The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Gordon Breen, MM, 23rd Battalion. A blacksmith from Camperdown, VIC, prior to enlistment as a Private (Pte) on 10 March 1915, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Euripides on 8 May 1915 for Gallipoli. The battalion was withdrawn to Egypt in December 1915 and then relocated to the Western Front, France during March 1916. Pte Breen was appointed a Lance Corporal in September 1916 and promoted to Corporal (Cpl) in February 1917. He was wounded in action on 3 March 1917 for which he was repatriated to England for treatment and recuperation before rejoining his battalion in France on 9 May 1917. Cpl Breen was promoted to Lance Sergeant on 14 May 1917 and then to Sergeant (Sgt) on 12 June 197. He was awarded the Military Medal (MM) for his actions at Westhoek on the night of 21 September 1917. Sgt Breen was posted to the Cadet Training Battalion in Oxford, England, on 2 November 1917. On successful completion of the course, he was commissioned on 1 June 1918 with the rank of Second Lieutenant and rejoined his battalion in France on 17 June 1918. 2nd Lt Breen was killed in action near Villers Bretonneux, France, on 4 July 1918. He was aged 25 years.
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial every day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and ot
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Robert Charles Laing MM, 22nd Battalion from Springfield near Romsey, Victoria. A 27 year old farmer prior to enlisting as 844 Private Laing on 8 February 1915, he e
Studio portrait of 4488A Corporal (Cpl) Arthur Edward Henry Bailey of Rappville, NSW. Cpl Bailey enlisted in the AIF in August 1915, and served on the Western Front with the 45th Battalion. He was awa
Studio portrait of 845 Sergeant, later Lieutenant, Norman Leslie Jackson, 29th Battalion, of Port Melbourne, Vic. An accountant prior to enlisting in July 1915, he was promoted to the rank of Sergean
Studio portrait of 2589 Private (Pte) Charles Samuel Curgenven, 32nd Battalion. A labourer from Parkside, South Australia, he embarked with the 5th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 25 March 1916 aboar
Studio portrait of 2416 Corporal (Cpl) John Albert Morgan MM, from Sydney, NSW. A 19 year old ship’s deck hand prior to enlisting on 15 May 1915, he embarked for overseas service as a private with the
Studio portrait of 3724 Corporal (Cpl) Allen Frederick Leschen, 52nd Battalion. A salesman from Norwood, South Australia, prior to enlistment as a Private, he embarked with the 12th Reinforcements of
