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Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Uwe Feist, British armour in action, 1974
... ...tanks - britain...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges armoured warfare - britain - history tanks - britain matilda crusader A descriptive and pictorial history of British tanks ill (b/w,col) p.49. ...A descriptive and pictorial history of British tanksill (b/w,col) p.49.non-fictionA descriptive and pictorial history of British tanksarmoured warfare - britain - history, tanks - britain, matilda, crusader -
Bendigo Military MuseumPostcard - ARTISTIC POSTCARD
... Black and white landscape artist sketch of a British Tank smashing German Defences in WW1. ...Labelled "British Tank in Action - smashing German Defences”...Collection of William (Bill) Thomason Artist sketch WW1 British Tank Labelled "British Tank in Action - smashing German Defences” Black and white landscape artist sketch of a British Tank smashing German Defences in WW1. ...Part of the William (Bill) Thomason collection. Refer Cat No. 4136P.Black and white landscape artist sketch of a British Tank smashing German Defences in WW1. No message on back.Labelled "British Tank in Action - smashing German Defences”collection of william (bill) thomason, artist sketch, ww1, british tank -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub BranchModel
... British Mk1 tank (female)...Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch 1 Mast Gully Road Upwey melbourne Model WW1 Army British Mk1 tank (female) Model ...British Mk1 tank (female)model, ww1, army -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub BranchModel
... Matilda Mk.III - IV British Infantry Tank...Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch 1 Mast Gully Road Upwey melbourne Model WW2 Army Matilda Mk.III - IV British Infantry Tank Model ...Matilda Mk.III - IV British Infantry Tankmodel, ww2, army -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, Victorian Railways Printing Works, Tank Recognition (British), 1940's
... Hard covered loose leaf lace bound folder with pictures and description of tanks used by British forces...4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Tank recognition Hard covered loose leaf lace bound folder with pictures and description of tanks used by British forces Tank Recognition (British) Booklet Victorian Railways Printing Works ...Hard covered loose leaf lace bound folder with pictures and description of tanks used by British forcestank recognition -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomFilm - DVD, British Tanks at War - Five Wartime Films 1941 - 1942
... Imperial War Museum the Official Collection - British Tanks at War Five Wartime Films 1941 - 1942...4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne WW2 Imperial War Museum the Official Collection - British Tanks at War Five Wartime Films 1941 - 1942 DVD in case British Tanks at War - Five Wartime Films 1941 - 1942 Film DVD ...DVD in caseImperial War Museum the Official Collection - British Tanks at War Five Wartime Films 1941 - 1942ww2 -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub BranchModel
... British Mk1 tank (male) - made mby the late Dennis Moffatt...Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch 1 Mast Gully Road Upwey melbourne Model WW1 Army British Mk1 tank (male) - made mby the late Dennis Moffatt Model ...British Mk1 tank (male) - made mby the late Dennis Moffattmodel, ww1, army -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental CollectionFunctional object - Crew relief object
... Suggestion is that it is part of the British tank CES and is intended to enable crew to relieve themselves while closed down possible when operating in area subject to nuclear radiation....Suggestion is that it is part of the British tank CES and is intended to enable crew to relieve themselves while closed down possible when operating in area subject to nuclear radiation. tank nuclear Stainless steel funnel with lid and rubber bag attached to one end. ...Object is unmarked and no definite purpose has been established. Suggestion is that it is part of the British tank CES and is intended to enable crew to relieve themselves while closed down possible when operating in area subject to nuclear radiation.Stainless steel funnel with lid and rubber bag attached to one end. tank, nuclear -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION : SUPPLY TANK NEAR VILLERS BRETONNEUX, POSTCARD, BRITISH MADE, 1914-1918
