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Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - SS Ascanius, Dacre Smyth
Completed in December 1910 as a steam passenger ship she was requisitioned as a troop transport for the Australian Expeditionary Force (AEF) in 1914. She was returned to the owner in 1920 only to be requisitioned again in 1940 by the Admiralty for use as a troopship. After the war, the Ascanius brought Jewish emigrants from Marseilles to Haifa and was sold to Italy and renamed San Giovannino for Cia de Nav. Florencia (A. Motosi), Genoa in 1949. B Smythe An oil painting of the SS AscaniusAscaniusss ascanius, troop transport, aef, wwi, wwii, migrant ship -
Wangaratta High SchoolBritish Commonwealth Army Helmet, 1916-1961
Colloquially called the 'Tin Hat' this helmet was designed by John L Brodie in response to the French helmets. It was easilly pressed from a single sheet of steel and saw service with all British Empire/Commonwealth Forces. Even the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) of World War I succumbed to its charms, and it also featured in early United States battles with Japan in the Pacific during World War II.Khaki steel helmet with brown leather straps -
Lara RSL Sub BranchPhoto Album
Post Card Album that used to be filled with photos from Egypt and Dardanelles by W. Matthews. Photos in separate collection held at Lara RSL. Postcards and photos compiled by W.Matthews while serving in WW1.Photo album of postcards and photos from WW1 taken and purchased in Egypt and Dardanelles by W.Matthews from LaraPhoto Album in book form coloured grey/greenFront page has roses and vine written Post Card Album. Inside front page is written W. Matthews Lara, Views sent from Egypt and the Dardanelles with photos of Sgt W.Matthews B Company, 8th Battalion A.E.F. photo by W.H.Watts and second photo Bugler Haggar, A.E.F. taken by N.O.W. Inside back cover 6 photos with no descriptions. bugler haggar, ww1, world war 1, world war one, w. matthews, sergeant w. matthews, b company 8th battalion, aef, a.e.f., australian army, army, w.h.watts, n.o.w., dardanelles, egypt, lara rsl, lara rsl sub branch
