to 8th Division. This Battalion fought in several actions prior to being captured on 15 February 1942 in Singapore. On return to Australia SSgt spent time in Military Hospital prior to Discharge October 1946.All of the items in this collection are originals as issued to SSgt Ross.A collection of items belonging to the Ross Family. The items belong to VX39077 SSgt Neil Rossross, 2/29th battalion, 27th brigade, 8th division -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BATTALION HISTORY WW2, 2/29 Battalion AIF Association/1983", "A HISTORY OF THE 2/29 BATTALION - 8th AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AIF", 1983 First Edition
... "A HISTORY OF THE 2/29 BATTALION - 8th AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AIF"...."A HISTORY OF THE 2/29 BATTALION - 8th AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AIF". Book BATTALION HISTORY WW2 2/29 Battalion AIF Association/1983". ...Refer Cat No. 7944. Item in the collection of "Arthur E. Tranter". V50166 - VX52843 2/29th Bn. P.O.W.Hard cover book with dust cover. First Edition Book. Hard cover - cardboard, black colour buckram adhered cover. Dust cover - paper, with black print on front and spine. Cover ilustration - muted green colour tones of a tank and roadblock - "Muar Road Battle". Plastic cover - clear soft plastic - protective cover with adhesive tape. 224 pages, cut, plain white paper. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. A number of pages have handwritten notes in grey lead pencil and blue ink pen. P.186 has an added note on paper. Handwritten owner's name front end paper. Page 186 - note on paper, blue ink pen. "P.186/ This section by R.F. Nelson/ describes my experience/ fairly well./ I was with him throughout the whole/ term of imprisonment". Front end paper - handwritten owner's name - blue ink pen "Arthur E. Tranter/ 24-4-83".plublications, book, 2/29 battalion, ww2, arthur e tranter -
Federation University Historical CollectionPhotograph (black & White), Major General Sir Henry Macleod Lesley Rundle - South Africa
... ...8th division...Rundle was appointed to be commander of the 8th Division of the South African Field Force and served until 1902. ...Rundle was appointed to be commander of the 8th Division of the South African Field Force and served until 1902. ...The Second Boer War started late 1899. Rundle was appointed to be commander of the 8th Division of the South African Field Force and served until 1902. His army record and achievements meant he was mentioned in dispatches and therefore awarded with King Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George; Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order; Distinguished Service Order.Individual image from photographed poster of tobacco and cigarette cards.second boer war, major general, sir h m l rundle, commander, 8th division, south african field force, knight grand cross of the order of st michael and st george, knight grand cross of the order of the bath, knight grand cross of the royal victorian order, distinguished service order -
Eltham District Historical Society IncDocument (Item) - Article, The Eltham Roll of Honour: Second World War, 9 Aug 2020
... ...8th division...Lt., 410262 (KIA 5 Apr 1945, Varrelbusch, Germany) FIELD, Kevin Francis, Pte., VX144763 (KIA 28 Jun 1945, Bougainville, PNG) BUTHERWAY, Jack Herbert, Pte, VX37645 (DOD 8 Jul 1945, Borneo) eltham war memorial roll of honour second world war eltham eltham roll of honour shire of eltham 2/4 field workshop 22 independent brigade group ordnance workshop a.i.f. australian army ordnance corps australian corps of electrical and mechanical engineers changi falkiner street florence mary butherway jack herbert butherway prisoner of war (pow) ranau number 1 jungle camp sandakan death march singapore thomas james butherway vx37645 2/2 field company 6th division abington annie castledine arthur frederick castledine george ernest castledine greece jean simonson lower plenty old eltham road royal australian engineers vx10044 sapper g. e. castledine 2/23 bn derril gahan house main road rats of tobruk studley manston gahan tobruk vx48379 3 squadron r.a.a.f. aboukir alamein memorial beulah alice (simpson) rutter bir el gubbi broken hill aero club david rutter egypt hubert rutter libya yarra braes 2/21 bn 23rd australian infrantry brigade 8th division alfred charles clerke ambon island battle of ambon bidgeland park estate inga caroline (nicholls) clerke inga mary nicholls laha airfield nora ann clerke rose matilda clerke vx23112 william charles clerke 2/14 bn 2/16 bn 21st brigade 7th division cuthbert douglas