... Postcard, WW1, B&W image of a British supply tank near Villers Bretonneux. The word 'SUPPLY' written on side of tank. ...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields POSTCARD Postcard WW1 France tank Villers Bretonneux barbed wire. Postcard, WW1, B&W image of a British supply tank near Villers Bretonneux. ...Postcard, WW1, B&W image of a British supply tank near Villers Bretonneux. The word 'SUPPLY' written on side of tank. Several rolls of barbed wire heaped up in left foreground. Copy A39postcard, postcard, ww1, france, tank, villers bretonneux, barbed wire. -
Moorabbin Air MuseumUniform (item) - Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) Dress Jacket
... Fitted with RAAC collar badge, features WWI era British tank. The tank is enclosed by a wreath with two crossed lances behind it. ...Fitted with RAAC collar badge, features WWI era British tank. The tank is enclosed by a wreath with two crossed lances behind it. ...Manufactured by E.W P/Ltd South Australia 1966. Size 35 Regular, Class 8405, 66-019-8460 -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental CollectionManual
... Comet was a WW11 British tank. Publication possibly issued to CMF Units in anticipation of receiving Comet tanks in early post war period. ...Cream coloured soft covered manual being Inspection Instructions ( Provisional ) Overhaul Comet Tanks. 88 pages and 6 fold out sheets. Stapled on short edge. Published by British Army September 1948...8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection 4/19 Prince of Wales's Light Horse Simpson Barracks McLeod melbourne Comet was a WW11 British tank. Publication possibly issued to CMF Units in anticipation of receiving Comet tanks in early post war period. ...Comet was a WW11 British tank. Publication possibly issued to CMF Units in anticipation of receiving Comet tanks in early post war period. Instead Centurion tanks were received, Technical manuals and User Handbooks were essential equipment for Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) tradesmen permanently attached to Armoured Corps regiments as Light Aid Detachments (LAD) or Tech Support Troop (TST) and were responsible for repairs and maintenance of a nature beyond the expertise of AFV crewmen and just short of major rebuilds undertaken by Base Workshop detachments.Part of a collection of workshop manuals and user handbooks relating to equipment on issue to 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles during the latter half of the twentieth century.Cream coloured soft covered manual being Inspection Instructions ( Provisional ) Overhaul Comet Tanks. 88 pages and 6 fold out sheets. Stapled on short edge. Published by British Army September 1948Dyna tape on front cover " 629.28.Bri -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Album - Family photo album, Photograph album, Circa 1954
... The 2 RTR was a tank regiment in the British Army and was stationed at the Swinton Barracks in Munster from 1952-1959. ...The 2 RTR was a tank regiment in the British Army and was stationed at the Swinton Barracks in Munster from 1952-1959. ...This album shows a collection of photographs some of which are labelled as Munster Services Club. Some show the Bookshop at the TOC H building. There are photos of soldiers in parade drills and in training exercises as well as social events. One is labelled D Craven & Rab, Munster 1954. Another is labelled London bus 2 RTR Munster. The 2 RTR was a tank regiment in the British Army and was stationed at the Swinton Barracks in Munster from 1952-1959. There are also a number of loose photos showing local scenes such as London Bridge and Needle Rock at Childers Cove. Others depict floats in a parade showing Peace Woollen Mill. Others are small postcards of MaryBorough and Brisbane Queensland. There is also a photograph of the Nestanglo basketball team, Victorian champions circa 1940’s. This collection of photographs has limited local relevance as there is limited provenance. However it depicts quite well the activities of the RTR and their activities in Munster in the post WW era.Brown and fawn snake skin patterned card cover with fawn cord binding. Photographs written in gold on front cover. Pages are brown card. Photographs are black and white.Munster Services Club.warrnambool, swinton barracks munster, munster services club 1952-1959, 2rtr munster -
Montmorency–Eltham RSL Sub BranchWeapon - 6-Pounder Shell Case, E.C.C, 1942
