The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant (2 Lt) Harry Heywood Coombe, 10th Battalion. A mechanical engineer from Goodwood, SA, 2 Lt Coombe originally enlisted and was taken on strength of the 10th Battalion in December 1915, and on 1 October 1916 received his officer's commission. On 28 February 1918, 2 Lt Coombe embarked from Melbourne for service overseas on HMAT Nestor. 2 Lt Coombe was killed in action near Corbie, France, on 23 August 1918; he was 37 years old.
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) George William Twigden, 4th Field Company Engineers (FCE) from Manly, NSW. A 34 year old mechanical engineer prior to enlisting on 9 December 1915, he embarked for o
Studio portrait of 1799 Private (Pte) Harry Gyer, 2nd Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion, of Melbourne, Vic (originally of Lower Edmonton, London, England). Pte Gyer enlisted on 20 May 1915 and embarked f
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth
Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant (2 Lt) Meldrum Boyd Dobie, 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion, of Melbourne Vic. An electrical engineer prior to enlistment, 2 Lt Dobie originally embarked as a Sapper
Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant (2 Lt) Victor Gillard Dridan, 10th Battalion, of Mitcham, SA. A clerk prior to enlistment 2 Lt Dridan embarked with the 11th Reinforcements from Adelaide on HMAT Bena
Studio portrait of 3689 Private (Pte) George Russell Hambidge. A law student from Grange, SA prior to enlistment, Pte Hambidge was a prolific writer of prose and verse and originally served as a Drive
