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Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Villers-Bretonneux 75th Anniversary Pilgrimage Project Committee for the Royal Victoria Regiment, 1994. et al, Never forget Australia = n'oublions jamais l'Australie : Australia and Villers-Bretonneux, 1918-1993, 1994
... : Australia and Villers-Bretonneux, 1918-1993 ...Villers-Bretonneux...Villers-Bretonneux 75th Anniversary Pilgrimage Project... l'Australie : Australia and Villers-Bretonneux, 1918-1993 Ill, p.207 ...A book produced for the Royal Victoria Regiment to record the events which have led to the very special relationship between Victoria and the people of the Somme region, as a result of Australian courage on the 24/25 April, 1918.Ill, p.207.non-fictionA book produced for the Royal Victoria Regiment to record the events which have led to the very special relationship between Victoria and the people of the Somme region, as a result of Australian courage on the 24/25 April, 1918.world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, villers-bretonneux -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, The Royal Australian Survey Corps, Never Forget Australia. N'Oublions Jamais L'Australie. Australia and Villers-Bretonneux 1918-1993, 1994
... . Australia and Villers-Bretonneux 1918-1993...villers bretonneux...Villers-Bretonneux Pilgrimage Committee... L'Australie. Australia and Villers-Bretonneux 1918-1993 Soft covered ...Soft covered book. Written in English and FrenchInscribed: Presented to the 4/19th PWLH Regiment Library by Ross Bastiaan 30/10/95 ISBN 0 642 20141-2book, world war one, army, history, western front, commemorations, villers bretonneux, blankfield, corfield, royal victoria regiment -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Sandra Opie, Victoria School, Villers Bretonneux, 18/05/2012
... Victoria School, Villers Bretonneux...villers-bretonneux... of Villers-Bretonneux as proof of their love and good-will towards..., Villers Bretonneux. Each pilister is carved with an Australian... of Villers-Bretonneux as proof of their love and good-will towards ...Built in 1923-1927, the school is the gift from the children of the state of Victoria, Australia, to the children of Villers-Bretonneux as proof of their love and good-will towards France. Twelve hundred Australian soldiers, fathers and brothers of these children, gave their lives for the heroic recapture of the town on April 24th and 25th, 1918. On the front of the building there are two plaques (one in French and one in English) referring to this. In the School Yard, as well as an Aboriginal style mural created by the students of the school and inaugurated on ANZAC Day 2009, is an inscription over the porch on a green background in yellow writing saying : DO NOT FORGET AUSTRALIA Due to the strong bond of friendship between the Australian population and the inhabitants of Villers-Bretonneux. This message expresses the need to remember and show gratitude. Also situated in the school is the Victoria Hall, with its wooden paneling, co-ordinated by the Ballarat Technical Art School with most of the carving being undertaken by Australian sculptor John Grant of Daylesford Technical College in Victoria. The carvings represent fauna and flora from Australia. (http://www.museeaustralien.com/en/?Victoria_school, accessed 04/02/2014)Photographs of each of the Pilister at Victoria School, Villers Bretonneux. Each pilister is carved with an Australian Animal.villers-bretonneux, ballarat technical art school, victoria school, victoria hall, world war, world war 1, australian animals, possum, cockatoo, kookaburra, platypus, lyrebird, koala -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Plaque: Villers-Bretonneux
... Plaque: Villers-Bretonneux...Coat of arms of Villers-Bretonneux affixed to shield shaped...Villers-Bretonneux...-Bretonneux Coat of arms of Villers-Bretonneux affixed to shield ...Coat of arms of Villers-Bretonneux affixed to shield shaped varnished wooden mountVillers-Bretonneuxplaque villers-bretonneaux -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Brochure, J Williams, Australian National Memorial Villers-Bretonneux, Oct 2004
... Australian National Memorial Villers-Bretonneux...Villers-Bretonneux... at Villers-Bretonneux and other places in the area... Australian National Memorial Villers-Bretonneux A colour brochure ...A colour brochure describing the cemetery and monuments at Villers-Bretonneux and other places in the areabrochure, villers-bretonneux -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: QUARRIES ALONGSIDE ROAD ENTERING VILLERS BRETONNEUX, POSTCARD, BRITISH MADE, 1914-1918
... VILLERS BRETONNEUX, POSTCARD, BRITISH MADE... Villers Bretonneux... entering Villers Bretonneux. Copy G 7... POSTCARD Postcard WW1 Villers Bretonneux France quarries Postcard ...Postcard, WW1, B&W image of quarries alongside the road entering Villers Bretonneux. Copy G 7postcard, postcard, ww1, villers bretonneux, france, quarries -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: BURST OF BLACK SHRAPNELL OVER VILLERS BRETONNEUX, POSTCARD, BRITISH MADE, 1914-1918
