The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portrait of NX59612 Private (Pte) George Arthur Dowling, 2/20 Battalion, of Armatree, NSW. Shortly after arriving in Singapore on 18 February 1941, the battalion moved to south-west Malaya for training and in late August deployed to the port of Mersing. By January 1942, 2/20 Battalion was involved in clashes with Japanese forces along the east coast, arriving in Singapore on 21 January to take up a position on the northern flank of the 22nd Brigade's sector on the island's west coast. Following the Japanese invasion of Singapore on the night of 8 February, Pte Dowling was one of many men listed as missing presumed dead on 10 February 1942.
Street portrait of NX27458 Private (Pte) John Allan Cook, 2/20 Battalion, of Bungonia, NSW, standing among family members including his older sister Olive (right) and an unnamed aunt (left). Pte Cook
Studio portrait of NX40307 Private (Pte) Douglas Hume Brotchie, 2/18 Battalion of Gunnedah, NSW; formerly of Glasgow, Scotland. Pte Brotchie enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 19 June 1940. The 2/18th Batt
Portrait of VX60248 Private (Pte) Lancelot James Fitt (alias Robert Dixon), 2/29th Battalion, of South Melbourne, Victoria. Enlisting on 25 July 1941, Pte Fitt's battalion was among those that fought
Studio portrait of NX14552 Private (Pte) Keith Athol Barker, 2/18 Battalion, of Copmanhurst, NSW. Pte Barker enlisted in May 1941. Throughout 1941 the 2/18th Battalion was training and preparing def
Studio portrait of NX53309 Private (Pte) William (Bill) Alfred Scourfield, 2/20 Battalion, of Balmain, NSW. Pte Scourfield was presumed killed in action on 10 February 1942 whilst defending the Malay
Studio portrait of NX45947 Private (Pte) Horatio Thomas Shepherd, 2/20 Battalion, of Gloucester, NSW. A carpenter prior to enlistment, Pte Shepherd enlisted in Newcastle, NSW, and embarked for oversea
