Showing 37 items matching "dunkirk"
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Lara RSL Sub BranchNewspaper - The Sun Newspaper Dated 3/6/1940 - My War Part 6 - Evacuaton Nearly complete - Dunkirk, Local Newspaper Coverage of World War 2 = Dunkirk
... Local Newspaper Coverage of World War 2 = Dunkirk...The Sun Newspaper dated 3/6/1940 - Special Coverage - My War Part 6 - Dunkirk...Local Newspaper Dated 3/6/949 World War 2 - Coverage - Dunkirk...Lara RSL Sub Branch McClelland Ave Lara Local Newspaper Coverage - Special - My War Part 6 Local Newspaper reporting the World War 2 dated 3/6/940 world war 2 - dunkirk Local Newspaper Dated 3/6/949 World War 2 - Coverage - Dunkirk The Sun Newspaper dated 3/6/1940 - Special Coverage - My War Part 6 - Dunkirk Local Newspaper Coverage of World War 2 = Dunkirk Newspaper The Sun Newspaper Dated 3/6/1940 - My War Part 6 - Evacuaton Nearly complete - Dunkirk ...Local Newspaper Coverage - Special - My War Part 6Local Newspaper reporting the World War 2 dated 3/6/940The Sun Newspaper dated 3/6/1940 - Special Coverage - My War Part 6 - DunkirkLocal Newspaper Dated 3/6/949 World War 2 - Coverage - Dunkirkworld war 2 - dunkirk -
Lara RSL Sub BranchNewspaper - The Daily Express Newspaper Dated 31/5/1940, Dunkirk -Tens of Thousands Safely Home Already - Three Destroyers Lost - omb Fear Starts Evacuation Again
... Dunkirk -Tens of Thousands Safely Home Already - Three Destroyers Lost - omb Fear Starts Evacuation Again....Dunkirk -Tens of Thousands Safely Home Already - Three Destroyers Lost - Bomb Fear Starts Evacuation Again....Dunkirk -Tens of Thousands Safely Home Already - Three Destroyers Lost - Bomb Fear Starts Evacuation Again. ...The Daily Express Newspaper Dated 31/5/1940The Daily Express Newspaper Dated 31/5/1940The Daily Express Newspaper Dated 31/5/1940Dunkirk -Tens of Thousands Safely Home Already - Three Destroyers Lost - Bomb Fear Starts Evacuation Again.dunkirk -tens of thousands safely home already - three destroyers lost - omb fear starts evacuation again. -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook of sheet music, Stainer & Bell Ltd, 'The Rainbow, A Tale of Dunkirk' by Thomas Wood, brass band arrangement by Frank Wright, approx 1950
... 'The Rainbow, A Tale of Dunkirk' by Thomas Wood, brass band arrangement by Frank Wright...They are of 'The Rainbow, A Tale of Dunkirk', by Thomas Wood with brass band arrangement by Frank Wright. ...They are of 'The Rainbow, A Tale of Dunkirk', by Thomas Wood with brass band arrangement by Frank Wright. ...This music was played for the Grand Armistice Concert of the 11th November 1951, with Frank Wright as the conductor and arranger of the music for brass bands. Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia. Two printed copies of sheet music with buff coloured covers. They are of 'The Rainbow, A Tale of Dunkirk', by Thomas Wood with brass band arrangement by Frank Wright. One is for Solo B flat cornet and the other is for 3rd B flat cornet.On the front covers the title is printed in pen, as is the designated instrument. Also stamped underneath the title is Stainer & Bell, Lts., 89 Newman Street, London, W.1.frank wright, brass bands, sheet music, the rainbow, a tale of dunkirk, grand armistice concert, cornet music -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, AIR FORCE, A Very Unusual Air War, From Dunkirk to the AFDU, 2013
... A Very Unusual Air War, From Dunkirk to the AFDU.......dunkirk...A Very Unusual Air War, From Dunkirk to the AFDU. Book BOOK, AIR FORCE Gill & Barry Griffin The History Press ...From front cover: The Diary and Log Book of Test Pilot H Leonard Thorne 1940-45..1) Hard cardboard cover, blue coloured paper, gold print on spine. .2) Dust cover is blue, brown, white, black print on front, spine, back. Colour photo of an aircraft & pilot on front, back cover has colour photo of a Log Book. Pages - 254, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black & white photos & documents. Inscription front fly leaf handwritten in blue ink: “To a good friend & brother, Kevin Hogan Gill & Barry” To the Bendigo District RSL & Passchendaele Barracks Memorial Military Museum. Thank you for keeping the memory of our war heroes alive”book, test pilot, dunkirk -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchMagazine, Images of War 1939-1945 The Real Story of World War II, 1988
