The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portrait of Captain (Capt) Gordon Levason Curlewis, 16th Battalion from Bunbury, Western Australia. A 29 year old business salesman with previous service in the Militia prior to being appointed a Lieutenant in the AIF on 16 October 1914. He embarked for overseas service as a Lieutenant with D Company, 16th Battalion from Melbourne, Victoria aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 22 December 1914. While serving at Gallipoli, he was promoted to Captain a week before he was killed on 9 May 1915. He is buried in Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. Capt Curlewis had three brothers who also served in the First World War: 6 Corporal Selwyn Lord Curlewis, 16th Battalion was killed in action at Gallipoli on 2 May 1915 [see image H06123]; 1004 Corporal Arthur Grenville Curlewis, 12th Battalion died on 15 August 1915 from wounds received at Gallipoli [see image H06121]; and Lieutenant George Campbell Curlewis, 16th Battalion returned to Australia.
The Last Post Ceremony is 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 in war and oth
Studio portrait of 6 Lance Corporal Selwyn Lord Curlewis, 16th Battalion from Carnarvon, Western Australia. A 27 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 9 September 1914, he was promoted to Corporal (Cp
Portrait of 1004 Corporal (Cpl) Arthur Grenville Curlewis, 12th Battalion from Brockton, Western Australia. A 22 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 17 September 1914, he embarked for overseas servi
Studio portrait of 1302 Private (Pte) Douglas McDonald, 16th Battalion from Fryerstown, Victoria. A 26 year old miner prior to enlisting on 16 September 1914, he embarked for overseas service with H C
Letters from Captain Heming of the 16th Battalion (4 Infantry Brigade) describing the voyage on troopship SS Ceramic (A40) to Egypt in 1914 and subsequent active service at Gallipoli. Also includes a
Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant (2nd Lt) William Buchanan Kerr, 16th Battalion, of Adelaide, SA. An insurance broker prior to enlisting in September 1914, 2nd Lt Kerr embarked from Melbourne on bo
Informal outdoors portrait of 1347 Lieutenant (Lt) Frederick Frank Woods, 16th Battalion. Lt Woods enlisted on 16 September 1914 and embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 22 December 1914.
