Private Roy Llewellyn Sandow 1120 born in Georgetown Sth Australia enlisted on the 19th September 1914 at Melbourne and posted to the 5th Battalion AIF. He was awarded the Military Medal for Bravery at Polygon Wood, Belgium on 20th September 1917 and died of his wounds on 22nd September 1917 Private Sandow's family received of a memorial plaque which is inscribed - He Died for Freedom and Honour. Brown wooden frame containing round metal disc and four metal medals with ribbons mounted on red velvet.Bronze Plaque Service Number 1120 Pte. Roy L. Sandow MM 5th Battalion AIF Enlisted 19th September 19th September 1914 Awarded Military Medal 20.9.1917 Polygon Wood Belguim Died of Wounds 22.9.1917military medal, death penny, private roy l sandow, 5th battalion, memorial plaque

Australia’s first modern sea kayak expedition: “The journey they said couldn’t be done” Members: Earle de Blonville & John Brewster First kayak expedition to circumnavigate Tasmania’s 1,600 km coastline Route: The 1798-99 route of Bass and Flinders in the ‘Norfolk’ Start and finish Georgetown: anticlockwise via the west coast and Hobart. Media covers the Tasmania expedition itself, plus the pre-Tasmania training voyages in Scotland and the Hebrides, plus resulting articles.Kayak used in 1979 circumnavigation of Tasmania by Earl Bloomfield, accompanied by journal of expedition and photographs Sea Kayak, Nordkapp designsea kayak, circumnavigation of tasmania, earl de bonville, earl bloomfield

Field Trip Preparations - Tellurometer traverse, Wyndham, Western Australia to Borroloola, Northern Territory 1960. This was a Tellurometer Traverse undertaken to establish 1st order EDM traverse (geodetic survey of Australia) from Mt Isa to Borroloola with airborne barometric altimetry in the Camooweal area. Followed by 1:250,000 map control by 4th order astro, airborne barometric altimetry and air photo annotation from Georgetown. Laplace Astro carried out as a separate activity from Camooweal, working north to Borroloola and east to Richmond. Also ‘Leap-frog’ barometer heighting from Croydon to Esmeralda closing on State BM at Croydon. Base camps were established at Camooweal for the traverse and Georgetown for the map control and annotation. Bilby towers were used on the coastal section of the EDM traverse, east and south of Borroloola. Vehicles used were Austin Champs (with Rolls Royce engines) and Humber one-ton trucks with Landrovers used for first time on a field trip. Other personnel included on the trip, but not exclusively are; Capt Clem Sargent, WO1 Des Moore, WO1 Ron Newman; Sgt Len Davies, Sgt Norm Vaughan, Sgt Joe Farrington (Laplace), Sgt Tony Slattery, Sgt John Van de Graaff (Laplace), Sgt Harry Wright (MT), Sgt Jack Waller (QM) Cpl Lou Sommer, Cpl Bob Skitch (later Sgt), Spr Don Cocker, Spr Ian Bryan, Spr Leo Bub, Spr Bruce Cockburn, Spr Pat Cox, Spr Jim Fitzhenry, Spr Bill Hills, Spr Noel Humphreys, Spr Dennis Woods, Spr Richard Jackson-Hope, Spr Bill Jeffery, Spr Andy Millar, Spr Dave Owen, Spr Blue Rogers, Spr Tom Royle, Spr Bob (Lofty) Thompson, Spr Peter Strandly and Spr Mick Symmons. This set of 6 photographs were taken in 1960 of preparations, prior to departure on a field trip to the Northern Territory by elements of the AHQ (Army) Survey Regiment under the command of Major Jim Stedman. Black and white photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, Unidentified personnel loading vehicles (Land Rovers) in preparation for Field trip. .2) - Photo, black & white, Unidentified personnel loading vehicles (Austin Champ front with Humber 1 ton at rear) in preparation for Field trip. .3) - Photo, black & white, Unidentified personnel loading vehicles (Austin Champ front with Humber 1 ton at rear) in preparation for Field trip. .4) - Photo, black & white, Unidentified personnel in a vehicle (Austin Champ preparing to depart on the Field trip. .5) - Photo, black & white, personnel on parade (MAJ Jim Stedman at left, WO1 Des Moore at right, others unidentified) prior to departing on the Field trip with new Land Rovers at back. .6) - Photo, black & white, Personnel on parade prior to departing on the Field trip. This photo is an enlarged, but clipped version of photo .5P. royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr, fortuna, field survey

Original Military Medal issued to Private Roy Llewellyn Sandow, born at Georgetown South Australia who enlisted in Melbourne on the 19th September 1914 and served with the 5th Battalion AIF. He was awarded the Military Medal for Bravery at Polygon Wood, Belgium on 20th September 1917 and died of his wounds on 22nd September 1917. His citation reads:- During the attack on Polygon Wood Belgium on 20th September 1917 Pte Sandow displayed conspicuous gallantry - He was an operator on Amplification and Power Buzzer Station in a chain of communication and in the enemy barrage he patrolled and repaired lines and earths utterly regardless of personal danger. While in the performance of his duty his leg was shot away. He however completed his task. It was largely due to this man's effort that good communication was maintained. Private Sandow died of wounds on 22 September 1917 and was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. Round silver metal disc medals with blue red and white striped ribbon 1120 Pte. R L. Sandow 5 / AUST INF, military medal, private roy l sandow, 5th battalion, ww1, polygon wood

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