The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Improvised Australian sign constructed from three pieces of wood, painted white and supported by batons on the back. '3RD M.G. COMPANY' is painted across the upper plank in black paint with grey shadow. The words 'ORDERLY ROOM' are painted in a similar style and follow the curves of the Rising Sun insignia which is painted centrally in grey, black, red and gold paint. The words 'AUSTRALIAN' and 'FORCE' are easily read on the Insignia, whereas the words' IMPERIAL' and 'MILITARY' are missing and appear to have been removed from the sign. A light blue rectangle, the colour patch of the 3rd Machine Gun Company, is located in the lower corners of the notice board. Some damage, in the form of wearing, chipping and fading of the paint is evident, and there are two small holes used to secure the sign to a post or wall located in the centrally in the upper plank of the notice board.
This sign indicated the orderly room, which was used for general administrative purposes, for the 3rd Machine Gun Company (MG Coy) as it served throughout France and Belgium during the First World War.
The 3rd MG Coy was formed in Egypt 12 March 1916 and assigned to the 3rd Infantry Brigade. The company arrived in France on 5 April and served on the Western Front. Along with the 1st, 2nd and 21st Machine Gun companies, the 3rd MG Coy was later assigned to 1st Machine Gun Battalion on 2 March 1918.
Improvised sign constructed from a piece of wood with a bevelled edge. A piece of string, used for hanging the notice board, is fed through two holes located centrally at the top of the notice board.
Square wooden sign board made from three tongue and groove planks set into a moulded wooden frame with mitred corners. The upper and lower sections of the frame are glued into place; the side sections
The notice board is constructed of wood with a bevelled edge, painted white. Painted on the left is a 43rd Battalion colour patch, an oval split horizontally and coloured brown over light blue. To the
Improvised sign constructed of single plank of wood painted white with bevelled edges and the corners cut at 45 degrees. '35th BN HQR COY ORDERLY ROOM' is stencilled in black letters. The white paint
Improvised Australian sign constructed of a piece of wood with two small iron tabs, one on each side, with a single nail hole in each to secure the sign to a wall. The sign is painted in the Art Nouve
Wooden sign, marked 'MG Nest Breyding Fliegerabw. M G This was one of four German notice boards with machine gun positions in Warfusee Abancourt captured by the 20th Battalion AIF. M.G. 'Breydin
