The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Black cotton sateen backed with cotton organza. The badge of the Royal Flying Corps has been hand embroidered in grey, green, red, white and blue cotton diagonally across the centre of the cloth with stem and long stitches. The date '1916' is embroidered within the badge and the motto 'PER ARDUA AD ASTRA' is stitched in blue and pink below the wings.
Associated with 1066 Private James Edward Hosking Nicholson. He enlisted on 10 April 1916 and served with the 2 Battalion, AIF. He returned to Australia on 21 April 1918.
Royal Australian Air Force insignia made of felt pieces. The badge depicts a yellow eagle with wings outstretched surrounded by a blue circle. The circle contains the words 'PER ARDUA AD ASTRA' embroi
Embroidered blue cotton sateen souvenir cloth bearing, in the centre, a rectangular padded photograph frame in pink cotton sateen and paler pink satin ribbon. The frame bears a black and white portrai
Linen square embroidered in the centre, in satin stitch, with the Australian 'rising sun' general service badge in yellow, red and blue cottons. This linen was embroidered by 166 private Charles Mau
Rehabilitation embroidery, on a cream cotton repp ground, using white, blue, red and brown cotton embroidery thread in stem and long stitch. The embroidery shows a King's crown with crossed Union Flag
Long and stem stitch embroidery. It depicts Chichester Cathedral, England, against a blue sky with white clouds. There is green grass in the foreground and a path leading from the door. Stitched by
Cotton cloth embroidered with a King's crown with the British and Australian flags on either side. The crown is surrounded by a green wreath and two scrolls, one at the top and one at the bottom. Thes