... dunkirk...Red black and white magazine - cover depicting withdrawal from Dunkirk...Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch 2-4 Templeton Street Wangaratta high-country Magazine Issue 1 volume 1 part of " A Marshall Cavendish Collection in association with the Imperial War Museum". dunkirk magazine collection images of war 1939-1945 Red black and white magazine - cover depicting withdrawal from Dunkirk Images of War 1939-1945 The Real Story of World War II Magazine Magazine Marshall Cavendish Partworks Limited ...Magazine Issue 1 volume 1 part of " A Marshall Cavendish Collection in association with the Imperial War Museum". Red black and white magazine - cover depicting withdrawal from Dunkirkdunkirk, magazine collection, images of war 1939-1945 -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511Certificate - Printed certificate, La Ville De Dunkerque, 20/06/2019
... dunkirk...Printed copy of a certificate of commemoration of the evacuation of Dunkirk...Printed copy of a certificate of commemoration of the evacuation of Dunkirk La Ville De Dunkerque Certificate Printed certificate ...Printed copy of a certificate of commemoration of the evacuation of DunkirkErnest James Bray - Middlesex Regiment.dunkirk, wwii, world war two, second world war, france, ernest james bray -
Warrnambool RSL Sub BranchBook, DUNKIRK - THE NECESSARY MYTH
... DUNKIRK - THE NECESSARY MYTH ...Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch Cnr Merri & Liebig Streets Warrnambool great-ocean-road Author Nicholas Harmen Publisher Hodder and Stoughton Kent: 1980 ISBN: 0 340 24299 X Dewey No. 940.54’21 Hardback with dust cover DUNKIRK - THE NECESSARY MYTH Book ...Hardback with dust cover Author Nicholas Harmen Publisher Hodder and Stoughton Kent: 1980 ISBN: 0 340 24299 X Dewey No. 940.54’21 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Ebury Press, Forgotten voices of Dunkirk : the full story of operation dynamo, in the words of those who were there, 2010
... Forgotten voices of Dunkirk : the full story of operation dynamo, in the words of those who were there....Forgotten voices of Dunkirk : the full story of operation dynamo, in the words of those who were there. ...Drawing on a wealth of material from the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, this book presents the words of both rescued and rescuers an intimate and dramatic account of what Winston Churchill described as a 'miracle of deliverance'.Index, ill, maps, p.312.non-fictionDrawing on a wealth of material from the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, this book presents the words of both rescued and rescuers an intimate and dramatic account of what Winston Churchill described as a 'miracle of deliverance'.battle of dunkirk - 1940, world war 1939-1940 - personal narratives - britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Dent, Dunkirk : the great escape, 1977
... Dunkirk : the great escape...Index, Bibliography, ill, maps, p.240. Dunkirk : the great escape Book Dent AJ Barker ...Dunkirk (Dunkerque), France's fourth port, is an ancient city with a colourful history of war. From here a large part of the British Army escaped.Index, Bibliography, ill, maps, p.240.non-fictionDunkirk (Dunkerque), France's fourth port, is an ancient city with a colourful history of war. From here a large part of the British Army escaped.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - france, operation dynamo -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Nicholas Harman, Dunkirk, the patriotic myth, 1980
