The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Silver sweetheart brooch in the form of a sprays of lily of the valley surrounding a crowned square heraldic shield which contains three Fleur de Lys. A banner beneath the shield contains the name 'BOIS GRENIER' in rose gold, and there is a pin clasp on the reverse.
The history of this item is unknown, but it is probable that it dates from the arrival of the AIF in France in early 1916. Bois Grenier, part of the Armentieres region, in the north of the country, was one of the 'nursery' sectors to which fresh troops were usually sent to gain experience of conditions on the Western Front. 1, 2, 4 and 5 Australian Infantry Divisions all served in the area at various times between April and July 1916, and it was from this part of the front that 5 Division's ill-fated attack at Fromelles, which lay behind German lines about four miles from Bois Grenier, was launched on 19 July. The brooch was probably bought somewhere in the region (which still, at this time, had a considerable civilian population) during this period.
Watercolour on artist's paper attached to scrapbook leaf, depicting the ruins of the Bois-Grenier church with a bomb damaged building to left. The foreground is a carpet of rubble, contrasted with the
Round, sterling silver and enamel sweetheart brooch in blue, red and white. The centre of the brooch carries a representation of the Corporation Seal first used by the City of Melbourne in 1842, which
Sweetheart brooch made of a row of three attached gilded brass naval buttons featuring a St Edward's crowned anchor. The reverse of the brooch has a hinged horizontal pin clasp and is fitted with a sa
Brooch made from an oxidised 'Rising Sun' collar badge from which the rear attachment lugs have been removed. Around it is attached a silver ribbon scroll engraved with the wording ' ADEN - ANZAC - MA
A sweetheart brooch crafted from a rising sun badge and a curved 'AUSTRALIA' shoulder title. The two pieces are attached with spot solder at two points at the bottom centre and bottom right of the bad
Gallipoli sweetheart brooch, featuring a kookaburra with a large leaf in its beak. The leaf is engraved with the word 'GALLIPOLI'. The kookaburra rests on a spray of five bars each with a gemstone at