dunlop gona gona war cemetery henry street janet dunlop kokoda track new guinea palestine papua new guinea port moresby (bomana) war cemetery reuben cuthbert dunlop syria vx15252 10 operational training unit 410236 ada (key) ingram berkshire bomber command england group no. 91 john ingram lester neil ingram longworth n.1374 r.a.a.f. r.a.f. r.a.f. abington research (vic.) whitley v bomber 419844 514 bomber squadron emmerich germany gordon stanley mclean ji-g2 kleve lancaster lm735 lucy mclean mount pleasant road r.a.f. waterbeach reichswald forest war cemetery stanley mclean 2/10 ordnance workshops albert feldbauer eltham cricket association eltham girls club frank street henry feldbauer jessie margarette feldbauer june feldbauer ken ingram margaret (feldbauer) ingram montmorency imperials research cricket club research state school sandakan number 1 camp sandakan number 2 camp theodore albert feldbauer valerie (feldbauer) waller violet amelda (teagle) feldbauer vx51733 247 ‘china-british’ squadron caithness cloppenburg donlad hemphill rutter essen gloucester hanover war cemetery hanover-limmer british military cemetery holten-lochem oldenburg r.a.f. castletown r.a.f. station lealing stoppenburg typhoon ib jp443 typhoon ib sw526 15th australian infantry brigade 1940 cup 3rd division 57th/60th bn best and fairest bougainville island buin road mary field mayona road mivo river mobiai river montmorency vx144763 william field Word/PDF document file The Eltham Roll of Honour: Second World War Document Article ...Information regarding the circumstances of the eleven men of the Shire of Eltham who died serving their country in the Second World War and for whom the Eltham War Memorial was dedicated. Their names are listed on the Eltham Roll of Honour in order of rank. The image portrayed shows the eleven men (left to right, top to bottom) by date of fatality: CASTLEDINE, George Ernest, Spr., VX10044 (KIA 18 Apr 1941, Greece) GAHAN, Studley Manston, Capt., VX48379 (KIA 17 May 1941, Tobruk, Libya) RUTTER, David, Flying Off., 833 (400833) (KIA 9 Dec 1941, Bir El Gubbi, Libya) CLERKE, Alfred Charles, Cpl., VX23112 (KIA 2 Feb 1942, Laha, Ambon Island) DUNLOP, Cuthbert Douglas, Sgt., VX15252 (KIA 22 Nov 1942, Gona, New Guinea) INGRAM, Lester Neil, Flt. Sgt., 410236 (DOD 22 Apr 1943, Longworth, England) McLEAN, Stanley, Flt. Sgt., 419844 (KIA 7 Oct 1944, Emmerich, Germany) FELDBAUER, Theodore, Sgt., VX51733 (DOD 27 Mar 1945, Borneo) RUTTER, Donald Hemphill, Flt. Lt., 410262 (KIA 5 Apr 1945, Varrelbusch, Germany) FIELD, Kevin Francis, Pte., VX144763 (KIA 28 Jun 1945, Bougainville, PNG) BUTHERWAY, Jack Herbert, Pte, VX37645 (DOD 8 Jul 1945, Borneo)eltham war memorial, roll of honour, second world war, eltham, eltham roll of honour, shire of eltham, 2/4 field workshop, 22 independent brigade group ordnance workshop, a.i.f., australian army ordnance corps, australian corps of electrical and mechanical engineers, changi, falkiner street, florence mary butherway, jack herbert butherway, prisoner of war (pow), ranau number 1 jungle camp, sandakan death march, singapore, thomas james butherway, vx37645, 2/2 field company, 6th division, abington, annie castledine, arthur frederick castledine, george ernest castledine, greece, jean simonson, lower plenty, old eltham road, royal australian engineers, vx10044 sapper g. e. castledine, 2/23 bn, derril, gahan house, main road, rats of tobruk, studley manston gahan, tobruk, vx48379, 3 squadron r.a.a.f., aboukir, alamein memorial, beulah alice (simpson) rutter, bir el gubbi, broken hill aero club, david rutter, egypt, hubert rutter, libya, yarra braes, 2/21 bn, 23rd australian infrantry brigade, 8th division, alfred charles clerke, ambon island, battle of ambon, bidgeland park estate, inga caroline (nicholls) clerke, inga mary nicholls, laha airfield, nora ann clerke, rose matilda clerke, vx23112, william charles clerke, 2/14 bn, 2/16 bn, 21st brigade, 7th division, cuthbert douglas dunlop, gona, gona war cemetery, henry street, janet dunlop, kokoda track, new guinea, palestine, papua new guinea, port moresby (bomana) war cemetery, reuben cuthbert dunlop, syria, vx15252, 10 operational training unit, 410236, ada (key) ingram, berkshire, bomber command, england, group no. 91, john ingram, lester neil ingram, longworth, n.1374, r.a.a.f., r.a.f., r.a.f. abington, research (vic.), whitley v bomber, 419844, 514 bomber squadron, emmerich, germany, gordon stanley mclean, ji-g2, kleve, lancaster lm735, lucy mclean, mount pleasant road, r.a.f. waterbeach, reichswald forest war cemetery, stanley mclean, 2/10 ordnance workshops, albert feldbauer, eltham