... The Ordnance QF 6-pounder (57mm) 7 cwt was a British anti-tank gun used by both British and Commonwealth forces during World War II. ...Montmorency–Eltham RSL Sub Branch Petrie Park 16 Mountain View Road Montmorency melbourne The Ordnance QF 6-pounder (57mm) 7 cwt was a British anti-tank gun used by both British and Commonwealth forces during World War II. ...The Ordnance QF 6-pounder (57mm) 7 cwt was a British anti-tank gun used by both British and Commonwealth forces during World War II. Different versions of the gun were used on tanks, armoured cars and naval vessels. One version - the Molins Gun - was even used on an aircraft. Designed to replace the QF 2-pounder (40mm) it was first used by Australian troops during the El Alamein battles in 1942. The guns were also made in Australia by General Motors Holden who produced 615 of them, delivering the first gun in July 1942. The United States Army also adopted it and called it the 57mm Gun M1. Ammunition was primarily armour-piercing but in March 1944 a high-explosive round was introduced. The shell case shown here would have contained a 2.86kg (6lb 5oz) armour-piercing projectile. Brass Shell CaseOn Base of Cartridge: 6PR 7CWT LOT E.C.C. 236 On central firing disc: No. 15 II 11C 41 115 TH 1- -42 7 1942 F. T -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental CollectionFunctional object - Boiling vessel
... Previously, British tank crews had disembarked when they wanted to "brew-up" (make tea), using a petrol cooker improvised from empty fuel cans[4] called a "Tommy cooker". ...Previously, British tank crews had disembarked when they wanted to "brew-up" (make tea), using a petrol cooker improvised from empty fuel cans[4] called a "Tommy cooker". ...The vessels boiling electrical was used by soldiers of 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles when it was equipped with Centurion tanks 1966-71. A boiling vessel fitted to British armoured fighting vehicles that permit the crew to heat water and cook food by drawing power from the vehicle electrical supply. It is often referred to by crewmembers (not entirely in jest) as the most important piece of equipment in a British armoured vehicle. The "Vessel Boiling Electric" or "BV" was an innovation at the very end of World War II, when the Centurion tank was introduced with the device fitted inside the turret. Previously, British tank crews had disembarked when they wanted to "brew-up" (make tea), using a petrol cooker improvised from empty fuel cans[4] called a "Tommy cooker". Use of the BV enabled the crew to stay safely inside the tank and reduced the time taken for breaks. The first version, known as VBE No 1, began to be replaced in the early 1950s by the stainless steel No 2 version. A VBE No 3 had improved electrical sockets and was less prone to leakage. The principal use of the BV is to heat ration pouches or tins; the hot water is then used for making drinks or washing. The BV is cuboid and accommodates four tins; typically matching the crew numbers of an armoured fighting vehicle. Ration tins are supplied without adhesive labels so the surrounding water is not contaminated. A vehicle with a defective BV is declared unfit for purpose. It is common practice for a junior member of a vehicle crew to be unofficially appointed "BV Commander", responsible for making hot drinks for the other soldiers. Example of article which improved efficiency and well-being of tank soldiers.Cilinderical metal vessel with close fitting lid, folding handle and electrical socket on side.military, tank, centurion, meals, boiling -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - PHOTOGRAPHS WW1, c. 1915 - 1919
... Black & white mini photo showing camels at rest. .11) Black & white mini photo showing a blown up British pattern tank MK1 on sandy terrain. A track has detached & curled up over the front of the tank. ...Black & white mini photo showing camels at rest. .11) Black & white mini photo showing a blown up British pattern tank MK1 on sandy terrain. A track has detached & curled up over the front of the tank. ...Items relating to the collection re Alexander Norman Cummin No 18, 38th Batt AIF, his brother Harold Nesbit Cummin No 1239 Camel Corp. Refer 2535P (Alexander) 2530.3P (Harold) for their service details. .6) Graves photo. On the left, Sydney Graham Issell. He had 4 years pre war service in Senior cadets and Citizens Forces reaching the rank of Sgt. Enlisted on 8.2.1916 No 912 with the rank of Cpl, C Coy 38th Batt age 21 years 11 months. Embark for England 20.6.1916, promoted L/Sgt, embark for France 22.11.1916, hospital 13.5.1917 (NYD) rejoin unit 19.5.1917, WIA 29.5.1917 GSW chest then restated GSW Back, severe, rejoin unit 12.3.1918, KIA 1.8.1918. On the right, Harold James Fraser. He had 5 years pre war service in the Cadets and Citizens Forces. Enlisted on 27.10.1916 No 2802 6th reinforcements 38th Batt age 22 years. Embark for England 16.12.1916, moves through 10th, 14th Training Batt’s then 66th Batt on 28.4.1917, promoted Sgt and alloted No 2802A, embark for France 25.8.1917 as reinforcement 38th Batt, awarded the Military medal (MM)) 12.10.1917 East of Eypres, KIA 1.8.1918. Both were buried at Vaire Wood near Corbie. .1) 2 Australian soldiers in fatigues with what looks like a cooking apparatus, with letters below DROW EC (stylised). .2) 1/2 length portrait of an