First World War memories of the Harris family [SRG 435/11/1-22] • Mixed material
First World War memories of the Harris family
'For King and Empire' card with crossed Australian and British flags, a black and white photographic portrait of Horace Harris and 27th Battalion, South Australia regiment badge. ca. 1917. 12.3 x 7.5 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
'For King and Empire' card with crossed Australian and British flags, a black and white photographic portrait of Horace Harris and 27th Battalion, South Australia regiment badge. ca. 1917. 12.3 x 7.5 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
Card with three silvery and furry leaves which appear to be gum leaves stuck to the front, dated 'April 25th 1918'. 1918. 11 x 16.5 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
Metal badge in an upside-down horseshoe shape with a relief profile of King George in the centre. ca. 1918. 2.9 x 2.7 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
Australian Military Forces Uniform Button with Australia in the centre and a crown above. ca. 1915. 2 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
Cheer Up Our Boys Society Adelaide copper medallion decorated with a British flag, a trumpet engraved with 'Britain calls Australia 1914', and flowers. ca.1918. 3 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
English Farthing coin featuring Britannia. 1933. 2 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
Upside-down horseshoe 'Good Luck' pin with Australian Commonwealth Military Forces rising sun emblem in centre. ca. 1917. 3 x 2.7 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
Death notice for Lance-Corporal Horace Harris, No. 5352, 27th Battalion AIF, killed in action in France on Septemer 20th 1917, in his 27th year, including a short poem. ca. 1917. 10.7 x 7 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
'Australia' shoulder title from uniform. ca. 1915. 2 x 5.5 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
'Returned from active service' medal, featuring the Australian Military Forces rising sun emblem, issued by the Department of Defence to Leslie James Harris, dated 25 April 1918. 3.8 x 2.8 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
'Australia' shoulder title from uniform. ca. 1915. 2 x 5.5 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
Gold medal with blue, white and red ribbon, 'For services rendered in the Great War 1914-1919 from the Burra Cheer Up Society', on reverse presented to Private W.S. Pearce' with regimental badge for the 32nd Battalion. No. 267 Private Walter Stanley Pearce of Kooringa, South Australia, son of Walter Pearce and Ann (nee Rogers), killed in action in France on 20 July 1916. ca. 1919. 4 x 3 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
Gold medal with blue, white and red ribbon, 'For services rendered in the Great War 1914-1919 from the Burra Cheer Up Society', on reverse presented to Private W.S. Pearce' with regimental badge for the 32nd Battalion. No. 267 Private Walter Stanley Pearce of Kooringa, South Australia, son of Walter Pearce and Ann (nee Rogers), killed in action in France on 20 July 1916. ca. 1919. 4 x 3 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
Silk embroidered postcard 'Souvenir D'Ypres' with royal coat of arms, dated 7 August 1917, with a note in a pocket at the front addressed to 'My Dear Son'. 1917. 8.7 x 13.5 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
Australian Military Forces uniform button, featuring an outline of Australia and a crown above. ca. 1915. 1.7 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
Silk embroidered postcard, 'God be with you till we meet again', with a rural church and house surrounded by flowers and the British flag, dated 19 December 1916. There is a small handwritten note behind the pocket on the front of the card. 1916. 8.5 x 13.7 cm.;SRG 435/1/18 : Small card from inside silk embroidered postcard (number 17) with floral illustration and printed 'Best Kifs' and handwritten 'From France'. 1916. 4.4 x 7 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Rising Sun Badge. ca. 1915. 4.5 x 6.2 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
Gold medal with blue, white and red ribbon, 'For services rendered in the Great War 1914-1919 from the Burra Cheer Up Society', on reverse presented to Lance-Corporal L.J.H. Harris, with regiment badge colours of the 43rd Battalion. ca. 1919. 4 x 3 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
Gold medal with blue, white and red ribbon, 'For services rendered in the Great War 1914-1919 from the Burra Cheer Up Society', on reverse presented to Lance-Corporal L.J.H. Harris, with regiment badge colours of the 43rd Battalion. ca. 1919. 4 x 3 cm.
First World War memories of the Harris family
Silk embroidered postcard with seven flags of Allied countries (Great Britain, France, the United States of America, Belgium, Russia, and Italy) surrounded by flowers and '1914 Right and Liberty 1917', dated 7 August 1917. There is a small note in the pocket on the front of the card. 1917. 8.8 x 13.5 cm.