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Framed Charter establishing The Doncaster Branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia. Cream background with black lettering in a brown wooden frame
The Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia, Victoria Branch, Doth Hereby Establish and Constitute the Doncaster Branch. Dated first day July 1920 signed by the President and Secretary
Model of Tribal Class Destroyer. Ship 1870 tons 370 feet x 36 feet 6 inches beam. Grey down to water line black below water line.
Ship built Scotts at Greenock completed 29-3-1939 and sunk by "U" boat torpedo Barents Sea 17 January 1942. Modelled and presented to Doncaster RSL by Ralph Lawrence November 1958
Outer cover Brown with Black lettering. Inner pages off white with black lettering
Pay book 105246. Donald Victor Darwin. Regl No 10239. Religion C of E. Rank Sapper. Enlisted in 3rd Military District. Date of attestation 3-1-16 Age 19. 10th Field Coy Engineers
A Diary of Some of The Incidents of the Military Life of No. 272 Lance Corporal H. O'Rorke Regimental Signals. 1916-1918 White cover with red binding
Australian Commonwealth Military Forces. Oval colour patch red and brown. 39th Battalion 10th Brigade A.I.F
Program of Thanksgiving Sunday 17th November 1918 3-30 pm Commonwealth Parliament House. Faded purple outer cover with black printing. Five inner white pages with program details
By Authority: H J Green Acting Government Printer, Melbourne
Believed to have been in the possession of Doncaster RSL since being made
Framed Embroidered Fabric
Embroidered on the fabric are the names of 119 local people who served in WW1 complete with rank and colour patches, included are Sister Una Evans and Sister A S Guest
The All - Australia Memorial (Victoria Edition)A Historical Record of National Effort during World War One. Australia's Roll of Honour 1914 - 1916 History, Heroes and Helpers
Details of the Campaigns at Gallipoli and the Western front, also at sea and the effort at home. Includes many photographs. The Regimental Register of the Australian Imperial Force 1914 - 1915
Large book with reddish brown leather outer cover with gold lettering and motif
Dedicated to Francis J Williams, son of George and Emma Williams of Canterbury; Husband of Ada Williams of Box Hill. Pvt Williams killed in action October 4th 1917. Foreword by Senator G.F.Pearce,Minister of State for Defence
Photographs of scenes on the Western front France where the Australian troops were operating from September 1916 through 1917
Three slim pamphlets with white fronts
December 1916 to March 1917area of Mametz Montauban Road, Armentieres, Lar Sars, Bapaume
Slim folder with white front containing 13 Photographs
Photographs of Australians in France on the Western front during World War One
Slim folder with white front cover and containing 21 photographs
One phase of the Papuan campaign as seen by the camera of George Silk a department of Information photographer, 1942
40 Page Pamphlet with black and white photograph on front cover of Cpl. F.R.Smith of Queensland, with his tommy gun near Gona Front line.
Official War Photographs of the Battle for Australia
1916 to 1918 Messines, Battle of Amiens, The Somme, Honours and Awards
Small white pamphlet 60 pages
amiens
Maps 11-02-43 Wilhelmshaven,8-03-43 Nurnburg 27-03-43 Berlin, logs Nurnburg and Berlin. Lancaster Squadron 156 Pathfinder RAF Warboys Huntingdonshire.Sgt. Patrick Brougham(Faddy) Commenced operations Feb 1943 killed on operation to Skoda16-04-1943 aged 18 1/2, buried with his six companions Brimond near Rheims France.
Maps three Missions and Engineers log for two missions
Diary covers Ivan's time at Truscott airfield in North-Western Australia June 1944 - 45 and covers the construction of the airfield and the first operations
Truscott airfield was one of the most Northerly and therefore the nearest to the fighting at that time
Diary written by sub-branch member Ronald Ivan Smith RAAF. 19 A4 pages enclosed in standard buff coloured file 320 x 240 mm
Ivan Smith served in the RAAF from early 1942 to August/September 1945 service number 418708 and the diary covers the period June 1944 to June 1945
Book includes the Constitution the sub - branch Rules and minutes of 15 meetings from 9th June 1919 to7th February 1920 all in hand writing.
Standard school exercise book black outer cover
World War Two, Australian Army
Lithgow Mark 3 Rifle. Weapon rendered inoperative.
World War Two. Used by the Italian Army
Infantryman's rifle. Weapon rendered inoperative.
Used World War Two by German Army
German Mauser 1932 Model 98. Weapon rendered inoperative.
Aub's Diary covering his joining the AIF in Bendigo 1st July 1940 through to becoming a prisoner of war in Changi prison Singapore and to his release and final coming home to Bendigo 22nd August 1945
Foolscap size folder
world war two, singapore, aif, changi, bendigo, wwii, diary
Medal awarded to persons who served at Gallipoli in 1915 W A E Bragg No 86 23rd Battalion first A. I. F. Enlisted February 1915 age 18 ( August 1914) sailed 08-05-1915 returned 22-05-1919In
In commemoration of the heroic deeds of the men of ANZAC
Medal 50mm diameter with crown protruding at the top and ANZAC at the bottom
Center of medal depicts Simpson an his donkey. The reverse side shows Australia and New Zealand with five stars and W A E Braggs engraved at the bottom
world war one, medal, anzac, australia, new zealand, wwi, simpson, donkey, stars, w a e braggs, gallopoli
Brass shell case with various insignia attached
Insignia; Royal Marines Epaulette;Royal Marines Gibralter; Kings Own Scotland Borderers;Royal Army Ordnance Corp;Australian Engineers; Australian Intelligence Corp;Tank Corp Badges;Australian Rising Sun Hat Badge AIF;Tunic Collar Badge AIF; Australian Epaulette AIF;Australian Artillery Hat Badge Perm Forces;Cross Cannons with No 70 Italian found in abandoned fort in North Africa1941;Eagle with spread wings Italian pound in abandoned fort North Africa
The album lists students and teachers from the school that served in WW1, personal and career details and photographs.
Historical information about Doncaster East district.
A4 Hard Cover brown with gold lettering album.
Typed letter to Parents of Schollars of Doncaster East State school from the Head Teacher, R.R Hobbs. Requesting names and addresses of past scholars that attended the school. Written 21st of October 1919.
RAAF Engineering School World War II
Hard Cover Book. H) 330 x W) 205 x T)18. Dirty buff with black binding.
RAAF Course Notes, Fitters II.A Carpenter Riggers Flight Riggers Engineering School Issue 5--1943
Telephone taken on Bougainville 1945 used by Japanese signals Communications presentered to Doncaster RSL in 1986 by signalman R D Fry 3 Aust. div. Sigs. ( A.I.F.)
Japanese Army bush telephone in container with manually operated generator
marked in japanese small label on front with number155420
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