The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait taken for Mrs T Ridgway. The subject is probably her husband, 5136 Private (Pte) Thomas Ridgway, 23rd Battalion. A well borer from South Melbourne Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Ridgway’s departure for overseas service was delayed due to the loss of his attestation papers. He eventually embarked with the 13th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Armadale on 19 July 1916. On arriving in England he was medically downgraded and served with several units in England. He was later diagnosed as suffering from defective vision and returned to Australia on 10 March 1918 and was medically discharged. This is one of a series of photographs taken by the Darge Photographic Company which had a concession to take photographs at the Broadmeadows and Seymour army camps during the First World War. In the 1930s, the Australian War Memorial purchased the original glass negatives from Algernon Darge, along with the photographers' notebooks. The notebooks contain brief details, usually a surname or unit name, for each negative.
Studio portrait of 2790 Private (Pte) Robert Murray and an unidentified soldier (positions unknown). Originally from Barking, England, Pte Murray was an 18 year labourer from Casterton, Victoria prior
Studio portrait of 5647 Private (Pte) Henry Martin Armstrong. A painter from Natte Yallock, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Armstrong’s embarkation for overseas service was delayed due to the loss o
Studio portrait of 6620 Private (Pte) James Reginald Gander. Originally from Tunbridge Wells, England, Pte Gander was a fireman from Brighton Beach, Victoria prior to enlistment and embarked with the
Studio portrait of 6620 Private (Pte) James Reginald Gander. Originally from Tunbridge Wells, England, Pte Gander was a fireman from Brighton Beach, Victoria prior to enlistment and embarked with the
Studio portrait of R Murray, probably 2790 Private (Pte) Robert Murray, 59th Battalion, holding a bugle. Originally from Barking, Sussex, England, Pte Murray was a labourer from Casterton, Victoria pr
Studio portrait of 3721 Private (Pte) Albert Moseley and R James (positions unknown). A labourer from Euroa, Victoria prior to enlistment Pte Moseley had previously been rejected due to poor eyesight.
