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World War 1 and 2 era fundraising button badges
World War One era badges (also known as buttons or 'tinnies') collected by the R.S.L. Most badges were designed and created to be puchased as a fundraising interest, in order to raise money for various factions of the Red Cross. Included are badges created for occasions such as Australia Day, Violet Day, Army Nurses Day, and French Day, and for charity groups including the Red Cross, the Cheer-Up Society, the R.S.A. Building Fund (Returned Soldiers' Association, which later became the R.S.L.), the Wattle Day League, Soldiers' Home, Children's Patriotic League, Nursing Society, and the Y.M.C.A., as well as official peace badges marking the end of the war and various miscellaneous badges including a Christian Endeavour convention, fundraising carnivals and memorial gardens. Also includes some button badges from the inter-war years, 1919-1938, and from the Second World War, and other metal badges from WW1 and WW2. See below for details.
World War 1 and 2 era fundraising button badges
World War One era badges (also known as buttons or 'tinnies') collected by the R.S.L. Most badges were designed and created to be puchased as a fundraising interest, in order to raise money for various factions of the Red Cross. Included are badges created for occasions such as Australia Day, Violet Day, Army Nurses Day, and French Day, and for charity groups including the Red Cross, the Cheer-Up Society, the R.S.A. Building Fund (Returned Soldiers' Association, which later became the R.S.L.), the Wattle Day League, Soldiers' Home, Children's Patriotic League, Nursing Society, and the Y.M.C.A., as well as official peace badges marking the end of the war and various miscellaneous badges including a Christian Endeavour convention, fundraising carnivals and memorial gardens. Also includes some button badges from the inter-war years, 1919-1938, and from the Second World War, and other metal badges from WW1 and WW2. See below for details.
World War 1 era fundraising button badges
22 World War 1 era badges, and two World War 2 era badges, (also known as campaign buttons or 'tinnies') donated by a member to the South Australian branch of the RSL. Most badges were designed and created to be purchased as a fundraising interest, in order to raise money for various factions of the Red Cross. Included are badges created for occasions such as Australia Day, Wattle Day and Violet Day, as well as badges designed for charity groups including the Red Cross, the Cheer-Up Society and the R.S.A. (Returned Soldiers' Association, which later became the R.S.L.). See below for details.
Photographs relating to war service
Photographs relating to Adelburt Thiele's service overseas in World War I. Includes images of Egypt, France and Turkey. Most photographs were taken by Thiele, while others were reproduced images used as postcards. Also includes a handwritten note about the location of some of the images on the Suez Canal, and an envelope addressed to Cpl M.E. Thiele (believed to be Max Eric Thiele, a brother or other relative of Adelburt).
Correspondence to Maynard Cole from Count De Heuseler of Switzerland
Correspondence received by Maynard Cole from a 'pen-pal' in Switzerland, Count Eric de Heuseler, describing the outbreak of war, Belgian refugees, and stamp collecting. Also includes an article on Belgian refugees in Switzerland by Achille Plista, and a letter from a friend, Private William Edward Hills, posted to Switzerland. See below for details.
Postcards from the First World War
Postcards from the First World War, sent to: Maynard Cole, William Elsdon Cole, Reginald William Cole, Maynard Cole's sisters Claudia and Millicent, and miscellaneous postcards. Sent from friends and family members on active service during the war including: Private Colin Lawson Andrews, Private Horace William George, Private Harrold Leslie Cole, Private Cyril Richard Cole, and Private Maynard Johnson Cole. See below for details.
First World War memories of the Harris family
A collection of First World War pins, badges, medals, silk embroidered postcards, photograph and cards arranged in a picture frame painted gold, measuring 32.5 x 32.5 cm. Items relate to the war service of Lance-Corporal Leslie James Henry Harris, Service No. 77, 43rd Battalion, and in memory of his younger brother Lance-Corporal Horace Harris, Service No. 5352, 27th Battalion, who was killed in action in France on 20 September 1917. Sons of William Harris and May Ann (nee Walker). See below for details.
Diary of Private Maynard Johnson Cole, No. 2, 1918
Diary of Private Maynard Johnson Cole, 1918. Written on inside cover: 'To Dear Maynard, From All at 27 Montpelier St, Parkside, 20.2.18. A small token of love with best wishes for safe and speedy return'. Entries begin on Tuesday 28 May 1918, describing: receiving embarkation orders from Mitcham to embark in June; leaving Adelaide for Melbourne and then Sydney; departing Australia on 6 June; reaching Wellington and Tahiti; celebrating his 20th birthday at sea on 6 July 1918; arriving at Brooklyn, New York and exploring the city; arriving in England 11 August 1918; travelling to training depot near Fovant, Wiltshire and beginning training including route marches, physical tests and lectures; leaving for London and then Glasgow, September; drill and gas training; transfer to 50th Battalion, 1 October 1918; more training near Fovant, including bayonet, bombing, drills; on leave in London, 15 November; travelling to and arriving in France, Le Havre, 22 November; travelling to Belgium and active service in Belgium. Includes home addresses of friends. Original is a small volume, 10 x 7.5 x 1.7 cm.
Diary of Private Maynard Johnson Cole, No. 1, 1918
Diary of Private Maynard Johnson Cole, 1918. 'Australian Diary 1918 No. 32'. Includes addresses for friends and family. Entries begin on Tuesday 1 January 1918 and describe moving to barracks and training camp at Mitcham, undertaking training, travelling to Petersburg and Laura during leave. Entries end in June 2018, with remaining pages containing addresses and names of family, friends and comrades. Original is a small volume, 12.8 x 6.5 x 1 cm.
