Ill, p.144.non-fictionA photographic essay of a selection of those who performed acts of heroism during World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - heroes - biographies, soldiers - biographies

Index, bibliography, ill, p.388.non-fictionA biographical honour roll of the Australian Light Horse 1939-1947, Australian Armoured Corps 1941-47, & Royal Australian Armoured Corps post-1947 regimental histories - australia, soldiers - australia - biographies

In search 0f JACKA VC. Investigating the life of famous WW1. Australian Soldier through evidence, a biography for education.Book, soft cover cardboard, white print on dark red back ground, front has copy of an Oil painting of “Captain Albert Jacka” by George Coates, back cover colour illustration enlist poster depicting Lieut Jacka VC, 24 pages, plain white, illustrated in B & W photographs, maps and medals.albert jacka vc, investigating albert jacka

1. Small timber cabinet with glass fronted door. Old metal handle. 2 hinges on left side. It holds two Honour rolls. 2. Leather bound book. Gold embossed writing. Gold rim around the edges - brown leather. Marked as Honor Book 1914- 19. Gravel Hill School No. 1566. The edges of pages are "marbled". Each page is handwritten with a short biography of a soldier. There are 82 names and 10 blank pages. 3. Leather bound book. Gold embossed writing. The leather surface has a dimpled appearance. The wording is: Honor Book 1939-1945 - Gravel Hill School No. 1566. There are approx 100 pages that have a service persons name stated. They have a very brief note above name.ww1, ww2, honour books, gravel hill school

Soft cover book. Cover, cardboard, white and black print on dark red colour background, front and back. Illustrated - black and white photograph of three soldiers seated in a trench. Back cover - silhouette photograph of troops moving across a hill. 32 pages, cut, plain, white glossy paper. Illustrated in black and white, sepia and colour portraits, battle scenes, cemeteries, cap badges and artwork. End papers included in book. Biographies of poets. books, ww1, biographies, poets

"FRANCIS WILLIAM (Dinky) DEAN BEM". Refer to Cat no 124.2 For Service History.Document, white paper with blue and black print, biographical information of "FRANCIS WILLIAM (Dinky) DEAN BEM". Documents, service history, awards, medals and commendations. This framed document is used for display purposes along with a framed photographic collection. Frame, black plastic frame, with glass front and MDF board back.framed accessories, documents, biography, francis william (dinky) dean bem

"FRANCIS WILLIAM (DINKY) DEAN BEM" Refer to Cat. No. 124.2 for Service History.Photograph collection white paper facsimile copy of eleven photographs. Nine photographs, in black and white, from World War Two through to 1975. Two photographs in colour taken at 1 RAR Reunions. This framed photographic collection is used for display purposes along with a framed document. Frame, black plastic frame, with glass front and MDF board back.framed accessories, photographs, biography, francis william (dinky) dean bem

"DINKIE DI DIGGERS/ AT HOME AND ABROAD/ COMPILED BY TWO ONE-LEGGED ANZACS" THIS BOOKLET BIOGRAPHY - FROM THE "FOREWORD". "THE SKETCHES ARE A TRUE PORTRAYAL OF LIFE IN/ THE TRENCHES, STRIPPED OF ALL GLOSS AND GLAMOUR, AND DEPICTS/ THE BRIGHTER AND MORE HUMAN SIDE OF A SOLDIER'S LIFE".Booklet. Cover - heavy guage paper, light brown colour, dark blue print and illustration on front cover. 32 pages - cut, plain, light brown colour. No illustrations. WW1.booklets, biography, ww1, anzacs

Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, gold black, red and white print on front, spine and back. Front cover illustrated - top muted colours, portrait photograph of a soldier - lower black and white photograph of liberated prisoners at Changi. 416 pages - cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated - black and white and colour photographs, maps, paintings and illustrations. Title page - handwritten notation.Title page - handwritten notation - blue ink "Easter Fair /7.4.23".books, biography, ww2, pow, changi