cricket association, eltham girls club, frank street, henry feldbauer, jessie margarette feldbauer, june feldbauer, ken ingram, margaret (feldbauer) ingram, montmorency imperials, research cricket club, research state school, sandakan number 1 camp, sandakan number 2 camp, theodore albert feldbauer, valerie (feldbauer) waller, violet amelda (teagle) feldbauer, vx51733, 247 ‘china-british’ squadron, caithness, cloppenburg, donlad hemphill rutter, essen, gloucester, hanover war cemetery, hanover-limmer british military cemetery, holten-lochem, oldenburg, r.a.f. castletown, r.a.f. station lealing, stoppenburg, typhoon ib jp443, typhoon ib sw526, 15th australian infantry brigade, 1940 cup, 3rd division, 57th/60th bn, best and fairest, bougainville island, buin road, mary field, mayona road, mivo river, mobiai river, montmorency, vx144763, william field -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: BENDIGO'S CENTURY VOLUME FIVE: 1940 - 1949
... ... 8th Division...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BENDIGO History long gully history group The Long Gully History Group - Bendigo's Century - Volume Five: 1940 - 1949 Bendigo Advertiser Central Deborah Mine Jackie Lewis Bob Johnson W Landy Ryga Yates Les Johnson Central Nell Gwynne Department of Defence Bendigo Jockey Club 8th Division Robert Menzies Deborah Mine Bendigo Decentralisation Vigilance Committee Cr W H Taylor Bendigo War Funds Organisation The Easter Fair Society Bendigo Agricultural Show Committee Mr E G Ham Mr J V Fairbairn Cr A Staples The Bendigo Chamber of Commerce Richard Hartley Smith Abbott Captain Harley Abbott Bendigo Art Gallery Bill Woodfull Bendigo High School North Deborah Mine Boardwalk Toni Riley Pharmacy Windermere Hotel Cr G A Pethard Coliban System North Deborah Mine Bendigo Pottery Bendigo Trades Hall Council Private Lawrence Burstall Major-General G J Rankin MHR Andrew Dunstan Ordnance Factory Royal Australian Navy HMAS Bendigo SEC Offices MUIOOF YMCA Georger Addlem Fred Addlem Cr A J Anderson Pauline Buvhan Thompson Leslie Thompson Edward Joseph Leonski Bendigo Football League Mr J Dedman William Stephens Forest Street Methodist Church Pte Charles Phillips Pte W E durward Pte T Foley William John Stephens Central Nell Gwynne Air Chief Marshall Sir Arthur Tedder Cr Taylor United Nations Flying Officer R Bruce Tuff Flight Lieutenant Owens Royal Air Force Commonwealth War Workers Housing Trust Scheme Mr S McKinnon Bendigo Decentralised Vigilance Committee Ravenswood Estate John Lienhop MLC Margaret (Peggy) Brennan Strathfieldsaye Shire Council School of Mines Bendigo Base Hospital William George Ashman Ashman's Tailors Bendigo Jockey Club Victorian Football Association Bendigo East Swimming Pool Deborah Anticline Specimen Hill Methodist Church North Deborah Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Australian 7th Division Cr Galvin Bendigo War Funds Organisation HMAS Bendigo Lt-Commander Jackson Bendigo Football League Central Deborah Mine Victoria Day Cr Truscott Bendigo Gaol Lansellstowe AWAS Barracks Bendigo Citizens Committee John Cain Snr Ordnance Factory Bendigo Agricultural Society The Duke of Gloucester Duchess of Gloucester Bendigo Tennis Association North Deborah Gillies Famous Pies Aids & Appliance Shop Mrs Georgina Scott Dr J A Neptune Scott Alfred Sisley Corot Daubigney Louis Sonnenberg Gas Employees' Union John Lienhop Soldier Settlement Commission Burnewang Estate King George VI Princess Elizabeth Lt Philip Mountbatten Mr E J W Herbert Ansett Airways Reg Ansett Most Rev Dr John McCarthy Dr Bernard Stewart Michael Giudice Bendigo United Breweries Bendigo Lyric Photo Plays Bendigo Sun Newspaper Shamrock Hotel West Bendigo Progress Association Alan McDonald South Bendigo Football Club Albert Collier J T Webbo Mervyn Tresize State Rivers and Water Supply Commission Eppalock Reservoir Public Works Committee Bendigo Rotary Club John Edgar Bendigo Base Hospital Albert Dunstan Benevolent Home Magetti's Wine Hall Wallace Reef Wine Hall Magetti Family Albert Magetti Lance Galvin Bradford Cotton Spinnings (Victoria) Pty Otd Arthur Syer Stanley Crossman Albert Arthur Dunstan Rev Dr Henry Backhaus City Family Hotel Lyric Theatre Bank of Australasia City Club HotelColonial Mutual Building R Matchett & Co Lansellstowe Leonard Lansell Bendigo Bas Hospital Australian Women's Army Service Mr Hollway Kenworth (Aust) Ltd Foggitt Jones's Bacon Factory Gordon Sayers Sandhurst Trustees Dr John Drowley Alexander Hislop Royal Mint North Deborah Mine Ironbark South Mining Company Central Nell Gwynne Company New Chum Syncline Newspaper supplement titled Bendigo's Century Volume Five: 1940 - 1949. ...Newspaper supplement titled Bendigo's Century Volume Five: 1940 - 1949. