The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Joseph Rupert Balfe of Brunswick, Victoria. At the outbreak of war he was a medical student at Melbourne University (MU) and had served four years with the MU Rifles rising to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. He applied for and was granted a commission in the 6th Battalion AIF on 24 August 1914 and embarked at Melbourne on HMAT Hororata on 19 October 1914. Lt Balfe was killed by a shell burst shortly after landing at Gallipoli in the early morning of 25 April 1915 and was buried at Shrapnel Gully. He was 25 years of age.
Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge.
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Joseph Rupert Balfe, 6th Battalion. A medical student of Brunswick, Victoria, prior to enlistment, he embarked as a Second Lieutenant with A Company aboard HMAT Horo
The Last Post Ceremony 1 January 2014, presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives i
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Joseph Rupert Balfe, 6th Battalion. A medical student of Brunswick, Victoria, prior to enlistment, he embarked as a Second Lieutenant with A Company aboard HMAT Horo
Portrait of 61 Private (Pte) Stirling Ferguson Barnett of Northcote,. Victoria. Pte Barnett was a carpenter prior to enlistment in the 6th Battalion on 22 August 1914. He embarked at Melbourne on HM
Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge.
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Joseph Rupert Balfe, 6 Australian Infantry Battalion, at sea and Cairo, 1914 - 1915. Wallet 1 of 2 contains 20 letters written from Li
Informal outdoor portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Roland MacDonald Young, 6th Battalion, of St Kilda, Vic. A tea expert prior to enlisting in August 1914, Lt Young embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT H
Group portrait of officers of A Company, 6th Battalion. Identified, left to right, back row: Lieutenant (Lt) Roland Macdonald Young, killed at the landing on Gallipoli on 25 April 1915; Lt Joseph Garn
