The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The camouflage painted Headquarter building of Royal Australian Air Force North Eastern Area stands on Sturt street at right of picture. Townsville, during the war years, was the scene of feverish activity; the wharves were always occupied with ships loading supplies for the islands or embarking troops for those area, and the airfields in the vicinity were the taking off grounds for operational missions over the islands or for Transport Squadrons flying troops and war materials to the forward areas.
During the war the small wharves of Townsville were jammed with ships loading or unloading trips and fighting materials. behind the breakwater were berthed the flying boats of the Royal Australian Air
Depicts a painting of either Australian Flying Corps (AFC) or the British Royal Flying Corps, biplanes flying over river valley in moonlight, Somme, Western Front during the First World War. The AFC w
AWM193 contains files from the NSW Lines of Communication Area G (General) Branch Registry. This was formerly 2 District Base, and Eastern Command, and these name changes are reflected in the files.
Pale green and white patterned woven tray cloth with tassles along two opposing sides. Woven clothmade by Mrs Erica Joyce Mobsby of Adelaide in 1950. Born in 1913 in Adelaide as Erica Joyce Tassie (
Close Combat Clasp - Bronze class (Nahkampfspange). The close combat clasp consists of a German Army styled eagle over a swastika. This surmounts a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, all surrounded by
Series number AWM114 Series title Written records - British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF - Japan) and British Commonwealth Forces, Korea (BCFK) Series contents range 1 January 1945 – 31 D