The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
584 Sergeant (Sgt) Thomas Fairley Baird, 13th Australian Light Horse and Sergeant (Sgt) McKenzie, 15th Battalion, outside Victoria House with a lady selling roses on Alexandra Day. Sgt Baird enlisted on 30 January 1915 and returned to Australia on 27 September 1919. He also played ten games for the St Kilda Football Club in 1910. Unable to further identify Sgt McKenzie. Alexandra Day was a day named after Queen Alexandra, then President of the British Red Cross, where funds were raised by the selling of flowers. This was a demonstration of respect and affection for Queen Alexandra, to whom the proceeds of the collection were given for distribution amoung charities at her discretion. 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.
Portrait of 584 Sergeant (Sgt) Thomas Fairley Baird, 13th Australian Light Horse, standing in front of an Inland Revenue Booth. Sgt Baird enlisted on 30 January 1915 and returned to Australia on 27 S
Queen Alexandra arriving at the Hyde Park Saluting Base during a League of the Empire demonstration. From the collection of Mr Alfred Thomas Sharp. Mr Sharp was the Commonwealth Immigration Officer of
Portrait of Sergeant (Sgt) N C White, 7th Battalion, on the roof of Australia House, London. Unable to further identify Sgt White. From the collection of Mr Alfred Thomas Sharp. Mr Sharp was the Comm
Mrs Amos and Mr A T Sharp visit graves at Kensal Green Cemetery on Anzac Day. From the collection of Mr Alfred Thomas Sharp. Mr Sharp was the Commonwealth Immigration Officer of Victoria and was based
Mr and Mrs A T Sharp visit graves at Kensal Green Cemetery on Anzac Day. From the collection of Mr Alfred Thomas Sharp. Mr Sharp was the Commonwealth Immigration Officer of Victoria and was based in t
Informal portrait of Mrs Sharp and 5440 Sergeant (Sgt) Theodore W Burgess-Kilch, 17th Battalion, at a gateway near Hendon Church, London. Sgt Burgess-Kilch enlisted on 18 October 1915 and returned to