Item in the collection of "William Fawcett" V246452. Refer Cat 9627 for his service details. Address of Honor issued to regiment for recognition of service, its connection to Bendigo. This ceremony gave them "Freedom of Entry" for 100 years Anniversary.16 page white booklet issued by City of Bendigo Council giving Freedom of Entry to the Northern Victorian Regiment. Cover has description and purple and red stripe down right side. Inside picture of Mayor, List of Councillors, Order of Ceremony, List of Serving Officers, Summary of History of Regiment, Battle Honours and history of Bendigo.Cover says: "City of Bendigo Presents an address of Honor to the Northern Victorian Regiment (38th Battalion) at Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo 24th Aug 1958."booklet, nvr, 38th bn, freedom of entry, fawcett 1

Record of Service book, cover details of soldier and district of his training, leave, medicals and other data. Part of collection of "William Percival Fawcett" V246452, refer Cat 9627 for his service details.1. Small brown booklet with 40 pages inside. Contains instructions on what to do; On leave, Medical issues, Training undertaken and Service details, Next of Kin. 2. Two small Black and white photos of W, Fawcett from front on and in profile with service number below on each.Front says "Record of Service Book", Australian Military Force, "Male member",bendigo, 38th regiment, record of service, fawcett 1

Identity of soldier uncertain at this stage, possibly W.P. Fawcett. Item in the collection of "William Percival Fawcett", Refer Cat 9627.Black and white, head and shoulder shot of an Australian Soldier wearing a slouch hat. Identity unknown but believed to be WW2.photo, ww2 soldier, fawcett 1

Photos of soldiers sent back from Europe during WW1. Soldiers unidentified but the person on the right in both is believed to be part of the Fawcett Family. Items in the collection of W.P. Fawcett, refer Cat No 9627.Photos in form of a postcard. 1. Black and white portrait photo of 3 Australian Soldiers. Two are sitting and one is standing, all in full dress uniform. 2. Black and white portrait photo of 3 soldiers, all standing looking into the camera. Two soldiers in Australian Battle uniform and one soldier in kilt and uniform jacket.1. On back "To My Dear Mother from Will with Love".ww1, soldiers, photograph, fawcett 1

Group of CMF soldiers not identified. J.W. Fawcett is in the photo. Item in the collection of "William P. Fawcett", V246452, Refer Cat 9627. J.W. Fawcett is the son of W.P. Fawcett.Group of 38 Australian Soldiers in full uniform sitting or standing in 4 rows on a parade ground.photograph, fawcett 1

The three cards are from 3 Brothers. Ernie is Ernest Stanley Webb enlisted No V325801 in the CMF with 26th M.G. Btn on 16.12.1941, discharged from the CMF on 19.12.1942 and join the AIF on 20.12.1942 No VX132668, served in Darwin with 19th M.G. Btn from 12.1.1942 to 1.2.1944, transfer to "Z" Special unit and serves in N.E.I and Borneo from 29.3.1945 - 17.12.1945, discharged from the AIF on 23.6.1946. Ron is Ronald Ormand Webb enlisted in the CMF No V26051 in the 26th M.G. Btn, discharged from the CMF on 28.6.1942 and joins the AIF No VX89115 on 29.6.1942. Served in Darwin with 19th M.G. Btn from 3.2.1942 - 23.3.1944, transfers to "Z" Special Unit and serves in Morotai and Borneo from 27.3.1945 to 17.12.1945, discharged from the AIF on 30.1.1946. Mervyn is Mervyn Herbert Webb, enlists in the CMF No V26035 on 7.11.1941 in 26th M.G. Btn, discharged from the CMF on 28.6.1942 and joins the AIF No VX134519, serves in Darwin with 19th M.G. Btn from 12.1.1942 - 24.5.1944, serves on Morotai with 16th Aust Inf Btn from 15.6.1945 - 25.12.1945, discharged from the Army on 9.1.1946. Due to illness Mervyn would most likely have gone with his brothers into "Z" Special Unit. Items in the collection re W.P. Fawcett, refer Cat No 9627. The brothers were related to Fawcett. White cream colour cards folded across to make two sheets. On cover at top is a triangle coloured red and blue. At bottom is a picture of a small hut next to a couple of palm trees (in army green) and in the middle is the unit identification "19th Australian M.G. Battalion", inside on page 3 is "Xmas 1942". Cards from different people but to same people.1. Message " To Grace, Percy and John with Kind Regards from Ernie". 2. "To Grace, Percy and John with love from Mervyn". 3. "To Carrie, Percy and John wishing you all the best from Ron".christmas cards, m. g. battalion, christmas card, fawcett 1

