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Bendigo Military Museum
Document - CERTIFICATE of TRANSFER, British Army, BRITISH ARMY CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER TO RESERVE ON DEMOB, 1919
... BRITISH ARMY CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER TO RESERVE ON DEMOB.... and the print is in black ink. British Army Form Z.24. It is for MJ...British Army... goldfields CERTIFICATE of TRANSFER Document BRITISH ARMY CERTIFICATE ...Refers to Service of Albert Edwards This is a small sheet of strong paper. It was white paper and the print is in black ink. British Army Form Z.24. It is for MJ/5471 Cpl Edwards, Albert. DOE: 23 Sep 1914 RASC. DOB 1884. MIL trades Motor Lorry Driver, Good NCO. Transferred to Army Reserve (UK) 20 Apr 1919. Certificate NR 106843. Stamped RASC. Woolwich Dockyard.ww1, certificate of transfer -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, British Army: military engineering, vol.7: accommodation and installations, 1934
... British Army: military engineering, vol.7: accommodation...British Army... and installations Booklet Booklet British Army ...british armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, British Army: games and sports in the Army 1957-58, 1957
... British Army: games and sports in the Army 1957-58...British Army... British Army ...british armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Manual, British Army: Field engineering and mine warfare: pamphlet no.7: booby traps, 1952
... British Army: Field engineering and mine warfare: pamphlet...British Army... traps, 1952 Manual Manual British Army ...british armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, British Army: Signal training, vol. 3: maintenance of signal equipment in the field, pamphlet no. 1, 1950
... British Army: Signal training, vol. 3: maintenance of...British Army... British Army: Signal training, vol. 3: maintenance of signal ...australia - armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, British Army: Signal training, vol. 6: electronic warfare, pamphlet No. 3: defence against commication jamming, 1959
... British Army: Signal training, vol. 6: electronic warfare...British Army... British Army: Signal training, vol. 6: electronic warfare ...australia - armed forces - service manuals -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, BLACKIE & SON, Ltd, 50 OLD BAILEY, E.C, THE BRITISH ARMY BOOK, Circa WW1
... THE BRITISH ARMY BOOK....This book tells of the BRITISH Army from the very earliest...THE BRITISH ARMY BOOK is printed on the front cover... 284 pages. THE BRITISH ARMY BOOK is printed on the front cover ...This book tells of the BRITISH Army from the very earliest times down to the latest actions of the British Army in the great war.Rectangular in shape.Khaki in colour.The book has 284 pages. THE BRITISH ARMY BOOK is printed on the front cover and the spine.There is also a picture of mounted soldiers riding into battle on the front cover. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS OF BRITISH ARMY
... PHOTOGRAPHS OF BRITISH ARMY...British Army... including "Beryl Scrimshaw" (Morrel) from British Army. 2. Aug 1944... goldfields PHOTOGRAPHS OF BRITISH ARMY Photograph 1. Black and white ...1. Taken 1944 at Liverpool base with a mix of men and women including "Beryl Scrimshaw" (Morrel) from British Army. 2. Aug 1944, Liverpool base, formal photo of men and women in uniform and some women in white coats at same location. 3. Women in uniform in WW2 in front of a British Fighter plane. Refer Cat no. 304P & 315.1. Black and white photo, 14 women and 2 men in British uniforms in formal photo in front of buildings. 2. Black and white photo, same location as photo 1, mix of men and women in uniform and some women in white coats. 3. Black and white photo, heavily creased of 6 women in uniform in a field in front of a fighter plane.1. & 2. Both have the stamp of photographer on back and a note saying photo taken in Liverpool Aug 1944. 3. Identification notes written on back and identification of Unit - faded and hard to read.british army, liverpool, uk, ww2 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Certificate - CERTIFICATES OF DISCHARGE, 1946
... British Army...Sgt Foster - Royal Signals - British Army. Refer to Cat...British Army..., date 11/3/46. Sgt Foster - Royal Signals - British Army. Refer ...Sgt Foster - Royal Signals - British Army. Refer to Cat 5337.2.1. This is a paper document in very poor condition. It is an Army form with habdwritten entries in blue ink. The discharge date is stamped 30 April 1946. 2, This is a brown heavy duty paper "Release Leave Certificate". British form X202/A for 911335 W/Sub Sgt Foster, Edgar James William Royal Signals.It is stamped with "Combined Operation Signals" stamp. Last place was at 13 ABPO India Command, date 11/3/46.british army, discharge certificate -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, ARMY PAY, British Army, Soldiers Service and Pay Book. Edgar J.W. Foster, c1939-1946