Australian soldier. .3) Casual portrait of a soldier sitting in fatigues, probably Sandy. Boots look muddy, scrub in background. .4) Portrait of 2 soldiers (allied) fully armed & wearing helmets. .5) Portrait of a soldier (allied) fully armed & dangerous. .6) Black & white photo of 2 graves with white crosses. Soldiers left cross: No 912 SGT SG ISSELL 38 BN AIF, Soldier right cross: No 2802 SGT HJ FRASER 38 BN AIF. .7) Black & white photo showing 2 Australian soldiers casually dressed in the ruins of an old factory. .8) Black & white mini photo showing building ruins & what appears to be derelict boilers. .9) Black & white mini photo showing what appears to be a WWI German soldier kamerading (surrendering). This is probably posing in captured enemy clothing. 10.) Black & white mini photo showing camels at rest. .11) Black & white mini photo showing a blown up British pattern tank MK1 on sandy terrain. A track has detached & curled up over the front of the tank. .1) verso: “Me & Sandy Port De Nieppe May 1917” .2) verso: “Taken in Liverpool, England while on <> leave Jan 1918. To Mother Father & all at home with love from Sandy”photography-photographs, military history - army, 38th -
Bendigo Military MuseumMagazine - THE ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS, His Majesty's Stationery Office, c1945
... Magazine was issued by British Govt to give a history of the R.A.C., starts with invention of tank in WW1, it's development and actions in WW2....Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields Magazine was issued by British Govt to give a history of the R.A.C., starts with invention of tank in WW1, it's development and actions in WW2. ...Magazine was issued by British Govt to give a history of the R.A.C., starts with invention of tank in WW1, it's development and actions in WW2.72 page magazine, dark brown cover with image of a soldiers head protruding out of the top of an armoured vehicle wearing ear phones.Titled "The First Official Account of The Royal Armoured Corps" in red. At bottom "Through mud and blood to green fields beyond" in green.rac, history, book, ww2 -
Bendigo Military MuseumManual - TANK & ARMOURED CAR TRAINING, British Army and HM Stationary Office, 1927
... Manual TANK & ARMOURED CAR TRAINING British Army and HM Stationary Office ...Items in the collection re Col J. Swatton, refer to Cat No6719.2P for his service details.This is a pocket size book. The cover is buckram, dark maroon. It used to have black printing but this has faded. It has over 139 pages of text and maps on how to conduct battle with tanks and armoured cars.passchendaele barracks trust, 1927 manual, book, tank warfare -
Bendigo Military MuseumManual - TACTICAL HANDLING OFTANKS, British War Office, 1949
... On the front is an image of two tanks and two rifleman advancing thru a destroyed village. It has 45 pages of text and signal nets. Manual TACTICAL HANDLING OFTANKS British War Office ...Item in the collection re Lt Col J Swatton, refer Cat No 6719.2P for his service details.This is a pocket size booklet. Cover is Khaki cardboard. On the front is an image of two tanks and two rifleman advancing thru a destroyed village. It has 45 pages of text and signal nets.Written in ink of outside front cover is "Sgt Swatton 3/92464".passchendaele barracks trust, tank warfare, book -
Bendigo Military MuseumCertificate - SHIRE OF EAST LODDON, FRAMED, Arnall & Jackson, c.1940's
... Tank Transporter Coy ASC, listed as served in Adelaide River, Winnellie and Darwin between 25.11.1943 to 23.9.1945. Discharged 19/10/45 with the rank CPL in A.A. Pay Corps. Framed Accessories Certificate WW2 Shire of East Loddon Handwritten in black ink: "Robert T. Phillips" - 6th April 1946, Signed by R.W. Bogie, President. H.C....???...... Councilor, A. Gutherie Shire Secretary. CERTIFICATE - ORIGINAL, ON PAPER. Dark Brown print. Illustrated in colours, red, blue, yellow and beige. Top - Rising Sun Badge with British ...Certificate "FOR KING/ AND/ COUNTRY" from 'SHIRE OF EAST LODDON" "CERTIFICATE IN APPRECIATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN THE GREAT WORLD WAR 1939-45" "Robert T. Phillips" Robert Thomas Phillips V28869 (AMF) VX113093 (2nd AIF). Enlisted 16.12.1941 age 20 years 7 months as V28869, transferred to the AIF 14.10.1942 in 2/2nd Tank Transporter Coy ASC, listed as served in Adelaide River, Winnellie and Darwin between 25.11.1943 to 23.9.1945. Discharged 19/10/45 with the rank CPL in A.A. Pay Corps.CERTIFICATE - ORIGINAL, ON PAPER. Dark Brown print. Illustrated in colours, red, blue, yellow and beige. Top - Rising Sun Badge with British and Australian Flags, outline map of Australia and surrounded by decorative scroll work. Bottom - Red seal. Certificate framed with decorative line and scroll work. Frame - timber, gold colour paint with black paint highlights to decorate moulding. Glass front. Backing - cardboard and brown paper. Original metal hanging clips and cotton cord.Handwritten in black ink: "Robert T. Phillips" - 6th April 1946, Signed by R.W. Bogie, President. H.C....???...... Councilor, A. Gutherie Shire Secretary.framed accessories, certificate, ww2, shire of east loddon -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, RECOGNITION GUIDE, 1 (Br) Corps Intelligence Training Directive, 1988
