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Second Lieutenant Alexander John Robertson - Killed in action…

Robertson Family and Second Lieutenant's Gallipoli Items

Second Lieutenant Alexander John Robertson - Killed in action at Gallipoli, August 1915, a group of items associated with Robertson's death, shortly after his arrival at Gallipoli, together with some Robertson family items: 1: the 'Dead Man's Penny'…

Book 1915 Australian Expeditionary Force postcards book of…

1915 AEF Postcard Book with Soldier's Letter in Tin Box

Book 1915 Australian Expeditionary Force postcards book of 'Cairo' postcards, with personal hand written letter from an Australian soldier, enclosed in an original 1915 dated tin box, marked for the Australian war Contingent Association, London.

Lord Louis Mounbatten: Signature 'Louis Mountbatten' on letter…

Lord Louis Mountbatten's Signed Letter to Nurse Joan Richardson

Lord Louis Mounbatten: Signature 'Louis Mountbatten' on letter dated 3rd Sept 1945 on 'South East Asia Command Headquarters' letterhead to Joan Richardson (Dowson) MBE Oam who served as a Vad nurse in Palestine, Syria, Egypt, Australia & New Guinea and on…

Boer War: 1902 printed letter signed 'Ew Witton' (with the…

Petition for Release of Lieutenant in Boer War

Boer War: 1902 printed letter signed 'Ew Witton' (with the envelope on which it was sent) asking the recipient to sign a petition to the King for the release of Lt George Ramsdale Witton, who was sentenced to death for murder - together with 'Breaker'…

1850s-1960s Maritime & Military correspondence relating to…

Reginald Roose Francis: Maritime & Military Correspondence Collection

1850s-1960s Maritime & Military correspondence relating to Reginald Roose Francis including letters, photographs, ephemera & documents from throughout his career as a purser on board the Orient Line Rms 'Ophir', 'Otway' & 'Omrah' from 1908-11; then during…

Boer War: tapestry (68 x 68 cm) embroidered in red & blue silk,…

Boer War Tapestry: Embroidered Signatures of Colonial Combatants

Boer War: tapestry (68 x 68 cm) embroidered in red & blue silk, headed '1899 - Boer war - 1900 - 1901 - 1902' with the dates of major conflicts bordering the embroidered signatures of Colonial combatants usually showing their brigade/regiment beneath -…

An original production lithograph of Private Simpson and his…

Henderson and his Donkey: Iconic Gallipoli Lithograph

An original production lithograph of Private Simpson and his donkey at Gallipoli, from the original watercolour by Sapper H. Moore-Jones, printed inscription across the lower front 'With the Compliments of Hill & Plummer Ltd, Oil & Colour Merchants..…

A vintage large format signed photograph of Benito Mussolini,…

Signed Photograph of Mussolini in Military Uniform

A vintage large format signed photograph of Benito Mussolini, showing him in military uniform with helmet, signed in ink, c.1934. 39 cm x 29 cm. Detailed note attached to backing board 'I Don't Know How Dad got This Photo After the War'.

Archive - World War I Australian soldier of the 48th Battalion,…

World War I Australian Soldier's Memorabilia Collection

Archive - World War I Australian soldier of the 48th Battalion, AIF. Including trench art cigarette ashtray with German belt buckle, other German belt buckles, Australian & German jacket buttons, Australian insignia, German metal soap (Seife) container…

World War I ephemera including 'Nouvelle Zelande Division' Xmas…

WWI Ephemera and Memorabilia

World War I ephemera including 'Nouvelle Zelande Division' Xmas 1916 menu card, Estaires (Nord)' [Flanders], with manuscript attendees note verso, an Army message form 1917, an ANZAC commemorative lapel badge (Aust 1967), a 1916 school children's cert.,…

'Visit of Lieutenant General Sir Robert Drew and Lady Drew to…

Lt. Gen. Drew's Visit to Brooke Army Medical Center, 1968

'Visit of Lieutenant General Sir Robert Drew and Lady Drew to Brooke Army Medical Center [Texas], April 12-17, 1968' privately prepared presentation album with a letter from Major General Milburn and over 40 large-format photographs recording the visit.

Medals: World War II 'O.H.M.S./ Post Paid' Medal boxes to…

WWII Medals and Boxes with Accompanying Letters

Medals: World War II 'O.H.M.S./ Post Paid' Medal boxes to recipients from 'Director of Navy Accounts', 'Air Ministry', 'Royal Signals Records', 'R.A.S.C. & A.C.C. Records' and 'Infantry Records' etc, many with accompanying letter from 'Under-Secretary of…

A hand written letter from the front line dated January 6, 1943…

War Letters from the Front: A Collection by W.F. Adcock

A hand written letter from the front line dated January 6, 1943 plus a bound edition of war letter by W F Adcock

