The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A soldier waters the horses on board the troopship HMAT Wiltshire, which was en route to Alexandria. During the six week voyage of the first Australian contingent, 224 horses died from a total of 7843; this remarkably low rate of loss (3 per cent, against expectations of 15 to 20 per cent) was the result of the high standard of care. Measures taken included cleaning the decks, securing the stalls, ensuring a flow of fresh air into the horse decks, and massaging the animals.
Soldiers aboard an Australian troopship exercise the horses. During the six week voyage of the first Australian contingent, 224 horses died from a total of 7843; this remarkably low rate of loss (3 pe
Can Australia Find the Men? Leaflet regarding compulsory service referendum, authorised by Hector Lamond and F. J. Thomas, Sydney, 1916. "Can Australia Find the Men? The I.W.W., the GERMANS, and the o
Standard issue General Service Rising Sun hat badge with the King's Crown and the words 'AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MLITARY FORCES' in the scroll. The badge is complete with lugs and two brass split secu
Studio portrait of 830 Trooper Charles Baxter Powell, 9th Light Horse Regiment (LHR) who was a 39 year old farmer and grazier from Adelaide, South Australia when he enlisted on 20 October 1915. He emb
Officer's white patent on buff leather sword belt with sword slings (of unidentified cavalry pattern) with Officer's Western Australian Forces cast and fabricated silver plate on brass union locket bu
The M1 Infant Protector is a bag made of dark green rubberised fabric. The open end can be sealed by a drawstring which passes through a series of cotton webbing loops. The top of the bag is shaped fo
