The item is a mixture of Military and RSL service. The Medallion at the top has around the edge, "Centenary of the Government of Victoria 1851 - 1951". In the centre of has, "Awarded to G.R. Wheeler Esq for 25 years service to the Returned Servicemen". The bottom inset has the following. Badge, "8th Australian Infantry Regiment". (George served in pre War) Badge, "For King and Empire - Services rendered". Button. From an Army uniform. Badge. "Life Member of the RSL". Badge. "RSL membership badge with membership year clip 1920 on" Badge. "Super Veteran - Royal Victorian Bowls Association"' Medals. "British War medal 1914 - 1918" "Coronation medal 1953". George Wheeler, refer Cat No 8263 for his Military and RSL Service details.Framed timber with a fawn colour back ground with a medallion at the top followed by a photo inset, at bottom inset are a set of medals and 6 various badges.Main item is, "18465 Pte George. Robert. Wheeler - Australian Army Medical Corps AIF.brsl, smirsl, gwheeler

The depiction is of George Wheeler, refer Cat No 8263 for his Military and RSL Service history..1) Framed Colour cartoon depiction of a man with glasses, smoking a pipe, suit on walking with papers under one arm. The cartoonists name at the bottom. .2) Same cartoon as .1) but the original from the Newspaper, this has a heading at the top with text at the bottom. This piece is in an envelope pasted on the rear .1).1) "Dudley Gordon". .2) At top, "Bendigo Personalities - Dudley Gordon - Mr George Wheeler - Secretary 27th District Board of the R.S.L".brsl, smirsl, gwheeler

The Soldier is George Wheeler, refer Cat No 8263 for his Military and RSL service history.Photograph, sepia tone showing a Soldier in uniform, great coat on, sitting on some lattice work in a studio setting.On rear hand written, "George R.A. Wheeler, enlisted 1917"brsl, smirsl, gwheeler

The Soldier is George Wheeler, refer Cat No 8263 for his Military and RSL service history.Photograph B & W, shows a Soldier standing with kit, bedroll over shoulder. peak cap on, one arm resting on a water bottle, wood veneer edging around photo.brsl, smirsl, photo, gwheeler

Item in the collection of George Wheeler Life Member Bendigo RSL. The watch was presented to George by the Congregation of St Pauls Bamawn on 30.4.1917 pre joining the AIF in WW1. Refer Cat No 8263 for his Service and RSL History. Wrist watch, metal, white face with numerals 1 - 12 (12 in red), no wrist band, rear face is engraved.On rear, "Geo. R. Wheeler - from - The Congregation of St Pauls Bawamn - 30.4.1917"brsl, smirsl, watch, gwheeler

George Robert Wheelers Bible carried during WW1, refer Cat No 8263 for his service and RSL History. Allan MacLaren Webb, enlisted 15.11.1917 age 43 years, embarked for overseas 21.11.1917, Rank, Capt in Chaplains Corps.Book of Common Prayer Church of England pocket size, 206 pages, brown covers with a gold image of the British Flag in top LH corner. Inside the front cover is hand written text in black pen.Inside front cover, "18465 Pte Geo Wheeler A.A.M.C Aust Imp Force" "Allan M Webb Capt Chaplain. HMA Troopship Dec 1917"brsl, smirsl, bible, gwheeler

