The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Port Said, Egypt. 1915-12. Reinforcement troops of 5th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF), disembarking from the White Star Liner SS Ceramic, requisitioned as troop transport ship A40 during World War 1. The men are crowded aboard three barges being towed by a tug. Other tenders are around the barges. A group of officers are standing at the top of the boarding ladder. The officer at left is Lieutenant Grenado Walter Foreman. Lt Foreman transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, (RFC) on 22 October 1916. He was killed in action in France on 14 July 1917.
Port Said. 1915-12-18. Elevated view from an upper deck of small boats and tenders ferrying troops of 5th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF), to shore from the White Star liner SS Ceramic, req
A White Star liner, possibly SS Ceramic, requisitioned by the Australian government as troop transport A40 during the First World War.
At sea. 1915-11-30. On board the White Star liner SS Ceramic, requisitioned as troop transport A40 during World War 1. Men of the 5th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF), relaxing on deck durin
At sea. 1915-11-30?. On board the White Star liner SS Ceramic, requisitioned as troop transport no. A40 during World War 1. Men of the 5th Battalion, 12th Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force (AI
Tel-El-Kebir, Egypt. 1916-04-15. The tent of Lieutenant (Lt) Granado Walter Foreman at the base camp of the 5th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Lt Foreman, wearing a pith helmet, is seen l
Patients boarding the hospital ship SS Niagara. This ship was requisitioned from the Anglo American Nile Company and was used to transport patients to hospital from Kantara to Port Said by way of the
