The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED BY SISTER ORAM DURING HER CAPTIVITY AT PALEMBANG POW CAMP, MOSTLY FROM HER FAMILY; NOTEBOOKS CONTAINING NOMINAL ROLLS, POEMS AND SHORT STORIES AND NEWSCUTTINGS RELATING TO HER RELEASE
Handmade wooden cribbage board roughly cut from a length of timber planking. The upper and lower sides bear the remains of a coat of lime wash. The upper side only has traditionally grouped sets of pe
Pair of handmade wooden clogs known as 'trompers'. Each toe has a brown rubberised canvas strap attached with wire 'nails'. One strap has broken away. The heel of each clog is marked in pencil on the
Brown cotton shoulder strap with a narrower strap underneath. Each strap has a buttonhole at the neck end to allow them to be attached to the uniform. The strap bears three oxidised rank pips for a ca
Brown wool shoulder strap, lined with brown cotton bearing oxidised rank insignia for a lieutenant and a curved 'AUSTRALIA' title. The strap was originally secured to the uniform by a button and two p
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VFX58783 Captain Wilma Elizabeth Forster Oram, 13 Australian General Hospital, prisoner of war, Malaya, 1943. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of a lett
Letter written by Sister Sylvia Muir to Mr Hugh Clarke, describing the sinking of the "Vyner Brook" in Banka Strait, February 1942; and later, her release from captivity in Palembang Sumatra in Augus
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Sister (Lieutenant) Mona Margaret Wilton, 2/13 Australian General Hospital, Johore, Singapore, Australia, 1941-45. Sister Wilton drowned after th
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX129332 Lieutenant William Henry Larkin. Collection consists of correspondence, notebooks, a memoir, papers, souvenirs and ephemera relating to
Collection relating to the Second World War service of SX11407 Captain Stewart Gordon Nottage, L Heavy Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, Rabaul, Japan, Australia and England, 1930-75. Collection i
Papers of Captain Norman Gibbins who served in the 55th Battalion during the First World War. Gibbins was killed in France on 20 July 1916. Collection consists of a photograph album containing black