A World War I demobilization letter, on Buckingham Palace…

King George V's Demobilization Letter to WWI Soldiers

A World War I demobilization letter, on Buckingham Palace letterhead with stamped signature of King George V, text reads: 'The Queen and I wish you God-speed, and a safe return to your homes and dear ones. A grateful mother country is proud of your…

A historical World War II U.S. Navy-Maori carved presentation…

WWII U.S. Navy-Maori Presentation Sculpture

A historical World War II U.S. Navy-Maori carved presentation sculpture, the stylised standing figure upon a base carved with a mask and two weku figures, paua inset eyes. A presentation plaque affixed to the reverse, 'To Lst-172 From Wish Winn, Whakatane…

Antique French plate silver snuff box, extensive embossed…

French Silver Snuff Box with Crimean War Provenance

Antique French plate silver snuff box, extensive embossed decoration to lid, base & sides. Gilt washed interior. Provenance: enclosed in the snuff box is copy of letter indicating that it was originally the property of Major General Drummond, who carried…

Weg: World War I Envelope from New Guinea to Australia with…

Weg's WWI Cartoon Envelope

Weg: World War I Envelope from New Guinea to Australia with Cartoon drawn & signed by Weg When He Was 20 Years old. 'When This B____Y War Is Over!! Shows a Young Aussie in Slouch Hat and What He Looks Forward to When He Gets Back Home - His Own Bed, Good…

First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle, December 1-3,…

London Chronicle Reports First Fleet and Botany Bay Events

First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle, December 1-3, 1789: With a short report about an on-board dispute leading to a duel between Captain Gilbert of the Neptune and Lieutenant McArthur of the Botany Bay Rangers, December 3-5, 1789: With separate…

A Supreme Court Trial At Melbourne, May 1846 letter from…

Supreme Court Trial Delayed Captain's Return to Sydney

A Supreme Court Trial At Melbourne, May 1846 letter from Captain Richard Hanmer Bunbury, with rectangular 'Paid At Melbourne' marking (rated at 3/9 - 3 times the basic rate) addressed to his wife, then in Sydney, with arrival backstamp. Bunbury is writing…

A two page hand-written letter by 'Lieut. C.H. Upham'. 'C.' Coy.…

Letter from Highly Decorated Soldier

A two page hand-written letter by 'Lieut. C.H. Upham'. 'C.' Coy. 20 BN. 4 Inf Bde. N.Z.E.F. Thurs. 23 Oct./41', ink on lined paper, to a fellow soldier, Rewa? Including: 'Many thanks for your letter. I was very pleased to hear that you are alive and well,…

Maps (4), 1942 World War II East Africa. In original official…

WWII East Africa Maps

Maps (4), 1942 World War II East Africa. In original official envelope. Kenya - Uganda, Sudan, Tanganyika, & Rhodesia. 58 x 88 cm (each)

A German World War II envelope, postmarked 'Hamburg, 13/6/42'

WWII Envelope from Hamburg, Germany (1942)

A German World War II envelope, postmarked 'Hamburg, 13/6/42'

Two World War I medals Pte.H.S.Dawbarn 35 Bn. A.I.F with box…

WWI medals with box and envelope, Pte. H.S. Dawbarn

Two World War I medals Pte.H.S.Dawbarn 35 Bn. A.I.F with box and envelope

The Changi prison Australian rules football association…

Changi POW Football Premiers Trophy & Bobby Small's Legacy

The Changi prison Australian rules football association premiers trophy plaque, 1942 the hand written cardboard trophy laid down on metal backing with a later plastic protector, drawn and inscribed in pencil 'Richmond Football Club, Premiers, 1942,…

General William Birdwood (1865-1951, Commander of Anzac troops…

Collection of Signed Historical Documents

General William Birdwood (1865-1951, Commander of Anzac troops during the Gallipoli campaign), signature on 2-page handwritten letter; also 1916 letter from Sir Robert Henry Muirhead Collins; piece signed by Sir Roden & Lady Cutler; plus another…

Staff Surgeon Commander William Rhodes Harrison (1886-1967),…

Military Dress Uniform and Memorabilia Collection

Staff Surgeon Commander William Rhodes Harrison (1886-1967), military dress uniform and associated naval dress uniform, jacket, trousers, epaulettes, belts, hat in original tin box, dress sword with original leather case, three World War I service medals…

Property of a Boer war officer: Lt Col Charles Edward Ernest…

Lt Col Umphelby's Boer War Documents and Campaign Accoutrements

Property of a Boer war officer: Lt Col Charles Edward Ernest Umphelby i) A selection of documents including three South Africa Boer war period letters: Modder river February 7th 1900. Bloemfontein 25th March. Murdy 13th February. Note: Lt Col Umphelby was…

World War II Changi and Sime road POW Camp 1941-45. Archive…

Changi and Sime Road: WWII POW Camp Collection

World War II Changi and Sime road POW Camp 1941-45. Archive collection of paintings, ephemera etc. From women's civil section. Includes paintings by then 15 year old Joan Hanson subsequent resident Western Australia and letter of provenance signed by the…