... Dunkirk, the patriotic myth...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Dunkirk - Evacuation World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France Mr. ...Mr. Harman interviewed survivors of the evacuation and examined previously unexplored Cabinet papers, war diaries and other documents in compiling this vivid and fascinating account, the first to place the military and naval events on the Flanders coast in the context of the strategic and political decisions that shaped them.Index, ill, maps, p.271.non-fictionMr. Harman interviewed survivors of the evacuation and examined previously unexplored Cabinet papers, war diaries and other documents in compiling this vivid and fascinating account, the first to place the military and naval events on the Flanders coast in the context of the strategic and political decisions that shaped them. dunkirk - evacuation, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - france -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, DUNKIRK
... DUNKIRK...Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511 391 Gore Street Fitzroy melbourne DUNKIRK Book Book Lt-Col. EWAN BUTLER and MAJ. j. ... -
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 Anniversary of Dunkirk)...Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511 391 Gore Street Fitzroy melbourne ISBN: 0 901721 17 4 AGAINST ALL ODDS (The British Army of 1939-40 The 50th Anniversary of Dunkirk) Book Mark Nicholls & Teresa Sullivan The Natioinal Army Museum ...isbn: 0 901721 17 4 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Faber & Faber limited, Dunkirk, 1945
... Dunkirk...This is the true story of Dunkirk from its almost nebulous beginnings to the astonishing triumph of its end. ...This is the story of Dunkirk and of the men who planned it (insofar as it was planned) and of the men who carried it out, and of their ships. Mr Divine, who was himself with the small boats, writes with the authority of direct knowledge. He had the assistance of the men who were intimately concerned with planning and organising the operation. This is the true story of Dunkirk from its almost nebulous beginnings to the astonishing triumph of its end. Originally published in 1945, this is the best contemporaneous account, detailing all the big and little ships that rescued the men trapped on the beaches in late May 1940.Map, p.307.non-fictionThis is the story of Dunkirk and of the men who planned it (insofar as it was planned) and of the men who carried it out, and of their ships. Mr Divine, who was himself with the small boats, writes with the authority of direct knowledge. He had the assistance of the men who were intimately concerned with planning and organising the operation. This is the true story of Dunkirk from its almost nebulous beginnings to the astonishing triumph of its end. Originally published in 1945, this is the best contemporaneous account, detailing all the big and little ships that rescued the men trapped on the beaches in late May 1940. world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, operation dynamo -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - AIR BATTLE FOR DUNKIRK 26 MAY - 3 JUNE 1940, NORMAN L.R. FRANKS, 1983
... AIR BATTLE FOR DUNKIRK 26 MAY - 3 JUNE 1940...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne AIR BATTLE FOR DUNKIRK 26 MAY - 3 JUNE 1940 Book AIR BATTLE FOR DUNKIRK 26 MAY - 3 JUNE 1940 NORMAN L.R. ... -
Bendigo Military MuseumAward - MEDAL, Post 1940
... Dunkirk Medal with loose ribbon....Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields medals military british Passchendaele barracks trust Dunkerque 1940 Dunkirk Medal with loose ribbon. Award MEDAL ...Dunkirk Medal with loose ribbon.Dunkerque 1940medals, military, british, passchendaele barracks trust -
National Wool Museum
Stencil
... DUNKIRK French Destination...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Wool - transportation Wool Sales Export - wool Wool - transportation Wool Sales Export - wool DUNKIRK French Destination Stencil ...DUNKIRK French Destinationwool - transportation wool sales export - wool, wool - transportation, wool sales, export - wool -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folio, Gerd Bernstein, German refugee in England, Diary notes 1938 to