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. Front page is titled Bendigo's Century and has a photo of a group of soldiers in uniform and with rifles. They were district servicemen on leave in 1944. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. First years are 1940 - 1949 titled Bendigo as it was. It has two photos of women wading through the 1949 Pall Mall flood waters and one of Miners in the crib room of the Central Deborah Mine. They are Jackie Lewis, Bob Johnson, W Landy, Ryga Yates and Les Johnson. 1940 - Army moves in to racecourse, 1941 - Devastating fire at pottery, 1942 - Forces expand, 1943 - Nation's eyes on Bendigo, 1944 - News dawns of D-day landing, 1945 - City cheers the end of the war, 1946 - Celebrations begin in city, 1947 - Gallery gets top paintings, 1948 - Water plan looks good and 1949 - Flood takes a toll on city.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo's century - volume five: 1940 - 1949, bendigo advertiser, central deborah mine, jackie lewis, bob johnson, w landy, ryga yates, les johnson, central nell gwynne, department of defence, bendigo jockey club, 8th division, robert menzies, deborah mine, bendigo decentralisation vigilance committee, cr w h taylor, bendigo war funds organisation, the easter fair society, bendigo agricultural show committee, mr e g ham, mr j v fairbairn, cr a staples, the bendigo chamber of commerce, richard hartley smith abbott, captain harley abbott, bendigo art gallery, bill woodfull, bendigo high school, north deborah mine, boardwalk, toni riley pharmacy, windermere hotel, cr g a pethard, coliban system, north deborah mine, bendigo pottery, bendigo trades hall council, private lawrence burstall, major-general g j rankin mhr, andrew dunstan, ordnance factory, royal australian navy, hmas bendigo, sec offices, muioof, ymca, georger addlem, fred addlem, cr a j anderson, pauline buvhan thompson, leslie thompson, edward joseph leonski, bendigo football league, mr j dedman, william stephens, forest street methodist church, pte charles phillips, pte w e durward, pte t foley, william john stephens, central nell gwynne, air chief marshall sir arthur tedder, cr taylor, united nations, flying officer, r bruce tuff, flight lieutenant owens, royal air force, commonwealth war workers housing trust scheme, mr s mckinnon, bendigo decentralised vigilance committee, ravenswood estate, john lienhop mlc, margaret (peggy) brennan, strathfieldsaye shire council, school of mines, bendigo base hospital, william george ashman, ashman's tailors, bendigo jockey club, victorian football association, bendigo east swimming pool, deborah anticline, specimen hill methodist church, north deborah, adolf hitler, benito mussolini, australian 7th division, cr galvin, bendigo war funds organisation, hmas bendigo, lt-commander jackson, bendigo football league, central deborah mine, victoria day, cr truscott, bendigo gaol, lansellstowe, awas barracks, bendigo citizens committee, john cain snr, ordnance factory, bendigo agricultural society, the duke of gloucester, duchess of gloucester, bendigo tennis association, north deborah, gillies famous pies, aids & appliance shop, mrs georgina scott, dr j a neptune scott, alfred sisley, corot, daubigney, louis sonnenberg, gas employees' union, john lienhop, soldier settlement commission, burnewang estate, king george vi, princess elizabeth, lt philip mountbatten, mr e j w herbert, ansett airways, reg ansett, most rev, dr john mccarthy, dr bernard stewart, michael giudice, bendigo united breweries, bendigo lyric photo plays, bendigo sun newspaper, shamrock hotel, west bendigo progress association, alan mcdonald, south bendigo football club, albert collier, j t webbo, mervyn tresize, state rivers and water supply commission, eppalock reservoir, public works committee, bendigo rotary club, john edgar, bendigo base hospital, albert dunstan, benevolent home, magetti's wine hall, wallace reef wine hall, magetti family, albert magetti, lance galvin, bradford cotton spinnings (victoria) pty otd, arthur syer, stanley crossman, albert arthur dunstan, rev dr henry backhaus, city family hotel, lyric theatre, bank of australasia, city club hotelcolonial mutual building, r matchett & co, lansellstowe, leonard lansell, bendigo bas hospital, australian women's army service, mr hollway, kenworth (aust) ltd, foggitt jones's bacon factory, gordon sayers, sandhurst trustees, dr john drowley, alexander hislop, royal mint, north deborah mine, ironbark south mining company, central nell gwynne company, new chum syncline -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen & Unwin, Against the sun : the AIF in Malaya, 1941-42, 1998
