The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The Don Cossack guard of honour at the railway station on the arrival of the Allied Mission to Russia in the capital of the Don Republic. The Mission sought to investigate the situation of the Don Cossacks, who were defending their country in the eastern corner of the Ukraine against the Bolsheviks. HMAS Swan of the Australian destroyer flotilla and the French destroyer Bisson conveyed other members of the Mission to Marioupol on the Sea of Azov; from there they travelled by train to Novocherkassk.
A group of Don Cossacks waits to welcome the members of the Allied Mission to the Don Republic. The Mission sought to investigate the situation of the Cossacks, who were defending their country in th
Officers of the Allied Mission to the Don Republic enjoying a reception given on their behalf. The Mission sought to investigate the situation of the Cossacks, who were defending their country in the
A poster reading 'Welcome' in French, Greek, English and Italian, which was printed on the occasion of the Allied Mission to the Don Republic. The Mission sought to investigate the situation of the
Collection relating to the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War service of Sub-Lieutenant Douglas Munro, HMAS 'Swan', Royal Australian Navy, Russia, 1918. Collection contains typescript copies
Some members of the Allied Mission to Russia with Cossacks (in fur hats) outside the Cathedral in the capital of the Don Republic near the Black Sea. Identified left to right, front row: the wife of
Members of the Allied Mission to Russia with Cossacks and other local people outside the cathedral in the capital of the Don Republic. Immediately to the right of the Mission members stands General K