... ...dunkirk...He was a German refugee in England, interned after the "Dunkirk" evacuation/transported on "Dunera" troopship to Australia Camps 2, 3 and 4. ...He was a German refugee in England, interned after the "Dunkirk" evacuation/transported on "Dunera" troopship to Australia Camps 2, 3 and 4. ...Gerd Bernstein (diarist) later known as Bern Brent. He was a German refugee in England, interned after the "Dunkirk" evacuation/transported on "Dunera" troopship to Australia Camps 2, 3 and 4. Released to join AMF 8th Employment Company. Gained Matriculation Melbourne University and settled here.folio in regard to Gern Bernstein, German refugee in England in 1938. Interned 1940. transported to Australia, Camp 2, 3 and 4 (Tatura Group). Released to 8th Employment Company (AMF). Settled here.gern bernstein, bern brent, german refugee, dunkirk, dunera, camp 2, camp 3, camp 4 -
Bendigo Military MuseumPostcard - PHOTOGRAHIC POSTCARDS WW1, C.1919
... Ten postcards different views, different tones, all dated over 2019. .1).2) Sepia tone, views over Southampton, text on rear in black. .3) Sepia tone, Bomb damage scene Dunkirk, text on rear in black. .4) Sepia tone, view of Rotterdam, text on rear in black. .5) B&W, view of Venice, text on rear in black pen, has two green stamps. .6) B&W Plan of the Catacombs of Callistus with description on rear. .7) Colour enhanced, scene over a river, text in black, two red stamps on. .8) B&W, Water garden in Versailles, text on rear in black. .9) B&W, view over Rome, text on rear in black, one red stamp on. .10) B&W, water scene Versailles, text on rear in black. .11) Sepia water fall scene, text on rear in black, one stamp in red.....1) On rear, "5.7.19, Crossed this in error". .2) "5.7.19". .3) "Sept 3/19 Dunkirk". .5) "Venice 15.9.19". .6) "16.9.19". 7) On front in red "BOPPARD"...McQuie MM, refer Cat No 9680P for his service details. .1) .2) Dated 5.9.19, appears to be McQuie's hand writing. .3) Has 3 letter signature unclear, talks about leaving for Ostend at 10.15pm. .4) Dated 8.9.19, to McQuie's Father, talks about leaving for Amsterdam, having a good time. .5) Dated 15.9.19, to Mr McQuie, talks about having a good time. .6) On the rear has a full page description of the Catacombs. .7) Dated 22.9.19, to McQuie's Father. .8) Dated 26.9.19. .9) Dated 20.9.19, to McQuie's father, talks about visiting Rome, Naples, Mt Vesuviuos and Pompei, leaving for Paris. .10) Dated 26.9.19. .11) dated 17.9.19, to Lieut F.J.Terry Paris France, from is unclear. postcards photos McQuie .1) On rear, "5.7.19, Crossed this in error". .2) "5.7.19". .3) "Sept 3/19 Dunkirk". .5) "Venice 15.9.19". .6) "16.9.19". 7) On front in red "BOPPARD" Ten postcards different views, different tones, all dated over 2019. .1).2) Sepia tone, views over Southampton, text on rear in black. .3) Sepia tone, Bomb damage scene Dunkirk, text on rear in black. .4) Sepia tone, view of Rotterdam, text on rear in black. .5) B&W, view of Venice, text on rear in black pen, has two green stamps. .6) B&W Plan of the Catacombs of Callistus with description on rear. .7) Colour enhanced, scene over a river, text in black, two red stamps on. .8) B&W, Water garden in Versailles, text on rear in black. .9) B&W, view over Rome, text on rear in black, one red stamp on. .10) B&W, water scene Versailles, text on rear in black. .11) Sepia water fall scene, text on rear in black, one stamp in red. ...Items in the collection relating to C.J.C. McQuie MM, refer Cat No 9680P for his service details. .1) .2) Dated 5.9.19, appears to be McQuie's hand writing. .3) Has 3 letter signature unclear, talks about leaving for Ostend at 10.15pm. .4) Dated 8.9.19, to McQuie's Father, talks about leaving for Amsterdam, having a good time. .5) Dated 15.9.19, to Mr McQuie, talks about having a good time. .6) On the rear has a full page description of the Catacombs. .7) Dated 22.9.19, to McQuie's Father. .8) Dated 26.9.19. .9) Dated 20.9.19, to McQuie's father, talks about visiting Rome, Naples, Mt Vesuviuos and Pompei, leaving for Paris. .10) Dated 26.9.19. .11) dated 17.9.19, to Lieut F.J.Terry Paris France, from is unclear. Ten postcards different views, different tones, all dated over 2019. .1).2) Sepia tone, views over