The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Copper ring made from a coin, with white metal heart superimposed on the front face. There is corrosion on the bottom of the ring. The inside of the ring bears the date '1912' and other writing that is warped and illegible.
Souvenir ring associated with the service of Lieutenant Sidney Edgar Bates. Bates enlisted as a private in the AIF on 28 January 1916. His service number was 22. He embarked overseas on board HMAT Borda on 5 June as a Lance Corporal, with the service number 22, with 11 Machine Gun Company. On 14 October he was promoted to sergeant. Bates was sent to officer cadet school in December 1916 and on 27 April was commissioned a second lieutenant. On 2 July 1917 Bates was admitted to hospital with a gun shot wound to his head. He rejoined his unit in August. In October he was promoted to lieutenant. On 4 April 1918 Bates was wounded a second time, in the head and shoulder. He left England to return to Australia on SS Wiltshire on 4 July 1919. This ring was made by a German prisoner of war, and purchased from him by Bates.
Brass finger ring with an embedded round turquoise blue coloured stone on the face. On either side of the stone is an engraved or impressed design. Souvenir finger ring associated with the service o
White metal ring with a marquise diamond shaped face with a flower on each side. Attached to the face is a miniature brass artillery piece. Metal ring associated with the service of 1037 Corporal St
Aluminium trench art signet ring, with 'YPRES' engraved on a rectangular piece of copper attached to the front face. Souvenir ring associated with the service of Captain Duncan Victor Mulholland. Mu
Aluminium ring with a square front with rounded edges. '1914 - FLEURBAIS - 1916' is engraved diagonally across the face. Souvenir finger ring associated with the service of Hubert Hume Corney, born
Souvenir ring with a crown on the front, possibly cut from a German Army button. The back of the band is broken. Souvenir ring believed to have been made by a German prisoner of war on the Western F
Aluminium finger ring with a square face with the words 'Armentieres 1916' engraved diagonally across it. The face is scratched and some of the letters at the edge are illegible. At each side is a fle
