Bought by Sig. Henry Roussac in France during WWISilver plated brass cigarette case with a hinged lid and a hinged clasp. Inside are two cotton strings to hold cigarettes in place. On the obverse is a brass crest of ARMENTIERES Reverse has a scratched inscription reading H Roussac 25th A.I.F.On the obverse is a brass crest of ARMENTIERES Reverse has a scratched inscription reading H Roussac 25th A.I.F.cigatette case, armentieres, roussac, france, 25bn., a.i.f.

Holmes Family WW1 memorabiliaA number of people stand in a street surrounded by double storey architecture.Verso: "Dear Willie, I promised to drop you a line, so he goes. Well at present I am in france having -a-go-at the Germans, and so far out Battery is getting on alright. But I must say the Germans greet us know and again with a few shells, and I can assure you they are no friends of mine. I have just been out watching the German anti-aircraft Guns shelling our Aeroplanes. it is a very lucky shot that brings one down. i have seen a little bit of the World since I left australia, And I must say I like france better than egypt. The country at present is looking very nice, it being Spring time, The grass is about 6 foot high, and nothing on it to eat it as most of the people have cleared out from around here. I have not seen anything of Harry over this way as yet. Perhaps he is still in Egypt. Well Willie now about taking another cow to Clunes. Ay What. The name on the front of this card should be familiar to you in the War news. Well Willie Au revoir for present. remember me to all. Your fond cousin, Ron W." chatham-holmes family collection, armentieres, world war one, postcard, clunes, france

Items in the collection relating to Alexander Norman Cummin No 18, 38th Batt AIF. Refer Cat No 2535P for his service history.Book holding detachable postcards, black & white. Photos are from Armentieres. Two of the cards have detached.Each photo has a description of the scene written in French.photography-photographs, documents - postcards, armentieres

Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the Erquinghem road entering Armentieres. Three rows of semi detached buildings with signs of damage. A row of trees on left of road. 'Armentieres' sign on right hand building. A figure with probably a horse and cart outside this building. Copy Y 8postcard, postcard, ww1, france, erquinghem, armentieres

John Austin Anderson was the son of Daniel William and Elizabeth Jane Anderson, and husband of Ethel M. Anderson of 312 Ripon Street South, Ballarat. John Anderson was a sergeant with the 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company. He was 34 years of age when he was killed in action in France on 01 July 1916. Anderson is buried at Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres.Four digital images images of the headstones for J.A. Anderson in the Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, taken by Mark Banning on 18 February 2014. world war one, wwi, war, cemetery, headstone, alexander, j.a. alexander., mmm

Postcard, WW1, B&W image of damaged buildings along the street leading to the railway station in Armentieres. Rubble on both sides of street. Copy Y 2postcard, postcard, ww1, france, armentieres

Postcard, B & W, WW1, Ruins of Armentieres Cathedral after a German offensive. Two copies AZ21 and Y3 Undated AZ21 published byJ.M.Hamilton & Coy. Sydney Australiapostcard, postcard, ww1, armentieres, german offensive

Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the track to the baths between Erquinghem and Armentieres. A dirt track with bushes either side. Copy Z 33postcard, postcard, ww1, france, erquinghem, armentieres, baths

Postcard, WW1, Sepia image of the Armentieres Bailleul road near Nieppe. Road is treelined with a ruined building on the left. Figure and horse and cart in the distance. Copy Z32postcard, postcard, ww1, armentieres, bailleul, nieppe, france

Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the Bailleul - Armentieres road near Le Seul Dump. Ruins of sheds at right. Defoliated trees in middle ground. Copy Y31postcard, postcard, ww1, bailleul, armentieres, france, le seul

Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the damaged interior of Armentieres cathedral after a German offensive. Arches on each side are damaged but still standing. Roof timbers and rubble lie in between.postcard, postcard, ww1, france, armentieres, cathedral, ruins

Postcard, WW1, B&W image of ruined buildings on the road to Nieppe at Armentieres, after a German offensive. Sign in left foreground with arrow pointing to Nieppe & Bailleul. Copy Y 6postcard, postcard, ww1, france, armentieres, ruins, nieppe

Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the ruins of the Baths between Armentieres and Erquingham after a German offensive. Two copies AZ 20 and 34 Copy AZ 20 published by J.M.Hamilton & Coy. Sydney, Australiapostcard, postcard, ww1, ruins, the baths, armentieres, erquinghem, german offensive

Postcard, B & W, WW1, destroyed German dug-outs in the basement of a factory at Armentieres after a German offensive. Sandbags shown over curved iron roof. Undated. Two copies. AZ22 and Z36 AZ22 copy published byJ.M.Hamilton & Coy. Sydney, Australia.postcard, postcard, ww1, armentieres, german dug-outs, j.m.hamilton & coy.

Postcard, WW1, B&W image of damaged buildings on an avenue near the square in Armentieres, after a German offensive. A group of men, some with shovels, walking down the avenue. Two men walking in front of corner building. One man digging in the road. Two men working in front of building down the avenue. Copy Y 5postcard, postcard, ww1, france, armentieres

Photo of damge to Factory near Armentieres, Belgium. Part of COL046photo, ww1, army

Postcard, B&W photo of an iced over river with a destroyed bridge in foreground. Buildings on the left. Covering of snow all over. Handwritten in pencil on the back, I2 - The Lys and destroyed bridge between Bac St Maur and Croix du Bac (near Armentieres) G15 (crossed out)postcard, postcard, ww1, river lys, bac st maur, croix du bac, armentieres

This is an actual battle map used by Australian Forces in the battle of the Somme in France in April 1917. It is an ordinance survey map of the trenches in the area. It is framed in two pieces, one being the main map and the other the legend used to read the map. It details the river 'La Lys Riviera' and the city 'Armentieres', in the Somme. somme, trench map, ww1, belgium, france, armentieres, 1917, ordinance survey map

Photo of 12 inch Gun on road between Baileul & Armentieres Part of COL046photo, ww1, army

There is an undocumented photocopy of original enclosed. Item in the collection re Alexander Norman Cummin No 18, 38th Batt AIF. Refer 2535P for his service details. Alexander Cummin seatedFaded black & white portrait of 3 Australian Soldiers, 2 standing & 1 seated. All wearing great coats, have slouch hats on & carrying gas mask bags.Handwritten on rear: 3 Bugers (sic) Armentieres 1916 photography-photographs, documents - postcards

December 1916 to March 1917area of Mametz Montauban Road, Armentieres, Lar Sars, BapaumeSlim folder with white front containing 13 Photographs

Printed poster, Roll of Honor, higlighting all the names of those who served in the Great War from the Rutherglen District. Black ornate wooden frame.Right column reads: ARMENTIERES / BULLECOURT / PASSCHENDAELE / VILLERS-BRETONNEUX / FREEDOM / 1919. Left column reads: POZIERES / YPRES / SOMME / MESSINES / VICTORY / 1914wwi, first world war, honor boards, rutherglen

“Where the Australians Lie” This item came to a family / widow etc with The Commemorative plaque & Commemorative scroll as package. Leo Harris No 3132. Refer 2478 for service history also 2476, 2477P, 2479.3..1) Small folder folds in 2, light brown colour. Front has Rising Sun at top under 'Australian Imperial Force'. Inside cover has details of the deceased person. Next to that is a cut out space for a photo of the grave of the deceased. Rear has name & address of person who received the folder. .2) Sepia colour photo of grave of the above .1).“In memory of HARRIS LEO No 3132 - Gunner - 25th Field Artillery Brigade - ANZAC Cemetery Sailly SUR LA LYS Plot 2 Row 3 - Armentieres, France”documents, military, remembrance.

(.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

This is a certificate presented to 2156 Private Christopher Dennis Parkinson who enlisted on 4 April 1916, served in 2nd Pioneer Battalion A.I.F. He was Wounded In Action and died form gunshot wound (abdomen) on 22 December 1917 in Belgium. He is buried in Trois Arbres Military Cemetary, STRENWERCK, 3 and a half miles N.W of Armentieres. Plot 2; Row C; Grave 16. He received the 1914/15 Star; British War Medal and Victory Medal.District of Daylesford. Presented by the Mayor Councillors & Residents.

