The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Informal portrait of two soldiers of the 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment sitting in the entrance to a tent, both writing in notebooks; personal items and photographs are on the walls. A bandolier, tunic and a bundle of rolled papers hang from a rail. Identified, seated in the right, is 133 Sergeant Paul Williams, 5th Light Horse Regiment. A farmer of Halfway Creek, near Grafton, NSW, he enlisted at the age of 24 on 19 September 1914 and sailed with B Squadron aboard HMAT Persic on 21 December 1914. He was mentioned in despatches for consistently showing courage and determination and for being an excellent leader. He returned to Australia with the rank of lieutenant on 28 June 1919.
Studio group portrait of three soldiers of the 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment. Identified back left: probably 196 Private Henry Lackie Cobb, a farmer of Murgon Qld, he enlisted on 7 October 1914
Studio portrait of 18 Acting Staff Quartermaster Sergeant Robert Wilson (Bob) Shacketon, 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment. A salesman of Brisbane, Qld, he enlisted on 17 September 1914 and sailed
Studio portrait of 578 Driver Charles Barrow, 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment of Kyogle, NSW. A dairy farmer prior to his enlistment on 4 November 1914 he embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Persi
Outdoor portrait of 609 Private (Pte) Alan Charles Williams, 5th Light Horse Regiment. Prior to enlisting on 11 November 1914 Pte Williams was a carpenter in Rockhampton, Queensland. He embarked from
Studio portrait of 538 Sergeant (Sgt) Wilfrid Mapon Chaille, 5th Light Horse Regiment, of Esk, Qld. Sgt Chaille enlisted on 7 November 1914 and embarked from Sydney on HMAT Persic on 21 December 1914.
Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Albert Stanley Muir, 1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, of Ipswich, Qld. On 15 September 1914, Lt Muir enlisted as a private with the service number 10 and em
