The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Troops gather for the sale of officers' clothes and belongings. The officers were killed at the battle of Romani and money raised was generally sent home to bereaved families. One of a series of images relating to the service of Lieutenant Fred Harold Tomlins, 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment. Signaller Tomlins embarked on 20 October 1914 from Sydney, NSW, aboard HMAT Star of Victoria (A16). In May 1916 Tomlins was promoted to Signalling Sergeant, then Lieutenant (Lt) in October 1917. Lt Tomlins returned to Australia in November 1918 on 1914 Leave (granted to servicemen and women who had enlisted in 1914 and were eligible for early return to Australia).
A train of camels loaded with bales of wool standing on a rocky, treeless plain. several tin buildings and other camel trains can be seen in the background. Note on reverse of photograph reads "Transp
NSW. c. 1908. A shearer riding a bicycle with his belongings attached to the handle-bars. Probably taken in the something region. Published in "On the Wool Track" in 1910 with caption "A shearer trave
A view of Romani. One of a series of images relating to the service of Lieutenant Fred Harold Tomlins, 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment. Signaller Tomlins embarked on 20 October 1914 from Sydney, N
Equipment form a Turkish field ambulance captured during the Battle of Romani, now in use by Allied forces. One of a series of images relating to the service of Lieutenant Fred Harold Tomlins, 1st Aus
A grave of an officer of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, possibly Lieutenant Percy Severn Woodyatt, killed during the Battle of Romani on 4 August 1916. One of a series of images relating to the service
Turkish Headquarters building. One of a series of images relating to the service of Lieutenant Fred Harold Tomlins, 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment. Signaller Tomlins embarked on 20 October 1914 f
Prickly pear. One of a series of images relating to the service of Lieutenant Fred Harold Tomlins, 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment. Signaller Tomlins embarked on 20 October 1914 from Sydney, NSW,
A football match near Richon, Palestine. One of a series of images relating to the service of Lieutenant Fred Harold Tomlins, 1st Australian light Horse Regiment. Signaller Tomlins embarked on 20 Octo
