Physical description
Service-men on white mules in front of the Sphinx, Egypt.
J J Thompson 2nd from left.
Inscriptions & markings
Sticker 08 on back
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Kyneton RSL Sub Branch
Framed photograph, At the Sphinx Egypt
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Stamped nakedarmy 531/2000
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchCorps plaque, Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps
Women's Royal Australian Army Corps Description The Women's Royal Australian Army Corps was formed as an all women's corps of the Australian Army in April 1951. Its Colonel-in-Chief was Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. Wikipedia Founded: 1951 Role: Service support Active: 1951–84
Presented by F35799 Lt Fiona Campbell WRAAC 11 Nov 1998
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchCorps plaque, Fifth Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Units 1 Australian Task Force Vietnam North Vietnamese Army Viet Cong Place Horseshoe Hill Events Tet Offensive Operation Bondi Battle Honour Binh Ba Commanding Officers Warr, John Arnold Kahn, Colin Nicholas Decorations First tour: 1 DSO; 3 MC; 2 MM; 1 MID and bar; 18 MID; Second tour: 1 DSO; 3 MC; 2 DCM; 1 Medal of Gallantry; 3 MM; 11 MID Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975 References Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam Category Unit Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975 Unit hierarchy Australian Army Royal Australian Infantry 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Wooden plaque with 3 separate designs attached.
5th Battalion
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchUnit and Corps plaque, Seven Field Squadron Royal Australian Engineers
7 Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers Conflict Indonesian Confrontation, 1962-1966 Category Unit Conflict Indonesian Confrontation, 1962-1966 Unit hierarchy Australian Army 7 Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers
Wooden crest with badge in centre, red with gold trim.
Below a large numeral 7, are the letters: FD SQN RAE
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchUnit and Corps plaque, Prince of Wales Light -Horse
Plaques are often given to individuals as mementos of time served with that Corps or Unit.
Wooden crest shape plaque with metal badge fixed to centre. Two colours, red and yellow, with Light-horse crest centre.
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchUniform, Airforce cap
Air-Force clothing issue.
Blue cloth cap, black band, badge centre front. Black fabric strap above the peak, fastened with two brass buttons decorated with crown and Air Force wings. Leather insert, top of inside cap lined with clear plastic.
Badge: RAAF surrounded by wreath and crown.Inside crown of hat: logo of Australian Government Clothing Factory. Size (broad arrow) 57.
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchUniform, Cap
Clothing issue for Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps.
Khaki cap with leather strap above peak held in place with two brass buttons decorated with map of Australia and crown. Badge centre front, shield topped with crown. Leather band insert.Top of inside of cap is clear plastic lined.
On badge. Australian Army Ordnance with Royal & Corps above. On the wreath surrounding shield, latin motto inscribed. Inside red label TATHAN. Brand label EMERCO in crown of hat.
army cap
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchHat, Australia Army Hat, 1994
The Slouch Hat became standard issue headdress in 1903 and its brim position was mostly standardised. The slouch hat became a famous symbol of the Australian fighting man during World War One and continued to be worn throughout World War Two. Its use since that time has made it a national symbol. https://www.army.gov.au/our-history/traditions/the-slouch-hat
Standard uniform issue for the Australian Army.
Khaki slouch hat, has pleated hat band, brim upturned with badge on upturned brim. Crown of hat pinched inwards. Leather crown liner and leather chin strap with adjustable clip.
MOUNTCASTLE 1994 Made in Australia (Broad arrow) 56 Black pen handwritten. Fuller
army, uniform
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchUniform, AWAS Hat
This Australian Womens Army Services (AWAS) Hat belonged to Marion (Tib) Owler. Established in August 1941, the AWAS in consisted of 6000 women by January 1942. Some 20,000 were in service by the end of that same year. They worked in roles including administration, driving, catering, signals and intelligence, and were paid around two-thirds of their male counterparts.
The item represents Australian women’s army uniform headdress from WW 2. The hat’s stylish design was an important aspect of the recruiting campaign for the women’s services of 1942.
Fur felt brimmed hat. Band holds Rising Sun badge centre front, and a red & blue unit colour patch is also attached to the band on the side.
tagged - kyn rsl 2012/3
women's army services, women's uniform, ww2 uniform.
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Kyneton RSL Sub Branch
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchFramed print, 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
Battle Honours of 3rd Battalion
Black frame with glass, logo of 3rd Battalion RAR surrounded by campaigns.
1948 Japan 1950, Korea, Malaya, Borneo, Vietnam (with dates)
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchPlaque, National Servicemens Association of Australia
Commemorative plaque
Wooden rectangular plaque, black background with gold lettering.
Logo of National Servicemen’s Association of Australia Victorian Branch Inc. Kyneton
national servicemen
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchPlaque, Melbourne Telecommunications Unit. RAAF
Wooden shield with crest topped with crown and gold rim, blue inner ring.
