Showing 98 items matching "royal field artillery"
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Lara RSL Sub BranchMedal - Bombardier G.S.Hunt 57473, 1914
... ...royal field artillery...Items belonging to Bombardier G.S.Hunt, 57473 in the Royal Field Artillery, WW1....Items belonging to Bombardier G.S.Hunt, 57473 in the Royal Field Artillery, WW1. Medal Bombardier G.S.Hunt 57473 ...World War 1 Australian Bombardier with the Royal Field Artillery189 A brass gift box with an embossed hinging lid which was presented to WW1 sailors and soldiers for Christmas 1914. The gift was at the initiative of HRH The Princess Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary the daughter of the then King George V and Queen Mary. 189.1 Small card with paper insert 189.2 Three medals with coloured ribbons, one medal has a small metal badge attached. Items belonging to Bombardier G.S.Hunt, 57473 in the Royal Field Artillery, WW1.The lid is embossed with the bust of HRH Princess Mary in a wreath with the letter "M" to either side and the following words "IMPERIUM BRITANNICUM" and "CHRISTMAS 1914" and has the country names "FRANCE", "BELGIUM", "JAPAN", "RUSSIA", MONTENEGRO" and "SERVIA". 189.1 Front of card a crown with M underneath with 1915 under that. Inside Wreath with sword through it and the words With best wishes for a victorious new year from The Princess Mary and friends at home. 189.2 WW1 Campaign Medals / ribbons 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.brass, hunt, g.s hunt, christmas, 1914, princess mary, bombadier, ww1, world war 1, army, royal field artillery, 1914 star, british war medal, victory medal -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Feakes, Warren, Lenard, Hilton and Pearce, Barry, 107th Field Battery: Royal Australian Artillery. Australia - Malaysia - Vietnam 1965-1971
... 107th Field Battery: Royal Australian Artillery. Australia - Malaysia - Vietnam 1965-1971...Field Battery...Royal Australian Artillery...It is also signed by the authors Warren Feakes, Hilton Lenard and Barry Pearce 107th Field Battery: Royal Australian Artillery. Australia - Malaysia - Vietnam 1965-1971 Book Book Feakes, Warren, Lenard, Hilton and Pearce, Barry ...The history of 107th Field Battery throughout the yearsThe history of 107th Field Battery throughout the yearsvietnam war, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - australia, 107th field battery, royal australian artillery -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, 107th Field Battery: Royal Australian Artillery
... 107th Field Battery: Royal Australian Artillery...Field Battery 107th Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Regimental histories - Australia 107th Field Battery: Royal Australian Artillery Book Book Feakes, Warren ...australia. army. field battery, 107th, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - australia -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub BranchPhotograph
... Photograph No2 Battery Royal Australian Field Artillery at Victoria Barracks Melbourne...Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch 1 Mast Gully Road Upwey melbourne Photo 1911-1912 Army Photograph No2 Battery Royal Australian Field Artillery at Victoria Barracks Melbourne Photograph ...Photograph No2 Battery Royal Australian Field Artillery at Victoria Barracks Melbournephoto, 1911-1912, army -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub BranchPhoto
... Photo of John George "Geordie" Johnson 81st Field Regiment Royal Artillery 459 Battery...Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch 1 Mast Gully Road Upwey melbourne Photo Army Photo of John George "Geordie" Johnson 81st Field Regiment Royal Artillery 459 Battery Photo ...Photo of John George "Geordie" Johnson 81st Field Regiment Royal Artillery 459 Batteryphoto, army -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Notes on the Organization of Field and RHA Regiments and their tactical handling. Military Training Pamphlet No 5 1938, 1938
... A soft covered 4 page publication giving a brief on the new organisation of Field and Royal Horse Artillery...4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne No to be published A soft covered 4 page publication giving a brief on the new organisation of Field and Royal Horse Artillery Notes on the Organization of Field and RHA Regiments and their tactical handling. ...A soft covered 4 page publication giving a brief on the new organisation of Field and Royal Horse ArtilleryNo to be published -
Beechworth RSL Sub-BranchPhotograph - Picture with frame
... Whitehead, 1 field regiment Royal Australian Artillery ...Whitehead, 1 field regiment Royal Australian Artillery Photograph Photograph Picture with frame ...Black frame with black and white photo of a private Russell H. Whitehead, 1 field regiment Royal Australian Artillery photo, frame -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - PHOTOGRAPH, BRITISH SOLDIER, POST BOER WAR, E. Dennison- Binns, c1899-1903
... The British I.W.M. also shows he served in the Royal Field Artillery in WW1. That info is not available. ...The British I.W.M. also shows he served in the Royal Field Artillery in WW1. That info is not available. ...Believed to be "George Goulding No. 4886" Britain. The collar badge is that of the Suffolk Regiment. Service of George Frederick Goulding, British Army Boer, South Africa. He was NR 4886 Suffolk Regiment DOB c1878. POB White Chapel, London. Served 1899-1902 Cape Colony, Colesberg, Transvaal - with the Mounted Infantry. WW1 - DOE 11 Dec 15, Middlesex Regiment 5 Bm. (A Reserve Bn). Discharged from Middlesex 19 Apr 1916. M.U. Number 1710 Pte. The British I.W.M. also shows he served in the Royal Field Artillery in WW1. That info is not available. Rank Gunner NR L/10626.This is a black and white portrait of a British soldier waist upwards. He is in uniform, wearing two medals. One medal on the soldier has 3 bars, the other has 2 bars. His belt is probably white. The badges on his collar appear to be a Castle with gate. The soldier is hatless. The photo is glued onto a cardboard surround.The bottom of the cardboard backing has written in white ink "The Imperial Studio - E. Dennison. Binns, 44 Measea Road, Colchester"boer war, south africa, british soldier -
Beechworth RSL Sub-BranchCertificate Vietnam War Service, Certificate of Vietnam War Service Private Russel H Whitehead
