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A letter sent to Queensland Senator Matthew Reid, regarding the case of a returned soldier, Corporal Joseph Slack.

Treatment of returned soldier suffering shell shock

A letter sent to Queensland Senator Matthew Reid, regarding the case of a returned soldier, Corporal Joseph Slack.

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Examiner's report on the war pension claim of Albert Edmund Leane.

Examiner's report on rehabilitation of returned soldier

This is a document regarding Albert Edmund Leane, who was one of more than 1,000 Indigenous servicemen who served during World War I.

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Letter from widow to Repatriation Department regarding former serviceman's death.

Former serviceman's death – letter from widow to Repatriation Department

A letter from widow Barbara Leane asking for her husband's death to be accepted as war service. Without this decision, she could not receive a pension.

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This is a letter from a mother regarding her missing soldier son to The Argus newspaper.

Missing soldier — letter from mother to The Argus newspaper

A letter to the editor of The Argus newspaper in August 1915 from Isabella Fothergill, mother of First World War serviceman Jack Fothergill.

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Letter confirming status of payment of war gratuity.

Aboriginal serviceman's war gratuity paid to 'Protector of Aborigines'

Letter confirming status of payment of war gratuity.

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Injuries and death of Sergeant Francis Abbott, killed in action, Peronne, France.

Injuries and death of Sergeant Francis Abbott, killed in action, Peronne, France

These service papers record the movements, promotions, injuries and treatment received by Sergeant Francis Abbott who was killed in action in France in 1918.

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Wounded Australians on the Menin Road near Ypres, Belgium.

Wounded Australians on the Menin Road near Ypres, Belgium

A photo from 20 September 1917 of Australian soldiers near Ypres, Belgium, waiting on stretchers to be transported to the Casualty Clearing Station.

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Soldiers walk past dead horses on the Menin Road, Belgium.

Soldiers walk past dead horses on the Menin Road, Belgium

This is a black-and-white photograph from 14 September 1917 of soldiers walking past dead horses on Menin Road, Belgium during the First World War.

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Paul Keating giving a eulogy at the funeral service of the Unknown Australian Soldier.

Entombment of the Unknown Australian Soldier – eulogy by Prime Minister Paul Keating

This is an excerpt from a sound recording of the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.