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Not titled [Sapper at Ploegsteert]

Art

Maker: Meldrum, J B
A Sapper in full winter uniform stands on a path, with a fence behind him. A flat, devastated landscape stretches out behind him.
ART03192.016
Nunn, John Aubrey (Captain,b.1883 - d.1978)

Private Record

Maker: Nunn, John Aubrey
Diary of Captain J.A. Nunn (commanding officer of C Company, 3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion), with detailed daily entries from 1 January to 30 June 1918. It describes the Battalion's railway and tre...
PR00604
Partial clip of German 7.92 x 57 mm Rifle Cartridges : Sergeant G E Watkins, 39 Battalion, AIF

Technology

Maker: Various
Partial clip of German 7.92 mm ammunition to suit a Gewehr 98 rifle. The four rounds, which have been assembled using spent cartridges, are held in a flat brass clip. On the bottom of the clip are scr...
REL35003
Personal equipment pouch : Bombardier F L Stewart, 7 Field Artillery Brigade, AIF

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown
Rectangular khaki cotton drill personal equipment pouch with fold down flap at front. There are the remains of two khaki cotton ties sewn to the end of the flap which may have assisted in securing it....
REL40021
Personal Files Book 15, 10 May - 9 June 1917

Digitised Collection

Maker: Monash, John
File of papers relating to the First World War service of Major General John Monash, 3rd Australian Division. This file, originally part of Book 15, covers 10 May 1917 to 9 June 1917 and includes docu...
RCDIG0000620
Pilots pair of canvas & woollen fleece flying overboots : Leutnant Clausz, Jasta 29, German Air Service

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown
German Air Service (Luftstreitkrafte) pilot's pair of field grey canvas and woollen fleece, thigh length, flying overboots. The brown leather sole panel is stitched in a horizontal seam to the upper p...
RELAWM00668
Ploegsteert, Belgium, 1917. A snow-covered street lined with ruined buildings badly damaged by ...

Photograph
Ploegsteert, Belgium, 1917. A snow-covered street lined with ruined buildings badly damaged by enemy bombardment in the town south of Messines.
P01835.066
PLOEGSTEERT, BELGIUM, 1918. YMCA DUGOUT ON RED LODGE ROAD.

Photograph
PLOEGSTEERT, BELGIUM, 1918. YMCA DUGOUT ON RED LODGE ROAD.
H01070
PLOEGSTEERT WOOD, BELGIUM. C. 1917. SOLDIERS RELAXING WITH SOME OF THEM PARTIALLY STRIPPED AND ...

Photograph
PLOEGSTEERT WOOD, BELGIUM. C. 1917. SOLDIERS RELAXING WITH SOME OF THEM PARTIALLY STRIPPED AND INSPECTING THEIR CLOTHING. (DONOR H.J. GRANT)
H02092
Red Lodge, Hyde Park Corner, Ploegsteert, November 1917

Art

Maker: Bryant, Charles
Painting of a war damaged landscape, soldiers and village buildings, including the Red Lodge at Hyde Park Corner in Ploegsteert, Belgium, during the First World War. Although this work has the date 'N...
ART00168
Riggall, Harold William (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1882 - d.1930)

Private Record

Maker: Riggall, Harold William
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Colonel Harold William Riggall, 1st Australian Divisional Artillery, Australian Imperial Force, Egypt and France, 1916. Wallet 1 of 1...
AWM2022.95.2
Sign : British notice board, 'Ploegsteert'

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown
Wooden rectangular street sign painted white with 'Ploegsteert' written in black paint.
RELAWM00666
Smith, Charles Robert Lumsden (Private, b.1896 - d.1929)

Private Record

Maker: Smith, Charles Robert Lumsden
Collection relating to the First World War service of 6149 Private Charles Robert Lumsden Smith, 18 Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, at sea, 1919. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of...
AWM2022.29.1
ST. IVES AVENUE, BELGIUM, C. 1917. THE MAIN COMMUNICATION TRENCH FROM THE PLOEGSTEERT SECTOR

Photograph
ST. IVES AVENUE, BELGIUM, C. 1917. THE MAIN COMMUNICATION TRENCH FROM THE PLOEGSTEERT SECTOR
H02090
Strand British Cemetery, Ploegsteert Wood

Art

Maker: Goodchild, John
Depicts the Strand British Cemetery in Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium with wooden pathways and railings surrounding the plots of graves. The painter, teacher and etcher John Goodchild was born in London an...
ART02523
THE AUSTRALIAN CEMETERY ON THE MESSINES TO PLOEGSTEERT ROAD NEAR HYDE PARK CORNER. (DONOR: H. J. ...

Photograph
THE AUSTRALIAN CEMETERY ON THE MESSINES TO PLOEGSTEERT ROAD NEAR HYDE PARK CORNER. (DONOR: H. J. GRANT).
H02094
THE DEVASTATED LANDSCAPE, LOOKING TOWARDS MOAT FARM IN PLOEGSTEERT SECTOR.

Photograph
THE DEVASTATED LANDSCAPE, LOOKING TOWARDS MOAT FARM IN PLOEGSTEERT SECTOR.
H02089
THE FRONT LINE IN PLOEGSTEERT TAKEN FROM ST. IVES AVENUE, THE MAIN COMMUNICATIONS TRENCH FROM THE ...

Photograph
THE FRONT LINE IN PLOEGSTEERT TAKEN FROM ST. IVES AVENUE, THE MAIN COMMUNICATIONS TRENCH FROM THE PLOEGSTEERT SECTOR, LOOKING NORTH.
H02096
The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (1782) Corporal David Leslie Clyde Absolom, 40th Battalion, AIF, First World War.

Film

Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...
AWM2017.1.285
The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (7) Lance Corporal William Leslie Anderson, 10th ALTMB, First World War.

Film

Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...
AWM2018.1.1.86