... field regiment...royal australian artillery...Russell H Whitehead serve in 1 Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery in Vietnam between 22/05/66 and 27/03/67 ...Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch 99 Ford Street Beechworth high-country Russell H Whitehead serve in 1 Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery in Vietnam between 22/05/66 and 27/03/67 vietnam 1 field regiment first field regiment royal australian artillery Vietnam War Service / Private / Russell Henry WHITEHEAD / Service No: 3411520/ Service: Army / Service Between 22/05/1966 and 27/03/1967 /Total Days: 310 /Unit: 1st Field Regiment / Australian Coat of Arms bottom left hand corner Australian Government/ Department of Veterans Affairs/ on centre left sign Rising Sun Emblem Plastic Framed Certificate of Vietnam Service Certificate of Vietnam War Service Private Russel H Whitehead Certificate Vietnam War Service ...Russell H Whitehead serve in 1 Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery in Vietnam between 22/05/66 and 27/03/67 Plastic Framed Certificate of Vietnam Service Vietnam War Service / Private / Russell Henry WHITEHEAD / Service No: 3411520/ Service: Army / Service Between 22/05/1966 and 27/03/1967 /Total Days: 310 /Unit: 1st Field Regiment / Australian Coat of Arms bottom left hand corner Australian Government/ Department of Veterans Affairs/ on centre left sign Rising Sun Emblemvietnam, 1 field regiment, first field regiment, royal australian artillery -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Formal Photograph
... A black and white photograph of gunners of 1st Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery at Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam pose for a formal photograph by their 105mm Howitzer. ...Photograph 105mm Howitzer 1st Australian Field Regiment RAA 1st ATF Base Nui Dat Phuoc Tuy Province Gibbons Collection Catalogue Denis Gibbons Photographer Vietnam War Gunners A black and white photograph of gunners of 1st Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery at Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam pose for a formal photograph by their 105mm Howitzer. ...Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of gunners of 1st Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery at Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam pose for a formal photograph by their 105mm Howitzer. (Circa March 1967)photograph, 105mm howitzer, 1st australian field regiment, raa, 1st atf base, nui dat, phuoc tuy province, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, gunners -
Warrnambool RSL Sub BranchUniform - Artillery Button, Victorian British Army and colonial artillery uniform button
... Obverse is domed with Queen Victoria-era Royal Artillery field gun and crown insignia. Reverse bears words ‘Gaunt London’. ...Reverse-Gaunt London Obverse is domed with Queen Victoria-era Royal Artillery field gun and crown insignia. Reverse bears words ‘Gaunt London’. ...Obverse is domed with Queen Victoria-era Royal Artillery field gun and crown insignia. Reverse bears words ‘Gaunt London’. Appears to be two pieces pressed together. Probably Facsimile not original. 2 sizes; 25mm and 17mm dia.Standard Victorian versions were produced between 1873 and 1902.Reverse-Gaunt London -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, UNIT HISTORY, R L Henry, The Story of the 2/4th Field Regiment, 1950
... A history of the 2/4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, during WWII. The Author, R L Henry was formerly an Officer on the 2/4th Field Regiment....Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields A history of the 2/4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, during WWII. The Author, R L Henry was formerly an Officer on the 2/4th Field Regiment. ...A history of the 2/4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, during WWII. The Author, R L Henry was formerly an Officer on the 2/4th Field Regiment.Book, hard cover with blue buckram. Title in gold letters on spine. Black & white photographic illustrations, 410 pages with cut edges.Handwritten in blue ink on title page: “R S Craig. To my best cobber from R L Henry”book, unit history, 2/4th -
Montmorency–Eltham RSL Sub BranchMedal - Medal Group, WW1, 2166 Lieutenant Reginald Frank Barratt
... Field Artillery Brigade, Military District 3 and Military District 6. Arrived in Australia in 1903 aged 24. Address was Mount Street, Heidelberg, Victoria. Occupation - Farmer. Enlistment date was 17th August 1914. Served with the 68 Battery Royal...Field Artillery Brigade, Military District 3 and Military District 6. Arrived in Australia in 1903 aged 24. Address was Mount Street, Heidelberg, Victoria. Occupation - Farmer. Enlistment date was 17th August 1914. Served with the 68 Battery Royal ...Information from "The AIF Project" Lieutenant Reginald Frank Barratt was born in 1879 in Withington, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Regimental number 2166. 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, Military District 3 and Military District 6. Arrived in Australia in 1903 aged 24. Address was Mount Street, Heidelberg, Victoria. Occupation - Farmer. Enlistment date was 17th August 1914. Served with the 68 Battery Royal Field Artillery during the South African War. Rank on enlistment was Sergeant. Embarkation details - Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board Transport A2 Geelong on 19th September 1914. Rank Lieutenant - Unit 1st Divisional Ammunition Column. Information from the Roll of Honour - Awarded Royal Human Society Medal for saving three lives from drowning in Orange River during South African War. Wounded at Zillebeke, near Ypres, Belgium. Died of wounds 22nd August 1917 at the age of 38. Buried at Bedford House Cemetery, Enclosure No 2, (Plot 1, R0w F, Grave 23), Zillebeke, Belgium. Panel number , Roll of Honour Australian War Memorial British War Medal - The medal was struck by the Royal Mint, is a silver disc 36mm in diameter with a straight clasp suspended without swivel. The obverse shows Sir Bertram Mackennal's bare headed effigy of King George V facing left with the legend 'GEORGIVS V BRITT:OMN:REX ET IND:IMD - "George V, King of all the British Isles & Emperor of India". The reverse, designed by William McMillan, shows St George, naked on horseback and armed with a short sword, an allegory of the physical & mental strength which achieved victory of Prussianism. The horse tramples on the Prussian eagle shield and the emblems of death, a skull and cross bones. In the background are ocean waves and just off centre near the right upper time is the risen sun of victory. The years 1914-1918 appear on the perimeter in the left and right fields respectively. The watered silk ribbon is 32mm wide with 3mm wide royal blue band, 2mm wide black band, 3mm wide white band repeated in reverse order and separated by 16mm wide orange band. Victory Medal - The medal is bronze disc 36mm in diameter with a winged figure of Victory on the obverse. The reverse has the words 'THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION 1914-1918', all surrounded by a laurel leaf. The watered silk ribbon is 32mm wided has two rainbow design with the violet from each rainbow on the outside edges, moving through to a central red stripe where both rainbows meet.The recipients name, rank and unit are impressed on the bottom edge of the medals - Lieut F Barratt AIF -
