A Gift to the Australian Expeditionary Force Empty tin with plated with gold paint and possibly lacquer. Front decorated with Australian coat of arms and the legend: 1915 TO THE AUSTRALIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN WAR CONTINGENT ASSOCATION, LONDON …
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Click image to enlarge Two part leather cigarette case measuring 80mm x 100mm. Front embossed with the logo and triangle of the YMCA with HOME above and 1919 below. When purchased the nature and origins of the object were uncertain. …
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Click image to enlarge Aluminium ID tag in the shap of Australia with attached leather strap. Measures 60mm x 45mm. Front is crudely engraved with a rising sun with “KV NUZUM” at center, “HQ 13 F.A.B. AIF” below and “1088 …
Australia World War 1 Aluminium Map of Australia ID Tag Kingley Victor Nuzum 1088 Read More »
Click image to enlarge Australian WW 1 Identity Disc 1907 pattern, thicker aluminium disc with 1908 Australian Coat of Arms on one side. The other side is engraved with ‘wiggle work’ to read: 5444 JS Graham 22nd Btn A.I.F Pres …
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Click image to enlarge Shown is an unofficial Australian pre-WW1 ID disc made from a 31mm pierced aluminium disc. The central area is star-shaped with a border around. One side is lettered with pressed letters and the reverse is stamped. …
Australian Pre-World War 1 Army Identity Disc – Albert Ernest Coombs 3156 Read More »
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Click image to enlarge Gold return form for William Hennessy, Australian Field Artillery 87037. Front shows a WW1 Australian solider with a rifle, King’s crown above and “HE ANSWERED HIS CALL” below. Back has a pin and mount and is …
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Click image to enlarge Shown is an unofficial Australian World War 1 identity disc fashioned from a British penny. It is holed and the reverse has been skimmed off. Stamped into the reverse is: CEJ WHITELEY 10844 AFA C-E The …
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Click image to enlarge Shown is an unofficial Australian World War 1 identity disc fashioned from an Australian penny dated 1916. It is bent and the obverse has been skimmed off. Inscribed into the skimmed surface is: JR ABBOTT 6200 …
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Click image to enlarge Shown is an unofficial Australian World War 1 identity disc fashioned from a French 10 centime. It is holed twice and the reverse has been skimmed off. Neatly engraved into the skimmed surface is: Pte W.H. …
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Click image to enlarge Shown is an unofficial Australian World War 1 identity disc fashioned from a 32mm silver 10 Quirsh issued by Ottoman Turkey. It is holed and the reverse has been skimmed off. Engraved into the skimmed suface …
Australian World War 1 Army Identity Disc – Sgt. W.A. Smith 81 Read More »