The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The graves of 3199 Private (Pte) Leslie Victor Henry Lehmann of Adelaide, SA, killed in action 2 March 1917, and 5308 Pte William Clarence Bennie of Hawker, SA, killed in action 3 March 1917, and 3159 Pte John Gordon Hawkes, enlisted Wallaroo, SA, killed in action 2 March 1917, all of the 27th Battalion. They are buried in Warlencourt New British Cemetery, at the foot of a hill in a fenced enclosure. This image is one of a set of photographs of the original graves of some members of the 27th Battalion. The Battalion funded the purchase of the camera through its adjutant Captain (Capt) Southon for 5541 Pte G R Barrington to photograph the graves. The camera and negatives were then acquired by Major John L Treloar on behalf of the Australian War Museum, reimbursing costs for the camera to Capt Southon.
One of a set of 66 images requested by Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Royden Chalmers. The 27th Battalion history 'The Blue and Brown Diamond' relates that 4210 Henry Matthew Skinner MM and battalion photographer Barrington left Mont-sur-Marchienne on 2 February 1919 to photograph scattered graves of soldiers of the unit. Skinner features in a number of the images photographed by Barrington. Copies were supplied to next of kin and near relations.
The grave of 3134 Private (Pte) Vivian Charles Hanks, 27th Battalion, of Craddock, SA, in Warlencourt British Cemetery, France. Pte Hanks was killed in action 1 March 1917. The grave has been surround
The grave of 2027 Private Ernest George Davison, 27th Battalion, of Sydney, NSW, enlisted Adelaide, SA, killed in action 21 March 1917, in Vaulx Hill British Cemetery. At left is the fenced grave of L
The grave of 6134A Private Michael Joseph Monaghan, 27th Battalion, of West Adelaide, SA, killed in action 22 March 1917, in the Vaulx Hill Cemetery. This image is one of a set of photographs of the o
The battlefield grave of 2404B Private (Pte) Thomas James Evans of Winninowie, SA, and 4227 Pte John Thorpe MM of Port Lincoln, SA, both of the 27th Battalion, killed in action 2 September 1918, in Pe
The grave of Lieutenant (Lt) David Wallace Caldwell, enlisted Semaphore, SA, and Lt Robert Hillman Botten of Adelaide, SA, and Lt Arthur Lucas of Adelaide, SA, all of the 27th Battalion, killed in act
The grave of 4719 Signalman Percy Clifford Gray MM, 27th Battalion, of Payneham, SA, killed in action 24 April 1917, in H A C British Cemetery Ecoust, St Mein. Other graves in the cemetery are unident