... ACC LOCK COLLECTION: BURST OF BLACK SHRAPNELL OVER VILLERS... Villers Bretonneux... shrapnell over Villers Bretonneux. Copy G 11... POSTCARD Postcard WW1 France shrapnell Villers Bretonneux Postcard ...Postcard, WW1, B&W indistinct image of a burst of black shrapnell over Villers Bretonneux. Copy G 11postcard, postcard, ww1, france, shrapnell, villers bretonneux -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: VILLERS BRETONNEUX GERMAN SUPPORT TRENCHES OPPOSITE AUSTRALIAN LINES, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
... ACC LOCK COLLECTION: VILLERS BRETONNEUX GERMAN SUPPORT... Villers Bretonneux... at Villers Bretonneux opposite the Australian Lines. Desolate... POSTCARD Postcard WW1 France Villers Bretonneux Postcard, WW1, B&W ...Postcard, WW1, B&W image of German support trenches at Villers Bretonneux opposite the Australian Lines. Desolate landscape in background. Copy G 29postcard, postcard, ww1, france, villers bretonneux -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: VILLERS BRETONNEUX, THE AMIENS RAILWAY, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
... ACC LOCK COLLECTION: VILLERS BRETONNEUX, THE AMIENS RAILWAY... Villers Bretonneux... at Villers Bretonneux. Double tracks in a cutting partially covered... POSTCARD Postcard WW1 Villers Bretonneux Amiens France railway ...Postcard, WW1, B&W image of section of the Amiens Railway at Villers Bretonneux. Double tracks in a cutting partially covered with rubble. Arch bridge in the background. Copy G6postcard, postcard, ww1, villers bretonneux, amiens, france, railway -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: THE ROAD ENTERING VILLERS BRETONNEUX FROM AMIENS, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
... ACC LOCK COLLECTION: THE ROAD ENTERING VILLERS BRETONNEUX... Villers Bretonneux...Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the road entering Villers... POSTCARD Postcard WW1 Villers Bretonneux Amiens Postcard, WW1, B&W ...Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the road entering Villers Bretonneux from Amiens. Damaged buildings on the left. Cloth netting hanging behind trees on the right. Copy G 4postcard, postcard, ww1, villers bretonneux, amiens -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: BOIS L'ABBE FACING VILLERS BRETONNEUX, 1914-1918
... ACC LOCK COLLECTION: BOIS L'ABBE FACING VILLERS BRETONNEUX... Villers Bretonneux...Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the Bois L'Abbe facing Villers... POSTCARD Postcard WW1 Bois L'Abbe Villers Bretonneux Tank Postcard ...Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the Bois L'Abbe facing Villers Bretonneux. Defoliated trees in background, a tank at the right of the trees and part of a tank shown at the left. Grassland in foreground. Copy G 12postcard, postcard, ww1, bois l'abbe, villers bretonneux, tank -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION : SUPPLY TANK NEAR VILLERS BRETONNEUX, POSTCARD, BRITISH MADE, 1914-1918
... ACC LOCK COLLECTION : SUPPLY TANK NEAR VILLERS BRETONNEUX... Villers Bretonneux... Villers Bretonneux. The word 'SUPPLY' written on side of tank... POSTCARD Postcard WW1 France tank Villers Bretonneux barbed wire ...Postcard, WW1, B&W image of a British supply tank near Villers Bretonneux. The word 'SUPPLY' written on side of tank. Several rolls of barbed wire heaped up in left foreground. Copy A39postcard, postcard, ww1, france, tank, villers bretonneux, barbed wire. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: THE 'MAD MILE' VILLERS BRETONNEUX POSTCARD, 1914-1918
... ACC LOCK COLLECTION: THE 'MAD MILE' VILLERS BRETONNEUX... Villers Bretonneux..." at Villers Bretonneux. A straight road with defoliated trees... POSTCARD Postcard WW1 Villers Bretonneux France 'Mad Mile' Postcard ...Postcard, WW1, Sepia image of a road called the "Mad Mile" at Villers Bretonneux. A straight road with defoliated trees on either side. Two vehicles a figures just visible in distance. G16 and GS handwritten in pencil on the reverse.postcard, postcard, ww1, villers bretonneux, france, 'mad mile' -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: VILLERS BRETONNEUX, THE DOLL'S HOUSE OBSERVATION POST, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
... ACC LOCK COLLECTION: VILLERS BRETONNEUX, THE DOLL'S HOUSE... Villers Bretonneux... post at Villers Bretonneux. Two damaged buildings are shown... POSTCARD WW1 Villers Bretonneux France Observation Post Doll's ...Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the 'Doll's House' observation post at Villers Bretonneux. Two damaged buildings are shown beside a road. Presumably the 'Doll's House' is the building at left. Vehicle on road in the distance. Copy A21postcard, ww1, villers bretonneux, france, observation post, doll's house -
Melbourne Legacy
Programme, Order of Ceremonial at the Unveiling of the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, 1938
