The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 991 Pte Albert Edward Hoye, A Flight, No 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. Born in Denton, England, Hoye was employed as a coppersmith in Richmond, Victoria when he enlisted at age 37 on 4 January 1917. He embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Omrah on 17 January 1917. He served with the 71st Squadron AFC at Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, and was promoted to Air Mechanic 1st Class in August 1917. He
transferred to No. 4 Squadron in France in December 1917 and served the remainder of the war in France. He was admitted to hospital in April 1919 with arsenic poisoning, an occupational-hazard of his trade at the time, and returned to Australian on 6 May 1919. See also P08989.002.
Brass 18 pounder shellcase base which has been worked to produce an officer's cap with integral brim with a rolled rim. A Unitied States copper uniform button has been soldered to the peak, with a chi
Brass rosebowl made from a German artillery shell case. The case retains its circular base, impressed with the following: 'DEZ 1916 st HL 35 HL 6'. The case has been worked to produce a rolled lip and
Circular turned wooden stand, the design wider at the base than at the top, ascending in a series of reducing beadings. A separate circular stand, fitted to accept the base of the rosebowl, is screwed
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Eric Benjamin Nelson, 4th Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. A telephone engineer from North Sydney, NSW prior to enlistment, Lt Nelson embarked with the rank of Sec
Postcards relating to the First World War service of 942 Air Mechanic 2nd Class (2AM) Frederick Ewart Ryder, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. This collection consists of 58 postcards sent by 2
The pallbearers carry the coffin from the church at the funeral of 941 Corporal Clifford Newton Ryder of No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), who died of accidental injuries on 10 April 1917