World War One Light Horse photographs
Negatives (including photographic prints of the first 17 of the negatives) and prints of an unknown serviceman showing First World War Australian Light Horse camps in the Middle East, the photographer's horse and other horses, troops eating and swimming, grain dumps, landscapes of the Jordan River and valley, and mosques in Jerusalem. Selected images have been digitised. See below for details.
World War I diary of Frederick Leopold (Leo) Terrell, Heliopolis Camp, Egypt
War diary describing Leo Terrell's experiences serving with the AIF during World War I, February to June 1915 and January to February 1916, Heliopolis Camp, Egypt. There is an account between 10-24 January 1916 about a 'mutiny without violence', which refers to treatment of soldiers, followed by a hearing on 3-4 February 1916. Also contains hand drawn maps of Suvla Bay and list of German words with English translations.
World War I diary of Frederick Leopold Terrell, 1916
Diary covering the year 1916, describing Leo Terrell's experiences serving with the AIF in the Sinai and Palestine campaign during World War I.
World War I diary of Frederick Leopold Terrell, 1917
Diary covering the year 1917, describing Leo Terrell's experiences serving with the AIF on the Western Front during World War I.
Papers of Maynard Cole relating to his World War I service
Papers relating to the War Service of Private Maynard Johnson Cole, Army Medical Corps, comprising: leave passes, credit advice slip, Sports Day program for troops aboard the HMT 'Orontes' (6 August 1918), Australian Comforts Fund Christmas card, letter of thanks from King George V, and Honour Roll of staff, students and graduates from the University of Adelaide. See below for details.
World War One Light Horse photographs
Negatives and prints of an unknown serviceman showing First World War Australian Light Horse camps in the Middle East, the photographer's horse and other horses, troops eating and swimming, grain dumps, landscapes of the Jordan River and valley, and mosques in Jerusalem. Selected images have been digitised. See below for details.
Papers of Philip Groves
Papers comprising next of kin bronze memorial plaque known as 'dead man's or poor man's penny' and piece of trench art inscribed onto a piece of brass shell casing by his comrades, commemorating Private Philip Walter Groves, 10th Battalion Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.), who died of gun shot wounds 18/05/1917. Papers include National Archives of Australia World War I service records folder with copies of defence record items such as medical examination, enlisting for attestment forms, casualty form, field service death report and others. Papers also include a copy of National War Memorial Roll details. See below for further details.
Wartime photographs by Ross Smith
Photographs taken and collected by Ross Smith of his war service during the First World War.
Entering Kuneitra, World War I
The 11th Australian Light Horse 'entering Kuneitra', [also known as Quneitra], during the first World War.
Crossing the Jordan River, World War I
The 11th Australian Light Horse 'fording the Jordan near Lake Tiberias on the march towards Damascus', during the first World War.
Letters and postcards from soldiers in World War I
Letters and postcards, mostly from 'Frank' to Mattie (Martha) Kelly in Adelaide, while on active service in Egypt and Gallipoli during World War I. One postcard is signed 'Ralph M Green' and one Christmas card is signed 'Brian Gore'. See item listings below for further details.
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[Letter reporting the details of Private Alfred Duncan being wounded in action 5 April 1918]
Letter to Mrs Duncan dated 16 April 1919 from the Australian Red Cross, South Australian Division, Information Bureau. Contains corresponence relating to her son Private Alfred Duncan being wounded during fighting at Dernacourt in France on 5 April 1918, as witnessed by another soldier, Private D. W. R. Whiteoak.
Letters written by Leonard John (Len) Harvey in 1918
Letters written by Leonard John (Len) Harvey to his family in Moonta. Letters are sent from London and Blackpool while on leave, from "France", from the trenches and billetts. Topics include speculation about Billy Hughes' future in light of the conscription referendum loss, South Australian politics including his father's activities as Minister of Education, rationing in England and comments about the war including a comment about John Monash. Letters written later in the year talk about repatriation. Out of chronological sequence is a letter which had a strip of canvas attached. The letter claims that the canvas is from the plane of the Red Baron.
World War One Light Horse album
Album of small photographs of Australian Light Horse regiments in Egypt during the First World War, including: field camps, horses, Pyriamids, Cairo, Light Horsemen, River Nile, cities, the Sphinx, local people, soldiers resting, and the Cairo museum. Selected photographs have been digitised. See below for details.
Papers of Leslie Cockshell relating to his World War I service
Papers and photographs relating to the war service of No. 63945 Private Leslie William Cockshell, including camp competition contestants, postcard, and photographs, including photographs of two of Les' friends from the Army Medical Corps, Maynard Cole and Fred Pritchard. See below for details.
Photograph album taken during World War One
Photograph album of Ross Smith, comprising photographs of the 3rd Light Horse Regiment at Weymouth Camp in England, and on active service in Egypt during the First World War. See below for details.
Medal ribbons
7 lengths of medal ribbons awarded to Ross and Keith Smith. See below for details.
Victory medal awarded to Ernest Arthur Frost, Third Australian Light Horse
Digital copy of the Victory Medal received by Ernest Arthur Frost for active service with the Third Light Horse during World War I.
Sending prisoners to the rear, World War I
'Sending prisoners to the rear at Afulch[?]' during the first World War.
World War One album of active service in the Middle East
Album of First World War photographs of Australian Light Horse camps in the Middle East, troops visisting cities, war graves and Australian soldiers. On the inside back cover of the album is a newspaper cutting of a poem 'The ANZAC Horse' by Captain W.F. Templeton of the 4th Royal Scots Fusiliers, who met the 10th Light Horse in the Sinai Dessert during the First World War. Selected images have been digitised. See below for details.
World War One warships in a harbour
Quarter-plate glass negative of three First World War warships in a harbour.