... British Army....911335 British Army....British Army... to the service of Edgar James William Foster. NR.911335 British Army. WW2 ...Refers to the service of Edgar James William Foster. NR.911335 British Army.This is a pocket sized booklet. It is made of brown buckram for the cover. Inside are paper pages printed in black ink. The covers have small pockets on the inside. The pages cover service history of soldier, vaccinations, trades etc. In the rear pocket is a small cricifix cross made out of grass/flax.Lots of hand written entries from various officers.ww2, british army -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Weapon - British Army Bayonet, Scabbard and Frog
... British Army Bayonet, Scabbard and Frog...Bayonet Scabbard and Frog. Ex British Army.... Dandenong melbourne British Army Bayonet, Scabbard and Frog Weapon ...Historical significance.Bayonet Scabbard and Frog. Ex British Army.Crown above Wilkinson on blade. D arrow and ID. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Statement of the Distribution and General Account Current of the Prize Money Granted to the British Army for the Battle of Waterloo and Capture of Paris in the Year 1815, 1815
... of the Prize Money Granted to the British Army for the Battle...british army... Account Current of the Prize Money Granted to the British Army ...The Napoleonic Wars were a period of conflict from 1803-1815, caused by unresolved tensions following the end of the French Revolution. Coalitions of European powers fought against Napoleon Bonaparte and the French army, who were defeated at the Battle of Waterloo on the 18th June 1815, in Belgium. The conclusion of the battle would mark a period of sustained peace for Europe, that would bring with it cultural and technological innovation. This document in illustrative of the prize money awarded to different groups of soldiers following the Capture of Paris, separated into different classes. The first class consisted of General Officers, the second of Field Officers and Colonels, the third of Captains, the fourth of Subalterns, the fifth of Serjeants and the sixth of Corporals, Drummers and Privates. The Commander in Chief of the Army also received £61, 178/3/ 5 1/2. In addition to the money given to these classes, which approximately totaled £486,246 / 18/ 1 3/4, a total of £30,000 was paid to the Bank of England and £7,204 / 16/ 7 1/4 was paid to the Chelsea Hospital, to a grand total of £558,940/ 12/ 3. This money given to the Chelsea Hospital was part of the Army Prize Money Act 1814 (54th Geo. 3 c. 86, 14th July 1814), which when passed through parliament entailed that any prize money unclaimed or forfeited would be paid to the Chelsea Hospital. The Royal Hospital Chelsea is a charitable institution which provides support to war veterans and has existed since the reign of Charles II. The document goes into further details of the payments made to specific regiments, who include members of the British cavalry and artillery, rifleman, staff corps and foreign soldiers enlisted to aid with the campaign. The award of prize money following battle was meant to serve as an incentive for aggression and victory, in addition to helping deter looting of the deceased possessions. A paper watermark '1810' on the handwritten document suggests it is an original, and therefore was probably in the possession of a battle participant, most likely of a higher rank. The provenance of the document is unknown but one possibility is through former Ballarat School of Mines staff member Hester Darby, whose parents were Ernest Darby and Leah Hynam. Her maternal line boasted a Battle of Waterloo veteran. A number of handwritten pages 48 cm. x 34.5 cm. (slightly larger than A3) which has been folded in half, and in half again. When attempts were made to tape the torn document together, one page was taped in the wrong order. The top of the third page aligns with the bottom of the fourth page, the top of the fourth page with the bottom of the third. Corrections to this have been made in the transcript. DESCRIPTION ON DISCOVERY: "BALLARAT - Copy of an historic document of prize money paid after the battle of Waterloo and capture of Paris in 1815 has been found among old papers at the Ballarat School of Mines. The full amount of prize money was stated at "£558,913 10/10." Scores of regiments had their shares varying probably, according to the numbers. The document will be retained in the School of Mines Museum, ... (Age, 21 March 1941)It has an 1810 watermark on the paper as well as a watermark for S&C Wise. duke of wellington, waterloo, battle of waterloo, napoleon, napoleon bonaparte, british army, paris, darby, helen darby, veteran, 1815, prize money, waterloo verterans -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Badge - British Military badge collection, British Army Officer, 1914-1918
