The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
“Melbourne - Waving farewell to AIF Advance Party.” (Original official Department of Information caption).
Women and children on the wharf wave farewell to friends and family on the departing troop transport ship Strathallan carrying the Advance Party of the 6th Division AIF to service overseas.
Curator's Note: Many families have felt an affinity with this image and over time multiple conflicting identifications have been suggested for these women and children. They will remain unidentified in this caption as the image is a rear view and there is no compelling supportive evidence to confirm identifications.
This image is a British Admiralty official photograph which is held at G00408 and H10324. “In an Australian trench at Anzac showing a man using a periscope rifle, while a comrade ‘spots’ for him throu
This image is a British Admiralty official photograph which is held at G00408 and H10324. “In an Australian trench at Anzac showing a man using a periscope rifle, while a comrade ‘spots’ for him throu
Soldiers and civilian women, family and friends line the rails during embarkation before departure of the troop transport Strathallan carrying the Advance Party of the 6th Division AIF for service ove
Men in the Fire Brigade Band playing to farewell troops of the Advance Party of the 6th Division AIF as their train takes them from the Showgrounds Station to participate in a march through Melbourne
Members of the New Zealand Army marching along quayside prior to embarkation on the troop transport Strathallan to accompany the Advance Party of the 6th Division AIF overseas.
Senior officers and friends on the deck of the troop transport Strathallan during the embarkation of the Advance Party of the 6th Division AIF for overseas service.