George Robert Wheeler joined the RSL in 1918. In 1936 he started volunteering with the Castlemaine RSL and joined the Committee, he was President in 1939. He moved to Bendigo in 1941 and became involved in Bendigo RSL Funerals and conducted most until late 1948. he did home visits to families who had a loss in WW2. In 1943 he was appointed Honorary Secretary of No 27 District Board, a position he held until 1962. In 1959 he was appointed State Councillor for No 27 District Board until 1968. He was elected to the Committee of the Bendigo RSL Branch in 1942. he served on Committee to 1949 then a year in 1951, a total of 9 years. During those years he was Treasurer for the years 1947/48 & 49. For about 10 years he wrote the Leading paragraphs in the Bendigo Advertiser in the Ex Servicemen's Column. In 1959 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace and retired at age 73. George enlisted on 13.3.1917 as part of the July Reinforcements and posted to Medical Corp No 18465. Pre embarkation he had postings with Clearing Hospital Broadmeadows, No 11 General Hospital, AMC Bendigo, Clearing Hospital Seymour. Embarked 21.11.1917 and disembarked at Australia Camp Suez 15.12.1917 then embarked for Alexandria camp on 31.12.1917 disembarking on 2.1.1918. On 8.1.1918 he embarked for Taranto Southern Italy then finally for England arriving on 24.1.1918. He served with others as Hospital Orderlies in the above places. On 23.2.1918 he was hospitalised with Perineal Abcess, later with Influenza on 14.3.1918 and then "Tubercle Lung" and returned to Australia on 12.5.1918. On arrival he was admitted to No 5 Aust General Hospital on 16.7.1918 then the Military Sanitorium 22.7.1918. He was finally discharged on 22.1.1919. In a 5 page brief of his life which came with his collection he stated that after discharge he spent a lot of time in hospital over the next 15 months. At discharge the medical officer told him that his Life expectancy was 10 years. When at the Army medical training Depot in England he stated that the first time he saw a mans leg cut of he fainted.Life Membership Certificate of the Bendigo RSL, gold frame with brown coloured backing sheet, certificate is white background with text in blue and black, in the RH bottom corner is a red seal. signed and dated by the Acting Federal President and General secretary of the RSLAt the top, "Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airmens Imperial League of Australia", - "G R Wheeler", "Bendigo Sub - Branch", - "Melbourne 26th Sept 1950". brsl, smirsl, life membership, certificate, gwheeler

The scrapbook was put together by George Wheeler Life Member Bendigo RSL. The 13 photos give a glimpse of many years of entries. The book itself was originally a Treasurers receipt and capitation fee book for the No 27 District Board of the Victorian RSL. The entries cover the year 1934 to 1944. All the other pages have multiple entries pasted per page covering subjects like, RSL Diggers Day Bowls, No 27 District Board, District Board Scholarship winners, notes for the Ex Servicemen's column in the Bendigo Advertiser. Lose items were 2 sets of Minutes from the District Board 1962, 18 blank entry forms for No 27 District Board Scholarships, 1 Newspaper called the Listening Post from the WA RSL 1951 and some 45 cut out articles. Refer Cat No 8263 for George's RSL History and WW1 service.Scrapbook, hard black covers with red binding. The pages are blue ruled with red columns, approximately 85 pages with newspaper articles pasted in, many pages are still original with entries of Capitation fees from RSL Sub Branches. Throughout the book were many lose articles.brsl, smirsl, scrapbook, 27 district, gwheeler

The man on the left of the photograph is Sir George Lansell, President of the Bendigo RSL at the time in 1950. The man on the right is George Wheeler being presented with his Life Membership of the RSL. Refer Cat No 8263 for George's Life Membership Certificate and his RSL and Service history.Photograph, gold frame with off white backing sheet, photo is B & W showing two men each holding a part of a certificate.brsl, smirsl, life membership, photograph, gwheeler

Item in the collection of George Wheeler Life Member Bendigo RSL, refer Cat No 8263 for his RSL and Service history. The association between Wheeler and Dunstan is at this point unknown. Re Dunstan No 2162 and the Matchbox holder. John Sickler Dunstan enlisted on 23.7.1915 in the 4th reinforcements 21st Bn, embark for Eygpt 27.9.1915, embark for France 26.3.1916. For a period he acted as escort for General Birdwood from 7.4.1916, transfer to 1st ANZAC HQ, hospital with Gastritis 13.1.1917, attached to 3 Sqd RFC 8.3.1917, rejoin unit 13.5.1917, promoted to Sgt 23.6.1917, detached for duty with 4th Field Survey Coy RE 1.3.1918, rejoin unit 16.3.1918. Married in England 12.7.1919, embark for Australia 12.5.1920, discharged from the AIF 11.8.1920. He was awarded a Croix De Guerre on 14.7.1919. At a point in his records when with 1st ANZAC HQ he was in the Topographical Section. Trench Art, Matchbox Holder, brass engraved on three sides.Side i, " 2162 - Pte. J. S. Dunstan - 1 ANZAC CORPS" Side 2, "Engraved image of the Rising Sun badge". Side 3, Somme 1916/17"smirsl, trench art, brsl, match box, gwheeler