... Images on the cover include a tank, a helicopter and a military vehicle (front) and the logo of the British Intelligence Corps (back). ...Images on the cover include a tank, a helicopter and a military vehicle (front) and the logo of the British Intelligence Corps (back). ...Used by Warrant Officer Class One, Greg Westhead, while he served in Bosnia. Refer to Cat No. 1496.7 and 910.2.Small rectangular book with black font and black printed images on the front cover. Right side of the front cover is a vertical orange band with black font on it. Images on the cover include a tank, a helicopter and a military vehicle (front) and the logo of the British Intelligence Corps (back). Roughly about 68 pages long detailing the warfare used by the Soviets.Front cover in bold writing " RECOGNITION GUIDE", on orange band " THREAT" . Front cover in smaller font " 1(Br) Corps Intelligence Training Directive".book, soldier's guide -
Bendigo Military MuseumNewspaper, The Argus News, The Argus - Picture Supplement, 6 July 19940
... British Gallantry medals. At the bottom of front page are 3 enhanced B & W photos - aeroplanes, tanks & ships. ...British Gallantry medals. At the bottom of front page are 3 enhanced B & W photos - aeroplanes, tanks & ships. ...This is a single sheet of newsprint, when folded makes four pages. It is marked pages 5,6, 11 & 12, It has photos in B & W. The front page (5) is in colour, it is of British Gallantry medals. At the bottom of front page are 3 enhanced B & W photos - aeroplanes, tanks & ships. The last page has a coloured map of the British Isles, with a bit of the North Sea and a bit of France.ww2, british empire -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, Royal Armoured Corps Tank Museum, An Illustrated Record of British Armoured Fighting Vehicles. Armoured Cars 1900-1963, 1964
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne British Armoured Cars A soft covered booklet describing the development of the Armoured Car from 1900 to 1963 An Illustrated Record of British Armoured Fighting Vehicles. Armoured Cars 1900-1963 Booklet Royal Armoured Corps Tank Museum Henry Ling Ltd ...A soft covered booklet describing the development of the Armoured Car from 1900 to 1963british armoured cars -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, Royal Armoured Corps Tank Museum, An Illustrated Record of the Development of British Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Tanks 1915 - 1918, 1960's
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne British Tanks World War 1 A soft covered booklet An Illustrated Record of the Development of British Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Tanks 1915 - 1918 Booklet Royal Armoured Corps Tank Museum Henry Ling Ltd ...A soft covered bookletbritish tanks world war 1 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomPost cards, set, Albany House, Tanks & Armoured Cars of the British Army WW1 1914-1918, 1980's or 1990's
... There is a sheet enclosed giving a brief history and description of each vehicle. Tanks & Armoured Cars of the British Army WW1 1914-1918 Post cards, set Albany House ...A plastic envelope containing six post cards, purchased from the Tank Museum, Bovington, UK. Each card has a reproduction of a water colour painting of a vehicle depicted in a battle field setting. They depict - a Rolls Royce Armoured Car, a Medium A Wippet Tank, a Mark 1 (Male) Tank, a Mark IV (Female) Tank, a Jeffery-Quad Armoured Car, and, an Austin Armoured Car. There is a sheet enclosed giving a brief history and description of each vehicle.post cards, tank museum, bovington -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomNewspaper Cutting, Vickers Today, 30 June 1980
... It has articles on Ridsdale Tank Testing Range, Vickers Defence Capability by Col Heath and Valiant on trial with the British Army, with colour photographs...It has articles on Ridsdale Tank Testing Range, Vickers Defence Capability by Col Heath and Valiant on trial with the British Army, with colour photographs Vickers Today Newspaper Cutting Vickers News ...Four pages of the Vickers News of 30 June 1980. It has articles on Ridsdale Tank Testing Range, Vickers Defence Capability by Col Heath and Valiant on trial with the British Army, with colour photographs -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomFilm - DVD, The War Files
