The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portrait of 6766 Private (Pte) Lawrence (Snowy) Atherton, B Section, 8th Field Ambulance, of Sydney, NSW. Pte Atherton enlisted on 18 July 1915, and was awarded the Military Medal on 24 September 1917 for displaying "great courage and devotion to duty and disregard of personal danger" while carrying wounded from Hooge Tunnel to Birk Crossroads. He also went to the assistance of a wounded soldier and "in spite of heavy shelling he brought him back to the Dressing Station and subsequently carried him to the next Post". Pte Atherton returned to Australia on 25 February 1919. (Donor L. Hawkes)
1914-15 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details. 6766 Private Lawrence 'Snowy' Atherton was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, son of Francis and Lily Atherton. He was 19 years old and w
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. 6766 Private Lawrence 'Snowy' Atherton was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, son of Francis and Lily Atherton. He was 1
Military Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details. 6766 Private Lawrence 'Snowy' Atherton was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, son of Francis and Lily Atherton. He was 19 y
Victory Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. 6766 Private Lawrence 'Snowy' Atherton was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, son of Francis and Lily Atherton. He was 19 years old
Military Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details. 6766 Private Lawrence 'Snowy' Atherton was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, son of Francis and Lily Atherton. He was 19 y
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. 6766 Private Lawrence 'Snowy' Atherton was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, son of Francis and Lily Atherton. He was 1
Victory Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. 6766 Private Lawrence 'Snowy' Atherton was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, son of Francis and Lily Atherton. He was 19 years old
Studio portrait of 5351 Private Gilbert Walter Davis, 10th Battalion, of Riverton, SA. A farmer prior to enlistment he embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT Aeneas (A60) on 11 April 1916. Davis was awa
Studio portrait of 15131 Sapper (Spr) Stanley William Canning, 2nd Divisional Signalling Company. A wool classer from Glenroy, Victoria Prior to enlistment, Spr Canning embarked with the 15th Reinforc
Lieutenant A Derham, whose courage and devotion to duty during the first three days of landing when, though three times wounded, he insisted on carrying out his duties as Acting Adjutant, won for him