Notes suggest part of a shaving mirror case. Item in the collection of "William Fawcett" V.246452, refer Cat No 9627.Brown empty wallet similar to an envelope with fold down lid on top. Suggested it is the container for a shaving mirror case.equipment, wallet, fawcett 1

The ACMF was the Australian Citizen Military Forces and was the Army Reserve. Part of the collection of "William Fawcett" V246452 refer Cat No 9627.Three (3) cream colour foolscap sheets with writing in purple, lists 33 officers who have been terminated from ACMF and transferred to Royal Aust Infantry or other related units.Headed: "Routine orders Part 11 No's 77-145 incl. By Brigadier S.M. McDONALD MC", "RESTRICTED".cmf, termination of contract, fawcett 1

Reference supplied by Commanding Officer of "William Fawcett". Part of William Fawcett V246452 collection refer Cat No 9627. Small A3 letter giving an employment reference for W.P. Fawcett who worked as a clerk for 5 years for unit area 38ATop stamped "AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES - VIC L OF C AREA" "AREA 38a, Drill Hall, Bendigo" Signed by W. Green (LT) Written in pen on side "Age 34 yrs, Birth 25/2/1914" "Married - 1 child".cmf, references, fawcett 1

Part of the collection of "W. D. Fawcett", V246452, refer Cat No 9627.Australian military white form detailing final payments owed to W.P. FAWCETT. Form is filled in with pen and signed off by District Finance Details of amount owed, Bank account deposited in and sign off by Finance Staff.cmf, discharge record, fawcett 1

Book is supplied to facilitate the action of demobilisation of "William Percival Fawcett", enlisted No V246452 on 28.1.1942 in the CMF. Discharged from the Army 14.1.1947 with the Rank of Corporal, and served in Australia for duration of the war.Demobilisation procedure book AAB.87 No 372973 of William Percival Fawcett. Has full description of position and details on demob with each page stamped. 22 pages with some pages removed.demobilisation book, cmf, ww2, fawcett 1

Part of the collection of "William Fawcett" V246452, re 9627.Small cream coloured Christmas card from 1944. On front is Commonwealth Rising Sun emblem. Above that Australian Imperial Forces and below is 2/6 Australian Field Ambulance Xmas 1944. The card is plain paper folded over.Inside written "To Ritchie from your Loving Dad".cmf, christmas card, william fawcett, coates family 1

HCA Morrison (Henry Charles Alexander No 2684 57th Bn) This is the only person listed as “HCA” 57th Bn. Joe Fawcett, there are two Regimental numbers re, 1643 & 7981..1) Letter dated 28.2.18 to Master Gordon Schilling from Joe Fawcet. .2) Christmas card, folding with ribbon, central logo 57th Bn AIF..1) Handwritten on front: “On Active Service, Master Gordon Schilling "Burswood" Chisholm Street Wangaratta Vic Aust” .2) “From H C A Morrison (57th Battalion AIF) to Silas & Lil 1918”letters, cards, 57th bn

Black and white photograph of greyhound. 9th heat. No. 1 Regional Note. Colin Fawcett.clubs and associations, sport, greyhound racing

HENRY SMERDON (Harry) HOLMES was born in 1897 at the family property, ’Sauchieburn’, 17 km north of Ballarat, in the Ascot district. He was the youngest of four children. After finishing his education at St Patrick’s College, Ballarat, Henry joined the Holmes family farming interests. At the age of 18 he enlisted and served with AIF in Egypt, France and Belgium 1915-1918. Henry served at the famous battlegrounds of Ypes and Somme in the Australian Army 8th Battalion. He was a Driver with the 4th D.A.C. The postcard is of "The Ascot" boys. Includes [Samuel] Gordon Spittle, Henry [Harry] Holmes's first cousin, and other Ascot lads and district connections: neighbours, Ascot State School classmates and football mates from Clunes / Creswick districts. [Research by a granddaughter of Henry Smerdon Holmes, Jane Dyer (nee Chatham) 2024] Ray Blight and Gordon Les Sim were former students of the Ballarat School of Mines. Les Sim was associated with Sim and Co. hardware and wood merchants). Eight soldiers of the AIF. They are the tent mates of Harry Holmes a Driver with the 5th D.A.C. The names of the soldiers are John Raymond (Ray) Blight, Joseph Fawcett, John Joseph (Jack) Nase, Gordon Spittle, Harry Holmes, Harold Joseph Reid, James Leslie (Les) Sim, Leslie John Walters. handwritten in pen on verso "This is a snap of our tent mates. Reading left to right. Back row, Jack Nase, Joe Fawcett, H. Reid. Middle - Les Walters, Ray Blight, Gordon Les Sim, (Sim and Co wood merchants) and Harryworld war 1, chatham, jack nase, chatham family archive, joe fawcett, h. reid, blight, sim, les walters, ray blight, gordon les sim, pickford, world war, gordon spittle, harry holmes, les sim, horace pickford, world war one, aif, armed services

