The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Typescript (7 pp) of Captain Richard Andrew Camm's 'Anzac Day' speech (titled 'Anzac Day Address') which was delivered by Capt R A Camm to the 2/2 Pioneer Battalion during the unit's voyage to the Middle East, 25 April 1941. The speech, by a former Gallipoli veteran, represents an example of the 'Anzac myth' being used to inspire members of the 2nd AIF on their way to a war zone and urges the Australian soldiers of 1941 to emulate the heroes of Gallipoli. It also identifies and celebrates the positive qualities of a uniquely identifiable Australian national character. Capt Camm was subsequently killed in action at Merdjayoun, Syria on 27 June 1941. Also included in the collection are three 1941 newspaper cuttings relating the 2/2 Pioneers Battalion action at Merdjayoun and a photocopy of a biographical summary of the service careers of Capt R A Camm and his son VX51879 Private Richard Camm.
Collection relating to First World War service of 1191 Private Richard Thompson, 2 Australian Infantry Battalion, Gallipoli, 1915. Poem composed by Private Thompson while serving with 2 Battalion on
Collection relating to the First World War service of 773 Private Richard Roberts, 3 Battalion. Collection consists of a memoir 'Memoirs of an Anzac' (original and transcript) describing enlistment a
TYPESCRIPT DIARY KEPT BY LIEUT COLONEL STEWART OCTOBER 1914 TO MAY 1916 DESCRIBING IN SOME DETAIL THE VOYAGE OF HMAT ORVIETO INCLUDING GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR ON BOARD, THE LANDING AT GALLIPOLI, COMBA
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX45378 Bombardier James Richard 'Dick' Braithwaite, 2/15 Field Regiment, and prisoner of war of the Japanese. The collection consists of three
DIARY CONTAINING REGULAR ENTRIES OF 3RD BN ACTIVITIES ON THE GALLIPOLI PENINSULA, PARTICULARLY DESCRIBING THE ATTACK ON LONE PINE WHERE CAPT MOORE WAS WOUNDED, EVACUATION TO ENGLAND SUFFERING FROM ENT
Collection relating to NGX38 Captain (Capt) Richard Henry Clare Cardew who served with both 2/8 Battalion and Z Special Unit during the Second World War. Comprises a 15 foolscap page handwritten docum