Historical information

Souvenirs collected from the Battlefields of Gallipoli, Pozieres and Fromelles by PETER SIMMONS A43266 (RAAF)

Physical description

Souvenirs - collection of 17 items from the battlefields of Gallipoli, Pozieres and Fromelles. Items include bullet casing, shrapnel, equipment, items and stores, Adhered to backing cardboard with a putty like, pressure sensitive adhesive (Blu Tack).
Item labels - black ink on white adhesive paper labels.
Frame - timber, with deep edge, cardboard backing board.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten - black ink on white adhesive labels top L to R.
"BULLET CASING/ FOUND GALLIPOLI/ 2009"
"REMAINS OF RUM JAR, GALLIPOLI"
"GALLIPOLI SHRAPNEL"
2nd Row L to R "PEBBLES FROM ANZAC COVE/ 2009" "SHRAPNEL/ FROM/GALLIPOLI 2009"
3rd Row L to R "AUSTRALIAN/TRENCHING TOOL/ FROMELLES 2009" "STONE FROM/ UNDER/ HILL 60 YPRES"
4th Row "BULLET CASING/ POZIERES/ BATTLEFIELD 2009"
5th Row "SHRAPNEL/ FROMELLES/ FOUND 1993"
6th Row L to R "CANTEEN/ HANDLE/ FROMELLES"
"AUSTRALIAN/ EQUIP BUCKLE/ FROMELLES BATTLEFIELD/1993"
"END FROM EQUIP/ STRAP/ FROMELLES/FRANCE"