... Tank Battles El Alamein to the Volga, D-Day, Battle of Britain, The Great War, Dunkirk, Great Sea Battles of WW2, History of WW2, Battleships at War...4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Tank Battles El Alamein to the Volga, D-Day, Battle of Britain, The Great War, Dunkirk, Great Sea Battles of WW2, History of WW2, Battleships at War WW2 WW1 10 DVD BOX SET - THE WARE FILES FEARURING - OVER 10 HOURS OF WAR DOCUMENTARIES 10 DVDs in cases - contained in a cardboard box/sleeve The War Files Film DVD ...Tank Battles El Alamein to the Volga, D-Day, Battle of Britain, The Great War, Dunkirk, Great Sea Battles of WW2, History of WW2, Battleships at War10 DVDs in cases - contained in a cardboard box/sleeve10 DVD BOX SET - THE WARE FILES FEARURING - OVER 10 HOURS OF WAR DOCUMENTARIESww2, ww1 -
Bendigo Military MuseumArtwork, other - CARD AND PAMPHLET, 2) Sirichai Press, 1) est 1945, .2) post 1945
... Tank Regt 2nd AIF. Refer 2485 for medals and service history also 1076, 1100.2, 2489P. identification burma railway ww2 "Maskell Alfred R, Gunner AIF VX25221 British-M-Australia" .1) Card, printed in black with hand written details on one side, rear is lined. ....1) Possibly a ships boarding pass on return from Japan at wars end..2) 3 Pagodas was a place on the Burma Railway. Items belonged to Alfred Robert Maskell VX25221, 4th Anti Tank Regt 2nd AIF. Refer 2485 for medals and service history also 1076, 1100.2, 2489P. .1) Card, printed in black with hand written details on one side, rear is lined. The card details name, rank, sex, civilian, physical condition, name of ship embarked on, billet No. .2) Pamphlet, "The Bridge on the River Kwai, history of the Death Railway". Front has a drawing of the bridge, rear has depiction of the "3 Pagodas", 12 pages."Maskell Alfred R, Gunner AIF VX25221 British-M-Australia"identification, burma railway, ww2 -
Bendigo Military MuseumAward - MEDAL SET WW2, Post 1945
... Embark for Morotai 10.4.1944, disembark 22.4.1945, embark for British North Borneo 30.5.1945, embark for Australia 28.10.1945, disembark Brisbane 15.11.1945. On discharge from the AIF 6.12.45 he was still serving as a Gunner in 2/3rd Anti Tank Regt. ...Embark for Morotai 10.4.1944, disembark 22.4.1945, embark for British North Borneo 30.5.1945, embark for Australia 28.10.1945, disembark Brisbane 15.11.1945. On discharge from the AIF 6.12.45 he was still serving as a Gunner in 2/3rd Anti Tank Regt. ...Edward Joseph Flynn VX28373 (bornMuskery Vic, enlisted Melbourne) on 19.6.1940 in the 2nd AIF. Embarked for Eygpt 29.12.1940, disembark 29.11.1940, embark for Australia 5.2.1942, disembark 16.3.1942, embark for New Guinea 12.6.1942, disembark Sydney 8.12.1943 for leave, from here he spends time in hospital with Malaria then Dermatitis of the Face. Embark for Morotai 10.4.1944, disembark 22.4.1945, embark for British North Borneo 30.5.1945, embark for Australia 28.10.1945, disembark Brisbane 15.11.1945. On discharge from the AIF 6.12.45 he was still serving as a Gunner in 2/3rd Anti Tank Regt. He would also be entitled to the Australian Service medal 1945 - 75.Medal set, court mounted, set of (6) re E.J Flynn. 1. 1939-45 Star. 2. Africa Star. 3. Pacific Star. 4. Defence Medal. 5. War Medal 1939-45. 6. Australian Service Medal.1939 - 45"VX28373 E J FLYNN"numismatics- medals - military, medals, service awards, medals army -
Waverley RSL Sub BranchMinefield Warning Flag
... tanks, now reduced in number to just six. Its advance allowed the 17th Infantry Brigade to make progress as well, and the two brigades reduced the southern sector of the fortress. Meanwhile, the Italian garrisons in the north surrendered to the 16th Infantry Brigade and the Support Group of the British 7th Armoured Division outside the fortress. ...German Luftwaffe (Land Forces) minefield warning flag from WWII.originally intended to be gas markers, rather than mines, but as it turned out, the use changed .they were mounted on a red metal pole & there were 12 to a set in a leather pack. This Flag was presented to the Treasurer of Waverley RSL. It is a souvenir from Bardia in Libya The Battle of Bardia was fought over three days between 3 and 5 January 1941, as part of Operation Compass, the first military operation of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. It was the first battle of the war in which an Australian Army formation took part, the first to be commanded by an Australian general and the first to be planned by an Australian staff. Major General Iven Mackay's 6th Division assaulted the strongly held Italian fortress of Bardia, Libya, assisted by air support and naval gunfire, and under the cover of an artillery barrage. The 16th