The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 2979 Private (Pte) Gerald Tehan, 23rd Battalion, of Dixie, Vic. A dairyman prior to enlisting in May 1916, Pte Tehan embarked from Melbourne with the 2nd Pioneer Battlaion, 6th Reinforcements, on board HMAT Port Lincoln (A17) on 20 October 1916. He was transferred ot the 23rd Battalion in England on 12 July 1917 and arrived in France for service on the Western Front on 31 July 1917. Pte Tehan was killed in action at Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium, on 7 November 1917. He was 20 years of age. Three of Pte Tehan's eight brothers also enlisted: 2427 Corporal Jack Tehan, who was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, 254 Sergeant Thomas Tehan and 3265 Pte William Tehan. All returned to Australia in 1919.
Studio portrait of 2427 Private (Pte) Jack Tehan (left), 8th Battalion, of Dixie, Vic, and an unidentified soldier. A farmer prior to enlisting in May 1915, Pte Tehan embarked from Melbourne with th
Studio portrait of 2329 Private (Pte) Gustav Arnold Liersch, 39th Battalion, of Warracknabeal, Victoria. A farmer prior to enlistment on 18 July 1916, Pte Liersch embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT
Studio portrait of 1775 Private (Pte) Roderick Campbell, 60th Battalion, of Warrnambool, Vic. A dairyman before enlisting on 27 July 1915, Pte Campbell embarked on HMAT Port Lincoln with the 2nd Reinf
Studio portrait of 3601 Private (Pte) William Hercules Woods, 4th Battalion, of Clarence River, NSW. A farmer prior to enlistment in June 1915, Pte Woods embarked on board HMAT Port Lincoln (A17) on
Studio portrait of 2325 Private Raymond Aubrey Gardiner, 38th Battalion of Coburg, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Port Lincoln (A17) on 20 Octob
Studio portrait of 2316 Private (Pte) Norman Ferguson, 37th Battalion, of Bobinawarrah, Vic. A farmer prior to enlistment in June 1916, he embarked on board HMAT Port Lincoln (A17) on 20 October 1916