Beechworth RSL Sub-BranchPhotograph Russel H Whitehead
... Russell H Whitehead served in 1 Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery and saw service in Vietnam between 22/05/1966 to 27/03/1967 total of 310 days...H Whitehead / 1 Field Regiment / Royal Australian Artillery...H Whitehead / 1 Field Regiment / Royal Australian Artillery Photograph Russell H Whitehead in plastic frame Photograph Russel H Whitehead ...Russell H Whitehead served in 1 Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery and saw service in Vietnam between 22/05/1966 to 27/03/1967 total of 310 daysPhotograph Russell H Whitehead in plastic frameat bottom of photograph; 3411520 Russell. H Whitehead / 1 Field Regiment / Royal Australian Artilleryvietnam, plastic, perspex, wood, metal, photograph -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchUniform - Lanyard
... The wearing of lanyards, of various colours, on the right shoulder, applies to all members of the Australian Army except for Infantry Corps units and ‘A’ Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery who wear their lanyards on the left shoulder. ...The wearing of lanyards, of various colours, on the right shoulder, applies to all members of the Australian Army except for Infantry Corps units and ‘A’ Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery who wear their lanyards on the left shoulder. ...The wearing of lanyards, of various colours, on the right shoulder, applies to all members of the Australian Army except for Infantry Corps units and ‘A’ Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery who wear their lanyards on the left shoulder. The word ‘Lanyard’ itself is commonly used to describe a short rope to hold something, and can therefore be used to describe various items in use by the military. Orange and blue plaited lanyardlanyard, twine -
St Kilda Historical SocietyPhotograph, 26/11/1978
... He also served in the Royal Field Artillery 1914-1919, in Egypt, Aden and Salonika. ...He also served in the Royal Field Artillery 1914-1919, in Egypt, Aden and Salonika. ...Sir Archie Michaelis was born on 9 December 1889 in St Kilda and died on 22 April 1975. He married Claire Esther Hart on 14 January 1920. They had 3 daughters. He represented the electorate of St Kilda in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1 May 1932 to 1 0ctober 1952. He was Speaker of the house from 1950 to 1952. Before entering politics he worked with the family firm Michaelis Hallenstein and Co., leather merchants, from 1909. He also served in the Royal Field Artillery 1914-1919, in Egypt, Aden and Salonika. Other roles included: president of the St. Kilda Hebrew Congregation, a leading Orthodox synagogue in Melbourne; President Vic. branch 1945 and Chairman Patriotic Funds Council 1947-1951; President Vic. Jewish Advisory Board 1939-1940; Vice-president Kipling Society, London, and President Vic. branch; member English Public Schools Association, Vic. Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen; Vice-president Alfred Hospital 1935-1972; Patron St Kilda Welfare Organisation, Claire Esther Michaelis was born on 20 Jan 1893 and died on 8 October 1973. The photograph was taken on a St Kilda Historical Society tour of St Kilda cemetery, 26 November 1978.Polaroid colour photographBus trip 26/11/78 Michaelis Grave. The headstones read: (At left) In Loving Memory of Sir Archie Michaelis, Beloved Husband of Claire, Loving Father of Mary, Joan and Helen, Born 19.12.1889 - Died 22.4.1975. May his dear soul rest in peace. (At right) In Loving Memory of Claire Esther, Beloved Wife of Sire Archie Michaelis, Loving Mother of Mary, Joan and Helen, Born 20.1.1893 - Died 8.10.1973. May her dear soul rest in peace. sir archie michaelis, claire esther michaelis, st kilda, victorian parliament, st kilda cemetery -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedBook - The Complete Plain Words, Sir Ernesy Gowers, September 1960
... Construction started around 1910–1911, with architect John Smith Murdoch designing the early Royal Australian Field Artillery (RAFA) barracks and administrative buildings. ...Construction started around 1910–1911, with architect John Smith Murdoch designing the early Royal Australian Field Artillery (RAFA) barracks and administrative buildings. ...This book was written as the third book of two previous published books by Sir Ernest Gowers (Plain Words and ABC of Plain Words). All three books were written with the intention of improving English in written reports.Hard cover book with a plastic protective covernon-fictionThis book was written as the third book of two previous published books by Sir Ernest Gowers (Plain Words and ABC of Plain Words). All three books were written with the intention of improving English in written reports.ordnance factory, wests road, maribyrnong -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Support Fire
... Artillery...103 Battery...105mm Howitzer...1st ATF Base...Nui Dat...Gibbons Collection Catalogue...Gunner...Phuoc Tuy Province...5 RAR...6 RAR...1st Field Regt...Royal...A coloured photograph of Gunners of the 103 Battery 1st Field Reiment, Royal Australian Artillery, operating from their base at 1st ATF, Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, fire in support of 5 RAR and 6 RAR infantry elements operating against the NVA/VietCong local forces (circa May 1967)...Photograph Artillery 103 Battery 105mm Howitzer 1st ATF Base Nui Dat Gibbons Collection Catalogue Gunner Phuoc Tuy Province 5 RAR 6 RAR 1st Field Regt Royal Australian Artillery NVA Viet Cong Denis Gibbons A coloured photograph of Gunners of the 103 Battery 1st Field Reiment, Royal Australian Artillery, operating from their base at 1st ATF, Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, fire in support of 5 RAR and 6 RAR infantry elements operating against the NVA/VietCong local forces (circa May 1967) Support Fire Photograph Gibbons, Denis ...Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A coloured photograph of Gunners of the 103 Battery 1st Field Reiment, Royal Australian Artillery, operating from their base at 1st ATF, Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, fire in support of 5 RAR and 6 RAR infantry elements operating against the NVA/VietCong local forces (circa May 1967)photograph, artillery, 103 battery, 105mm howitzer, 1st atf base, nui dat, gibbons collection catalogue, gunner, phuoc tuy province, 5 rar, 6 rar, 1st field regt, royal australian artillery, nva viet cong, denis gibbons -
