Series 1: Medals and awards (1916-1922)
Medals and memorial plaque, issued to Cyril Burdeu's family:
- The 1914–15 Star with ribbon
- British War Medal with ribbon
- Victory Medal with ribbon
- Next of Kin Memorial Plaque, inscribed 'Cyril Andrew Burdeu'.
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1914–15 Star with ribbon (1918)
1914–15 Star with ribbon, awarded to Cyril Andrew Burdeu.
The 1914-1915 Star was authorised in 1918 and was awarded for service in specified theatres of war between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915. The four pointed star is bright bronze, ensigned with a crown. The obverse has crossed gladius, overlaid with an oak wreath that is ensigned with the cypher of King George V. Interlaced in the crossed blades of the gladius is an ‘S’ shaped scroll bearing the words ‘AUG’, ‘1914’, and ‘NOV’.
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British War Medal with ribbon (1916-1919)
British War Medal with ribbon, awarded to Cyril Andrew Burdeu.
Instituted by King George V in 1919 to mark the end of World War I and record the service given. The medal is cupro-nickel with the effigy of George V on the obverse. The reverse has an image of St George on horseback trampling underfoot the eagle shield of the Central Powers, and a skull and cross-bones, the emblems of death. Above this is the risen sun of victory.
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Victory Medal with ribbon (1919)
Victory Medal with ribbon, awarded to Cyril Andrew Burdeu.
The Victory Medal was authorised in 1919 to commemorate the victory of the Allied Forces over the Central Powers. The medal is bronze with a winged figure of Victory on the obverse. The reverse has the words ‘THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION’, all surrounded by a laurel wreath.
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Next of Kin Memorial Plaque (1922)
Next of Kin Memorial Plaque, inscribed 'Cyril Andrew Burdeu'.
The round bronze Memorial Plaque was presented to the next of kin of those who died while serving in the Australian Imperial Force. It measures 120mm in diameter and shows Britannia and a lion on the front and bears the inscription: "He died for freedom and honour".
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Series 2: Photographs (1914-1915)
Photographs relating to the service of Cyril Burdeu, during his time in Egypt and on the Gallipoli Peninsula while serving with the 5th Battery, 2nd Brigade, Australian Field Artillery.
They include informal images taken in Egypt: Mena camp; soldiers on cookhouse and cleaning duty; and scenes of Cairo and surrounds.
Also included are images taken as Burdeu arrived at Gallipoli, the main beach at Anzac Cove; gunners and their weaponry; and a group portrait of 5th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.
Some items include handwritten captions on the reverse.
[Items OM65-30/7 - OM65-30/43 ; OM65-30/45 - OM65-30/52 ; OM65-30/57 - OM65-30/58]
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Series 3: Negatives, family (1910-1918)
Negatives, which relate to the Burdeu family members, at home, and at work showing an early gas-powered Crossley stationary engine.
[Item OM65-30/5]
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Series 4: Negatives, First World War (1914-1915)
Images associated with Cyril Burdeu, taken in Egypt of soldiers at work and play, before proceeding to the front lines at Gallipoli.
Most are duplicates of photographic prints represented in Series 2.
[Item OM65-30/6]
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Series 5: Correspondence (1956)
Letter to Clive Reginald Burdeu, of Windsor from Norman K Harvey, Queensland Authors and Artists Association, Highgate Hill, Queensland. Included is pamphlet regarding an appeal for the Steele Rudd Memorial.
[Item 54)
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Series 7: Programs (14 October 1956)
Souvenir program and Information leaflet regarding the unveiling ceremony of the Steele Rudd Memorial, in the Toowong Cemetery, 1956. The memorial was erected to honor Arthur Hoey Davis who wrote under the name of Steele Rudd, 21 years after his death.
[Items OM65-30/55 - OM65-30/56]