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Attestation Paper for Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad, Australian Imperial Force

This is the attestation Paper for Private James Martin, Australian Imperial Force, who enlisted in World War I at the age of 14.

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World War I

Attestation paper for Trooper Frank Fisher

This attestation (enlistment) paper notes that Frank Fisher enlisted in the First World War on 16 August 1917, at age 37.

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Served in World War I & II

Attestation form for Herbert Lovett

This is a Mobilization Attestation Form (enlistment form) filled out by Herbert Stahle Lovett, a
Gunditjmara man from Lake Condah in Victoria.

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Private Simpson and his donkey at Gallipoli.

Private Simpson and his donkey at Gallipoli

This photograph shows Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick leading a donkey carrying a wounded soldier through Shrapnel Gully, Gallipoli in 1915.

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Telegram informing parents of the death of their airman son, Second World War

This is a telegraph relating to the death of an Australian airman during the Second World War in the small Belgian town of Braine-le-Comte.

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General Sir John Monash leading Melbourne's Anzac Day parade.

General Sir John Monash leading Melbourne's Anzac Day parade

This is a black-and-white photograph of General Sir John Monash leading the parade for the 1931 Anzac Day march in Melbourne.

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