Melbourne LegacyDocument - Press Release 1975, Melbourne Legacy, A New Era for Legacy - Brian O'Donohue, 1975
... artillery signaller. He was posted to join the 104 Field Battery of 12 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery in Vietnam. ...artillery signaller. He was posted to join the 104 Field Battery of 12 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery in Vietnam. ...A press release from Melbourne Legacy in 1975 which relates the story of Brian O'Donohue who was to be president of Colac Legacy. The information was intended to be used by press and magazines etc. Colac was the first club to select a president that had done his war service in Vietnam. Brian started his National Service aged 20, at Puckapunyal and trained as an artillery signaller. He was posted to join the 104 Field Battery of 12 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery in Vietnam. For 9 months he was a member of a forward observation party which had the responsibility of calling artillery fire to support the operations of the infantry battalion with which it was working. Returning to Australia after a year. 'What he had seen and done in Vietnam, the tough times he had endured and the lighter times he had enjoyed with his mates, had made him conscious of the debt he owed to the families of those who not returned. So in 1971 he joined Legacy because he knew that Legacy helps dependants of comrades who served their country in war and who died on active service or subsequently.'A record of how Legacy promoted their work in the 1970s.Blue foolscap page x 2 with black type of a press release in 1975.Title 'A new era for Legacy'press release, promotion, brian o'donohue -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Flag, 173rd Airborne Brigade (US)
... Australians attached to the Brigade were: 1st Battalion, of the Royal Australian Regiment (I RAR) and support troops of the 4/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse Regiment (1Troop), 105 Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery, 161 Field Battery Royal New Zealand Artillery, 3 Field Troop Royal Australian Engineers, 161 Reconnaissance Flight, Royal Australian Army Air Corps, 1st Australian Logistical Support Company. ...Australians attached to the Brigade were: 1st Battalion, of the Royal Australian Regiment (I RAR) and support troops of the 4/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse Regiment (1Troop), 105 Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery, 161 Field Battery Royal New Zealand Artillery, 3 Field Troop Royal Australian Engineers, 161 Reconnaissance Flight, Royal Australian Army Air Corps, 1st Australian Logistical Support Company. ...173 AIRBORNE BRIGADE (SEPARATE) US ARMY 1 RAR BATTLE GROUP BIEN HOA 1965-1966 On May 5, 1965, the Brigade deployed to South Viet Nam as the first US Army ground combat unit in that war. Upon arrival, the 1st Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) and a battery from New Zealand (161Royal NZ Artillery) were attached to the Brigade -- making the 173d Airborne the only multi-national combat unit in the war. Initially headquartered in Bien Hoa, the Brigade operated in the four provinces around Saigon. (Xuan Loc, Long Khanh, Phuoc Long & Phuoc Tuy), but (in its roll as a "Fire Brigade") also went to the Central Highlands (Pleiku / Kontum) to fight Viet Cong. The 173d also conducted constant operations against the southern stronghold of the VC Main Force in the legendary Iron Triangle in War Zone D. The brigade was organized as a balanced airborne combat force consisting of two infantry battalions, an artillery battalion, a support battalion, an engineer company, a cavalry troop, an armour company, and a headquarters company. Upon activation, it became the first and only separate airborne brigade in the United States Army. This was the beginning of a long series of "Firsts" for the Brigade. On 5 May 1965, it became the first US Army ground combat unit committed to the war in South Vietnam, where further organizational changes were to take place. Australians attached to the Brigade were: 1st Battalion, of the Royal Australian Regiment (I RAR) and support troops of the 4/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse Regiment (1Troop), 105 Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery, 161 Field Battery Royal New Zealand Artillery, 3 Field Troop Royal Australian Engineers, 161 Reconnaissance Flight, Royal Australian Army Air Corps, 1st Australian Logistical Support Company. The Brigade's two infantry battalions, the First Battalion of the 503' Infantry (1/503`d) and the Second Battalion, of the 503`d Infantry (2/503`) and the attached Australians of 1 RAR constituted the infantrymen available to the Brigade. Their mission was to protect the Bien Hoa Air Base and to close with and destroy or capture the enemy. This was in fact the first operational ground force formed under the ANZUS Defence Treaty. ANZUS was a mutual defence treaty signed in 1951 between Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America. In 1965 the spirit of this treaty appeared as 173d Airborne Brigade (Sep) a tri-national brigade. The only such tri-national fighting force formed during the Vietnam War. On deployment to South Vietnam in 1965, 1 Troop A Squadron, 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment was part of the US 173rd Airborne Brigade combat group. Flag, two colours divided vertically, hoist half mid blue, fly half red. Badge of 173rd Airborne Brigade (730 x 490 mm) in centreflag, 173rd airborne, south vietnam -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedDocument - Summary Of Heritage Overlay Schedule Maribyrnong Planning Scheme Places Formerly Within the City Of Sunshine 13th July 2009, Sunshine and District Historical Society Inc, 13th July 2009
