The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portrait of NX169503 Private Norman Leslie Gomm, 2/23rd Infantry Battalion, from Perth, Western Australia. He enlisted in Sydney on 23 April 1943 at the age of nineteen, and underwent training at various units with the 18th Battalion. On 2 October 1943 he embarked aboard the troopship HMAS Katoomba from Townsville and disembarked in Port Moresby on 25 October. After being wounded at Satelberg on 23/24 November, he was reported as having died as a prisoner of war around 30 November 1943. There is a report that he was buried between Locona and Wareo but his remains have not been found and he is commemorated on the Lae Memorial, Papua New Guinea with others who have no known grave. In this image he is shown as a Lance Corporal before he reverted to Private at his own request on 13 November 1943.
Informal group portrait of, left to right, NX169503 Private Norman Leslie Gomm of the 2/23rd Battalion, Dr Charles James Tinsley and NX146928 Captain Leslie Jotham Gomm, father of N L Gomm and chaplai
Studio portrait of 458 Private (Pte) Abia George Neville (served as George Neville), 2nd Australian Machine Gun Company from Norwood, South Australia. A 23 year old share broker prior to enlisting on
Studio portrait of VX75731 Private (Pte) James Lyon, 2/23rd Infantry Battalion of Richmond, Vic. Pte Lyon worked as a hawker and as a fireman prior to enlisting on 16 February 1942. He completed his
Studio portrait of 458 Private (Pte) Abia George Neville (served as George Neville), 2nd Australian Machine Gun Company from Norwood, South Australia. A 23 year old share broker prior to enlisting on
Outdoor portrait of NX25965 Private William Leslie Ashford RoH, 2/18 Battalion. Caption on verso reads 'NX25965 Pte Ashford. W.L. D. Coy. 2/18 Bn. Australian Imperial Forces abroad' Ashford, who pre
Studio portrait of 1003 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Edward Yates, 42nd Battalion (the Corporal stripes on his uniform indicate that he may have temporarily been promoted to the rank of Corporal). An engine