Infantry Brigade attacked at dawn from the west, where the defences were known to be weak. Sappers blew gaps in the barbed wire with Bangalore torpedoes and filled in and broke down the sides of the anti-tank ditch with picks and shovels. This allowed the infantry and 23 Matilda II tanks of the 7th Royal Tank Regiment to enter the fortress and capture all their objectives, along with 8,000 prisoners. In the second phase of the operation, the 17th Infantry Brigade exploited the breach made in the perimeter, and pressed south as far as a secondary line of defences known as the Switch Line. On the second day, the 16th Infantry Brigade captured the township of Bardia, cutting the fortress in two. Thousands of prisoners were taken, and the Italian garrison now held out only in the northern and southernmost parts of the fortress. On the third day, the 19th Infantry Brigade advanced south from Bardia, supported by artillery and the Matilda tanks, now reduced in number to just six. Its advance allowed the 17th Infantry Brigade to make progress as well, and the two brigades reduced the southern sector of the fortress. Meanwhile, the Italian garrisons in the north surrendered to the 16th Infantry Brigade and the Support Group of the British 7th Armoured Division outside the fortress. In all, some 36,000 Italian prisoners were taken. The victory at Bardia enabled the Allied forces to continue the advance into Libya and ultimately capture almost all of Cyrenaica. In turn this would lead to German intervention in the fighting in North Africa, changing the nature of the war in that theatre. Bardia boosted the competence and reputation of the Australian Army. Perhaps most important of all, it raised confidence in the possibility of an ultimate Allied victory around the world, which would lead to the Lend-Lease Act being passed in the United States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_BardiaCloth Flag bearing a skull and cross Bones on a metal spike mounted on a square varnished wooden basebardia, land mine, marker flag, minefield, mustard gas -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph, c. 1917
... tank vehicles have been buried in the mud of the trenches. A single soldier stands in the background surveying the battlefield. After mid-1917, and following mutinies in the over-strained French Army, the British Forces had to assume an even greater role in the war on the Western Front. ...This photograph depicts the third battle of Ypres (Battle of Passchendaele). Depicted is a trench battlefield that has been turned to mud. Two army tank vehicles have been buried in the mud of the trenches. A single soldier stands in the background surveying the battlefield.After mid-1917, and following mutinies in the over-strained French Army, the British Forces had to assume an even greater role in the war on the Western Front. For Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British commander-in-chief, this provided an opportunity to launch an offensive that he had long wanted. Attacking from Ypres in Belgium, he planned to drive the Germans from the surrounding dominant ridges and even hoped to reach the Belgian coast. Following on the success at Messines in June, he unleashed his great attack on 31 July 1917. Fighting went on, often in appalling weather and despite crippling losses, until November. Finally, with the army stuck in muddy fields churned up by the artillery fire, the bloody offensive came to an untidy close. Many would afterwards call this offensive, actually a series of battles, after the name of the village that had become the last objective – 'Passchendaele'. In the Battle off Passchendaele, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Australian Divisions captured Broodseinde Ridge on 4 October 1917. It was a vital victory. But, then it began to rain. Five days later the 2nd Australian Division suffered heavily in a further attack in the mud. Finally, on 12 October, another attack, involving the 3rd Division assisted by the 4th, was made against the village of Passchendaele atop the main ridge. In the face of heavy fire, the men fought in the mire while struggling to keep up with their artillery barrages. Ground was taken but it could not be held. In wretched conditions, with casualties mounting at an appalling rate, the Australians had to fall back. The troops were finally exhausted and could do no more; by 15 November they handed over to the Canadians.Black and white rectangular reproduced photograph printed on mate photographic paperReverse: 6523/ (A copyright and reproduction notice from the Australian War Museum, printed upside-down in blue ink)/military album, burke museum, beechworth, military vehicle, trenches, trench warfare, wwi, world war one, world war 1, ypres, belgium
