The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Troops line up at Station Pier prior to leaving Port Melbourne on troopship A40 HMT Ceramic. Troops on the right are lined up waiting to embark, while those on the left are waiting with their kit bags before they are called.
A line of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), walk along the wharf at Kure, Japan, carrying their rifles, packs and kit bags. They have just disembarked the troopship
Troops embarking at Port Melbourne on A40 HMAT Ceramic. The wharf is crowded with soldiers waiting to get on board the troopship.
Troops of the 3rd Battalion sitting on the ground at Mena Camp, ten miles from Cairo, while waiting to depart for Alexandria, where they would embark for the Gallipoli Peninsula. Kit bags are stacked
Men of the 18th Battalion waiting at the wharf to embark on the troopship A40 HMT Ceramic. Men have their kitbags and rifles with them. The building behind them housed the Fitzroy Stevedoring Company
The 7th Field Company, Australian Engineers, at the wharf at Port Melbourne, waiting to embark on the transport A40 'Ceramic' for service overseas.
HMT Orvieto (A3) at the wharf in Port Melbourne. Note the steam engine on the wharf and the men lined up alongside waiting to board. The Pier Guard is on duty in the foreground.
