The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Informal portrait of two Australian soldiers, Corporal Rayment and Private Glew in the backyard of 65 Cranhurst Road, Cricklewood, England, the home of Mr A T Sharp. 3 Corporal (Cpl) George Leslie (Les) Rayment, 5th Battalion, enlisted on 16 November 1914 and returned to Australia on 22 March 1917; later as Sergeant Rayment of the 3rd Light Horse Regiment he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) in September 1918. 1451 Private (Pte) Elmer Glew, 8th Battalion, enlisted on 3 December 1914; he received a gunshot wound to the right eye on 25 April 1915 at Gallipoli and subsequently lost the sight in his other eye, returning to Australia on 14 January 1917. From the collection of Mr Alfred Thomas Sharp. Mr Sharp was the Commonwealth Immigration Officer of Victoria and was based in the London Office during the First World War. He and his wife hosted and visited many soldiers, particularly those from Victoria, who were recuperating in London. He also photographed many Australian graves in English cemeteries. His photograph collection relating to this period in London was bequeathed to the Memorial in 1922 after his death. During his time in London he was a member of the British Volunteer Regiment, serving with the Willesden Battalion, Middlesex Volunteer Regiment.
1451 Private (Pte) Elmer Glew of the 8th Battalion by a lake in Regents Park. Pte Glew enlisted on 3 December 1914; he received a gunshot wound to the right eye on 25 April 1915 at Gallipoli and subs
Captain (Capt) William Roy Hodgson, Croix de Guerre, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, of Colac, Vic, and 1451 Private (Pte) Elmer Glew, 8th Battalion, with a nursing sister in the grounds of 3rd London G
A reunion at 65 Cranhurst Road, Cricklewood, London, the home of Mr A T Sharp between Warrant Officer Benjamin Walter Gray, 3rd Division Headquarters and 3 Corporal (Cpl) George Leslie Rayment, 5th Ba
Portrait of 1120 Private (Pte) Horace Edgar Brownhill, 31st Battalion, of Geelong, Vic and Mr A T Sharp outside 65 Cranhurst Road, Cricklewood, London. Pte Brownhill enlisted 12 July 1915 and return
Portrait of 3001 Sapper John Thomas Dadsey, 5th Field Company Engineers and 2823 Private Allan William Frier from Geelong, Vic, 14th Battalion outside 65 Cranhurst Road, Cricklewood, London, the home
Portrait of 5195 Corporal (Cpl) Norman Edward Sharp MM, of the 56th Battalion. Cpl Sharp enlisted on 18 January 1916 and returned to Australia on 2 June 1919. Cpl Sharp was awarded the Military Meda