This item was created while on service during World War One. A group of eight uniformed Australian soldiers casually dressed while posing for a photograph. The image was taken at Serapeum during World War One.Verso "Group taken at Serapeum, left to right front row, Frank S., Jack Nase, Joe Fawcett, B.R., H.H. Gordon, Theo Jones at back, Harold Holmes, Reid, Les Walters.chatham family archive, chatham, holmes, world war, world war 1, world war i, world war one, france, nase, fawcett, gordon, theo jones, reid, h.reid, harry holmes, walters, gordon spittle, joe fawcett, joseph fawcett, harold holmes, les walters

Gordon Spittle was the youngest of Three brothers. He grew up in Creswick and attended Creswick Grammar School. Gordon purchased 'Mt Cavern' in 1912. It had 4 years of a 10 year lease to run. His mother and father took delivery of it on 1 April 1916. They lived there and farmed it until Gordon returned from active service in May 1919. He married Violet Holmes and both lived at "Mt Cavern" until their deaths. Gordon died in 1942 aged 51. Violet Holmes-Spittle died in 1949 aged 56. Image of eight Australian soldiers during World War One. They stand in front of damaged palm trees alongside their horses. Each of the soldiers are from Ascot, Victoria. They are Harry [Holmes], Jack Nase, Harold Reid, Gordon Spittle, Les Walters, Archie May, Frank Thomas, Joe Fawcett.'Verso 'A group of the Ascot boy. Taken with our own horses. from left to right:- Harry [Holmes], Jack Nase, Harold Reid, Gordon Spittle, Les Walters, Archie May, Frank Thomas, Joe Fawcett.'chatham family archive, chatham, holmes, world war, world war 1, world war i, world war one, france, ascot, harry holmes, gordon spittle, les walters, archie may, frank thomas. mase, reif, spittle, walters, may, thomas, fawcett

This photograph was with a number of others associated with Harry Holmes of Ascot, Victoria. The postcard was written on by Harry Holmes who was a member of the Australian Imperial Force based in Egypt at the time. Nurse Kirkham is Laurie Hemsley Kirkham She was admitted to the Suez Public Hospital (Abbassia) post 06 January 1916. She left Australia with a group of South Australian nurses. Egypt was a major base for the AIF from December 1914. A number of campaigns were fought in this theatre. There were two campaigns involving the AIF. Note that not all the fighting was actually geographically in Egypt. (http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8888/about3.html) The Nurse Kirkam mentioned by the writer is probably Sarah Alice Kirkham, Staff Nurse with the Australian Army Nursing Service. Nurse Kirkham was from North Perth, Western Australia. She was posted to the Auxiliary Hospital, Egypt on 09 November 1915 leaving for France on 23 June 1916. Samuel Gordon Spittle (8005) enlisted into the AIF on 17 July 1915, a member of the 18th Australian Army Service Corps (AASC). He left Alexandria on 15 June 1916 disembarking at Marseilles 24 June 1916. Harry Holmes was discharged from a hospital in Egypt on 15 August 1919. He was awarded the Military Medal promulgated on 11 December 1919. (NAA: B2455, Spittle Samuel Gordon) Not only does this photograph portray life in Egypt during World War War, it highlights the role played by members of the Australian Army Nursing Service in both professional and social activities in the theatre of war.Two Australian nurses and a number of Australian soldiers in Hospital Uniform pose for a photograph in Egypt during World War One. Verso: "A little group of Australians at Suez Hospital Joe F[awcett] & I [Gordon Spittle] are standing in the back row with Nurse Kirkham standing between, she is on the short side so stood on a box. Gordon S."chatham family archive, chatham, holmes, world war, world war 1, world war i, world war one, france, gordon spittle, kirkham, suez, egypt, samuel gordon spittle, joe fawcett, laurie kirkham, nurse kirkham, suez hospital, laurie helmsley kirkham, l.a. kirkham, harry holmes, nurses, ascot