Southampton, text on rear in black. .3) Sepia tone, Bomb damage scene Dunkirk, text on rear in black. .4) Sepia tone, view of Rotterdam, text on rear in black. .5) B&W, view of Venice, text on rear in black pen, has two green stamps. .6) B&W Plan of the Catacombs of Callistus with description on rear. .7) Colour enhanced, scene over a river, text in black, two red stamps on. .8) B&W, Water garden in Versailles, text on rear in black. .9) B&W, view over Rome, text on rear in black, one red stamp on. .10) B&W, water scene Versailles, text on rear in black. .11) Sepia water fall scene, text on rear in black, one stamp in red..1) On rear, "5.7.19, Crossed this in error". .2) "5.7.19". .3) "Sept 3/19 Dunkirk". .5) "Venice 15.9.19". .6) "16.9.19". 7) On front in red "BOPPARD"postcards, photos, mcquie -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Autobiography, Survival, 1991
... Autobiography of Rainer Radok, Jewish German refugee from England, interned after Dunkirk evacuation, sent on Arandora Star, torpedoed, Dunera to Australia. ...Self Published @Jerome Radok rainer radok jewish german refugees arandora star dunera To the Tatura Historical Society signed Rainer Radok 27 December 1994 Autobiography of Rainer Radok, Jewish German refugee from England, interned after Dunkirk evacuation, sent on Arandora Star, torpedoed, Dunera to Australia. ...Autobiography of Rainer Radok and his family from 1679 to 1991. Special interest to Tatura Museum - WW2 record of internment in England and Australia. Self Published @Jerome RadokAutobiography of Rainer Radok, Jewish German refugee from England, interned after Dunkirk evacuation, sent on Arandora Star, torpedoed, Dunera to Australia. Camp 2 and 3. Blue cardboard covered book.To the Tatura Historical Society signed Rainer Radok 27 December 1994rainer radok, jewish german refugees, arandora star, dunera -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomFilm - DVD, The War Files
... Tank Battles El Alamein to the Volga, D-Day, Battle of Britain, The Great War, Dunkirk, Great Sea Battles of WW2, History of WW2, Battleships at War...4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Tank Battles El Alamein to the Volga, D-Day, Battle of Britain, The Great War, Dunkirk, Great Sea Battles of WW2, History of WW2, Battleships at War WW2 WW1 10 DVD BOX SET - THE WARE FILES FEARURING - OVER 10 HOURS OF WAR DOCUMENTARIES 10 DVDs in cases - contained in a cardboard box/sleeve The War Files Film DVD ...Tank Battles El Alamein to the Volga, D-Day, Battle of Britain, The Great War, Dunkirk, Great Sea Battles of WW2, History of WW2, Battleships at War10 DVDs in cases - contained in a cardboard box/sleeve10 DVD BOX SET - THE WARE FILES FEARURING - OVER 10 HOURS OF WAR DOCUMENTARIESww2, ww1 -
Bendigo Military MuseumAward - MEDALS, MINIATURE, Unknown
... French - Order of Agriculture Merit. 4. Belgium - Dunkirk Medal. 5. Belgium - Order of Leopold II (Gold Medal). 6. ...French - Order of Agriculture Merit. 4. Belgium - Dunkirk Medal. 5. Belgium - Order of Leopold II (Gold Medal). 6. ...Miniature Medals, all original, court mounted. 1. French - 1914-1918 Inter Allied Victory Medal. 2. French - 1914-1918 Inter Allied Victory Medal (Unofficial). 3. French - Order of Agriculture Merit. 4. Belgium - Dunkirk Medal. 5. Belgium - Order of Leopold II (Gold Medal). 6. Belgium - Order of Leopold II (Officer).pbt639to644, bob english collection, passchendaele barracks trust -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub BranchPainting, Painting of S. Y. Titania R. L. Y. C, Unknown
... During Operation Dynamo the Titania was employed transporting soldiers from Dunkirk and therefore was instrumental for saving many lives. ...During Operation Dynamo the Titania was employed transporting soldiers from Dunkirk and therefore was instrumental for saving many lives. ...The steam yacht Titania of the Royal London Yacht Club depicted in the painting was a luxury steam propelled cruising yacht sailing from London to America and various locations throughout the world. She was captained by Captain Gordon Trent Chambers. During Operation Dynamo the Titania was employed transporting soldiers from Dunkirk and therefore was instrumental for saving many lives. Gilded wooden frame with painting of Steam Yacht Titania.S Y Titania on left front bottom. L. Papaluca (artist) on right front bottom. -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub BranchPainting, Painting of S.S Egyptian Transport