Melbourne Communication Unit Royal Australian Airforce. Ocius Alis Back: Badges & Crests 52 Barry’s Point Rd. New Zealand
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchBook, Kyneton Mounted Rifle Corps
Soft cover, sepia pictures on back and front cover. 105 pages, 20 chapters, indexed.
Author; Michael P Garnett First published 2013 Published by Historical Publications, Romsey, Victoria
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchArtefact, Mk V General Service Respirator, 1942
Used by Australian service personnel in WW2.
Gas mask with rubber face mask, glass eye plates and filter to cover mouth and nose.Fabric hose attached to a metal cylinder canister. Straps to hold mask in place to go around back of head. Canister is heavy, two slits on side of canister.
Base of canister: No 4A Richard Hughes Pty Ltd Sydney 1942 H B 5 E (undecipherable)
gas mask, military equipment ww2
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchArtefact, Royal Engineers Pocket Book, Ministry of Defence 1967
Booklet hinged at the top. Dark blue plastic cover with gold lettering.
Cover: Restricted Royal Engineers Pocket Book. 1967. Crown copyright reserved. Contents: black and white printed with diagrams and tables.
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchArtefact, Helicopter
The Iroquois helicopter was used in Vietnam by Australian Air Force as gunfire support and for medical evacuation.
Wooden model helicopter and descriptive information relating to use of helicopters in Southeast Asia.
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchBrochures, WW1 battlefields of France and Belgium
Set of three brochures relating to WW1 battlefield sites in France and Belgium. Coloured and contain photographs.
fromelle, villers brettoneux, remembrance trail- western front
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchBooklets, Centenary of ANZAC Landings 2015, 2015
Two booklets produced for commemorative services held in London, 2015. 1.Service held in Westminster Abbey to mark the centenary of the ANZAC landings. 8 pages, printed blue on white pages 2.ANZAC Day Dawn service held Hyde Park, London. 6 pages, printed in black and white. Picture on cover.
Both contain an order of service for ANZAC Day commemorative services held in London, April, 2015.
commemorative service
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchArtefact, Commemorative plaque, 2001
Round wall plaque. Metal plate centred on wooden turned circular frame.
Front: Outer ring, 100years service to the nation. 1901 - 2001 Inner ring, Teamwork. Courage. Initiative. Centre, Rising sun emblem, The Australian Army. Back: Market Link Solutions Canberra Australia Kyneton RSL. S/B Donated by Don Radley
plaque
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchArtefact, Poppy Day badges
The tradition of wearing a red poppy on Remembrance day is to commemorate the end of the WW1. The sale of poppies made of cloth, or a lapel pin, is a means of fund -raising for the RSL.
Framed collection of 18 Poppy Day badges mounted on green felt.
Each badge depicts a red poppy in a different style. The badges date from 1946. Some have the words -Poppy Day appeal - written on them.
poppy day
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchArtefact, Rule Book
Brown paper cover booklet of 16 pages. Spine stapled. Black print.
Cover title : South African and Active Service Association of Victoria and Melbourne Branch RSSAILA RULES J W McKenzie, President S E Dunslow, JP, Secretary
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchArtefact, Mounted RSL badge
RSL badge mounted on a wooden plaque with engraved name plate below.
Plaque : TJ Martin. P4653 Badge: Returned Sailors & Soldiers Imperial League.
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchArtefact, RSL diary, 1948
Blue leather covered diary, with RSL logo on cover. The first 40 pages have information relating to returned service personnel. The diary pages have pencil hand written entries in the last pages.
Cover: RSL logo Victorian branch 1948. Title page: Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen’s Imperial League of Australia. Victorian branch 1948 Diary And Serviceman’s Guide.
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchArtefact, Women’s Auxiliary Delegates badge
Lapel badge with pin and clip on back and a safety chain and fine gold pin. Blue and red enamel around edges, with white and blue RSL badge replica in centre. Badge in shape of shield.
CENTRAL RSL VICTORIA, blue background. WOMENS AUXILIARY red background. Back: Stokes.
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchArtefact, Red Cross badges
Three enamel badges, each with clip pin attached to back. Round with blue border and a Red Cross in the middle of a white background. Two slightly smaller badges have a crown on the top. The larger badge shows wear on the enamel, and the writing around outer edge is indecipherable.
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red cross society
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchArtefact, Anzac Day pins
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Seven Anzac Day pins attached to a wooden stand. The pins each have a different design. Each have a single pin attached to the back of the badge.Each design incorporates a large letter A.
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchArtefact, RSL badges
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchSmall WWII pack c. 1939-1945
Webbing bag with flap secured by two buckle straps. One strap missing. Buckles to secure shoulder strap, missing. Back of bag has name and number of an Airman.
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Kyneton RSL Sub BranchPistol pouch
Webbing fabric with three hooks on reverse side for attachment to belt or shoulder webbing. Press stud on flap.
No 27 written on reverse.
