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        Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
        From the collection of Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
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        • Uniform - Rank Isignia Slides, Australian Army Rank Isignia Slides - Lieutenant
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Uniform - Rank Isignia Slides, Australian Army Rank Isignia Slides - Lieutenant

          Embroidered khaki shoulder slides - Lieutenant (Lt) - pair (set of 2)

        • Uniform - Rank Insignia Slides, Australian Army Rank Insignia Slides - W02
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Uniform - Rank Insignia Slides, Australian Army Rank Insignia Slides - W02

          Embroidered khaki shoulder slides - Warrant Officer Two (W02) rank

        • Uniform - Shoulder Boards, Rank insignia shoulder boards - Captain
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Uniform - Shoulder Boards, Rank insignia shoulder boards - Captain

          Pair (set of two) gold/metal insignia on red shoulder board - rank Captain

        • Uniform - Australian Army Patch, Rank Patch Australian Army Warrent Officer Class Two (W02)
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Uniform - Australian Army Patch, Rank Patch Australian Army Warrent Officer Class Two (W02)

          Strip of six patches with embroidered crown denoting W02 rank.

        • Flag, Panhandling Australia Pty Ltd, Interfet
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Flag, Panhandling Australia Pty Ltd, Interfet

          Red and blue horizontal stripes. The words Interfet - ttop centre. No 17 LHS October 1999 - March 2000 RHS. Historical information - Double circle, in centre is a map of East Timor with floral emblem, surrounded by the words 'International Force East Timor, Peace at base of circle.

        • Plaque - Heraldry, Catafalque Party
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Plaque - Heraldry, Catafalque Party

          Australian Army Emblem "comp a kangaroo ensigned with a crown over the crossed swords" ref fotw.firestarflags.com (Army flags Aust, flags of the world)

          Aust army emblem at top - centre is "Catafalque Party -11 Nov 92 -SGT S Young - Cpl W Brown - Cpl G Irving - Cpl S Glendinning - Cpl W Parkes - Cpl R Binks - 3 - Training Group

        • Plaque - Heraldry, Plaque - 31 Regional Cadet Unit Ringwood (31 RCU)
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Plaque - Heraldry, Plaque - 31 Regional Cadet Unit Ringwood (31 RCU)

          Timber plaque featuring badge of 31 Army Cadet Unit - Norwood, Ringwood. Based at A Combat Engineering Regt - Dublin Road, Rigwood.

          PRESENTED TO / LILYDALE R.S.L./ IN APPRECIATION OF THE / SUPPORT PROVIDED TO / 31 RCU RINGWOOD / 25 JULY 1991

        • Plaque - Heraldry, Plaque HMAS Canberra
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Plaque - Heraldry, Plaque HMAS Canberra

          Copy of Ship's badge mounted on timber plaque www.hmascanberra.com for description

        • Poster - Framed Poster, Framed poster depicting Badges of the Australian Army - Corps - Units
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Poster - Framed Poster, Framed poster depicting Badges of the Australian Army - Corps - Units

          Badges of the Australian Army - Corps - Units

        • Print - Portait, His Majesty King George V in uniform of 2nd Btn King's Reg (Liverpool)
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Print - Portait, His Majesty King George V in uniform of 2nd Btn King's Reg (Liverpool)

          Photographic print of King George V Regimental oil painting commissioned by 2nd Btn King's Regiment (Liverpool). One of three identical portraits the King sat for on 28 February 1931 in timber frame with plaque.

          Plaque reading - "His Majesty King George V / by John A Berrie / Copyright"

        • Print - Portait, His Majesty King George V, 28 Febraury 1931
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Print - Portait, His Majesty King George V, 28 Febraury 1931

          Photographic/Print of HM King George V in uniform of 2nd Btn King's Regt (Liverpool). King George V regimental oil painting - commissioned by 2nd Btn King's Regt (Liverpool) - One of three identical portraits King sat on 28 Feb 1931 - in gilt/timber frame.

        • Badge - Framed badges, Specialty (sic) Days
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Badge - Framed badges, Specialty (sic) Days

          Timber Frame - Containing various badges and tokens for: Rose Day, Wattle day, Jack's day, Merchant Navy day, Australia Day, Australian Air League and ribbons (numbering 48).

        • Badge - Framed appeal badges, Appeals
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Badge - Framed appeal badges, Appeals

          Timber frame containing Appeals badges, tokens, ribbons for various commemorative days including Red cross, War Chest, YMCA, St John's, Relief Organisation, Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund, Liberty Loan, food For Britain, Medical Aid, Anzac Memorial Bursaries, Tin Hat, Return Soldiers Fund, Soldier's Dependant, Home For Soldiers, Legacy, ANZAC, Poppy Day etc.

        • Poster - Anzac Day Poster 2012 #9, Anzac day 2012 - 70th Anniversary of Bombing of Darwin
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Poster - Anzac Day Poster 2012 #9, Anzac day 2012 - 70th Anniversary of Bombing of Darwin

          Print of bombing of Darwin 19 February 1942 by Japanese aircraft. Shows several vessels loaded with ammunition, having been hit and set on fire in the harbour. Image from AWM collection AWM13495, issued by DVA 2012.