... He later Captained a vessel in 1940, the Titania used during Operation Dynamo rescuing British soldiers from Dunkirk in France. The painting is an original by L. ...He later Captained a vessel in 1940, the Titania used during Operation Dynamo rescuing British soldiers from Dunkirk in France. The painting is an original by L. ...The cargo ship" Egyptian Transport" depicted in the painting was a cargo ship landing in Sydney Australia and transporting supplies via Honolulu America to the Western front. She was Captained by Captain Gordon Trent Chambers. He later Captained a vessel in 1940, the Titania used during Operation Dynamo rescuing British soldiers from Dunkirk in France. The painting is an original by L. Papaluca a renowned painter of ocean vessels.Gilded wooden frame with painting of S.S. Egyptian Transport.Inscribed on bow "Egyptian Transport". -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511Certificate, La Ville De Dunkerque
... ...Dunkirk...Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511 391 Gore Street Fitzroy melbourne Dunkerque Dunkirk Ernest James Bray Middlesex Regiment WW2 combat certificate Framed certificate awarded to Ernest James Bray of the Middlesex Regiment, in memory of combat in June 1940. ...Framed certificate awarded to Ernest James Bray of the Middlesex Regiment, in memory of combat in June 1940. dunkerque, dunkirk, ernest james bray, middlesex regiment, ww2, combat certificate -
Montmorency–Eltham RSL Sub BranchPhotograph - German POW Camp Photos, Estimated date 1940
... He was captured at Dunkirk and spent the remaining war years a Prisoner of War. ...He was captured at Dunkirk and spent the remaining war years a Prisoner of War. ...These photographs were sent by Mr Frank Heys to his family while he was a German prisoner of war during the Second World War.Framed collection of German prisoner of war photographs. Seven black and white photographs and one colour photograph. Five show the reverse side with addresses and post marks.'Mr Frank Heys. Life Member, Past President,(1984-1986), Committee. Franked served with the British forces in the Loyals Regiment, in France in 1939. He was captured at Dunkirk and spent the remaining war years a Prisoner of War. These photos were sent by Frank to his family during those years. Donated by Alan and Sylvia Frank.' 'Stalag 23'photographs, stalag, germany, second world war, prison -
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate ActionPhoto - Royal Australian Engineers - Forestry Company
... Both Forestry Companies sailed from Fremantle on the Stratheden in late May 1940 and landed in England not long after the evacuation of Dunkirk. The foresters were recalled to Australia at the insistence of Prime Minister John Curtin in late 1943 because of the War in the Pacific. ...Both Forestry Companies sailed from Fremantle on the Stratheden in late May 1940 and landed in England not long after the evacuation of Dunkirk. The foresters were recalled to Australia at the insistence of Prime Minister John Curtin in late 1943 because of the War in the Pacific. ...Soon after the outbreak of World War Two, the British Government requested experienced forestry soldiers from Australia, New Zealand and Canada to be deployed in France as part of the British Expeditionary Force. The first Forestry Company (2/1) was based in Sydney with men from NSW, Queensland and South Australia, led by Captain Cyril Richard Cole, a professional forester from the Australian Capital Territory. The second Forestry Company (2/2) included many Forests Commission staff, local sawmillers and experienced bushmen from Victoria, WA and Tasmania including veterans of the First World War. They were led by Captain Andrew Leonard (Ben) Benallack, a