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Wimble & Co 13 - 21 Annesley Street Braybrook HO17 3LO Radion Transmission Station 180 Ashley Street Braybrook HO18 Jacks Magazine (Formerly Saltwater River Magazine) 1 Gordon Street Footscray HO45 Former Melbourne Meat Preserving Co Buildings Pipemakers Park (Including Thompson Reserve) Maribyrnong HO 64) Part Of Ordnance Factory Former No 1 Forge (Demolished) HO71 Part Of Ordnance Factory Former Royal Australian Field Artillery Barracks Wests Road Maribyrnong HO72 ETA Factory 254 Ballarat Road Braybrook (Being Demolished) HO83 Inspection Headquarters (Building 72) Ordnance Reserve Maribyrnong HO86 Pilkington ACI 234 Ballarat Road Braybrook HO91 Braybrook Hotel 351 Ballarat Road Braybrook HO92 Bluestone Cistern (Archaeological Site) 8 - 9 Belvedere Close Maribyrnong HO99 Raleigh Castle (Archaeological Site) 14 Belvedere Close Maribyrnong HO100 Raleigh Castle (Archaeological Site) 15/17 & 1 - 18/18 Belvedere Close Maribyrnong HO100 Kurrajong Street Trees (25 Kurrajong Trees) Bloomfield Avenue Maribyrnong HO105 Solomon's Ford (Canning Street Ford) Maribyrnong River Near Burke Street Braybrook HO109 6738 - Summary Of Heritage Overlay Schedule Maribyrnong Planning Scheme Places Formerly Within the City Of Sunshine Page 2.jpg Pepper Trees, Sugar Gums, Kurrajongs and Canary Island Palms Maribyrnong River Plantation off Chifley Drive Maribyrnong HO110 Klipspringer 40 - 54 Cranwell Street Braybrook HO113 Pridham's Peerless Holdings 19 21 Evans Street Braybrook (Deleted from Overlay) HO118 Raleigh Manager's House (Archaeological Site) 1 & 3 Fabian Court Maribyrnong HO119 Raleigh Castle (Archaeological Site) 1 - 8/5 Fabian Court Maribyrnong HO120 Raleigh Manager's House (Archaeological Site) 2 & 4 Grandview Avenue Maribyrnong HO133 Ralph McKay 44 Hampstead Road Maidstone (Demolished) HO134 Pyrotechnic Division OFM 61 - 71 Hampstead Road Maribyrnong (HO135) Maribyrnong Reserve Grandstand off Hortense Street Maribyrnong HO137 Williamson House 182 Mitchell Street Maidstone HO141 Solomon's House (Archaeological Site) Medway Golf Club 57 Omar Street Maidstone Central Drawing Office (Building 71) Ordnance Reserve Maribyrnong (HO151) Pacific Carpets 35 - 65 Paramount Road corner Indwe Street Tottenham Dale Stables and Elm and Pepper Trees Plantation Street and Chifley Drive Maribyrnong HO153) Olex Cales 207 Sunshine Road Tottenham HO162 Whitshire Files 213 Sunshine Road Tottenham HO163 Black Arch Bridge off Sunshine Road Tottenham HO164 Dale House 44 The Esplanade Maribyrnong HO165 Hardiman House and Garden 76 The Esplanade Maribyrnong HO166 Raleigh Mansion (Archaeological Site) City View Reserve 11 City View Drive Maribyrnong...Wimble & Co 13 - 21 Annesley Street Braybrook HO17 3LO Radion Transmission Station 180 Ashley Street Braybrook HO18 Jacks Magazine (Formerly Saltwater River Magazine) 1 Gordon Street Footscray HO45 Former Melbourne Meat Preserving Co Buildings Pipemakers Park (Including Thompson Reserve) Maribyrnong HO 64) Part Of Ordnance Factory Former No 1 Forge (Demolished) HO71 Part Of Ordnance Factory Former Royal Australian Field Artillery Barracks Wests Road Maribyrnong HO72 ETA Factory 254 Ballarat Road Braybrook (Being Demolished) HO83 Inspection Headquarters (Building 72) Ordnance Reserve Maribyrnong HO86 Pilkington ACI 234 Ballarat Road Braybrook HO91 Braybrook Hotel 351 Ballarat Road Braybrook HO92 Bluestone Cistern (Archaeological Site) 8 - 9 Belvedere Close Maribyrnong HO99 Raleigh Castle (Archaeological Site) 14 Belvedere Close Maribyrnong HO100 Raleigh Castle (Archaeological Site) 15/17 & 1 - 18/18 Belvedere Close Maribyrnong HO100 Kurrajong Street Trees (25 Kurrajong Trees) Bloomfield Avenue Maribyrnong HO105 Solomon's Ford (Canning Street Ford) Maribyrnong River Near Burke Street Braybrook HO109 6738 - Summary Of Heritage Overlay Schedule Maribyrnong Planning Scheme Places Formerly Within the City Of Sunshine Page 2.jpg Pepper Trees, Sugar Gums, Kurrajongs and Canary Island Palms Maribyrnong River Plantation off Chifley Drive Maribyrnong HO110 Klipspringer 40 - 54 Cranwell Street Braybrook HO113 Pridham's Peerless Holdings 19 21 Evans Street Braybrook (Deleted from Overlay) HO118 Raleigh Manager's House (Archaeological Site) 1 & 3 Fabian Court Maribyrnong HO119 Raleigh Castle (Archaeological Site) 1 - 8/5 Fabian Court Maribyrnong HO120 Raleigh Manager's House (Archaeological Site) 2 & 4 Grandview Avenue Maribyrnong HO133 Ralph McKay 44 Hampstead Road Maidstone (Demolished) HO134 Pyrotechnic Division OFM 61 - 71 Hampstead Road Maribyrnong (HO135) Maribyrnong Reserve Grandstand off Hortense Street Maribyrnong HO137 Williamson House 182 Mitchell Street Maidstone HO141 Solomon's House (Archaeological Site) Medway Golf Club 57 Omar Street Maidstone Central Drawing Office (Building 71) Ordnance Reserve Maribyrnong (HO151) Pacific Carpets 35 - 65 Paramount Road corner Indwe Street Tottenham Dale Stables and Elm and Pepper Trees Plantation Street and Chifley Drive Maribyrnong HO153) Olex Cales 207 Sunshine Road Tottenham HO162 Whitshire Files 213 Sunshine Road Tottenham HO163 Black Arch Bridge off Sunshine Road Tottenham HO164 Dale House 44 The Esplanade Maribyrnong HO165 Hardiman House and Garden 76 The Esplanade Maribyrnong HO166 Raleigh Mansion (Archaeological Site) City View Reserve 11 City View Drive Maribyrnong A4 Stapled Document Document Summary Of Heritage Overlay Schedule Maribyrnong Planning Scheme Places Formerly Within the City Of Sunshine 13th July 2009 Sunshine and District Historical Society Inc ...These places were formerly within the City of Sunshine prior to the Council mergers of 19946738 - Summary Of Heritage Overlay Schedule Maribyrnong Planning Scheme Places Formerly Within the City Of Sunshine Page 1.jpg Munition Workers' Housing Heritage Area Braybrook HO5 War Service Homes Heritage Maribyrnong HO12 F.T. Wimble & Co 13 - 21 Annesley Street Braybrook HO17 3LO Radion Transmission Station 180 Ashley Street Braybrook HO18 Jacks Magazine (Formerly Saltwater River Magazine) 1 Gordon Street Footscray HO45 Former Melbourne Meat Preserving Co Buildings Pipemakers Park (Including Thompson Reserve) Maribyrnong HO 64) Part Of Ordnance Factory Former No 1 Forge (Demolished) HO71 Part Of Ordnance Factory Former Royal Australian Field Artillery Barracks Wests Road Maribyrnong HO72 ETA Factory 254 Ballarat Road Braybrook (Being Demolished) HO83 Inspection Headquarters (Building 72) Ordnance Reserve Maribyrnong HO86 Pilkington ACI 234 Ballarat Road Braybrook HO91 Braybrook Hotel 351 Ballarat Road Braybrook HO92 Bluestone Cistern (Archaeological Site) 8 - 9 Belvedere Close Maribyrnong HO99 Raleigh Castle (Archaeological Site) 14 Belvedere Close Maribyrnong HO100 Raleigh Castle (Archaeological Site) 15/17 & 1 - 18/18 Belvedere Close Maribyrnong HO100 Kurrajong Street Trees (25 Kurrajong Trees) Bloomfield Avenue Maribyrnong HO105 Solomon's Ford (Canning Street Ford) Maribyrnong River Near Burke Street Braybrook HO109 6738 - Summary Of Heritage Overlay Schedule Maribyrnong Planning Scheme Places Formerly Within the City Of Sunshine Page 2.jpg Pepper Trees, Sugar Gums, Kurrajongs and Canary Island Palms Maribyrnong River Plantation off Chifley Drive Maribyrnong HO110 Klipspringer 40 - 54 Cranwell Street Braybrook HO113 Pridham's Peerless Holdings 19 21 Evans Street Braybrook (Deleted from Overlay) HO118 Raleigh Manager's House (Archaeological Site) 1 & 3 Fabian Court Maribyrnong HO119 Raleigh Castle (Archaeological Site) 1 - 8/5 Fabian Court Maribyrnong HO120 Raleigh Manager's House (Archaeological Site) 2 & 4 Grandview Avenue Maribyrnong HO133 Ralph McKay 44 Hampstead Road Maidstone (Demolished) HO134 Pyrotechnic Division OFM 61 - 71 Hampstead Road Maribyrnong (HO135) Maribyrnong Reserve Grandstand off Hortense Street Maribyrnong HO137 Williamson House 182 Mitchell Street Maidstone HO141 Solomon's House (Archaeological Site) Medway Golf Club 57 Omar Street Maidstone Central Drawing Office (Building 71) Ordnance Reserve Maribyrnong (HO151) Pacific Carpets 35 - 65 Paramount Road corner Indwe Street Tottenham Dale Stables and Elm and Pepper Trees Plantation Street and Chifley Drive Maribyrnong HO153) Olex Cales 207 Sunshine Road Tottenham HO162 Whitshire Files 213 Sunshine Road Tottenham HO163 Black Arch Bridge off Sunshine Road Tottenham HO164 Dale House 44 The Esplanade Maribyrnong HO165 Hardiman House and Garden 76 The Esplanade Maribyrnong HO166 Raleigh Mansion (Archaeological Site) City View Reserve 11 City View Drive Maribyrnong -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, McCarron, Bird & Co, Royal Artillery Training Memorandum (Field, Tank Attack, Anti-Aircraft Branches) No 7, March 1943