... Australian army - 8th division...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Malaya Australian army - 8th division Against the sun is a challenging account of the AIF's 8th division and the campaign against the Japanese in Malaya in 1941 - 1942 Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.252. ...Against the sun is a challenging account of the AIF's 8th division and the campaign against the Japanese in Malaya in 1941 - 1942Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.252.non-fictionAgainst the sun is a challenging account of the AIF's 8th division and the campaign against the Japanese in Malaya in 1941 - 1942world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – malaya, australian army - 8th division -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - PHOTOGRAPH, MOUNTED, estimated 1940
... Photograph of a flag covered in names of 2/21st Battalion, BDE, 8th Division AIF at Bonegilla December 1942, Mounted on card....Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields Item was in the collection relating to William Leslie Tibbett VX28381, Refer 491.3P for his service history. photography-photographs personnel flags Photograph of a flag covered in names of 2/21st Battalion, BDE, 8th Division AIF at Bonegilla December 1942, Mounted on card. ...Item was in the collection relating to William Leslie Tibbett VX28381, Refer 491.3P for his service history. Photograph of a flag covered in names of 2/21st Battalion, BDE, 8th Division AIF at Bonegilla December 1942, Mounted on card.photography-photographs, personnel, flags -
Anglesea and District Historical SocietyWW 2 Slouch Hat, 1940
... Slouch hat with Rising Sun Badge and 2/22nd Battalion colour patch (8th Division). Size 7 with leather chin strap....Anglesea and District Historical Society 5B McMillan Street Anglesea great-ocean-road slouch hat WW2 Slouch hat with Rising Sun Badge and 2/22nd Battalion colour patch (8th Division). Size 7 with leather chin strap. ...Slouch hat with Rising Sun Badge and 2/22nd Battalion colour patch (8th Division). Size 7 with leather chin strap.slouch hat, ww2 -
Australian Army Museum of Western AustraliaDiorama, 2015
... fall of singapore, 8th australian division...A private soldier is shown cautiously advancing down a jungle track outflanking Allied defensive positions fall of singapore, 8th australian division 1:1 scale diorama showing soldier of Imperial Japanese Army advancing through jungle in Malaya January 1942 Diorama ...This diorama is the introductory feature in the World War 2 Gallery - South West Pacific area. A private soldier is shown cautiously advancing down a jungle track outflanking Allied defensive positions1:1 scale diorama showing soldier of Imperial Japanese Army advancing through jungle in Malaya January 1942fall of singapore, 8th australian division -
Lara RSL Sub BranchHandbook, Guests of the contemptibles.....memories of the prison camps
... A most insightful touching small book of words.J.E.Purtill.has written from his heart and mind.It is obvious that he valued his place in 2/29 BAtt..8th Division and that he valued his fellow 8th Divisioners most greatlyGuests ...Lara RSL Sub Branch McClelland Ave Lara A most insightful touching small book of words.J.E.Purtill.has written from his heart and mind.It is obvious that he valued his place in 2/29 BAtt..8th Division and that he valued his fellow 8th Divisioners most greatlyGuests A deeply expressed account of signifigence offering insight into the heartbreak and trauma that manifests from any form of warfare.social and spiritual slgnificance. ...A most insightful touching small book of words.J.E.Purtill.has written from his heart and mind.It is obvious that he valued his place in 2/29 BAtt..8th Division and that he valued his fellow 8th Divisioners most greatlyGuests A deeply expressed account of signifigence offering insight into the heartbreak and trauma that manifests from any form of warfare.social and spiritual slgnificance.2 3 page handbook.....oblong portrait....yellowed white paper 23 pages......cardboard cover....declarations on front cover.For their pal ship which l cherished....to my dead cobbers......I dedicate this little book. U -
Frankston RSL Sub BranchMatchbox Cover, 1946; Post WW2
