The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of NX20000 Private (Pte) Rowallan George (Roy) MacDonald. 2/20th Battalion. He was born in Scotland and emigrated to Australia with two of his brothers, following another brother who emigrated to Australia after serving with the 1st AIF and being allocated a soldier settlement land grant at Mandagery. He enlisted at Paddington, NSW on 4 June 1940 with his brother Alec, who was killed in action in Syria on 23 June 1941, aged 41. Pte Roy MacDonald was a prisoner of war (POW) of the Japanese and died at Hellfire Pass on the Burma Thai Railway on 4 November 1943, aged 39.
Informal portrait of NX27917 Private (Pte) Alexander Harper (Alec) MacDonald, 2/33rd Battalion. He was born in Banffshire, Scotland, and emigrated to Australia with two of his brothers, following anot
Queen's South Africa Medal with the bars 'WITTEBERGEN', 'DIAMOND HILL', 'JOHANNESBURG', 'DREIFONTEIN', 'PAARDEBERG' and 'RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY'. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. Awarde
Studio portrait of WX5626, Private Charles Mitchell Watson Smith, 2/16 Battalion, of Kojonup, WA, (originally of Aberdeen, Scotland). Pte Smith enlisted at Northam, WA, on 22 June 1940 and served in S
Studio portrait of 3075 Private (Pte) John Macdonald Grant, 3rd Battalion, of Woodford Leigh, NSW. A farmer prior to enlisting on 27 August 1915, Pte Grant embarked from Sydney, NSW, aboard HMAT Suevi
Studio portrait of 6273 Private (Pte) Charles Stanley Groth, 20th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion, of Horsham, Vic. A farmer prior to enlisting on 20 June 1916, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Eu
Studio portrait of 339 Private (Pte) Roy Stuart Salter, 5th Battalion, of Windsor, Vic. He was a hairdresser prior to enlisting in August 1914. Pte Roy Salter and his two brothers, also of the 5th
