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War memorial to Private Venning at Pinnaroo

1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/1001

Close view of a carved stone war memorial to Private Percy William Venning erected by the scholars and friends of Pinnaroo State School after his death from wounds received at the Dardanelles during World War I.

Turkish prisoners of war

c. 1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/77

Turkish prisoners of war at the Mahdi Compound in Cairo, Egypt during World War I.

Turkish prisoners of war in Cairo

c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/278

An armed troop of allied soldiers escorting Turkish prisoners of war through the streets of Cairo, Egypt during World War I.

World War II honour board, Bennett and Fisher

c. 1945, Photograph, B 73668

Colour digital photograph of the World War II Honour Board of Bennett and Fisher. The ornate wooden board reads 'Bennett and Fisher, 1914 1918, for our brave boys, White.W.H. 3rd Light Horse [killed], Chapman.W.F. 10th Batt, wounded, Kernot.J.M. 27th Batt. wounded, Matheson.R.G. Artillery, Cutten.M. invalided, Deeley.C.C. Flying Corps, Beckwith.S. 9th Light Horse, Clive Beechmore 9th Light Horse, Roll of Honor'.

War memorial Booleroo Centre, South Australia

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/41/273

A first World War memorial in Booleroo Centre, South Australia.

Children's contribution to fund raising, World War I

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/949

An assembly of children in a school-yard bringing their tins of money collected for the War effort to a flag decorated dais, believed to be at Gawler school. Oliver David Jones (O.D. Jones), the principal of the Gawler school, stands by the podium. Four teachers are assisting the children.

Children's contribution to fund raising, World War I

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/951

An assembly of children in a school-yard listening to a man talking to them from a flag decorated dais surrounded with their tins of money collected for the War effort.

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.

War memorial at Coromandel Valley

Smith, W. S., c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/113

World War I soldiers' memorial monument at Coromandel Valley, South Australia. A different view of the memorial can be seen at PRG 280/1/27/41.

A war zone in France

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/34/177

A series of trenches in a French war zone during World War I; smoke is billowing from several buildings which have been damaged by bombs or fire.

War memorial at Brighton

c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/34

A memorial to the fallen of World War I at Brighton.

Prisoner of War Camp

c. 1914, Photograph, B 43400

Army camp-steam engine used for power. at a prisoner of war camp, located near Loveday.

Soldiers returned from war service marching from Adelaide railway station

c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/495

A large contingent of soldiers returning to South Australia from service overseas during World War I marching from Adelaide railway station underneath Anzac Arch watched by men and women lining the route.

A war ravaged town in France

c. 1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/34/168

Buildings damaged by shelling still standing by a street strewn with rubble in a French town during World War I.

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.

[Nurse Irene Bonnin's luggage]

1915, Photograph, PRG 621/23/3

Black and white photograph of the luggage and equipment taken by Nurse Irene Bonnin when she left Adelaide for duty in the Australian General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt in 1915.

Nurse Irene Bonnin

1915, Photograph, PRG 621/23/2

Toned photograph of Nurse Irene Bonnin on the balcony of the Hellipolis Hotel in Cairo, 1915. Another copy found in the first album reads 'myself on balcony when sharing a room with Thompson'.

[Anzac Day badge 1915, and 2 gum leaves]

1915, Realia, D 7550/2(Misc)

Memorabilia from World War I comprising a cardboard badge with ribbon attached bearing the inscription 'Anzac Day, 8 Hours Day, For our wounded soldiers'. Included is a small flag bearing the words 'Croux Rouge Francaise Australie du Sud', and two gum leaves with 'Dardanelles 1915' handwritten on in pencil. A researcher has suggested that the writing on the gum leaves is written in gold paint, not pencil.

[Sketch of a cell door at the Ruhleben Concentration Camp, Germany]

Swift, Harry Houghton, c. 1918, Artwork, PRG 982/1/3

Sketch of a cell door done by Harry Swift during his internment in Ruhleben Concentration Camp in Germany during World War 1.

[Sketch of the interior of a cell at the Ruhleben Concentration Camp, Germany]

Swift, Harry Houghton, c. 1918, Artwork, PRG 982/1/5

Sketch of the interior of a cell done by Harry Swift during his internment in Ruhleben Concentration Camp in Germany during World War 1.

[A boxing match at Ruhleben Concentration Camp]

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 982/1/22

Photograph of a boxing match at Ruhleben Concentration Camp in Germany during World War 1.

[Ruhleben Concentration Camp. 'Bond Street' looking west]

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 982/1/12

Photograph of the Ruhleben Concentration Camp in Germany during World War 1. The photograph is captioned 'Bond Street, looking west'.

[Ruhleben Concentration Camp. Wooden Barracks. East End]

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 982/1/14

Photograph of the Ruhleben Concentration Camp in Germany during World War 1. The photograph is captioned 'Wooden Barracks. East End.'

Soldiers parade on Rundle Street

1914, Photograph, B 7150

Soldiers of the First South Australian Expeditionary Force marching along Rundle Street near Gawler Place on 21 September 1914. Crowds are cheering them on and flags adorn the street.

First Expeditionary Force

c. 1914, Photograph, B 28518/148

Procession of soldiers - First Expeditionary Force - September 21st 1914.

First Expeditionary Force

c. 1914, Photograph, B 28518/149

Procession of soldiers - First Expeditionary Force - September 21st 1914.

First Expeditionary Force

c. 1914, Photograph, B 28518/150

Procession of soldiers - First Expeditionary Force - September 21st 1914.

Records of Nigel Fletcher Wastell : SUMMARY RECORD

Wastell, Nigel Fletcher, 1915, Mixed material, PRG 1791

Letters relating to the World War I service of 201 Private (later Lieutenant) Nigel Fletcher Wastell MC, 9th Light Horse Regiment, during the Gallipoli and Middle East campaigns. Also includes a machine-gun bullet that injured him. See individual item records for more information and for links to digitised items.

Photographs of Cyril Richard Cole

Cole (Family), c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 1710/8

Photographs collected by Cyril Richard Cole, relating to his war service during the First World War, and as Commander of the 1st Australian Forestry Company, Royal Australian Engineers, during the Second World War, along with photographs relating to his work in the Forestry industry including a Forestry Conference held in Western Australia in 1949, and holiday photographs. See below for details.

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