The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of Private (Pte) George Cartwright VC, 33rd Battalion. Pte Cartwright was awarded the Victoria Cross for "most conspicuous bravery" on 31 August 1918 at Road Wood, France. Pte Cartwright attacked an enemy machine gun that had held up two Allied companies. He shot three of the team, bombed the post and captured the gun and nine prisoners. He was sounded in September 1918 and was hospitalised, returning to Australia in March 1919 where he was discharged on 1 July, later serving in the Citizen Military Forces. Note he has three wound stripes on his left sleeve.
Informal outdoors portrait of Private (Pte) George Cartwright VC, 33rd Battalion. Pte Cartwright was awarded the Victoria Cross for "most conspicuous bravery" on 31 August 1918 at Road Wood, France. P
Studio portrait of 726 Private George Cartwright, VC. A native of the South Kensington district of London, England, Cartwright emigrated to Australia and he was working as a labourer when he enlisted
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Albert Chalmers Borella VC MM, 26 Battalion. Lt Borella was awarded the Victoria Cross for "most conspicuous bravery in attack" on 17 - 18 July 1918 at Villers Breto
Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Edgar Thomas Towner, VC, MC, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion. Lt Towner was awarded the Victoria Cross for "most conspicuous bravery, initiative and devotion to duty" on 1 Septem
Hand-coloured studio portrait of an Aboriginal serviceman, 792 Private (Pte) William Allan (Bill) Irwin, of Coonabarabran, NSW. Bill Irwin was 37 and gave his occupation as shearer when he enlisted i
German Maxim MG08 Heavy Machine Gun and Sledge Mount. This gun was captured on 31 August 1918 at Bouchavesnes, France by Private George Cartwright, 33rd Infantry Battalion, AIF. The citation for the
