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Ships of the German Kaiserliche Marine fleet during World War I

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/39/333

Ships of the German Kaiserliche Marine fleet during World War I. Research suggests that the ship in the foreground is a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Deutschland class. Of the five Deutschland class battleships SMS Pommern was torpedoed in 1916, SMS Hannover, SMS Schleswig-Holstein and SMS Schlesienwere were retained by the Reichsmarine after World War I and SMS Deutschland was scrapped in 1922. None participated in the surrender of the Kaiserliche Marine fleet at Scapa Flow in November 1918.

Exhortation material during World War II production, General Motors-Holden's

GM Holden Ltd, 1941, Photograph, BRG 213/121/8

Album titled 'Exhortation, GMH, Woodville 1941', comprising material from and documenting a scheme which was intended to encourage GMH employees to work hard making aeroplanes and other equipment for the World War II effort. Includes posters, newspaper articles, photographs, correspondence, slogan stickers, articles, photographs of graphs, workers at displays, and news service boards, and a pay envelope.

Letter

Birks, John Napier, 1918, Manuscript, PRG 1343/7

Letter from Ted to Edie from France 1918 written on the back of a piece of fabric from a wing of a German aeroplane, which was shot down within 100 yards of his dugout. He believed the German plane was that of the Red Baron. Photographic copy. Original only available with the permission of an archivist.

Diary of Irene Bonnin, Volumes 1 and 2

Bonnin, Irene, 1915, Manuscript, PRG 621/21/1-2

Diaries of Irene Bonnin written during the years 1915-1918, describing Nurse Bonnin's experiences as an army nurse onboard the S.S. Wandilla and in Egypt, France and England during World War 1. Includes a transcript of the diaries.

Turkish prisoners of war being marched through Cairo, Egypt

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/33/124

A column of Turkish prisoners of war being marched through the streets of Cairo, Egypt during or shortly after World War I.

World War One soldiers

c. 1915, Photograph, B 71841/1-4

Four soldiers who served in World War One. See 'Contents' for details.

Aussies National Game, Two up, Hurdcott Camp.

1914, Photograph, B 72281

Comprising a black and white image of men playing Two-up on camp grounds. The image has been inscribed 'Aussies National Game, Two up, Hurdcott Camp'. On the hill in the background there can be seen an outline of the word 'Australia' within a drawing outline of the Australian continent.

A parade of returning soldiers along King William Street, Adelaide

1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/748

Large crowds watching a victory parade of returning soldiers from service overseas during World War I marching along King William Street, Adelaide.

French soldiers in Adelaide during World War, 1914-1918

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/300

A group of French soldiers on leave in Adelaide with an older man in civilian clothes identified as "M. Pinard".

Photograph album of William John Ireland

Ireland, William John, c. 1916, Photograph, D 6693(Misc)

Photograph album of Trooper W.J. Ireland, with 1st Australian Remount Unit, A.I.F. in the Middle East during World War 1914-1918.

Portrait of a World War One soldier and family

c. 1915, Photograph, B 74915

Half-plate glass negative of a portrait of an unidentified Australian soldier wearing World War One military uniform seated with a woman and two young boys, thought to be his wife and two sons. The woman is wearing a long embroidered coat and a broad-brimmed hat with floral decorations. The boys are wearing jackets with pocket watches in the top pockets, shorts with knee-high socks, and top hats. The background shows the columns of a building and surrounding gardens.

Private Aubrey Leeder Frost

Hammer & Co., c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 1696/4/7

Digital copy of a studio portrait sepia photograph of Aubrey Leeder Frost of the Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMG) Reinforcements, in uniform during World War I. Aubrey was a brother to Ernest Arthur Frost.

F.J. Riley, 12th Light Horse Regiment

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 1696/4/8

Digital copy of a portrait photograph of F.J.Riley, of the 12th Light Horse, in uniform during World War I. Friend of Ernest Arthur Frost.

Edwin Gerald Tremayne Primrose, 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 1696/4/9

Digital copy of a portrait photograph of Edwin Gerald Tremayne Primrose, of the 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, in uniform during World War I. Friend of Ernest Arthur Frost.

WWI soldier, friend of Ernest Arthur Frost

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 1696/4/10

Digital copy of a portrait photograph of a soldier in uniform during World War I. Friend of Ernest Arthur Frost.

World War One photographs

Cuttriss, G. P., 1916, Photograph, PRG 118/2

Portrait of Keith Smith, Royal Flying Corps

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, 1917, Photograph, PRG 18/5/1

Studio portrait of Keith Smith in Royal Flying Corps uniform.

Keith Smith with an aeroplane

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, 1917, Photograph, PRG 18/5/4

Keith Smith in Royal Flying Corps uniform, standing in front of an aeroplane.

Keith Smith with a Royal Flying Corps aeroplane

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, 1917, Photograph, PRG 18/5/2

Keith Smith in flight uniform, standing in front of a Royal FLying Corps aeroplane.

Keith Smith in a Royal Flying Corps aircraft

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, 1917, Photograph, PRG 18/5/3

Portrait of Keith Smith in flying uniform, sitting in the cockpit of a Royal Flying Corps aeroplane.

Portrait of Keith Smith, Royal Flying Corps

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 18/5/10

Signed studio portrait of Keith Smith in Royal Flying Corps uniform.

Portrait of Keith Smith, Royal Flying Corps

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, 1917, Photograph, PRG 18/5/11

Studio portrait of Keith Smith in Royal Flying Corps flight uniform, including coat, scarfe, fur cap and goggles.

Bass in BE26 aircraft

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, 1917, Photograph, PRG 18/5/13A

View of 'Bass' in a BE26 biplane.

Keith Smith next to a biplane

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, 1917, Photograph, PRG 18/5/13B

Keith Smith in Royal Flying Corps uniform, standing in front of a biplane.

Keith Smith at a castle

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 18/5/20C

View of Keith Smith in Royal Flying Corps uniform, standing in front of a castle, thought to be in England.

Royal Flying Corps graduation certificate

Smith, Ross Macpherson, Sir, 1917, Manuscript, PRG 18/43/6

Royal Flying Corps graduation certificate awarded to Lieutenant Ross Smith, 20th Reserve Wing, Egypt, graduated 3 July 1917. Certificate shows details of time as a pilot, machines flown, and capabilities.

World War One memorial, One Tree Hill

1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/225

A close view of a World War I war memorial at One Tree Hill, South Australia commemorating the lives of William Charles Kelly, 3rd Light Horse; Private Alexander Howard Blencowe, 48th Battalion; Private Albert Arthur Shillabeer, 48th Battalion; and Private Andrew William Shillabeer, 10th Battalion. A memorial listing those fallen in World War II was added to the tier below at a later date.

World War I memorial at One Tree Hill

1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/709

A close view of a war memorial to the fallen in World War I at One Tree Hill, South Australia. Names listed: Lieutenant William Charles Kelly, 3rd Light Horse; Private Alexander Howard Blencowe, 48th Battalion; Private Albert Arthur Shillabeer, 48th Battalion; and Private Andrew William Shillabeer, 10th Battalion. A memorial listing those fallen in World War II was added to the tier below at a later date.

A war-ravaged building in Belgium

1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/18/158

British soldiers inspecting extensive air raid damage caused to a large building in Belgium during World War I; a pile of twisted bicycle frames are in the foreground.

Surrender of the German war fleet at sea

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/265

The surrender of the German war fleet as seen from the deck of a British destroyer at the end of World War I.

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