"AN OCEAN WITHOUT SHORES" Tale of the adventures which befell two British soldiers in their attempt to escape from Singapore and the enemy.Hard cover book. Cover - cardboard, light brown colour buckram with dark blue print on spine and on front cover illustration - sketch of sailing dinghy. 223 pages - cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps. Owner's stamp - front end paper, title page and throughout pages. Front end paper/ Title page - owner's stamp - blue ink "RETURNED & SERVICES LEAGUE/MEMORIAL HALL BENDIGO" Pages throughout book - owner's stamp, black ink "TUBERCULAR SOLDIER'S AID SOCIETY/ INORPORATED".books, military history, ww2, biography

Biography of a BCOF Soldier and his daughter. Soldier - Noel John HUGGETT NX 101125. Enlisted 12 August 1942 aged 21 years. Discharged 14 December 1950. Corporal. B.C.O.F Labour unit, KureFolder- cardboard, green plastic covering with 4 ring (metal ) spine. Paperwork collection- paper in plastic A4 sleeves Copies of - letters, certificates, photographs and documents containing autobiography and biography information. Entry of marriage- Noel John HUGGETT and Ruth Reiki YAMAMOTO on second April 1951. Daughter Kathleen Ruth HUGGETT D.O.B. 3rd December 1951 Tokyo Japan Front of folder- adhesive label, white paper,handwritten black pen. “NOEL HUGGETTS’S STORY FOR THE WAR MEMORIAL “album, military history, bcof, japan, biography

Owner and donor details - see Cat No. 5836.3. "HALF A LIFE" "The Diary of a Tobruk Rat". From foreword "The man and soldier about whom this book is written is QX8135, Private E.H. (Snowy) ROSELT and the story is written by his daughter" Hard cover book. Cover - cardboard with paper adhered. Brown and black colour print on front, spine and back with dark beige background. Illustrated front to back - black print silhouette of a "Garry (Snowy) Roselt at Post R20, Tobruk - 1941". 197 pages - cut , plain, white paper. Illustrated - black and white photographs and maps. Front and back end papers - illustrated, sepia toned pages of a diary. front end papers - owners signature and author's signature.Front end papers - handwritten owner's information blue ink "B.D. Carr/ V6/32 Jan St/ Cheltenham, 3192" Handwritten author's signature black ink "Kind Regards/Marge Smith/ 28 Jan 1999"books, military history, ww2, tobruk, biography

From Title page. "THE/ LOST BOYS/ The untold stories of the under-age soldiers/who fought in the First World War"Hardcover book with dust cover. Hard cover - cardboard, white print on spine, illustrated front and back, black and white photographs of battle scenes. Dust cover - paper, black & white print on front, spine, back and front and back flaps. Light brown background, front illustrated sepia toned portrait photograph of soldier in uniform. 364 pages, paper, cut, plain, white, illustrated black and white and sepia tones, photographs and maps. End papers - black.books, ww1, biography

"THE CHANGI CAMERA/ A UNIQUE RECORD OF CHANGI AND THE THAI-BURMA RAILWAY" A unique story of an Australian soldier - GEORGE ASPINALL - a keen photographer.Hard cover book with dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard, black buckram with gold print on spine. Dust cover - paper, grey, red and gold print on front, spine, back and flaps. Illustrated sepia toned photographs. Front - Barracks with large crowd of troops. Back - Beach scene. 242 pages, cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated - collection of black and white photographs. End papers illustrated - black and white photographs.books, history, ww2, biography, photography

"THE TIGER MAN OF VIETNAM/ THE HILL TRIBES MADE HIM A DEMI-GOD/ THE CIA WANTED TO KILL HIM/ THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF/ AUSTRALIAN WAR HERO BARRY PETERSEN"Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, gold and black print on front, spine and back. Illustrated, front montage photo of sepia toned soldier with jungle scene behind. Back - sepia toned photograph - portrait of a man with an animal skin. 356 pages, paper, cut, plain, white. Illustrated - black and white photographs.books, history, biography, vietnam conflict