graduate from the Victorian School of Forestry in 1922. Both Forestry Companies sailed from Fremantle on the Stratheden in late May 1940 and landed in England not long after the evacuation of Dunkirk. The foresters were recalled to Australia at the insistence of Prime Minister John Curtin in late 1943 because of the War in the Pacific. After reequipping and some refresher training in jungle warfare at Kapooka the 2/2 Forestry Company was deployed to Lae in Papua New Guinea in May 1944. This photograph was probably taken in Australia before deployment to PNG.Photo in wooden frame of Royal Australian Engineers Forestry Company -
Lara RSL Sub BranchBook, The Memoirs of Field M- Marshal Montgomery Author Montgomery of Alamein K.G, 1960
... ...dunkirk...Personal recount of boyhood in England to Military service and death. wwii whitehall 8th army london el alamein dardenelles europe unity of the west palestine germany russia high command german surrender italy sicily normandy dunkirk docterine of command arnhem " A blessed companion is a book" by Jerrold Inside front page WWII personal recount. ...London, Europe and Dardenelles. Personal recount of boyhood in England to Military service and death.WWII personal recount. Statistics, Maps, Illustrations, Photographs. Letters .An autobiography. " A blessed companion is a book" by Jerrold Inside front pagewwii, whitehall, 8th army, london, el alamein, dardenelles, europe, unity of the west, palestine, germany, russia, high command, german surrender, italy, sicily, normandy, dunkirk, docterine of command, arnhem -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaAlbum - Photographic album, Ports of call with the M/S Mongabarra from December 1st 1949 to July 23rd 1950, 1949
... ...dunkirk...The Collection is especially useful when viewed along with contemporary Quinn family correspondence. album photograph ms mongbarra san francisco dunkirk voyages allan quinn barbara quinn seafaring life ww2 seafarer melbourne sydney brisbane san pedro newcastle adelaide port pirie port lincoln cape town las palmas australia south africa canary islands usa United states france antwerp belgium hull england hamburg germany copenhagen denmark gothenburg norway sweden halden malmö On front cover possible designer printed signature in black: "Grane"; On inside front cover on adhered sheet of paper in aqua ink lists intinerary/ index of 20 Ports visited: Title (see above) / "Signed on in San Francisco December 1st 1949 / " then a header line for 4 columns: " PORT COUNTRY ARRIVED DEPARTED / 1. ...The album tells the story of ports visited by Allan Charles Quinn during his service on board the M/S "Mongabarra". He signed on in San Francisco on December 1, 1949. Note this trip overlapped with the Album (00278) which documents the next trip Quinn made to Africa out of Gothenburg. The album preserves a 1950s perspective of a Merchant Seaman and his experience of the respective Ports at that time. The Collection is especially useful when viewed along with contemporary Quinn family correspondence.Album with metal Metal binder rings at spine and beige fabric cover with gouache printed colour design featuring scandinavian buildings. The album contains 25 pages of b/w mounted photographs. Some are missing. The cover is illustrated with colour screenprinted pictures of a white tower on the left and a brown Barn-like building on the right. There are stylised canoe boats containing rowers in the foreground.. On the inside front cover is a handwritten itinerary of the places visited.On front cover possible designer printed signature in black: "Grane"; On inside front cover on adhered sheet of paper in aqua ink lists intinerary/ index of 20 Ports visited: Title (see above) / "Signed on in San Francisco December 1st 1949 / " then a header line for 4 columns: " PORT COUNTRY ARRIVED DEPARTED / 1. San Francisco U.S.A 10-10-49 4-12-49 / ... / 10. ADELAIDE ... 11-4-50 19-4-50 / .../ 20. HALDEN NORWAY 23-7 - 50 25-7-50" ; Most of the photographs in the Album also annotated and dated ; inside back cover has an embossed letter R.album, photograph, ms mongbarra, san francisco, dunkirk, voyages, allan quinn, barbara quinn, seafaring life, ww2, seafarer, melbourne, sydney, brisbane, san pedro, newcastle, adelaide, port pirie, port lincoln, cape town, las palmas, australia, south africa, canary islands, usa, united states, france, antwerp, belgium, hull, england, hamburg, germany, copenhagen, denmark, gothenburg, norway, sweden, halden, malmö -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedNewspaper - The War Papers, 1976 - 1978
