The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Circular sweetheart brooch with brass base and decorative sides, featuring a delicate design in coloured glass mosiac of abaresques and flowers. The reverse is fitted with a pin brooch and the initials 'PMB' have been scratched into the surface.
Related to the service of 164 Private John (Jack) Booth, A Company, 20th Battalion. A shipwright of Balmain, NSW, he enlisted in March 1915 and embarked on HMAT Berrima in June of that year. Booth arrived in Egypt in late June with the 20th Battalion AIF, training there until leaving for Gallipoli on 16 August 1915. He would later return to Egypt disembarking on 9 January 1916, he would spend 10 days in Alexandria before embarking HMT Ingoma bound for the Western Front. Although the souvenir brooch was purchased by Private Booth in Egypt, it has been made in the distinctive Italian millefiori glasswork style which produces distinctive decorative patterns on glassware. The brooch was sent home as a present to Booth's cousin, Charles Bennett.
Booth was transferred to the 20 Battalion ten days before it went into the lines at Broodseide Ridge, Passchendaele. He was noted as missing in action on 9 October 1917, but it was later changed to killed in action after his pay book was handed in, that had been removed from his body. He was buried near where he fell. His body was not recovered, or recovered but not identified after the war and his name is listed on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial.
Studio portrait of 164 Private John (Jack) Booth, A Company, 20th Battalion. A shipwright of Balmain, NSW, he enlisted in March 1915 and embarked on HMAT Berrima in June of that year. He was killed in
Square brown chiffon handkerchief edged with a one inch (25 mm) double sided white chiffon border decorated with printed alliued flags. Each diagonal corner features a pair of crossed Union Jacks. T
Square, cream chiffon souvenir handkerchief, edged with a one inch (25 mm) wide brown chiffon border. Printed in the centre is a circle of allied flags representing Japan, France, Serbia, United Kingd
Square red cotton sateen souvenir cloth with a blue lace and tassel fringe. The cloth is embroidered in yellow, blue, red, white, green, purple, pink and black machine chainstitch and is entitled 'So
Small enamelled silver handpainted sweetheart brooch featuring a purple miniature of a purple Egyptian 5 m stamp flanked on each side by a stylised lotus flower in red, blue, white and azure. There is
Square white chiffon souvenir flag with a grey cotton machine edged border. The top right hand corner is hand embroidered with the flags of Belgium, Italy, Serbia and the United Kingdom and a posey of
Small enamelled silver handpainted sweetheart brooch featuring a purple miniature of a purple Egyptian 5 m stamp flanked on each side by a stylised lotus flower in red, blue, white and azure. There is
Square, cream chiffon souvenir handkerchief, edged with a one inch (25 mm) wide brown chiffon border. Printed in the centre is a circle of allied flags representing Japan, France, Serbia, United Kingd
Square brown chiffon handkerchief edged with a one inch (25 mm) double sided white chiffon border decorated with printed alliued flags. Each diagonal corner features a pair of crossed Union Jacks. T
Square red cotton sateen souvenir cloth with a blue lace and tassel fringe. The cloth is embroidered in yellow, blue, red, white, green, purple, pink and black machine chainstitch and is entitled 'So
Square white chiffon souvenir flag with a grey cotton machine edged border. The top right hand corner is hand embroidered with the flags of Belgium, Italy, Serbia and the United Kingdom and a posey of
Voided mother of pearl handmade sweetheart brooch featuring a gloved hand holding a laurel wreath, with 'Mother' in script font beneath. Attached to the reverse is a metal chain with a pin. It is t