"BECAUSE OUR FATHERS LIED" "FROM BOER/ TO WORLD WAR:/ AUSTRALIA'S/ BAPTISM BY FIRE". "Australian soldiers sent needlessly to their death during the Boer and Great War"Soft cover - cardboard, white and red print on front, spine and back. Black background, illustrated black and white photograph, view through an arched window of a graveyard, soldier in uniform, church and buildings in background - on front. "Book Illustration "Monochrome black and red colour indistinct archway with poppies. 292 pages, cut, plain, white, No illustrations. Signature on Title Page.Title page - handwritten in blue ink "Paula Astridge"books, military history, boer war, ww1, biography

Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, red, gold oval black print on front and back. Illustrated - top front colour photograph of red poppies. Lower front - sepia, half portrait photographs of five soldiers in uniform. Back in colour - poppies. 47 pages, cut plain, white. Illustrated black and white and colour photographs, maps, portrait photographs. Handwritten inscription on title page.Title page - handwritten in blue ink "Dear Peter/ may we never forget their courage and/ sacrifice. Allison."books, biography, ww1

"FACES TO NAMES" , WW1 MEMORIAL AT MOLOGA, VICTORIA".Soft cover booklet. Soft cover - clear plastic, spiral bound with hard plastic spiral in black. Title cover - paper, black print on front, illustrated with colour photographs of a Soldiers Memorial. No page numbers printed. Paper, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black and white and colour photographs, portraits and newspaper articles.booklet, biography, soldiers memorial, ww1

Soft cover book. Soft cover, cardboard: white, yellow and black print on front, spine and back. Front cover, background illustration montage of portrait photograph of a soldier in uniform and 2 typewritten letters in sepia tones. Back cover: sepia tones, photograph of a number of women working on typewriters. 440 pages, cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs.Collection of lettters from distressed families during WW1 to "Base Records" and the correspondence in reply signed by J.M. Lean.books, ww1, correspondence, biography

Tells the story of one Australias finest soldiers and what they had to endure during the war.Glass covered picture frame showing Albert Jacka with a short run down on his life.Picture of Albert Jacka with his medals and biography of his life.albert jacka, world war one, lara r.s.l., vc winners, ww1

Homecoming - Second World War Soldiers of Victoria's Central Goldfields.Biographies. Soft cardboard cover. White print on front & spine. Illustrated, sepia tones photo front of 7th Infantry Battalion - Darwin vicinity. Back has 7th Infantry Battalion marching a column of Japanese naval prisoners. 196 cut, plain, white pages. Illustrated black / white / sepia photos of portraits & scenes. Flyleaf & end papers illustrated. book, homecoming, central victorian

Book Dedication, “ And to all the men and Women of Victoria’s Central Goldfields who served and made the supreme sacrifice in our name”..1) .2) Books, soft cover, front illustrated sepia tone photograph of group of Soldiers with Jungle vegetation in back ground, 7th Infantry Bn Darwin vicinity, back cover sepia tone photo of Soldiers marching a column of Japanese Naval prisoners.On Title page printed in red ink on adhesive label, “Central Goldfields/Art/Gallery”, in black ink, With Compliments”books military, histroy, biography ww2

Book dedication, “Dedicated to the men and women of Victoria’s central Gold Fields who served and made the supreme sacrifice in our name”.1) .2) Books, soft cover, cardboard, white print on front and spine, front cover illustrated sepia tone photo of a soldier in uniform, back cover illustrated sepia tone photo of Soldiers marching with crowd of spectators, 73 pages, plain white, illustrated B & W and sepia photographs.On title page adhesive sticker printed in red ink, “Central Goldfields/Art gallery”, hand written in black, “With Compliments”books military, history, ww1 biography

