Lives of the First World War

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ID: 8338666

Reference: ANZ/FIRST-AU0IMP

Title: Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia

Description: This dataset lists Australian ANZACs - they are people who have personnel files for their service in the Australian Imperial Force (AlF) during the First World War. The personnel files are held by the National Archives of Australia (Archives). The entries in this dataset are linked to their personnel files on the Archives site. There you can find Attestation Papers, Service and Casualty Forms and other miscellaneous military documents and correspondence. Soon you will be able to find additional information from Archives and other sources on the Archives site.

URL: http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/317633
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UPP: ANZ/FIRST-AU0IMP/267216

Credit: © National Archives of Australia

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ID: 8833421

Title: The AIF Cricket Eleven 1919

Description: Back row, left to right: Staff Sergeant C. S. Winning, Dental Section, AIF Headquarters (HQ); Sergeant H. S. Love, Australian Army Service Corps (AASC); Gunner (Gnr) J. T. Murray, 103rd Battery; Gnr E. Bull, 26th Battery; Lieutenant J. M. Gregory, 4th Divisional Artillery; Captain (Capt) E. J. Long, Deputy Assistant Provost Marshal, Weymouth; Corporal W A S Oldfield. Middle row: Capt C. T. Docker, General List; Capt C. E. Pellew, 27th Battalion; Lance Corporal H. L. Collins, 10th AASC; Capt C. B. Willis, Dental Section; Sgt A. W. Lampard, 10th AASC; Capt W. L. Trennery, 17th Battalion. Front row: Gnr J. M. Taylor, 101st Howitzer Battery; Warrant Officer W. S. Stirling, AIF Headquarters, Records Section. They are wearing the official team blazer with the AIF rising sun emblem on the pocket.

Connected by: Katherine27600

Additional: This image is sourced from: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/D00685/ Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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ID: 8833427

Title: Bert Oldfield

Description: Bert Oldfield in wicket keeper stance

Connected by: Katherine27600

Additional: This image is of Australian origin and is now in the public domain. Sourced from.sourced from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Oldfield. Cricket the Australian Way by Jack Pollard

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ID: 8833432

Title: Bert "Cracker" Oldfield

Description: Portrait of Bert Oldfield in cricketing whites

Connected by: Katherine27600

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ID: 8835222

Title: Gordon cricket club, NSW Australia

Description: The Gordon District Cricket Club is one of Sydney's oldest cricket clubs, and has participated in Sydney's premier grade cricket competition since 1905.This article features teh Gordon cricketers who took part in the1921 Ashes test.

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URL: http://www.gordoncricket.com/gdcc-articles/gordon-cricketers-make-history-in-1921-ashes-whitewash
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Additional: The names match and the military details confirm the match.

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ID: 8836677

Title: Gordon cricket club: Bert Oldfield.

Description: A profile of the cricketer.

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URL: http://www.gordoncricket.com/gdcc-articles/bert-oldfield
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Additional: The names match and the military details confirm the match.

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ID: 9191536

Title: The AIF XI Tour of South Africa, 1919

Description: A website on thecricketing Australian Infantry servicemen who toured in South Africa in 1919

Connected by: Katherine27600

URL: http://alh-research.tripod.com/the_aif_xi/index.album/william-albert-stanley-cracker-oldfield?i=14
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ID: 9194461

Title: Capt C.B Willis and Corporal W A S Oldfield

Description: Two members of the AIF Cricket Eleven, which toured the United Kingdom in 1919. Captain C. B. Willis, Dental Corps, Vic (left) one of the team's best batsmen, and Corporal W A S Oldfield, NSW, wicket-keeper and a reliable batsman. They are wearing the official team blazer with the AIF rising sun emblem on the pocket.

Connected by: Katherine27600

Additional: Fromm the collection at the Australian War Museum website. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C389706