The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Group portrait including Private (Pte) Frederick Joseph Burns (position unknown). Originally from Cumberland, England, Pte Burns was a machinist from Catherine Hill Bay, NSW when he enlisted on 28 October 1915. Whist undergoing training at Broadmeadows army camp, he was declared medically unfit due to deformed feet and was subsequently 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 Private (Pte) Leslie George Withington. A carpenter from Hamilton, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Withington enlisted on 16 July 1915 but while undergoing training was declared a
Studio portrait of Private (Pte) Thomas William Marlborough. A labourer from Carlton, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Marlborough was declared medically unfit whilst undergoing initial training and
Studio portrait of Private (Pte) Thomas William Marlborough. A labourer from Carlton, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Marlborough was declared medically unfit whilst undergoing initial training and
Studio portrait of Private (Pte) Clarence Gail Sanford. A farmer from Sheep Hills, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Sanford had enlisted on 10 July 1917 but while undergoing training was declared med
Studio portrait of Private (Pte) Stanley Robert Merlin. A butcher from Ballarat, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Merlin enlisted on 13 July 1915. Whilst undergoing training he was declared as medica
Studio portrait of Private (Pte) Hyman Gorfine. A tailor from Port Melbourne, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Gorfine enlisted on 15 July 1915. Whilst undergoing training he was declared as medicall
