The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portrait of 4128 Private (Pte) James William Harrington, of Maylands, Western Australia. He was a 20 year old farm hand serving in the militia prior to enlisting on 4 February 1916 and he embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia with the 10th Reinforcements of the 28th Battalion aboard HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 1 April 1916. A month after disembarking in Egypt, he sailed to France where he joined the 28th Battalion serving on the Western Front. Pte Harrington was killed in action at Pozieres on 29 July 1916 and is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France with others who have no known grave.
[See also image P03483.023 which is a portrait of Pte Harrington and 4125 Pte Edward Chichele Giles who served together in the militia before enlisting together and sailing from Perth in the same transport ship. Both were killed in action at Pozieres on 29 July 1916.]
Portrait of 4125 Private (Pte) Edward Chichele Giles (left), of Queens Park, WA, and 4128 Pte James William Harrington, of Maylands, WA. Privates Giles and Harrington served together in a militia unit
Pre-enlistment studio portrait of 1141 Private (Pte) William Leslie Stuart Mill, 28th Battalion, of Perth, WA. A saw maker and repairer prior to enlisting in May 1915, Pte Mill embarked from Fremantl
Studio portrait of 6854 Private (Pte) George Sylvester Lynall, 28th Battalion from Boulder City, Western Australia. A 31 year old electro-plater prior to enlisting on 13 February 1917, he embarked for
Studio portrait of 2418 Private (Pte) Irven McInnes, 28th Battalion, of Perth, WA. A farmer prior to enlisting in July 1915, Pte McInnes embarked from Fremantle with the 5th Reinforcements on aboard
Studio portrait of 4069 Private (Pte) Arthur Henry Jeffery, 32nd Battalion. A farm hand from Maylands, Western Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 10th Reinforcements from Fremantle
Informal portrait of members of the 28th Battalion in the tent lines in Egypt. Standing, far left, is 1141 Private (Pte) William Leslie Stuart Mill of Perth, WA. The other soldiers are unidentified.