        • Badge - Book, John Laffin, Australians at War - Western Front 1917-1918   The Cost of Victory, 1988
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Badge - Book, John Laffin, Australians at War - Western Front 1917-1918 The Cost of Victory, 1988

          Book

          non-fiction

        • Memorabilia - Framed memorabilia, Vietnam
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Memorabilia - Framed memorabilia, Vietnam

          RAASC badges (1), RNZ Infantry Reg Cap badge (1), Royal Aust Engineers Cap badge (1), RVR Shoulder badge (1), RA (of Transport /2), Company Sgt Major Cap badges (2) - Company Sgt Major badge (1), Infantry Combat Badge (1), AATTV shoulder patch, AMF cloth shoulder patch pair (1) and map of Vietnam.

        • Poster - Framed Print, Australian Victoria Cross Awards
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Poster - Framed Print, Australian Victoria Cross Awards

          Framed print of all Australian Victoria Cross Winners - Boer War to Vietnam (1899-1969)

        • Memorabilia - Heraldry/Memorabilia, Days Gone by, 1881 - 1991
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Memorabilia - Heraldry/Memorabilia, Days Gone by, 1881 - 1991

          Frame containing miscellaneous badges from 1900s onwards - including 1896 Sheffield Shield Medallion NSW (1), 1905-1928 SCG Membership badges (16), 1913 HMAS Australia commemorative (3) plus various badges and commemorative tokens.

        • Photograph - Framed photograph
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Photograph - Framed photograph

          Framed photograph

          Erection of the 1RAR badge over the entrance to 3 Btn barracks - Hino, Japan 9 Feb 1950 by Sgt A Studeman (ex 2/8 Australian Infantry Btn)

        • Map - Framed copy of map, The canadian and American Seaboard - January to July 1942
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Map - Framed copy of map, The canadian and American Seaboard - January to July 1942

          Framed copy of map

          The Canadian and American seaboard - January to July 1942. Shows Merchant ships sunk, U boats sunk and coastal convoys organised by July 1942.

        • Memorabilia - Framed print and badges, Red Cross Poster and badges
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Memorabilia - Framed print and badges, Red Cross Poster and badges

          Poster reads "help Red Cross to continue it's work of Mercy" - 34 various Red Cross Badges, 2 ribbons (1 has a Red Cross and Union Jack and the other reads "Help our Boys Assist the Empire" with Red Cross and crossed Australian and UK flags -Red Cross day Friday April 26 1918). Typed description of Red Cross aims and history.

          "The Australian Red Cross Society"

        • Newspaper - Framed front page of Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express, Honouring our heroes
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Newspaper - Framed front page of Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express, Honouring our heroes

          Front page of local paper on 75th Anniversary of Remembrance day - Wednesday November 10 1993.

        • Newspaper - Framed page of Lilydale Express, Stories from the Frontline
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Newspaper - Framed page of Lilydale Express, Stories from the Frontline

          Articles reprinted from 1914 plus names of those on the Lilydale War Memorial and two other articles commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Remembrance Day - November 1993.

        • Newspaper - Framed newspaper article, 'History First Hand"
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Newspaper - Framed newspaper article, 'History First Hand"

          Article from Lilydale - Yarra Valley Post. Tuesday October 12 1993. Visit of year 10 Lilydale HS history students with former POW Charles Edwards.

        • Certificate - Framed copy of Charter for Lilydale RSL, Charter, 1st February 1920
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Certificate - Framed copy of Charter for Lilydale RSL, Charter, 1st February 1920

          Charter of Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airman's Imperial League of Australia (Victorian Branch) presented to Lilydale sub-branch 1st February 1920. New charter signed and issued 23rd January 1953.

        • Print - Framed Print, Captain William Frederick Longstaff, Immortal Shrine (Eternal Silence), Painted 1928
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Print - Framed Print, Captain William Frederick Longstaff, Immortal Shrine (Eternal Silence), Painted 1928

          Depicts ghostly soldiers marching past the Cenotaph in London on Remembrance Day 1928, reproduction.

          Plaque on frame "The Immortal Shrine / by / Will Longstaff / copyright registered"

        • Print - Framed Print, Captain William Frederick Longstaff, Menin Gate at Midnight (Ghosts of Menin Gate), Painted 1927
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Print - Framed Print, Captain William Frederick Longstaff, Menin Gate at Midnight (Ghosts of Menin Gate), Painted 1927

          Print of original oil painting by Will Longstaff depicting a host of ghostly soldiers marching across a field in front of the Menin gate War memorial at Ypres, Belgium.

          Plaque on frame "Menin Gate at Midnight / copyright reserved / by / Will Longstaff / presented to the Commonwealth Government of Australia / by / Lord Woolayinton

        • Coin - Commemerative Coin, Australia's first Victoria cross, 2000
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Coin - Commemerative Coin, Australia's first Victoria cross, 2000

          $1 uncirculated coin featuring Australia's first Victoria Cross awarded during Boer War to Captain Neville Howse - in presentation pack.

        • Memorabilia - First day cover envelope and stamp, 50th Anniversary of the formation of the WRAAC 1951
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Memorabilia - First day cover envelope and stamp, 50th Anniversary of the formation of the WRAAC 1951

          Envelope

          Envelope features Colonel Kathleen Best and 45c stamp featuring WRAAC badge

        • Booklet - Book (Paperback), A Selection of Australian War Memorial Paintings, 1967
          Lilydale RSL Sub Branch

          Booklet - Book (Paperback), A Selection of Australian War Memorial Paintings, 1967

          Book

          non-fiction

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