The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of brothers 2562 Private (Pte) John (Jack) Adams (seated) and 2563 Pte George Raphael Burnard Adams, both 20th Battalion, of Tumbarumba, NSW. John, a labourer, and George, a butcher, enlisted together on 5 August 1915, and embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Sydney onboard HMAT Euripides (A14) on 2 November. They arrived in France for service on the Western Front on 25 March 1916. The brothers took part in the Battle of Pozieres and Pte John Adams was killed in action on 26 July 1916, aged 23 years. Pte George Adams was awarded the Military Medal (MM) on 16 August 1916 for "conspicuous and continued bravery" at Pozieres. He was promoted to the rank of Corporal (Cpl) on 1 December 1916 and Sergeant (Sgt) on 7 July 1918. On 8 July 1918 he was wounded in action in France. Pte George Adams MM returned to Australia on 9 December 1918.
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 4260 Private (Pte) John Archibald Duncan McColl, 7th Battalion, of Tatura, Vic. A butcher before enlisting in July 1915, Pte McColl left Australia in December 1915 with the 17th Rei
Studio portrait of 1159 Private (Pte) George Beamish Swanton, 24th Battalion, of Werribee, Vic. Pte Swanton enlisted on 28 April 1915 and embarked on board HMAT Euripides on 8 May 1915. He died of wou
Studio portrait of 1159 Private (Pte) George Beamish Swanton, Australian 24th Battalion, of Werribee, Victoria, with his wife Nellie and young baby, Joan Helen. Pte Swanton enlisted on 28 April 1915 a
Studio portrait of 4431 Private (Pte) James Benjamin Barrett, 14th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, of West Brunswick, Vic, aged 20 years. Pte Barrett enlisted on 8 September 1915 and embarked from Melb
Studio portrait probably of 2433 Private (Pte) Harold Philip, 5th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion, of Kensington, Vic (right), and probably 2562 Pte William Bernard Beirne, 8th Reinforcements, 6th Batt
Portrait of 78 Private (Pte) Arthur James Adams, 13th Field Ambulance. A carpenter, originally from Wolverhampton, England, Pte Adams was killed in action at Pozieres, France, on 9 August 1916. He w