... British Army Officer...Badge collection; sixteen WWI British Army Officer’s... British Army Officer’s insignia ‘star’ pips. Brass badges ...Badges or ‘pips’ such as these ones were worn on the should strap of a British Military Officer during World War I to indicate his or her rank. The badge’s Latin inscription “TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO” is a Latin phrase that translates as “three joined into one”. It is the motto of the Order of Bath and refers to the year 1801 when the two Kingdoms of Great Britain (England and Scotland) were united with the Kingdom of Ireland. The three images of ‘crowns’ serve as the ‘star’ on each badge. The badges are worn with the arches in the three crowns pointing to the top. The sixteen badges were collected by Dr William Roy Angus and are now part of Flagstaff Hill’s comprehensive W.R. Angus Collection, donated by the family of Dr W R Angus, 1901-1970, surgeon and oculist. The badges date to the First World War era, when Dr Angus was a youth. He was a Surgeon Captain for the Australian Defence Forces during World War II when he was in his forties. The W.R. Angus Collection: - The W.R. Angus Collection includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) and Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. It includes historical medical and surgical equipment and instruments from the doctors Edward and Thomas Ryan of Nhill, Victoria. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1927 at Ballarat, the nearest big city to Nhill where he began as a Medical Assistant. He was also Acting House surgeon at the Nhill hospital where their two daughters were born. During World War II He served as a Military Doctor in the Australian Defence Forces. Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool in 1939, where Dr Angus operated his own medical practice. He later added the part-time Port Medical Officer responsibility and was the last person appointed to that position. Both Dr Angus and his wife were very involved in the local community, including the planning stages of the new Flagstaff Hill and the layout of the gardens there. Dr Angus passed away in March 1970.Dr W R Angus (1901-1970), surgeon and oculist, collected a range of military objects including those he personally used during his time as Surgeon Captain in the Australian Defence Forces in World War II. The objects allow insight into military life in the early-to-mid 20th century. The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The Collection includes historical medical objects that date back to the late 1800s.Badge collection; sixteen WWI British Army Officer’s insignia ‘star’ pips. Brass badges are diamond-shaped. The design has a border of leaves around a wreath around and a Latin inscription that surrounds three crown images.“TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO” [translates to 'three joined in one']flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, dr w r angus, w.r. angus collection, badge, insignia, world war 1, first world war, 1914-1918, badge collection, great war, pips, order of bath, tria juncta in uno, british military officer, 1901, british united kingdom -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Headwear - Helmet, British Army Helmet Mk6
... British Army Helmet Mk6...British Army combat helmet mk 6 made of ballistic nylon... helmet. British Army combat helmet mk 6 made of ballistic nylon ...The Mk 6 was issued to the British military in 1986.[3] They were known to be used in Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield.[4] From 1992, the Mk 6 was supplied to the UN alongside the M88, MICH and the M1 to allow for protection of peacekeeping forces. Many military forces used these helmets such as Argentina, Mexico, and most listed UN countries as stated. These were either covered with the respective country's camouflage helmet cover, or issued with a blue Mk 6 cover to indicate it as a peacekeeping helmet.[5] From June 2009, the helmet was replaced by the Mk 7 helmet.British Army combat helmet mk 6 made of ballistic nylon, painted olive green. It has a foam and leather liner and an olve green webbing harness to secure the helmet to the soldiers head. "Becca" is written in sharpie on the inside rear right of the helmet forward of the manufactures sizing and serial tag. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - BOOK, SOLDIERS PAY, SUFFOLK REGIMENT UK 1901, British Army, 1901