... 8th...aif...changi...w h...cover...matchbox...dolamore...p o w...division...Dolamore, VX7638 who was a P.O.W. in Changi, Malaya. He was with 8th Division, 2/10th Royal Australian Engineers, Australian Infantry Forces....Dolamore, VX7638 who was a P.O.W. in Changi, Malaya. He was with 8th Division, 2/10th Royal Australian Engineers, Australian Infantry Forces. ...Rectangular stainless steel matchbox cover, with matches. It is engraved on its three sides. It was presented to W.H. Dolamore, VX7638 who was a P.O.W. in Changi, Malaya. He was with 8th Division, 2/10th Royal Australian Engineers, Australian Infantry Forces.On the front is an etching of a scroll with the inscription 8th Div, 2/10F, W.H.DOLAMORE VX 27638, RAE, AIF. onthe back is the Rotary International symbol and on the side are the words P.O.W. CHANGI MALAYA.8th, aif, changi, w h, cover, matchbox, dolamore, p o w, division, 2 10th, rae -
Magnet Galleries Melbourne Incsoldiers in camp, red cliffs00186.tif
... ...8th battalion...1st division...Magnet Galleries Melbourne Inc 2/640 Bourke Street 3000 Melbourne melbourne ww1 world war 1 aif A.I.F mena camp egypt 1915 8th battalion 1st division red cliffs00186.tif soldiers in camp ...ww1, world war 1, aif, a.i.f, mena camp, egypt, 1915, 8th battalion, 1st division -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, POW’s WW2, Betty Jeffrey, White Coolies, 1956
... This is the story of those Australian Army nursing sisters who were in Malaya with the 8th Division AIF in 1941 and early 1942 and later taken prisoner by the Japanese....Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields This is the story of those Australian Army nursing sisters who were in Malaya with the 8th Division AIF in 1941 and early 1942 and later taken prisoner by the Japanese. books-military military history-army nurses illustrations Coolies POW’s Inside on first page: “E Houlden Skene St Bendigo” Stamp in blue ink on title page: “Returned and Services League” Hard cover in green buckram. ...This is the story of those Australian Army nursing sisters who were in Malaya with the 8th Division AIF in 1941 and early 1942 and later taken prisoner by the Japanese.Hard cover in green buckram. Title on spine in faded gold lettering. Green end papers feature a map of South East Asia. Front cover embossed with the shape of a compass. 204 pages with cut edges. Illustrated with black & white line drawings.Inside on first page: “E Houlden Skene St Bendigo” Stamp in blue ink on title page: “Returned and Services League”books-military, military history-army nurses, illustrations, coolies, pow’s -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - PERSONAL NARRATIVE, WW2, T. Hamilton, "SOLDIER SURGEON IN MALAYA", 1957
... "Soldier Surgeon in Malaya is a racy/ and realistic record of the work done/ by the 2/4th Casualty Cleaning Station/ of the 8th Division in Malaya and/ Singapore in 1941-42"...."Soldier Surgeon in Malaya is a racy/ and realistic record of the work done/ by the 2/4th Casualty Cleaning Station/ of the 8th Division in Malaya and/ Singapore in 1941-42". ...From Book dustcover flap. "Soldier Surgeon in Malaya is a racy/ and realistic record of the work done/ by the 2/4th Casualty Cleaning Station/ of the 8th Division in Malaya and/ Singapore in 1941-42".Hardcover book with dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard with green colour buckram. Red colour print on spine. Dustcover - paper, black and red print on yellow and green background. Illustrated front with a drawing of three soldiers assisting three soldiers who are injured. Flaps - with printed information. 218 pages, cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated - black ink print as chapter ornamentation line drawings and map facing title page. End papers - front and back green ink print of a "map of Singapore Island". Inscriptions noted front end paper and title page. Handwritten details. Front end paper - blue ink pen - "Clyde Rutherford/ 23 Main St/ Cobram". Title page - black ink pen - "DONATED BY BENDIGO YMCA/ 2009". - Black ink stamp -'BENDIGO DISTRICT RSL SUB BRANCH INC/ BOX 42/ LONG GULLY 3550".publications, books, diary, military history, aif, 2/4th casualty cleaning station, lt.col hamilton -
Frankston RSL Sub BranchCollection, Burma Railway
... J W Toon (also known as Bill Toon) served with the 8th Division and was a prisoner of war....J W Toon (also known as Bill Toon) served with the 8th Division and was a prisoner of war. Collection, Burma Railway ...Framed collection of railway spikes and clips from the Thai-Burma Railway recovered from Hell Fire Pass in 1987. These items were recovered during a visit to the site by Australian Army World War 2 ex-serviceman John William Toon, service number VX30397. J W Toon (also known as Bill Toon) served with the 8th Division and was a prisoner of war. -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchDocument - Photocopy of a typed and hand-written document, Charles E Stuart, A. I. F. - 1939 - 1945, unknown