... Order of Ceremonial at the Unveiling of the Villers...This document records the unveiling of the Villers... of the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial by King George VI, the Queen... for the unveiling of the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial by King George VI ...This document records the unveiling of the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial by King George VI, the Queen of England and the President of the French Republic, on Friday 22nd July, 1938. The programme includes prayers, hymns and memorial dedication. The assumption is that a Legatee attended the service and saved the programme and it somehow made its way into the Legacy Archives. A significant memorial was built at Villers-Bretonneux to commemorate Australian losses in World War 1. This programme shows King George and the President of France opened the memorial together and that it was an important event in 1938.Paper program. 6 pages. Running order for the unveiling of the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial by King George VI, the Queen of England and the President of the French Republic. Friday 22nd July, 1938. Includes prayers, hymns and memorial dedication.memorial, world war one -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Knife, Paper
... villers bretonneux... with the words "Villers Bretonneux"...."Villers Bretonneux"... knife blade is marked with the words "Villers Bretonneux ...Trench art paper knife made from a spent World War 1 French 8mm Berthier carbine bullet. The copper knife blade is marked with the words "Villers Bretonneux"."Villers Bretonneux"french, ww1, bullet, trench art, villers bretonneux, berthier carbine, berthier, 8mm -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... villers-bretonneux... an aerial view of Villers-Bretonneux in France, a region which...Villers-Bretonneux, Hauts-de-France, France... of Villers-Bretonneux occurred between 30 March - 5 April 1918 ...Taken some time between 1914-18, the photograph depicts an aerial view of Villers-Bretonneux in France, a region which was part of the Western Front during World War I. The image mostly shows rural landscape. The Western Front was the main theatre of war during World War I. Following the outbreak of war in August 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. The German advance was halted with the Battle of the Marne. Following the Race to the Sea, both the French-British and German armies dug in along a meandering line of fortified trenches, stretching from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier with France. The First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux occurred between 30 March - 5 April 1918. It took place during Operation Michael, part of the German Spring Offensive on the Western Front. The offensive began against the British Fifth Army and the Third Army on the Somme, and pushed back the British and French reinforcements on the north side of the Somme. The capture of Villers-Bretonneux, close to Amiens, a strategically important road and rail-junction, would have brought the Germans within artillery-range. In late March, troops from the Australian Imperial Force were brought south from Belgium as reinforcements to help shore up the line. In early April, the Germans launched an attack to capture Villers-Bretonneux. After a determined defence by British and Australian troops, the attackers were close to success until a counter-attack by the 9th Australian Infantry Brigade and British troops late in the afternoon of 4 April restored the situation and halted the German advance on Amiens. The Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux occurred between 24 - 27 April 1918, during the German Spring Offensive to the east of Amiens. It is notable for being the first occasion on which tanks fought against each other. A counter-attack by two Australian brigades and a British brigade during the night of 24 April partly surrounded Villers-Bretonneux, and on 25 April, the town was recaptured. On 26 April, the role of the Moroccan division of the French army was crucial in pushing back German units. Australian, British and French troops nearly restored the original front line by 27 April.The record is historically significant due to its connection to World War I. This conflict is integral to Australian culture as it was the single greatest loss of life and the greatest repatriation of casualties in the country's history. Australia’s involvement in the First World War began when the Australian government established the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in August 1914. Immediately, men were recruited to serve the British Empire in the Middle East and on the Western Front. Additionally, the record's significance is enhanced by its depiction of Villers-Bretonneux. The battles that occurred in this town during World War I are especially historically significant to Australia as this is where the Australian Imperial Force had one their greatest World War I victories. An Australian flag still flies over Villers-Bretonneux