Biography from the diary of “Walter Edmund Leadly” 1st Battalion 2nd Corps of the Canterbury Regiment of New Zealand.Book, soft cover cardboard, purple print on front cover, cream print on spine and back, front has illustrated sepia tone photo of three soldiers with Signallers equipment on cream background, rear cover brown background, 60 pages, plain white illustrated with B & W photographs.books military, history, biography, ww1

Many were ANZAC Heroes. Some were criminals. Some were both. Leading war historian Peter Stanley reveals the citizen soldiers the army regarded as bad characters.Title: Bad Characters, Sex, Crime, Mutiny, Murder And The Australian Imperial Force. Soft cardboard cover, with black & red printing on front, spine & back. Mottled yellow with light grey print background. Front cover displays sepia photo of a group of ten soldiers in uniform. Back cover displays sepia colour photo of a group of soldiers, some in uniform. 286 pages, cut plain paper, illustrated in black & white, photos, line drawings & lithographs.books-biography, military history-army, bad, characters

Biography of Leonard Keysor. This is the personal story of one of Australia's 9 VC recipients at Gallipoli & the story of his family. Compiled by his great neice, Kiera Quinn Lockyer.Soft cardboard cover, black print on front, spine & back. Mottled beige background with two black & white photos on front. Larger photo is a painting of a soldier in uniform on the battlefield, smaller photo is a half portrait of a soldier in uniform. 302 pages, cut plain paper, illustrated with black & white photos of people, certificates, medals, ships & buildings.Front flyleaf signed in black ink: “Keira Quinn Lockyer”books-military, photography-photographs, keysor, vc

The story of Five brothers in the war to end all wars. ANZAC Sons is composed from a collection of over 5 hundred letters & postcards written by the brothers who served.. This compelling true story was compiled by the grand daughter of a surviving brother.Soft cardboard cover, red & black print on front, spine & back. Sepia photo of five soldiers in uniform on front cover together with black & white photo of a trench scene. Back cover has a black & white photo of soldiers & a building. 688 pages, cut plain paper, illustrated with black & white photos & maps. Collection of letters & postcards.Front fly leaf handwritten in black ink: “The Bendigo RSL Museum.Thank you for the inspiring work you do to ensure future generations will always remember the great sacrifices of our forebears. Allison”books-biography, military history-army, photography-photographs, anzac, sons

Biography. Next To Impossible - The remarkable life of Albert Chalmers Borella VC. Bushman, farm hand, artist, metropolitan fireman, decorated soldier, soldier settler, POW Commandant. At ease in the company of the King or the common man, Albert Chalmers Borella VC did it all. This is his remarkable story. Hard cardboard cover, black print over mid green background on front, spine & back. Sepia portrait photo on front. Colour portrait photo & colour photo of service medals on back. End pages illustrated in black & white battle maps. 510 pages, cut plain paper, illustrated with black & white photos & maps. books - biography/military, vc

Honkie & Ginny is a journey that travels from the cottages of Port Melbourne to Gallipoli, the battle fields of the Western Front and the gold fields of Bendigo. A personal tale from a grand niece.Biography. Honkie & Ginny from Black Sheep to Holy Dove - Henry Foster Midgley 1894 - 1917. Soft cardboard cover, black print on front, spine & back, yellow background. Front has 2 sepia portraits, smaller one of women superimposed over corner of soldier in uniform, small colour photo of At Peace in Flanders poppies below portraits. Back cover has colour photo of a wreath. 220 pages, cut plain paper. Illustrated in black & white photos, line drawings, posters & paintings. Handwritten in black ink on title page: "To Bendigo Memorial Museum with many thanks. Brenda S-C, August 2013" books, biography, western front

Biography of a Minister, Father William Doyle. Date of Birth 3.3.1873 in Ireland.Red colour booklet with black & white print. The centre has a black & white head to waist photo of a chaplain wearing a Sam Brown belt. Bottom section of cover has images of a soldier & a WWI 18-pounder canon firing explosives. 31 pages not illustrated.Top right in black print: “903” Printed underneath title: “Father William Doyle S J by EMG” booklet, chaplain, padre, father