... This is a small booklet titled "The Small Book" British...British Army... This is a small booklet titled "The Small Book" British Army form B.50 ...Page 4 has handwritten description of soldier and enlistment details - George Goulding. Enlisted at St. Georges Barracks, London. County of Middlesex. 31 December 1897, age 18 yrs, 10 mths. He joined Suffolk Regiment for 7 years. He was born in Whitechapel, London. Height 5'5-1/2 ", Dark hair, tattoo on left forearm. He served in various places abroad. Malta, Dolpa, Sth Africa, Southampton.This is a small booklet titled "The Small Book" British Army form B.50. The soldier's name is George Goulding No. 4886. The Regiment is Suffolk. In the centre of the cover are the instructions for use, beneath that is the crest of Great Britain. The rear cover is khaki coloured buckram. Inside are 24 pages. These have Goulding's description - Navy regulations and details of Goulding's Service.british suffolk regiment, south african war, boer war, soldier -
Bendigo Military Museum
Document - DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE, British Army, 19 April 1916
... This is a single sheet of heavy paper. British Army Form...British Army... of heavy paper. British Army Form 2079. It has a printed format ...This man served in the Boer War and WW1.This is a single sheet of heavy paper. British Army Form 2079. It has a printed format with handwritten Military details. The handwriting is in black ink. It is overwritten on a different pen - Character "Good". It is for Pte "George Frederick Goulding", of Middlesex Regiment. He enlisted in Stepney, 11 Dec 1915. Discharged on medical grounds at Chatham, 19 April 1916. Age 36 years, 4 mths, It is signed off by the C.O. of 5 Bn, Middlesex Regiment.ww1, middlesex regt -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGE, BRITISH ARMY INSIGNIA, 1945
... BADGE, BRITISH ARMY INSIGNIA... goldfields BADGE, BRITISH ARMY INSIGNIA Badge Badge, metal, brass ...14972799, ASTON, Derg James Randell. Enlisted Worster (England) Ref 5400, 5402 Austria Occupational ForcesBadge, metal, brass insignia Austria Occupational ForcesCrown, Rose, Leaves Ïntelligence Corps"badge, military insignia, intelligence corp -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Pamphlet, Harrison & Sons, Extracts from General Routine Orders issued to the British Army in the Field by Field-Marshall Haig, 1 Jan 1917
... Extracts from General Routine Orders issued to the British... from General Routine Orders issued to the British Army ...Soft covered booklet Price tag $15.00 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Post cards, set, Albany House, Tanks & Armoured Cars of the British Army WW1 1914-1918, 1980's or 1990's
... Tanks & Armoured Cars of the British Army WW1 1914-1918... Tanks & Armoured Cars of the British Army WW1 1914-1918 ...A plastic envelope containing six post cards, purchased from the Tank Museum, Bovington, UK. Each card has a reproduction of a water colour painting of a vehicle depicted in a battle field setting. They depict - a Rolls Royce Armoured Car, a Medium A Wippet Tank, a Mark 1 (Male) Tank, a Mark IV (Female) Tank, a Jeffery-Quad Armoured Car, and, an Austin Armoured Car. There is a sheet enclosed giving a brief history and description of each vehicle.post cards, tank museum, bovington -
Gippsland Art Gallery
Print, Simpson, William (after), The Investiture of the Order of the Bath at the Head Quarters of the British Army Before Sebastopol, 1855
... Quarters of the British Army Before Sebastopol... of the British Army Before Sebastopol Lithograph on paper Gippsland ...Donated by Charles Nodrum, 2018Lithograph on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, Mark Nicholls & Teresa Sullivan et al, AGAINST ALL ODDS (The British Army of 1939-40 The 50th Anniversary of Dunkirk), 1989
... AGAINST ALL ODDS (The British Army of 1939-40 The 50th... ALL ODDS (The British Army of 1939-40 The 50th Anniversary ...isbn: 0 901721 17 4 -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Magazine - paperback/magazine, Ministry of Defence, Soldier - Magazine of the British Army, July 2003
