The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
"The 5th of the 41st boys off to the Front (Nov 17th 1916)". Members of the 5th Reinforcements, 41st Battalion pass a small number of spectators during their embarkation march to board HMAT Kyarra (A55) at Brisbane. The 41st Battalion was formed at Bell's Paddock Camp in Brisbane in February 1916. This photograph relates to the service of 2690 Private Jacob James Grisinger who embarked with these reinforcements. With the rank of Lance Sergeant he was killed in action in France on 27 August 1918, aged 23.
Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge.
Studio portrait of 2608 Private (Pte) Frederick William Harold Lingard, 41st Battalion, of Palmwood, Qld. Pte Lingard was a farmer prior to enlistment on 24 October 1916. He embarked on HMAT Kyarra (
Studio portrait of 2565 Private (Pte) Leonard Hilton, 42nd Battalion, of Eton, Qld; formerly of Oldham, England. A labourer prior to enlisting in April 1916, Pte Hilton embarked from Brisbane with th
Studio portrait of 3515 Private (Pte) Alec Gordon Fox, 25th Battalion, of Sandgate, Qld. A student prior to enlisting in August 1915, Pte Fox embarked from Brisbane with the 8th Reinforcements aboard
Studio portrait of 1877 Private (Pte) (Shoeing Smith) William John Biddle, 25 Brigade Field Artillery, of Warwick Qld. Formerly a labourer, Pte Biddle enlisted on 2 August 1915 and as part of the 5th
Studio portrait of 2588 Private (Pte) George Isbister, 5 Platoon, B Company, 41st Battalion from Lower Burdekin, Queensland. A 19 year old engineer’s apprentice at the Pleystowe Sugar Mill, Mackay, Qu
