The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Melbourne, Vic. c. 1902. Studio portrait of Private Alfred Lewington, born 4 August 1872 in Yarrawonga, Vic, died 4 November 1957 in Narrandera, NSW. During the Boer War Lewington joined the Cape Colony Cyclist Corps, an irregular unit raised in South Africa. He is wearing standard khaki drill summer uniform of the British and Australian forces. The plume in his hat is an ostrich feather, and the sword is just a prop. He was presented with a watch fob by officers of the Corps 'for his invaluable scouting and shooting'. The fob is in the collection of the Australian War Memorial. (Donor L Clifford)
Nine carat gold watch fob showing crown, crossed rifles, thistle, shamrocks and rose over a shield. Engraved obverse 'PRESENTED TO PRIVATE A. LEWINGTON. by the Officers C.C.C.C. for his invaluable SCO
1957-04-04. CADET MIDSHIPMAN SELBY OF NEWCASTLE, NSW, AND CADET MIDSHIPMAN VARLEY OF CAMPERDOWN, VIC, BEING INSTRUCTED IN "SHOOTING THE SUN" WITH A SEXTANT BY LIEUTENANT COMMANDER BENNETT ON BOARD THE
Darwin, NT. 1944-06-24. Repairs being carried out to the hull of a Catalina aircraft of No. 43 Squadron RAAF by fitters, armourers and riggers. Left to right: Leading Aircraftman (LAC) G. R. Clark of
Outdoor group portrait of nine New Zealand members of an Anzac Cyclist Battalion, possibly the 2nd Anzac Corps Cyclist Battalion. Attached to the bayonet of the man fourth from left in the back row ar
Portrait of two members of the 1st ANZAC Corps Cyclist Battalion. Identified on the right is 402 Private Carl James Dettmann. A blacksmith from Kyneton in Victoria, Dettmann embarked with the 4th Ligh
Sister R F Cox of Horsham, VIC, admires the new daughter of Mrs J W Callander. Mrs Callander prior to her marriage to Captain Callander of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), was