in the present. Furthermore, a plaque outside the Villers-Bretonneux Town Hall recounts the battles fought to save the town in 1918. Kangaroos feature over the entrance to the Town Hall, and the main street is named Rue de Melbourne. More officially, recognition of the significance of the battle in Villers-Bretonneux is found at the Australian National Memorial, which was built just outside the town. It commemorates all Australians who fought in France and Belgium and includes the names of 10,772 who died in France and have no known grave. Each year, a small ceremony is held at the memorial to mark the sacrifice made by the soldiers. Lastly, the record has strong research potential. This is due to the ongoing public and scholarly interest in war, history, and especially the ANZAC legend, which is commemorated annually on 25 April, known as ANZAC Day.Sepia rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Obverse: yAE.2.35. / 125 / 62d.2834.35.36.VA.5. / 12.G.18-11 / F.-(?)" /military album, wwi, world war i, villers-bretonneux, australian imperial force, aif, france, war, army, conflict, germany, 1918, battle -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Plaque - Villers Bretonneux plaque
... Villers Bretonneux plaque..., the writing "Villers Bretonneux" is on the centre bottom part..., the writing "Villers Bretonneux" is on the centre bottom part ...The symbol of 3 lions with castle wall on its top, the writing "Villers Bretonneux" is on the centre bottom part of the plaque -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
greeting Card 8/8/1918, Advance from Villers-Bretonneux 8/8/1918 & Capture of Hamel 4/7/1918 & Captured German Tank
... Advance from Villers-Bretonneux 8/8/1918 & Capture of Hamel...Four color pages card Advance from Villers-Bretonneux 8/8.../1918 Advance from Villers-Bretonneux 8/8/1918 & Capture ...Four color pages card Advance from Villers-Bretonneux 8/8/1918 & Capture of Hamel 4/7/1918 & Captured German Tank .Page 1: Australian Advancing from Villlers - Bretonneux 8/8/1918 drawing of soldiers in action. Page 2 : Villlers - Bretonneux Start of the German attack 8/8/1918 Picture of captured German tank by Australians. Page 3 : Capture of Hamel Village 4/4/1918 by Australian. From color Paiinting Australian Comfort Fund by A. Pearse War Artist. Pages 4 : Australian capture A 14 C.M. German Naval Gun intact with its Train and Equipment. Greeting from.................cardboard card, world war 1, greeting card -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Royal Victoria Pilgrimage Committee et al, Never Forget Australia: Australia and Villers-Bretonneux 1918-1993, 1994
... Never Forget Australia: Australia and Villers-Bretonneux...This book was published to celebrate the Villers-Bretonneux... Never Forget Australia: Australia and Villers-Bretonneux 1918 ...Yellow soft covered book with the cover featuring a carved timber memorial.non-fictionvillers-brettonneux, world war 1, world war one, french, amiens, charles rosenthal, keith murdoch, henry rawlinson, hobbsm pompey elliott, ferdinand foch, john monash, red baron, von richthofen, tanks, 5th australia division, harold elliott, sadlier, marshall, aboriginal diggers, bill egan, australian armt band, ypres, robinvale, robin cuttle, frederick birks, gas, 58th battalion, tom brain, dick bowman, william james -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
WWI card, Copy of Paintings "Australians Advancing fro Villers-Bretonneux" and others of the same era
... Copy of Paintings "Australians Advancing fro Villers... Villers-Bretonneux August 18th 1918. Specially painted... Villers-Bretonneux" and others of the same era. Painting on paper ...Painting on paper background.Copy of Original painting of Australian advancing from Villers-Bretonneux August 18th 1918. Specially painted for the Australian Comforts Fund by Captain Will Longstaff. A.I.F War Artist. Captured Train Gun, Start of The Great attack,8/8/18 and The Capture of Hamel Village July 4th 1918 by A Pearse, War Artist. -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c. 1918
... villers-bretonneux... of the French village Villers-Bretonneux. In the foreground of the image... Ruins/ Villers Bretonneux/ (in pencil) ... the ruins of the French village Villers-Bretonneux ...Taken in c. 1918, this photograph depicts the ruins of the French village Villers-Bretonneux. In the foreground of the image are rows of shell damaged houses and buildings. In the background of the image stands a tower of the ruined church.On 24 April, Villers-Bretonneux was captured by the Germans as they advanced towards the regional city of Amiens. If they achieved their goal and drove onto the French coast, splitting the British and French armies, the Allied cause might have been lost. The fate of Amiens hung in the balance as two Australian brigades were given the task of retaking Villers-Bretonneux through a swift night-time counter attack. One brigade would assault from the south, while another would attack from the north. The assault began at 10pm