Image of two Australian soldiers in uniform during World War One. They are Joe Fawcett and Jack Nase.Verso: "Joe Fawcett and Jack Nase"chatham family archive, chatham, holmes, world war, world war 1, world war i, world war one, fawcett, nase, joe fawcett, joseph fawcett, jack nase

Four uniformed Australian soldiers pose for a photograph during World War One. The two seated soldiers wear gas masks. Standing left to right: Gordon Spittle, Harry Holmes Sitting: Jack Nase, Joe FawcettVerso: Snap taken in our fighting headgear. We always were (sic) the iron helmets when near the trenches, and the front helmets are gas helmets.chatham family archive, chatham, holmes, world war, world war 1, world war i, world war one, france

Newsclip on the ANZAC veterans from Ballarat.anzac, world war one, 18th australian army service corps, sydney rawlings, john brazenor, les sim, gordon spittle, harry holmes, arch gilbert, bob bradby, jack reid, joe fawcett, jack maas, chatham-holmes family collection, john atkinson, arthur oxbrow, ray vickery, tim eustace, dick redfern, world war 1, aif

PHOTOGRAPH KEPT AT CLUNES FOOTBALL CLUB ROOMS.1 Black and white photograph mounted on buff coloured cardboard of players and officials of the Clunes Junior Football Club .2 & .3 Black and white copies of the above photograph .4 Reprint of .1 On Front; Printed in black ink "Clunes Junior Football Club Premiers, Season 1932" Names of players and officials printed in black ink; Back - T Nelson, A Jones, S Duncan, W Jones, J Williams, R Steart, H Annear Centre - J Puniard, F Sampson, K Strain, M Mitchell, E Carter, S Thomas, J Hannan, J Heffernan, J Pascoe Front - B Nelson, G Whitnall, G Rickard, H Carter, W Fawcett, L Thomas, C Drife, C Carter Sitting - T Annear, H Rickard, H Annear photographs, football, football club 1930

PHOTOGRAPH KEPT AT CLUNES FOOTBALL CLUB 1921.1 Black and white mounted on buff card - photograph of players and officials of the Clunes Football Club 1921 .2 Black and white copy of the above photograph .3 Black and white photograph of mounted photographOn Front: Printed "Clunes Football Club Season 1921" Printed below image; W Vorbac, J Tyers, A Davies, F Barry, A Mead, A McLennan, C Sparks, W Fawcett, W Barry, A Pickford, C Steart, J Keogh, J Roberts, L Exelby, H Williamson, R Sparks, H Holmes, J Dohertylocal history, photographs, football, football club 1921

PREMIERSHIP 1958 .1 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES FOOTBALL TEAM. PREMIERS CLUNES FOOTBALL LEAGUE 1958 MOUNTED ON CARDBOARD .2 COPY OF PHOTOGRAPHPRINTED UNDER THE BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO; BACK ROW - W HUDSON, D COULTON, D FINNIS, N MILLGATE, J CLARKE, W JONES, R MILLGATE, D PEARSE, T FRASER, T COON, K SENOY, J MCLENNAN, J HIGGINS, I MAHER MIDDLE ROW - E STEART, J MITCHELL, R JONES, K STEART, R ANDREWS, I LEISCHMAN, F COLLINS, B BELL, R FLYNN, R FAWCETT, K OULTEN, A STEART, K RIDLEY FRONT ROW - B ANDREWS, G MCLENNAN, R DOLAN, L QUINTON local history, photographs, sport, football

FAWCETT'S "RHYTHM ACES" PLAYED FOR ALL THE BALLS AND DANCES DURING THE THIRTIES. L-R .STAN THOMAS, BILL FAWCETT, MADGE FAWCETT, THEO HARDENBLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF RHYTHM ACES DANCE ORCHESTRA. CLUNES TOWN HALL BACKDROP IN THE BACKGROUND. .1 postcard photograph of Rhythm Aces. Names on back of photo. Theo Harden (on right) Madge Fawcettt, Stan Thomas, (? Fawcett? on left - no name on photo) .2 Postcard photograph of Rhythm Aces (no inscription) .3 Enlarged photo of orchestra .4 Photocopy of photo of orchestra .5 Photocopy of photo of orchestra .1 From the left 4th Theo Harden, 3rd, Madge Fawcett, 2nd Stan Thomaslocal history, document, postcard, bands, dance