... 2765.01 - The War Papers - Britain's First Day Of War, Churchill Is New Navy Chief 2765.02 - The War Papers - Hitler Escapes Explosion In A Beer Celler 2765.03 - The War Papers - War Hit North Sweden, Denmark & Norway 2765.04 - The War Papers - Nazis Invade Holland, Belgium & Luxemberg 2765.05 - The War Papers - Dunkirk 2765.06 - The War Papers - Italy Takes Plunge 2765.07 - The War Papers - Paris The Gravest Hour 2765.08 - The War Papers - Heroes Of The Air 2765.10 - The War Papers - The Battle Of Britain 2765.12 - The War Papers - London The Great Fire 2765.13 - The War Papers - Women At War 2765.14 - The War Papers - Hess, Hitler's Deputy Fies To Britain 2765.15 - The War Papers - Crete The Island We Had To Leave Behind 2765.16 - The War Papers - Britian And U.S. ...World War 1914 - 1918 2765.01 - The War Papers - Britain's First Day Of War, Churchill Is New Navy Chief 2765.02 - The War Papers - Hitler Escapes Explosion In A Beer Celler 2765.03 - The War Papers - War Hit North Sweden, Denmark & Norway 2765.04 - The War Papers - Nazis Invade Holland, Belgium & Luxemberg 2765.05 - The War Papers - Dunkirk 2765.06 - The War Papers - Italy Takes Plunge 2765.07 - The War Papers - Paris The Gravest Hour 2765.08 - The War Papers - Heroes Of The Air 2765.10 - The War Papers - The Battle Of Britain 2765.12 - The War Papers - London The Great Fire 2765.13 - The War Papers - Women At War 2765.14 - The War Papers - Hess, Hitler's Deputy Fies To Britain 2765.15 - The War Papers - Crete The Island We Had To Leave Behind 2765.16 - The War Papers - Britian And U.S. ...Part collection of 90 weekly parts of the reprinted New Chronicle Newspapers from WW2 1976 - 1978world war 1914 - 1918 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Frank Barnard, Blue man falling
... Then the offensive begins in earnest, the losses mount and the horror of the retreat to Dunkirk gives a whole new meaning to the concept of total war.Told through the experiences of an English pilot, Kit Curtis, who dreams of gallant deeds and personal glory, and a more battle hardened American, Ossie Wolf, this is 'Band of Brothers' for the RAF, a no-holds-barred, action packed war thriller. p.394. ...When war was declared on 3 September 1939, No. 1 Squadron was posted to France to help the BEF halt the German advance. The Squadron is hardy, intensely loyal, and at the beginning of the campaign, hugely successful in shooting down German planes when they are often outnumbered. Then the offensive begins in earnest, the losses mount and the horror of the retreat to Dunkirk gives a whole new meaning to the concept of total war.Told through the experiences of an English pilot, Kit Curtis, who dreams of gallant deeds and personal glory, and a more battle hardened American, Ossie Wolf, this is 'Band of Brothers' for the RAF, a no-holds-barred, action packed war thriller.p.394.fictionWhen war was declared on 3 September 1939, No. 1 Squadron was posted to France to help the BEF halt the German advance. The Squadron is hardy, intensely loyal, and at the beginning of the campaign, hugely successful in shooting down German planes when they are often outnumbered. Then the offensive begins in earnest, the losses mount and the horror of the retreat to Dunkirk gives a whole new meaning to the concept of total war.Told through the experiences of an English pilot, Kit Curtis, who dreams of gallant deeds and personal glory, and a more battle hardened American, Ossie Wolf, this is 'Band of Brothers' for the RAF, a no-holds-barred, action packed war thriller.world war 1939-1945 - britain - aerial operations - fiction, fighter pilots - fiction