... Royal Artillery Training Memorandum (Field, Tank Attack, Anti-Aircraft Branches) No 7...Royal Artillery Training Memorandum (Field, Tank Attack, Anti-Aircraft Branches) No 7 Booklet McCarron, Bird & Co McCarron, Bird & Co ...Paper booklet covering a number of new methods, drills, and procedures from the previous two years - dealing with signal procedures and anti-tank shooting and training.Not to be publishedartillery training, world war 2 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Modern Printing Co Pty Ltd, Royal Artillery Training Memorandum (Field, Tank Attack, Anti-Aircraft Branches) No 8, July 1943
... Royal Artillery Training Memorandum (Field, Tank Attack, Anti-Aircraft Branches) No 8...4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Artilllery smoke World War 2 Paper booklet covering up coming amendments to Artillery publications and fire orders for smoke screens and immediate registered or predicted battery Smoke screen Royal Artillery Training Memorandum (Field, Tank Attack, Anti-Aircraft Branches) No 8 Booklet Modern Printing Co Pty Ltd ...Paper booklet covering up coming amendments to Artillery publications and fire orders for smoke screens and immediate registered or predicted battery Smoke screenartilllery, smoke, world war 2 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Royal Artillery Training Memorandum No 9, Oct 1943
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Artillery Training World War 2 Paper covered booklet dealing with amendments, new methods in vertical photography, field, medium and heavy artillery, anti tank and anti aircraft artillery Royal Artillery Training Memorandum No 9 Booklet ...Paper covered booklet dealing with amendments, new methods in vertical photography, field, medium and heavy artillery, anti tank and anti aircraft artillery artillery training, world war 2 -
Ballarat Clarendon CollegeMemorial plaque
... He enlisted in 1915 and embarked as a driver with the 4th Field Artillery Brigade. He transferred to the Royal Flusing Corps in 1916. ...The WWI Death Plaque (Death Penny) was issued to the next of kin of servicemen/women who fell in the Great War 1914 -1918.The memorial plaque would be accompanied by a Memorial Scroll, a letter from Buckingham Palace and often a letter from the deceased's commanding officer. They would not usually arrive as a single package, but as a series of separate mailings. In this case we have the letter from Buckingham Palace. Wilfred (Wiff) Graham Salmon attended Ballarat College 1902 - 1910. He enlisted in 1915 and embarked as a driver with the 4th Field Artillery Brigade. He transferred to the Royal Flusing Corps in 1916. He was killed fighting raiders over the Thames Valley near London on 7 July 1917. 'Wiff' was reputedly the first person to die defending London from a foreign invader since the time of the Norman Conquest. His brother Robert Arthur Salmon was also an old collegian. Other possible family members who are old collegians include Nellie Florence Salmon (ent CPLC 1907; DB 1.8.1899), John Walter Salmon (ent BC 1898; DB 22.11.1889), Geoffrey Salmon (ent BC 1910; DB 3/11/1896). Wilfred's brother Robert (Bob) Salmon is mentioned in the school's 1964 history by Gordon Meins p.68..."Captain (then Lieut) Bob Salmon M.C. on one occasion worked for 7 nights straight in No Man's Land and is credited with rescuing nearly 300 of our wounded." Round disk cast in bronze gunmetal, which incorporates the following; an image of Britannia holding an oak spray with leaves and acorns, an imperial lion, two dolphins representing Britain's sea power, the emblem of Imperial Germany's eagle being torn to pieces by another lion. The medallion is incased in a heavy card envelope and is accompanied by a letter signed by King George Inscribed around face of medallion: He died for freedom and honour A rectangular tablet cast on front of medallion inscribed 'Wilfred Graham Salmon'.wiff-salmon, world-war-one, death-penny, king-george, war-memorabilia, ballarat-college, royal-flying-corps, 1912, wilfred-graham-salmon -
Lara RSL Sub Branch18 Pounder shell ashtray, Souvenir, 1927
... Such objects were embodied with personal experiences of war, later to become objects textured with memory, remembrance, and longing – attributes that clearly go beyond an object’s form and function. 18-Pounder Artillery Shells: The Great War Recycled and Re-Circulated Categories :Material Culture Machine Subscribe Share on facebook Share on twitter The intention of war is to kill, to maim and to destroy using, for example, the agency of 18-pounder artillery shells (so-called because they weighed 18 pounds). The shells were loaded in to the 18-pounder field guns used by the Royal Artillery and targeted to destroy German batteries and trenches as well as to shoot down aeroplanes. ...Such objects were embodied with personal experiences of war, later to become objects textured with memory, remembrance, and longing – attributes that clearly go beyond an object’s form and function. 18-Pounder Artillery Shells: The Great War Recycled and Re-Circulated Categories :Material Culture Machine Subscribe Share on facebook Share on twitter The intention of war is to kill, to maim and to destroy using, for example, the agency of 18-pounder artillery shells (so-called because they weighed 18 pounds). The shells were loaded in to the 18-pounder field guns used by the Royal Artillery and targeted to destroy German batteries and trenches as well as to shoot down aeroplanes. ...Artillery shells were designed to be recycled and spent shells were returned to the munitions factory for re-filling, a mark engraved upon the head-stamp at each re-filling. Millions upon millions of shells were recycled and re-fired. Relationships with ‘objects’ were forged as recycled objects of conflict were welcomed into people’s homes. Such objects were embodied with personal experiences of war, later to become objects textured with memory, remembrance, and longing – attributes that clearly go beyond an object’s form and function. 