... Soldier - Magazine of the British Army... Soldier - Magazine of the British Army Magazine Ministry ...Magazine -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, David Chandler, The Oxford illustrated history of the British Army, 1994
... The Oxford illustrated history of the British Army... History of the British Army recounts the history of the British ...From longbow, pike, and musket to Challenger tanks, from the Napoleonic Wars to the Gulf campaign, the Duke of Marlborough to Field Marshal Montgomery, The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army recounts the history of the British army from its medieval antecedents to the present day. Drawing on the latest scholarship, this survey shows how British fighting forces have evolved over the last five centuries. The continuities revealed are sometimes surprising: narrow recruitment patterns, friction between soldiers and civilians, financial constraints and recurrent political pressure for economies are constant themes. Commanders, campaigns, battles, organization, and weaponry are covered in detail within the wider context of the social, economic, and political environment in which armies exist and fight. The British army has been remarkably successful in fighting terms, losing only one major war (of American Independence 1775-83). As one of the engines of empire it has been active all over the world, as well as shaping the internal destiny of the nation in civil war and revolution. Its history is charted in a sequence of chronological chapters, each containing special feature articles, beginning with the medieval, Elizabethan, and Restoration army and moving on through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the two world wars of the twentieth. The book concludes with accounts of the army of British India, the amateur military tradition, the British way in warfare, and an assessment of what the future may hold in the light of the Options for Change review. Extensively illustrated in black and white and colour, and with a detailed chronology and further reading lists, this is the definitive one-volume history of the British army for specialists and non-specialists alike.Bibliography, Index, Chronology, ill (plates, col, b/w) maps. p.452.non-fictionFrom longbow, pike, and musket to Challenger tanks, from the Napoleonic Wars to the Gulf campaign, the Duke of Marlborough to Field Marshal Montgomery, The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army recounts the history of the British army from its medieval antecedents to the present day. Drawing on the latest scholarship, this survey shows how British fighting forces have evolved over the last five centuries. The continuities revealed are sometimes surprising: narrow recruitment patterns, friction between soldiers and civilians, financial constraints and recurrent political pressure for economies are constant themes. Commanders, campaigns, battles, organization, and weaponry are covered in detail within the wider context of the social, economic, and political environment in which armies exist and fight. The British army has been remarkably successful in fighting terms, losing only one major war (of American Independence 1775-83). As one of the engines of empire it has been active all over the world, as well as shaping the internal destiny of the nation in civil war and revolution. Its history is charted in a sequence of chronological chapters, each containing special feature articles, beginning with the medieval, Elizabethan, and Restoration army and moving on through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the two world wars of the twentieth. The book concludes with accounts of the army of British India, the amateur military tradition, the British way in warfare, and an assessment of what the future may hold in the light of the Options for Change review. Extensively illustrated in black and white and colour, and with a detailed chronology and further reading lists, this is the definitive one-volume history of the British army for specialists and non-specialists alike.great britain - military history, great britain - military tradition -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Carl Schultze, The British army of the Rhine, 1994
... The British army of the Rhine...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book The British army of the Rhine Ill, p.66 ...The British army in Germany after World War Two and its response to the fall of the Iron CurtainIll, p.66.non-fictionThe British army in Germany after World War Two and its response to the fall of the Iron Curtain occupation forces - united kingdom, north atlantic treaty organisation -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Red coat dreaming : how colonial Australia embraced the British Army, 2009
