The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Informal portrait of 355 Private (Pte) William Edward (Billy) Sing DCM, 5th Light Horse Regiment. He is smoking a pipe and standing with his hands in his pockets. Pte Sing was born in Clermont, Qld, in 1886. His father was Chinese and his mother was from England. A horse-driver of Proserpine, Qld before enlisting on 26 October 1914, he embarked from Sydney with A Squadron on 20 December 1914. He became renowned on Gallipoli for his abilities as a sniper, shooting a confirmed 150 Turkish soldiers, and probably as many as 201, from a position at Chatham's Post. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for "conspicuous gallantry from May to Sept 1915 at Anzac as a sniper. His courage and skill were most marked and he was responsible for a very large number of casualties among the enemy, no risk being too great for him to take." On 5 January 1917, he was taken on strength of the 31st Battalion, with regimental number 355A. He received gunshot wounds twice while serving in France and Belgium, and was awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre in early 1918. On 21 July 1918, he embarked for Australia, where he was discharged on medical grounds.
Portrait of 355A Private William Edward (Billy) Sing DCM, 31st Battalion, of Clermont, Qld, who enlisted on 26 October 1914 and returned to Australia on 21 July 1918. While serving with the 5th Light
Fifteen carat gold medallion in the shape of a cross surrounded by thistles and surmounted by a crown. In the centre of the medallion is a shield engraved with a sniper. The reverse is engraved with
Manuscript titled `The ANZAC Murderer', a biography of Private William (Billy) Edward Sing DCM (b.1886, d.1943), 5 Light Horse Regiment and 31 Battalion AIF. Discusses Sing's background, role as a sni
Trooper (Tpr) William Edward Sing DCM of the 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment (left), seated at his sniping position, which was built on top of the parapet of the front line trench, and 150 yards f
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Patrick Francis Ryan, 2nd Battalion, of Smythesdale, Vic. A station hand prior to enlisting on 18 September 1914, he first served as a corporal (regimenta
The original grave of 359 Trooper (Tpr) Edward Thomas Reynolds, 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment. A miner from Charters Towers, Qld Tpr Reynolds was also a champion boxer prior to enlistment and em