18-Pounder Artillery Shells: The Great War Recycled and Re-Circulated Categories :Material Culture Machine Subscribe Share on facebook Share on twitter The intention of war is to kill, to maim and to destroy using, for example, the agency of 18-pounder artillery shells (so-called because they weighed 18 pounds). The shells were loaded in to the 18-pounder field guns used by the Royal Artillery and targeted to destroy German batteries and trenches as well as to shoot down aeroplanes. Horse-drawn field gun, Canal du Nord, France. Taken by First World War photographer David McLellan. Available via the National Library of Scotland as CC BY-NC-SA Horse-drawn field gun, Canal du Nord, France. Taken by First World War photographer David McLellan. Available via the National Library of Scotland as CC BY-NC-SA In Under Fire, Henri Barbusse recounts how the incessant and diabolical din of war constantly bombarded the soldier body with the unendurable noise of bursting shells that caused pain to the ears (Barbusse 2010 [1933]: 207). The noise was so ‘monstrously resounding’ that one felt ‘annihilated by the mere sound of the downpour of thunder’ (Barbusse 2010 [1933]: 206). Artillery shells were designed to be recycled and spent shells were returned to the munitions factory for re-filling, a mark engraved upon the head-stamp at each re-filling. Millions upon millions of shells were recycled and re-fired. A mound of spent shell cases, Nord, Nord-pas-de-Calais, France. Taken by war photographer, Tom Aitken, 1918. Available via the National Library of Scotland as CC BY-NC-SA. A mound of spent shell cases, Nord, Nord-pas-de-Calais, France. Taken by war photographer, Tom Aitken, 1918. Available via the National Library of Scotland as CC BY-NC-SA. People’s experience of the First World War did not end with the armistice. Whilst the noise of the artillery had ceased, the noise of war was remembered. Harry Patch on arriving home injured recalled being ‘jumpy for a while’ with the least noise prompting him to dive for cover (2009: 114). Something else materialised. Relationships with ‘objects’ were forged as recycled objects of conflict were welcomed into people’s homes. Such objects were embodied with personal experiences of war, later to become objects textured with memory, remembrance, and longing – attributes that clearly go beyond an object’s form and function. The head-stamp of these particular shells displays the British broad arrow and the initials ‘EOC’ indicates that they were made at the Elswick Ordnance Company, England; the initials ‘CF’ signal that the charge was loaded with cordite, a standard propellant. Spent shells were illicitly scavenged from massive mounds by both soldiers and civilians alike to become personal souvenirs or to swap or sell. Spent artillery shells were crafted, often using a hammer and a bent nail. The crafting of trench art reflects the construction of an identity that offers momentary relief from the hell experienced in the trenches. The lid of an 18Pounder shell which has been adapted for use as an ash tray.Lot 27 1927, 18Pr, III, EOC, C/F, Defence broad arrow, -
Frankston RSL Sub BranchDocument, Royal Artillery Training Memorandum
... Memorandum on the training of the Royal Artillery, 1940-41 (Field Branch and Anti-Tank). ...Memorandum on the training of the Royal Artillery, 1940-41 (Field Branch and Anti-Tank). Published by the UK War Office, 6th January, 1941. ...Memorandum on the training of the Royal Artillery, 1940-41 (Field Branch and Anti-Tank). Published by the UK War Office, 6th January, 1941. This memorandum contains 44 pages of illustrated notes for artillery training personnel. It is bound in a soft cover of buff coloured paper. The memorandum has a printed cover (refer image). -
Frankston RSL Sub BranchHandbook, The Field Gunners' Handbook
... Royal Australian Artillery, Eastern Command in October 1941. This handbook contains 104 pages of illustrated notes for training personnel. It is bound in a soft cover of heavy weight linen covered grey coloured paper. The Field ...A copy of the third edition of a handbook for training of Artillery Personnel in Gunnery. Published by the Royal Australian Artillery, Eastern Command in October 1941. This handbook contains 104 pages of illustrated notes for training personnel. It is bound in a soft cover of heavy weight linen covered grey coloured paper. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageUniform - Tunic, 1899-1903
... ...royal australian artillery...raa...field...Royal Australian Artillery (RAA). Then prior to Federation, the RAA and the Permanent Artillery of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania all combined, becoming the Royal Australian Artillery Regiment with two Batteries of Field Artillery; Battery A from Sydney and Battery B from Melbourne....Royal Australian Artillery (RAA). Then prior to Federation, the RAA and the Permanent Artillery of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania all combined, becoming the Royal Australian Artillery Regiment with two Batteries of Field Artillery; Battery A from Sydney and Battery B from Melbourne. ...This original tunic or jacket is part of the full dress uniform of the pre-Federation Victorian Permanent Artillery regiment. Its owner had the rank of Sergeant, as indicated by the three inverted chevrons. The Artillery design of the badges and buttons indicate the date of the tunic to be from 1893 to 1903. However the maker of the tunic, W. Moncton, began manufacture in Melbourne in 1899, so this the tunic can be dated between 1899 and 1903. The donor's grandfather was given this tunic but not the name of the original owner. It has since been suggested to the family that the tunic was worn by a local Western District Light Horse member. This could very well have been the case because mounted troops were officially referred to as the Light Horse in the late 19th to early 20th century. Several local men were involved in the Light Horse during the First World War. The donor's grandfather wore this tunic in the local district when riding a penny farthing bicycle. The donor's father also wore the tunic when dressed as a 'Captain' hosting a local disco dance. BRIEF MILITARY HISTORY- The Crimean War began In 1854 and many people in colonial Australia were afraid of a Russian attack. Volunteer forces were established to strengthen the British Imperial troops posted here. A battery of artillery was raised in Victoria as well as in other Australian states. In 1870 Australia became responsible