Josiah Barnes collection of First World War negatives and prints
Photograph PB0568 First World War, 1914-1918Troops prior to boarding HMAT Medic (A7). Two of the soldiers are holding Union Jack flags.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Troops prior to boarding HMAT Medic (A7). The soldier in the centre is holding a large flag and a number of other soldiers are holding Union Jacks or Australian flags.
Troops prior to boarding HMAT Medic (A7). Two of the soldiers are holding Union Jack flags.

Members of 118th Howitzer Battery, 4th Divisional Artillery Column (4DAC) wait to board HMAT Aeneas (A60), seen in the left background. A soldier on the right front has a flag resting on his leg with

Unidentified troops prior to boarding HMAT Barunga (A43). A number of soldiers are holding small Australian flags.

Members of the 20th Reinforcements, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, prior to boarding HMAT Borda (A30). Identified: front row, second left: 27584 Driver Alexander Ambrose Bini, of East Brunswick, V

A large group of unidentified troops prior to boarding HMAT Demosthenes (A64). A young soldier (extreme right) has a sprig of wattle in his hat and another (front centre) is holding a small Australia

Troops wearing greatcoats and carrying kitbags prior to boarding HMAT Ceramic (A40). One soldier (centre) is wearing a Union Jack flag in his hat.