WW1 Australian soldier Holmes Famiiy memento. Estaires is a town and commune in the Department of the Nord, about 11 kilometres west of Armentieres. The Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension is on the eastern outskirts of the town and on the east side of the road to Bailleul. Estaires town was occupied by French cavalry on the 15 October 1914, and passed at once into British hands. On the 10 April 1918 it was captured by the enemy, after an obstinate defence by the 50th (Northumbrian) Division; and it was finally retaken by British troops at the beginning of September 1918. The town was a Field Ambulance centre as early as November 1914, and later the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station was posted in it. (http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/26801/ESTAIRES%20COMMUNAL%20CEMETERY%20AND%20EXTENSION, accessed 11/07/2014)Australian soldier's WW1souvenirA black and white postcard with buildings along a river at Estaires in Northern France.estaires communal cemetery and extension, estaires, france, chatham-holmes family collection, 1st australian casualty clearing station, postcard

Before Charles Mortomore enlisted he was a farmer and lived in Lilydale and later St Kilda. He enlisted on March 1, 1916. He embarked from Melbourne on June 3, 1916 on HMAT Persic (A34) to Plymouth and served with the 37th Infantry Battalion in France where he won the MM (Military Medal). On December 25-26, 1916 at Armentieres, while acting as a scout, he displayed great daring in getting through the enemy wire and obtaining information in preparation for a raid on the enemy trenches. When the scout next to him was wounded, he carried him back across NO Mans Land to his own line, and then returned to his work. He was wounded on February 27,1917 and later died from these wounds. He Was awarded the Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal.Framed photocopy of photograph and precis of military service history of Charles Robert Mortomore MM (632) (Private)

This oil painting by Bret Belot was an initiative of his to put something on canvas to celebrate the centenary of ANZAC in 2015. The images depicted on the painting are mostly from the collection of the Bendigo Military Museum in the Soldiers Memorial Institute Pall Mall Bendigo. Some of the figures are Brothers Jack Grinton & Bert Grinton DCM, Bill Durward 38th Bn, the Wright Brothers, Albert Jacka VC, MC and Howard, Poliness & DeAraugo who volunteered to go with Jacka when he won the VC, 38th BN men in Dog Trench, graves of 38th Bn soldiers, a letter written home about the Armentieres raid in 1917 by Robert Suggett 38th Bn. The painting was first unveiled at the Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch Inc pre ANZAC Day 2015. It is now on display in the Foyer of the Bendigo Military Museum.Painting oil on canvas, with numerous images from WW1 covering various aspects of the Great War.“Bret Belot”brsl, smirsl, painting, 2015

The letter is mostly about the training for and the raid which was carried out by a large group made up from the 37th and 38th Battalions AIF on the 27th February 1917. The raid which only lasted some 35 minutes was very successful and was known as the “Armentieres Raid”. Suggett was part of the raid. Robert John Suggett No 378 enlisted in A Coy 38th Batt on 24.2.1916 age 35 years 4 months. Embarked for England 20.6.1916, embarked for France 22.11.1916, hospital with Mumps 25.11.1916, return to unit 3.12.1916, promoted to Sgt 26.1.1917, Transfer to 3rd Div HQ 13.4.1917 to become part of Gas instruction and later Gas NCO, reverts to rank of Cpl 6.5.1917, WIA accidentally 24.9.1917 bombs wounds to right hand and knee, promoted Sgt 4.11.1917, hospital 9.2.1919 with Arthritis and then Tuberculosis, returns to Australia 6.5.1919 on Hospital ship classed incapacitated, discharged from the AIF 21.6.1920.Four page letter from Robert Suggett to his wife. Cream coloured paper with faint lines. Left edge of pages decorated with eight coloured flags on a flagpole. Letter is written in pencil and dated 1/3/17.documents-letters, military history, 38th