on 24 April. The 13th Brigade in the south were held up by German machine guns, before the Australians linked up east of the village. After dawn on 25 April Australian and British troops were involved in fierce fighting to clear the Germans from the village. Some Germans escaped Villers-Bretonneux through nearby woods. Later on the morning of 25 April, three years to the day after the Anzacs landings at Gallipoli, French and Australian flags were raised over Villers-Bretonneux.Black and white rectangular reproduced photograph printed on matte photographic paperReverse: (A copyright and reproduction notice from the Australian War Museum, printed upside-down in blue ink) Church x Ruins/ Villers Bretonneux/ (in pencil) burke museum, world war 1, ww1, wwi, france, australia, villers-bretonneux, ruins, military album -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Decorative object - Patch
... the outer circumference of the patch. "VILLERS-BRETONNEUX..."VILLERS BRETONNEUX 1918 AUSTRALIA".... "VILLERS-BRETONNEUX" is embroided in red cotton along the top half ...This seems to be a recently produced patch that may have been made for an anniversary/commemorationCloth patch, round. Embroided with a yellow border around the outer circumference of the patch. "VILLERS-BRETONNEUX" is embroided in red cotton along the top half of the circumference. There is a yellow kangaroo with the year 1918 in white cotton. The lower area of the badge has "AUSTRALIA" in yellow cotton."VILLERS BRETONNEUX 1918 AUSTRALIA" -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Department of Veteran's Affairs, Australians on the Western Front, Villers Bretonneux 1918, 2008
... Australians on the Western Front, Villers Bretonneux 1918... goldfields BOOK Book Australians on the Western Front, Villers ...Includes label with previous owner's details.Hardcover, blue with black and white photo of city street with plume of dust or smoke inset into "1918" title. 108 pages with black and white photos.book, military history -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
CD, 2011 Gallipoli and Villers-Bretonneux Services
... 2011 Gallipoli and Villers-Bretonneux Services... and Villers-Bretonneux Services CD 1 hour 51 minutes CD Commemorative ...CD 1 hour 51 minutescd, commemorative services -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), Ww1 Memorial To Matthew Kirwan At Villers Bretonneux Frances, Malmsbury 17/8/2011
... Ww1 Memorial To Matthew Kirwan At Villers Bretonneux... At Villers Bretonneux Frances, Malmsbury 17/8/2011 Associated ...Associated with - Wwi War Graves Buildings - Ww1 Memorial People - "Kirwan, Matthew" -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
PHONE COMMUNICATIONS, SITUATION REPORT re: TRENCH WARFARE from MAJOR GENERAL ROSENTHAL, 2nd Division, 7.15 P.M., 14TH JULY, 1918, re trench fighting near Villers Bretonneux
... JULY, 1918, re trench fighting near Villers Bretonneux.... P.M., 14TH JULY, 1918, re trench fighting near Villers ...snape collection -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH OF PAINTING OF ARTHUR C EBDON
... Villers Bretonneux War Museum... Wheeler and now hanging in the War Museum, Villers Bretonneux... PERSON Individual Arthur C. Ebdon Arthur C. Ebdon Villers ...Photograph of painting of Arthur C Ebdon, 5th Division. 57th Battalion/15th Field Company Engineers. Painting by Mary Wheeler and now hanging in the War Museum, Villers Bretonneux (Somme), France. There is also a description of the photo, naming the artist Mary Wheeler.person, individual, arthur c. ebdon, arthur c. ebdon, villers bretonneux war museum, mary wheeler -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Card, Christmas 1918, 1918
... villers bretonneux... Headquarters Staff - In the Field Sketch of Red Chateau, Villers... villers bretonneux Christmas card Christmas 1918 Fondest Love,Bert ...Christmas Card, 1918 “Fondest Love Bert” handwritten on front Inside - Greetings from 1st Australian Divisional Headquarters Staff - In the Field Sketch of Red Chateau, Villers BretonneuxBeige cardboard folded in half with rising sun and decorative emblem on front and sketch of trees on rear.Christmas 1918 Fondest Love,Bert1918, 1st australian divisional headquarters, red chateau, villers bretonneux, christmas card -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, General Sir John Monash, c1917
... villers-bretonneux..., photographed at his headquarters at Glisy, in the Villers-Bretonneux..., in the Villers-Bretonneux Division. John Monash was a General for the AIF ...John Monash was a General for the AIF during World War One. Two framed photographs of General John Monash in uniform. .1) General Sir John Monash, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., V.D., C.B., D.C.L., LL.D., stands in a garden setting in his dress uniform. .2) Major-General John Monash, G.O.C. 3rd Australian Division, photographed at his headquarters at Glisy, in the Villers-Bretonneux Division.villers-bretonneux, john monash, monash, general, world war, world war one, uniform, glisy, france