... 'List of Nursing Staff - 8th Division, evacuated from Singapore on steamship "Vyner Brooke" on 12th February 1942, and subsequent fates.' ...Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch ANZAC House Level 3 4 Collins Street Melbourne 'List of Nursing Staff - 8th Division, evacuated from Singapore on steamship "Vyner Brooke" on 12th February 1942, and subsequent fates.' ...'List of Nursing Staff - 8th Division, evacuated from Singapore on steamship "Vyner Brooke" on 12th February 1942, and subsequent fates.' Table list column headings: Surnames; Initials (etc); Unit; Enlisted; Fate. Also provides other recommended sources with some statistics on the final page.A4 photocopy of a typed and hand-written document with hand-written annotations. Document is a list table in five columns.'Mr & MRS Jim ROGERS' [blue ink in the top right hand corner of the first page] '(NOW MRS FRANK STATHAM [WAS]) [blue ink on the lower right hand side of the first page]vyner brooke, ss vyner brooke, singapore, wwii, ww2, world war 2 -
Melbourne LegacyBooklet, They were prisoners
... In particular the three YMCA representatives that stayed with the 8th division as welfare workers, despite being offered the opportunity to leave on one of the last ships to leave the island. ...In particular the three YMCA representatives that stayed with the 8th division as welfare workers, despite being offered the opportunity to leave on one of the last ships to leave the island. ...A booklet compiled of accounts relating to Changi POW Camp during the Japanese occupation of Singapore. In particular the three YMCA representatives that stayed with the 8th division as welfare workers, despite being offered the opportunity to leave on one of the last ships to leave the island. The accounts were about their service and were used by the YMCA in this booklet to promote their organisation. This booklet was kept in the Legacy Library.Accounts of war time experiences were collected as part of the Legacy library collection.Booklet of buff coloured pages in brown cover about experiences in Changi Camp x 8 pages.world war two, prisoners, pow -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage ParkMedal - L. A. Kennedy WW2 Medals, Australian Government
... He was posted missing from the 8th Division after they retreated across the causeway to Singapore, and no information about his fate was retrieved until at least 1945. ...He was posted missing from the 8th Division after they retreated across the causeway to Singapore, and no information about his fate was retrieved until at least 1945. ...Private Laurence Alfred Kennedy died of illness in a Japanese prisoner of war camp in Malaya on July 7th, 1942, aged 22. He was posted missing from the 8th Division after they retreated across the causeway to Singapore, and no information about his fate was retrieved until at least 1945. His two brothers (Geoffrey and John) would both also suffer tragic deaths - Geoffrey gored by a bull at home and John (whose medals are also in our collection, listed under VEMU2306) killed in a car accident soon after returning to Australia.L. A. Kennedy was a member of a local family who served in the Second World War and died tragically like his brothers, forming an important story of local community history.A set of four medals, including two identical 1939-45 Australia Service Medals (a/b), a 1939-1945 Star (c), and a Pacific Star (d). a/b) Australia Service Medals: A round silver medal 36 millimetres in diameter with a [ribbon]. The obverse bears the crowned effigy of King George VI, surrounded by the legend inscription. The reverse shows the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Australia surrounded by words. Lettering with the recipient's name and enlistment number is also engraved in the edge. a) Has marginally more aging, and its ribbon is vertical stripes of (left to right) dark blue, red, white, red, light blue, identical to that on d. b) Appears newer, and its ribbon is vertical stripes of (left to right) red, light blue, green, yellow, green, dark blue, red. c) 1939-1945 Star: A six-pointed star struck in yellow brass to fit in a 44 millimetre diameter circle. The obverse centres on the Royal Cypher, surrounded by a legend with a crown at the top. The reverse features the recipient's name and enlistment number. The ribbon is vertical stripes of (left to right) dark blue, red, and light blue. d) Pacific