The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Discusses his work as a Chaplain, 1917-1919, including his belief that church parades should be voluntary; chaplains do not need badges of rank; that they need to be active in the front lines and that alcohol does have a place at the front.
Letter discusses the need to strictly define the status and duties of chaplains; the need to train newly appointed chaplains; and comments that chaplains should be allowed to go into front line with t
4 page typed account titled 'My experiences as a chaplain with the AIF", written by Rev J Hennessy. He relates his experiences as a Roman Catholic chaplain with the AIF, commenting on the satisfactio
"Brief retrospect of the 1914-1918 war". Statement covers his experiences as a chaplain in both the RAN and AIF. Shaw mentions his dislike for compulsory church parades; the lack of facilities for c
Narrative provides a definition of the role of chaplains and how this might be put into practice. Chaplain Crookston suggest that chaplains should not have military rank but rather some symbol of gra
Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge.
Two khaki cotton drill shoulder straps with black cloth lining. The straps bear an oxidised Imperial crown with red velvet and one oxidised rank star indicating the rank of lieutenant colonel and a cu
