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AIF embarkation kit bag : Corporal G Binns, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black canvas AIF embarkation kit bag with brass 'D' ring for closure. The tubular bag has 12 brass eyelets placed around its opening, and is reinforced with a second layer of canvas at the base. A lar...REL29296
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Arvan James Prichard
Photograph
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant Arvan James Prichard, 22nd Machine Gun Company. Later promoted to Lieutenant, he was killed in action on 18 July 1918, aged 20 years. The verso is inscribed: "Your...P05883.001
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Australian service boots : Corporal G Binns, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Gillespie Shoe Company
Pair of brown leather AIF issue ankle boots without toecaps. The soles are of leather, attached with small iron tacks, the heels having large iron nails for reinforcement, and to reduce wear. There ar...REL29295.006
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Australian service greatcoat : Corporal G Binns, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
AIF khaki woollen other ranks' greatcoat. The coat is single breasted, and would originally have had five buttons, although only one large brown imitation leather example now remains. A single central...REL29295.008
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Binns, Gordon (Corporal, b.1899 - d.1976)
Private Record
Maker: Binns, Gordon
Papers of Corporal Gordon Binns relating to his service with 2nd Machine Gun Company during the First World War. Items in the collection include record of service notebooks, service papers, menus, c...PR01882
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Bourke, John Joseph (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Bourke, John Joseph
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant John Joseph Bourke, 2 Machine Gun Company, Gallipoli and France, 1914-1917. Collection includes letters written to family in Australia. Letters describe ...1DRL/0140
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Colour patch : 2 Machine Gun Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Colour patch for 2 Australian Machine Gun Company, AIF, consisting of a red horizontally aligned rectangle above two crossed guns, also in yellow.RELAWM07941.059
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Harrington & Richardson Premier Revolver : Lieutenant A Honybun, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Technology
Harrington & Richardson Premier Revolver, 3rd model. Double action, five shot, hinge frame revolver. The revolver features automatic cartridge ejection when the frame is hinged open. Rear sight is a f...REL/16445
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Khaki service dress breeches : Corporal G Binns, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Custom made Bedford cord breeches, strapped at the knees with suede for mounted service. The breeches have a six-button concealed fly, with six further buttons located around the outside of the waistb...REL29295.003
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Lance Corporal William (Bill) C. Gamble, 2nd Machine Gun Company, interviewed about his experiences during the First World War
Sound
Maker: Gamble, William C 'Bill' Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Gamble, William C 'Bill'
Discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlisted in AIF August 1916; impressions of France; gassed; training at Gas School; mates; shelling of Corbie Town Hall; Somme; relationships with British sol...S02044
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Leather leggings : Corporal G Binns, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Commonwealth Government Harness Factory
Pair of Australian leather leggings with brass buckles. The twin buckle mountings at the top of the leggings have been unpicked and moved to a slightly 'tighter' position. The markings 'AUSTRALIA', 'W...REL29295.004
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Letters from John Joseph Bourke to his Parents, 1914-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Bourke, John Joseph
Photostat copies of letters relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant John Joseph Bourke, 2nd Machine Gun Company. The original letters were written by John Bourke to his family in Austra...RCDIG0000212
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Locre, Belgium. 20 February 1918. Group portrait of the 2nd Australian Machine Gun Company. Left ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Locre, Belgium. 20 February 1918. Group portrait of the 2nd Australian Machine Gun Company. Left to right, back row: 3044 Sergeant (Sgt) K. Campbell; 4153 Private (Pte) J. Crawford MM; 4468 Corporal (...E01826
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Military Cross: Lieutenant A Honybun, 2 Machine Gun Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Cross (Geo V). Engraved reverse with the recipient's details and unit.REL/10318.001
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Military Medal: Private S G Pearse, 2 Machine Gun Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.AWM2017.382.1.2
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Next of Kin plaque : Private R H Erwood, 2 Machine Gun Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular bronze Next of Kin plaque. The plaque shows Britannia holding a laurel wreath with two small dolphins in the background. A lion stands beside oak leaves in the foreground crushing the German ...REL31489
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OBOZERSKIY, USSR. GRAVE OF SERGEANT S.G PEARSE, VC MM OF THE AIF AND NORTH RUSSIA RELIEF FORCE. ...
Photograph
OBOZERSKIY, USSR. GRAVE OF SERGEANT S.G PEARSE, VC MM OF THE AIF AND NORTH RUSSIA RELIEF FORCE. PEARSE WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE AIF IN BRITAIN AFTER BEING AWARDED THE MILITARY MEDAL FOR BRAVERY AT YPRE...H06760
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2870, PRIVATE SAMUEL GEORGE PEARSE, MM, 2ND MACHINE GUN COMPANY. LATER PROMOTED TO CORPORAL HE ...
Photograph
2870, PRIVATE SAMUEL GEORGE PEARSE, MM, 2ND MACHINE GUN COMPANY. LATER PROMOTED TO CORPORAL HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE AIF IN BRITAIN (1ST MACHINE GUN BATTALION) ON 1919-07-18. PEARSE THEN JOINED THE ...H06653
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Puttees : Corporal G Binns, 1 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Fox
Pair of khaki woollen puttees. Each puttee consists of a 2.75 m length. A 1.62 m cotton tape secures it below the knee. At the join between the fabric and the cotton tape is stitched a black fabric la...REL29295.005