... British Army... embraced the British Army Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.179 ...History, artifact and art combine to evoke a time in colonial Australia when the Motherland, and the British Army in particular, loomed large. Challenges our understanding of Australia's military history and the primacy of the Anzac legend.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.179.non-fictionHistory, artifact and art combine to evoke a time in colonial Australia when the Motherland, and the British Army in particular, loomed large. Challenges our understanding of Australia's military history and the primacy of the Anzac legend.australia - history - military, australia - relations - great britain -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Constable, A short history of the British Army, 1950
... A short history of the British Army...Great Britain - History - Army... A short history of the British Army Great Britain - History - Army ...A history of the British army up to the end of World War IInon-fictionA history of the British army up to the end of World War IIgreat britain - history - army, great britain - history - military -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Seeley Service, A history of the regiments and uniforms of the British army, 1954
... A history of the regiments and uniforms of the British army...Great Britain - Army - History... A history of the regiments and uniforms of the British army Index ...A history of the regiments and uniforms of the British army with illustrations in colourIndex, ill, p.333.non-fictionA history of the regiments and uniforms of the British army with illustrations in colourgreat britain - army - history, great britain - army - uniforms -
Bendigo Military Museum
Currency - PAPER CURRENCY, Imperial Japanese Govt, 1. Asian. 2. 3. 4. British Army Forces, cWW2
... 1. Asian. 2. 3. 4. British Army Forces....PAPER CURRENCY Currency 1. Asian. 2. 3. 4. British Army ...1. Old Japanese 100 year old note. Black and Red printing on face, blue ink on rear side. Face side has image of a building and traditional man. rear side images has buildings and two dragons. NRS: 561037 1136422. 2. British Armed Forces - Special voucher. Three pence. printing on front is in brown green and red ink. rear side, brown ink. 3. British Armed Forces - Special voucher. Six pence. Printing on front is in blue, orange and green ink - rearside in blue ink. 4. British Armed Forces - Special voucher. One shilling. Printing on front is in red, blue and green ink - rearside in red ink.army overseas, barracks money, japan, britian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Manual, British Army: Field engineering and mine warfare: pamphlet no.7: booby traps, Parts 1 and 2 (all arms), 1972
... British Army: Field engineering and mine warfare: pamphlet... Newhaven gippsland British Armed Forces - service manuals British ...british armed forces - service manuals -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Army Book 418 Pigeon service message book, Early 20th century
... british army pigeon service message book... This is a standard British Army Pigeon Service Message...This is a British Army Pigeon Service Message Book which... Book 418 Pigeon service message book This is a British Army ...This is a standard British Army Pigeon Service Message Book which was issued to Australian Army units during World War One. This Pigeon Service Message Book has no known local provenance but it is a very interesting memento of World War One.This is a British Army Pigeon Service Message Book which consists of a number of sheets of paper stapled into a cardboard cover protected with black leatherette. The writing on the front cover is stencilled in white. The ends of the cover are held together by a black elastic strap. The strap has now lost its elasticity. Inside the front cover is a printed sheet indicating the use of the book and the care of the pigeons. There are two leatherette tubes attached to the back cover which would have held writing implements. The book material consists of a top sheet printed with space for the message details, and sheets of carbon paper for two copies of the message. There is a piece of cardboard backing the carbon paper. None of the message pages has been used. The staples have rusted and the sides of the paper material are stained. The cover is a little crumpled and dirty. ‘Army Book 418’ ‘Pigeon Service Message Book’ world war one, british army pigeon service message book