Jason Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Hi GentsI thought I'd share just a few little items from my family. I'll identify each bit by which relation they belonged to.cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 Firstly, my maternal great grandfather....M1-5910 Private Reginald Duncan Stockwell, Army Service Corps 1914-1918 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 (edited) His medals (1914 Star, BWM, Victory), cap badge and a little commemorative medal my grandmother got at the end of the war. Mum also has his 1914 Christmas gift tin, complete with card and photo of Mary, and 2 little packets of cigarettes and tobacco.cheers Jason Edited December 8, 2005 by Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 (edited) Next up, my paternal grandfather, 1634 Armourer Sergeant Albert Edward Williams, 5th Light Horse Regiment AIF. His nickname was Abbie, so I'll refer to him that way. Edited December 8, 2005 by Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 (edited) His medals, regimental collar badge and a Turkish belt buckle he picked up in the middle east....my mother still has the butcher bayonet and Turkish lance top he brought back. Edited December 6, 2005 by Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 A pair of butter knives made from rifle bullets. The one with the eagle attached is live. What better way for an artistic blacksmith to spend his free time?cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 Some notes on machine gun rangings on an envelope.cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 He painted this scene on a leaf and sent it home.cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 (edited) And this for his Mother's brithday as wellcheers Jason Edited December 6, 2005 by Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 and finally, his discharge certificate.cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 Off to some staff training now boys, WW2 stuff coming after lunch!cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 The warnings on the bottom of the discharge certificate are something! Apparently false "veterans" were a problem... in 1919!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 (edited) Back from lunch and full of energy...here's Reg's son-in-law, my maternal grandfather QX56841 Corporal Clifford Frederick Theodore Gordon, 2/12th Field Ambluance 2nd AIF 1942-1946. Edited December 7, 2005 by Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 His campaign medals, all named and numbered.cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 The 2 little pink badges he made from denture material from the unit stores. He cut the faces off some shilling pieces and gave them to my mother when he got home. Apparently only these and a few other little pieces made it back, everything except his kit bag and the uniform he was wearing were stolen by a wharfie in Sydney.Again we have a little commemorative medal my mother received at the end of the war.cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 And now....my father QX39489 Corporal Vivian Oliver Williams 9th Australian Maintenance Platoon 1942-1946. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 His medals and ribbon barcheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 His paybook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 His de-mob book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 and finally....his discharge papers.cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 As you can see, nothing spectacular, no MMs or VCs, not an officer among 'em. Just 4 little fish who all played their part in 2 World Wars.I've got heaps of other stuff from WW1, mainly photographs and very artistic sketches drawn in pencil in the fields of Palestine. I don't know how they'll scan up but I'll give it a shot if anyone is interested.cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gregory Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Jason,Great stuff! Do please post the WW1 material referred to above. Most of my family heirlooms seem to have been lost before I was born. One of my Great-Grandfathers was killed in action at the Second Battle of Gaza in April 1917. I look forward to seeing the Palestine material.Many thanks in advance.David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 Hi David, I'll try and scan some of the pictures at work tomorrow. Its amazing - the second battle of Gaza was one of the battles Grandad Albert fought in when he was a machine gunner! He was also in the Beersheeba charge, Bethlehem, Jersualem and the Jordan Valley.I have a great pic of him in a barley field having "just drawn the fire from Jacko's batteries to determine where they were hidden" Incredible!!!cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Hi David, I'll try and scan some of the pictures at work tomorrow. Its amazing - the second battle of Gaza was one of the battles Grandad Albert fought in when he was a machine gunner! He was also in the Beersheeba charge, Bethlehem, Jersualem and the Jordan Valley.I have a great pic of him in a barley field having "just drawn the fire from Jacko's batteries to determine where they were hidden" Incredible!!!cheers JasonJason,Great history from your family and I'm with David, please keep the scans coming.In fact, it must be nearly tomorrow where you are now Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 Hi everyoneI've photographed these pics, no access to a scanner today sorry! These one's came from my Great Grandfather's time on the western front 1914-1918.This one however is of his sisters wedding day 1906 - her new husband was a Boer War veteran. His name was Fred Tomkins.cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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