The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Hurdcott, Wiltshire, England. 18 December 1918. Interior view of the Sergeants' mess at the 12th Training Battalion. Cost of messing, six pence per day per sergeant, also six pence halfpenny per day per head. Ration allowance paid by government. Four unidentified mess staff stand at the back wall which is patterned with 'Australia 1914 1918', and a rising sun, all constructed with leaves.
Hurdcott, Wiltshire, England. 18 December 1918. Sergeant E. Macoson, 14th Battalion (left), and Private P. Beaton, 45th Battalion, sitting around the fire in the billiard and hut room at the sergeants
Hurdcott, Wiltshire, England. 18 December 1918. Decorated ante-room at the officers' mess of the 12th Training Battalion. Lieutenant (Lt) C. Thompson DCM MM & Bar, 14th Battalion (left), and Lt M. B.
Hurdcott, Wiltshire, England. 18 December 1918. Interior view of the Physical Training Instructor's Hut at the 12th Training Battalion. These Non-commissioned officers are picked men for this branch o
Privately made khaki cotton twill weave service dress tunic with notched collar, pleated breast pockets with triple pointed flaps, expanding hip pockets with rectangular flaps, shoulder straps, pointe
Handmade quilt constructed from 66 embroidered or appliquéd squares each ‘signed’ in embroidery with the maker(s) name. All the squares are edged with turkey red feather-stitch. The squares are bounde
United States Distinguished Service Medal. Engraved on reverse with recipients details. United States Distinguished Service Medal awarded to General Sir William Riddell Birdwood of the British 5th
