The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Informal portrait of SX6339 Sergeant (Sgt) Ernest William Shepherdson MM, 2/43 Battalion of Murray Bridge, SA. He was awarded the Military Medal for actions at El Alamein. Sgt Shepherdson and his platoon from A Company 2/43 Battalion were attached to 2/32 Battalion for the attack on El Makhaad ridge. He lead his men fearlessly in the face of machine gun fire and succeeded in knocking out many enemy posts. The platoon suffered many casualties but they continued attacking, and drove the enemy from an anti-tank gun position. He was wounded in this last action but still managed to bring in prisoners and escort them to the rear, before he was hospitalised. He later was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.
PORTRAIT OF VX19139 PRIVATE BRUCE STEEL KINGSBURY VC, 2/14TH INFANTRY BATTALION. PRIVATE KINGSBURY WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS POSTHUMOUSLY FOR ACTION IN THE ISUVARA AREA, NEW GUINEA. FROM 9 AUGUST
AUSTRALIA. C.1940. STUDIO PORTRAIT OF VX19139 PRIVATE BRUCE STEEL KINGSBURY VC, 2/14TH INFANTRY BATTALION. PRIVATE KINGSBURY WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS POSTHUMOUSLY FOR ACTION IN THE ISUVARA AREA,
PORTRAIT OF VX19139 PRIVATE BRUCE STEEL KINGSBURY VC, 2/14TH INFANTRY BATTALION. HE IS WEARING A MIXTURE OF CIVILIAN DRESS AND MILITARY UNIFORM, FAIRLY COMMON DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF THE WAR. PRIVATE
Studio portrait of Private (Pte) William Matthew Currey VC, 53rd Battalion. Pte Currey was awarded the Victoria Cross for "most conspicuous bravery and daring" on 1 September 1918 at Peronne, France.
Napier, New Zealand. c 1919. Studio portrait of Captain (Capt) Percy Valentine Storkey VC, 19th Battalion. Capt Storkey was awarded the Victoria Cross as a Lieutenant (Lt) for "most conspicuous braver
Studio portrait of 2133 Corporal (Cpl) Francis Cotterill (Frank) Burridge MM, 56th Battalion, of Belmore, NSW. A wheelwright before enlisting on 20 March 1916, Cpl Burridge embarked from Sydney on HMA