Star: A six-pointed star struck in yellow brass to fit in a 44 millimetre diameter circle. The obverse centres on the Royal Cypher, surrounded by a legend with a crown at the top. The reverse features the recipient's name and enlistment number. The ribbon is vertical stripes of (left to right) dark blue, red, white, red, light blue, identical to that on the b.a/b) Obverse: "GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX ET INDIAE IMP" (George 6th, by the grace of God, King of all the Britains and Emperor of India) Reverse: "THE AUSTRALIA SERVICE MEDAL / 1939-1945" Edge: "VX46024 L. A. KENNEDY" c) Obverse, Royal Cypher: "GRI / VI" Obverse, Legend: "THE 1939 - 1945 STAR" Reverse: "VX46024 / L. A. KENNEDY" d) Obverse, Royal Cypher: "GRI / VI" Obverse, Legend: "THE PACIFIC STAR" Reverse: "VX46024 / L. A. KENNEDY"kennedy family, world war ii, world war two, second world war -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Naringal School 1932, C 1932
... She sailed with the 8th division in 1941. and was lost at sea when the ship "Viner Brook " was sunk after being bombed by the Japanese. ...She sailed with the 8th division in 1941. and was lost at sea when the ship "Viner Brook " was sunk after being bombed by the Japanese. ...The Naringal school was originally known as Tallangatta S S when it was opened in 1877. The era of this photograph saw enrolments increase from around 39 to 59. Headteacher at the time and in this photograph is Mr Wellman. One of its most eminent past pupils was Sister Mona Wilson who was also sewing mistress for a short time before commencing nursing training. She sailed with the 8th division in 1941. and was lost at sea when the ship "Viner Brook " was sunk after being bombed by the Japanese. The Naringal Primary School was burnt to the ground in the Ash Wednesday Bushfires 1983. An interesting depiction of a country school's enrolment in the 1930's. Having been taken in the time of the Great Depression. As the school was destroyed in the Ash Wednesday Bushfires, in 1983 so surviving items relating to the school are limited. Small black and white photograph mounted on fawn card with darker border on the edge and also around the photograph. It depicts 38 children with teacher in back row. Naringal School No 1839, 1932 on board.naringal, tallangatta victoria, mr wellman naringal, naringal primary school 1932 -
Frankston RSL Sub BranchPhotograph
... The 2/10th FC was attached to the 8th Division. Chapman later transferred to the 2/12 FC which was in Singapore when the Japanese invaded. ...The 2/10th FC was attached to the 8th Division. Chapman later transferred to the 2/12 FC which was in Singapore when the Japanese invaded. ...Copy of framed photograph of World War 2 Australian Army serviceman Lieutenant Edgar Burton Chapman, service number VX43645, who served in the 2/10th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers. The 2/10th FC was attached to the 8th Division. Chapman later transferred to the 2/12 FC which was in Singapore when the Japanese invaded. Chapman was captured and spent 3 1/2 years as a Prisoner of War in Changi Prison. Chapman was born in Dromana, Victoria, on 21st March, 1914 and lived in Frankston and attended Frankston High School. He trained as a Civil Engineer and commenced work with the British Phosphate Commission in Nauru. -
Melbourne LegacyArticle, Bulletin VALE Legatee Vance Dore
... During his war service he was with the 2/22nd Infantry Battalion, 8th Division AIF and was sent to Rabaul PNG in 1941. ...During his war service he was with the 2/22nd Infantry Battalion, 8th Division AIF and was sent to Rabaul PNG in 1941. ...An article from the Melbourne Legacy Bulletin on the death of Legatee Vance Dore (President of Melbourne Legacy in 1965). The Bulletin published articles on Legatees when they passed away. Legatee Ashley Vance Dore, born in 1918 and died in 1986 aged 67 years. During his war service he was with the 2/22nd Infantry Battalion, 8th Division AIF and was sent to Rabaul PNG in 1941. An account of an escape from Rabaul is included in the archives. The article was part of an album of past presidents from 1965 to 1989. The folder included biographical details and obituaries, eulogies and death notices of prominent Legatees. The items have been catalogued separately.A record of Legatee Vance Dore a past president of Legacy. The information was collected to record the lives of prominent legatees in a folder.Typed copy of a page from the Legacy Bulletin on the death of Legatee Vance Dore - President 1965Bulletin No VAW 1209. 15.5.1986. Page No 18.past presidents, vance dore, vale
