The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1944-05-21. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Leading Seaman Edward Gardner of the UK and MV Sarmiento; Chief Petty Officer Patrick Guinam OBE of NSW; Leading Seaman Alex (Jock) Hay of the UK and MV Sarmiento. They were guests of Mr and Mrs Tom Rose who on a regular basis, often three times a week, entertained many servicemen who were visiting Melbourne between 1940 and 1948. They would collect the men, often in groups of three, and drive them to the Dandenongs, hotels or theatres in the city, their home in Malvern or Flemington racecourse where the men would be their guests for the day. Often they would take photographs of the men and send a print to them afterwards. (Original print housed in AWM Archive Store and related material held in AWM Private Records)
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1944-05-14. Informal portrait of three British servicemen, left to right: Able Seaman Edward (Ted) Merry of Liverpool, UK; Able Seaman Denver (Den) Reid of London, UK; Leading T
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1943-05-02. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Able Seaman Ian Birrell of Ryde, NSW and HMAS Quiberon; Leading Seaman Lawrence Quinlan of the UK; Able
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1944-07-16. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Stoker John McAllister of Gilgandra, NSW; Leading Seaman George Stokes of the UK; Radar Operator George
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1943-02-14. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Leading Seaman/Wireless Mechanic Norman Dix; Leading Seaman/Wireless Mechanic John Wallers; Leading Seam
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1944-06-18. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Leading Seaman Russell Pettigrew; Able Seaman Alfred Gregory; Able Seaman Norman Robertson, all of NZ. T
Dandenong Ranges, Vic. 1944-08-13. Informal portrait of three Allied servicemen, left to right: Able Seaman Denver Reid of the UK; Ordinary Coder Pat O'Donoghue of NSW and HMAS Napier; Leading Telegra
