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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Photograph - WW1 Photograph Album
Photograph album containing photos of Australian troops being transported to England. The photographs shows life aboard an unknown transport ship to England. The ship stopped at Cape Town and Colombo and there are photos off the coast of Dakar, West Africa. The photos also show some photographs of English village life.
Some descriptions under the photographs.
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Cap, Navy, RAN HMAS Cerberus cap
RAN Sailor's Cap; detachable tally band
H.M.A.S. CEREBUS (around rim) H.C.HART (hand-written, inside)
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Dark green beret, Beret -dark green
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Maroon beret
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Accessory - Cleaning kit
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Equipment - Army Canteen
Aluminium army canteen
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Headwear - Helmet, Steel
Steel Helmet, Model "M1916"
ET6 (small indented stamp inside near rim). Indicates manufactured by Eisenhuth Werke Thale (spelling?)
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Oilskin
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Airforce Cadet Trousers, Airforce Officer cadet Trousers
Navy blue pants
Size 10 Esquire Pty Ltd made in Australia
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Cadet Tunic, Airforce Officer Cadet Tunic
Dark navy blue jacket From WW1 RAAF Battle Jacket. Size 10
Officer cadet unit -Stripe on each epaulette Shoulder badge insignia
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Shirt, blue, RAN Sailor Dress No.8
Shirt, Blue, RAN Sailor dress No.8
Badge Electronic Technician - Communication Badge Australia
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - RAN Dress Hat, RAN petty officer’s cap
Hector Charles Hart served in the RAN for 11 Years
Navy Blue
C.O.C.F, RAN Made in Australia
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Naval Dress Tie, Naval uniform
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Navy Dress Shirt
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Navy Dress Trousers
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Navy Dress Jacket
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Album - Nicholson Photo Album
Photographic record of overseas places visited by local resident who was a member of armed service during WW2. Des Nicholson was born in Northcote in 1909. He enlisted in the military in mid 1940, having already served 2 years in the Citizens’ Forces. Before he signed up, he lived in Kew with his mother, Isabella. His enlistment documents indicate that he was employed as a transport driver, although his discharge papers state that he was a hairdresser. His photo album shows pictures of him demonstrating skills in that area in various deployments overseas; his enlistment documents refer to his unit being the 8th Division Petrol Company, while for much of his service he was assigned to Nursing Duties in the 2/7 Australian General Hospital. His overseas postings included travels through India to the Middle East, Egypt and Greece. While fulfilling these duties, he was an interested photographer, keeping records of the sights he saw in many of the places he visited, as well as photos of the military living conditions and the people he worked with on a day-to-day basis. The ‘tourist’ photos Des took would be of particular interest as a current-day comparison for those folk who might be familiar with the locations he passed through. After the war, Des again lived with his mother but eventually, in 1953, he married Kathleen Watson who lived in Eltham. The wider Watson family was well-known in the area, and the sisters Kathleen and Ruby were residents in the Glen Park area in Eltham North. After Des and Kath married they continued to live in Kath and Ruby’s house near where the current soccer and cricket sporting complex is now located. Ruby never married and they evidently stayed in the same place until, one by one, they each died in the early 2000s.
Photos taken by a resident of Eltham while on active service overseas
Photo Album
On Front Cover: DAVID'S TOWER JERUSALEM
photographs, ww2, overseas, india, middle east
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Badge - Skill-At-Arms-Badge - Sew on
Crossed Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) Rifles.
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Headwear - Dark Navy Blue Wool Beret
Dark Navy Blue Wool Beret
Manufactured by Hills Hats New Zealand 1992 Name - ‘Pascoe’ written in marker pen. Size - Large. Number - 3806243. Internal badge mounting with black lining cover. Black ribbed ribbon edging.
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Plaque - USS Fife
Wooden shield with plaque painted onto haut relief carved badge
On Shield: USS FIFE DD-991 SUCCESSUM MERERE CONEMUR On Presentation Plate: PRESENTED TO NAVY LEAGUE OF AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE CHAPTER FROM COMMANDING OFFICER USS FIFE (DD–991)
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Plaque - USS Mount Hood
Presentation to Navy League from representatives of USS Mount Hood
Ceramic Badge on Wooden Shield
On Plaque: USS MOUNT HOOD AE29 On Presentation Plate: PRESENTED TO NAVY LEAGUE OF VICTORIA 25 – 28 APR 97
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Plaque - USS Thach
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Plaque - USS Ford
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Letter - Burma Railway Memorial – Explanatory Letter
Hellfire Pass was a location on the Burma Railway which POWs constructed under instructions from Japanese military.
Letter from Kevin Myers who was a member of the team that constructed the memorial at Hellfire Pass in 1989.
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Photograph - Burma Railway Memorial – Photos
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Map - Burma Railway Map (annotated)
Fold-out sheet of paper showing and describing the details of locations along the railway; part of a numbered series of maps
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Functional object - Railway Spikes (Burma Railway), 28 April 2022
Retrieved from original location by Kevin Myers during official military preparations for a Hellfire Pass memorial in recognition of the allied POW lives lost during construction of the Burma-Thailand railway during WW2.
Direct connection between local (Montmorency and Victorian) soldiers in WW2 and the work undertaken by allied prisoners of the Japanese Army.
Steel spikes used in construction of the Burma-Thailand railway during WW2.
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prisoner of war, burma, ww2, railway
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Camouflage Uniform, Australian Army, Vietnam (entry unfin)
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Jungle Green uniform, Australian Army, Vietnam (entry unfin)
Jungle green uniform - VIETNAM
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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Correspondence Letter
cordwell