The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 3932 Private (Pte) Frank Joseph John South, 8th Battalion, of Abbotsford, Vic. A bootmaker prior to enlisting in July 1915, he embarked from Adelaide with the 12th Reinforcements on board HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 23 November 1915. The 8th Battalion arrived in Egypt in January 1916 and in April Pte South was transferred to the 59th Battalion. The unit arrived in France for service on the Western Front on 29 June 1916. Pte South was killed in action on 19 July 1916 at Fleurbaix, France, during the Battle of Fromelles. He was 25 years of age. Pte South's brother 1427 Pte Arthur Desborough South, 6th Battalion, was killed in action at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, on 7 August 1915. A cousin of the South brothers, 4748 Pte Percy Colston Caines, 59 Battalion was also killed at Fromelles on 19 July 1916.
Studio portrait of 4748 Private (Pte) Percy Colston Horatio Caines, 59th battalion from Brighton North, Victoria. A 21-year-old ship’s fireman prior to enlisting on 8 November 1915, he embarked for ov
Studio portrait of 2300 Private (Pte) Arthur Desborough South, 6th Battalion, of Abbotsford, Vic. A boiler maker prior to enlisting in November 1914, Pte South embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements fr
Studio portrait of 4748 Private (Pte) Percy Colston Horatio Caines, 59th battalion from Brighton North, Victoria. A 21-year-old ship’s fireman prior to enlisting on 8 November 1915, he embarked for ov
Studio portrait of 2643 Private (Pte) Alfred John McEwan, 8th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion, of North Gippsland, Vic. Pte McEwan enlisted on 19 May 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard SS Makarini
Studio portrait of 4816 Private (Pte) David Hunter. Pte Hunter was born in the County of Northumberland, England, but enlisted at Casula in New South Wales on 19 November 1915 at the age of 18 years.
Studio portrait of 219 Private (Pte) Michael Lynch, 24th Battalion, of Brunswick, Vic. Pte Lynch enlisted on 18 March 1915 and was killed in action on 19 July 1916 at Fromelles in France while serving
Studio portrait of 3531A Private (Pte) Allan Dow Heggie 21st Battalion of Carlton, Vic. A warehouseman prior to enlistment, Pte Heggie embarked with the 21st Battalion on board HMAT Demosthenes (A64)