for its own naval and military defence. The Volunteer Corps and Victorian Navy shared the responsibility of defending the existing forts, assisted by volunteer coastal and mobile field batteries. The Permanent Victorian Artillery force was established. It was disbanded in 1880 then re-formed in 1882 as the Victorian Garrison Artillery Corps. In 1895 the Geelong, Warrnambool, Port Fairy and Portland Batteries became part of the Western District Garrison Artillery. Many of the volunteers who served in the Artillery were from rural areas. They belonged to rifle clubs and were experience horsemen as well. Australia's defence at this time relied on these mounted troops, or Light Horse men. In 1899 the Victorian Garrison Artillery Corps amalgamated with the New South Wales and Queensland Permanent Artillery to become the Victorian Regiment of the Royal Australian Artillery (RAA). Then prior to Federation, the RAA and the Permanent Artillery of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania all combined, becoming the Royal Australian Artillery Regiment with two Batteries of Field Artillery; Battery A from Sydney and Battery B from Melbourne.This original uniform tunic of the pre-Federation Victorian Permanent Artillery is significant for its association with Australia's military defence and the fortifications of our district, state and country. The tunic is also significant, representing part of the history and evolution of uniforms in the Australian military forces. The tunic is also significant in its representation of Australia's independence in forming its own defences. The tunic has local significance in its connection with local social events.Tunic or jacket, part of the full dress uniform of the pre-Federation Victorian Permanent Artillery operating from 1893 to 1903. Original, single-breasted tunic of dark blue wool, red piping trim, black cotton lining in body. Sleeves lined with blue striped, white cotton. Front closure has eight brass buttons. Red band-style collar with hook-and-eye closure has gold bullion braid trim and a brass badge pinned each side at the front. Upper right sleeve has three inverted chevrons on red fabric with gold bullion braid trim (rank of Sergeant). Both sleeves have gold bullion braid 'Austrian knot' emblems stitched onto lower arm, with ends finishing on the inner sleeve. Shoulder epaulettes have red piping and smaller brass buttons. Closed back vent has vertical scalloped design with six brass buttons, in two columns of three, and red piping trim. Brass belt hook is attached to the left back waist, close to the seam (right side has a mark indicating a previous similar clip). Inside left breast is a concealed pocket. Tunic has both machine and hand stitching. All brass shank-style buttons have matching Artillery emblems with inscriptions on the back. The two brass collar badges have additional artillery emblems of exploding grenade and star as well as an inscription. Buttons were made for W. Moncton, of Melbourne and marked with his name. He traded from 1899, dating the tunic to between 1899 and 1903.Button front: Artillery emblem on front (field cannon facing left, in front of a muzzle-loading ram rod). Button back: engraved "W. MONCTON . MELBOURNE ." Collar badges: Artillery emblem (field cannon facing right | stars | exploding grenade | "AUSTRALIA")flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, uniform jacket, uniform tunic, garrison volunteer uniform, fortifications in victoria, victorian permanent artillery, pre-federation military uniform, sergeant's uniform, jacket, militia, victoria, victorian volunteer forces, victorian regiment, royal australian artillery, raa, field gun, sergeant, w. moncton, garrison, dress uniform, tunic, scarlet collar, red collar, scarlet piping, red piping, gold bullion, artillery emblem, light horse, artillery, mounted troops, victorian garrison artillery corps -
Dunkeld Museum Inc.Coat, Flying, During World War 1
... Royal Flying Corps during Workd War 1. He was born in Hamilton Victoria and had an interest through his family in flying, before the war. In 1916 he transferred from the Light Horse Field Ambulance to the 68th Australian Sqd. Royal Flying Corps. He was promoted to lieutenant of the 3rd Squadron. During the war he was a pilot and photographer and took hundreds of reconnaissance photos over occupied territory. He was involved in photographing enemy positions and supplying information to the artillery...Royal Flying Corps during Workd War 1. He was born in Hamilton Victoria and had an interest through his family in flying, before the war. In 1916 he transferred from the Light Horse Field Ambulance to the 68th Australian Sqd. Royal Flying Corps. He was promoted to lieutenant of the 3rd Squadron. During the war he was a pilot and photographer and took hundreds of reconnaissance photos over occupied territory. He was involved in photographing enemy positions and supplying information to the artillery ...This coat was owned and worn by Lieutenant T L(known as Leigh) Simpson D.F.C. who joined the Royal Flying Corps during Workd War 1. He was born in Hamilton Victoria and had an interest through his family in flying, before the war. In 1916 he transferred from the Light Horse Field Ambulance to the 68th Australian Sqd. Royal Flying Corps. He was promoted to lieutenant of the 3rd Squadron. During the war he was a pilot and photographer and took hundreds of reconnaissance photos over occupied territory. He was involved in photographing enemy positions and supplying information to the artillery batteries which then shelled those positions. He was involved in a number of missions involving direct contact with the enemy including Baron von Richtofen and was involved in the "dog fight" which led to von Richtofen's death. In May 1918 he had been promoted to Flight Commander and temporary Captain when his cousin Captain Duigan was wounded. He represented Australia at von Richtofen's funeral and presented the Australian wreath. Following his discharge after being seriously wounded, he returned home and became a grazier in the Dunkeld area. He maintained his interest in aviation throughout his life with a strong connection with Reg Ansett and was a director of Ansett Airways Pty Ltd for many years. He died in Dunkeld in 1960This flying coat is significant because it was owned by Lieutenant Thomas Leigh Simpson DFC while he was in the Australian Flying Corps during World War 1. World War 1 Flying coat. Tan leather, nap finish. Lining wool fabric. Map pocket on front of chest. Internal pocket on left front behind map pocket and external pocket below the waist on the left hand front towards the side.L Simpson on the inside left front.t leigh simpson, royal flying corps, baron von richtofen, australian aviation
