The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 2171 Private (Pte) Ashleigh Robert Verdon, 34th Battalion, of Singleton, NSW. A tailor prior to enlisting in April 1916, Pte Verdon embarked from Sydney with the 3rd Reinforcements on board HMAT Anchises (A68) on 24 August 1916. After further training in England he arrived in France for service on the Western Front on 21 December 1916. On 1 October 1917, Pte Verdon, a stretcher bearer, was wounded in action by a shell at Zonnebeke, Belgium. He died in the early afternoon at the 17th Casualty Clearing Station. For the work he did that day, Pte Verdon was recommended, by his lieutenant, for the Military Medal but it was not awarded. He was 27 years of age.
Studio portrait of 2459 Private Gordon Mungomery, 45th Battalion of North Manly, NSW. A machinist prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Anchises (A68) on 24 August 1916. He was wou
Group portrait of 3826 Private (Pte) (later Lance Corporal) George Walter (Geordie) Field, 23rd Battalion, of Victoria Valley, near Dunkeld, Vic., (front row, left); and three other unidentified Austr
Studio portrait of 3041 Private (Pte) Albert Erwin, 34th Battalion. A boot maker from Armidale, New South Wales, Pte Erwin embarked from Sydney on HMAT Anchises (A68) on 24 January 1917. He died of wo
Studio portrait of 2073 Private (Pte) Claude Henry Howard, 33rd Battalion, of Portland, NSW. An engine driver prior to enlistment he embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements on board HMAT Achises (A68) on
Studio portrait of 5433 Private (Pte) Edward Pizer, 14th Battalion. A native of London, England, Pte Pizer was a tailor from Geelong, Vic prior to enlistment and embarked with the 17th Reinforcements
Studio portrait of 3419 Private Harry Noel Lea, 53rd (later 17th) Battalion of Cheltenham, NSW. A bank clerk prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Anchises (A68) on 24 January 1917.
