The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 2955 Private (Pte) Harry Alexander Aberdeen, 47th Battalion from Brisbane, Queensland. A 21 year old carpenter with previous service in the 8th Militia Battalion prior to enlisting on 24 September 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 7th Reinforcements from Brisbane on 27 October 1916 aboard HMAT Marathon (A74). Following further training in England, he served with the battalion in France and then in Belgium where he was wounded in action at Messines. Pte Aberdeen died of his wounds on 10 June 1917 and is buried in the Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France.
Studio portrait of 982 Corporal Clifford Limen Wallis, 33rd Battalion, of Moree, NSW. Prior to enlistment on 30 December 1915, Corporal Wallis worked as a carpenter. He embarked with the 33rd Battal
Studio portrait of 6171 Private (Pte) John Quinlan, 25th Battalion from Toowoomba, Queensland. A 41 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 14 August 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 17th Reinf
Collection of letters (handwritten copies) from 2955 Private Harry Alexander Aberdeen, serving with 47 Battalion, France, 1916-1917 to his mother in Australia. Letters detail the voyage to England vi
Studio portrait of 1065 Sergeant Claude William Beck, 35th Battalion, of Teralba, New South Wales. Son of James and Minerva Beck. A carpenter prior to enlisting he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT
Studio portrait of 2277 Private Leslie Albert Bale, 35th Battalion of Granville, NSW. A wood turner prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Borda (A30) on 17 October 1916. He was
Studio portrait of 1910 Pte Edwin Rupert Stalling, 33rd Battalion, of Tenterfield, NSW, son of Frederick Augustus and Elizabeth Anne Stalling, brother of 184 Pte Robert John Stallling (RTA) and 185 Pt
