The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portrait of Corporal (Cpl) Leslie Thomas Keep MM, 5th Field Company Engineers from St Kilda, Victoria. A 25 year old surveyor prior to enlisting on 31 July 1915, he embarked for overseas as a Sapper from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 24 November 1915. After disembarking in Egypt, he later proceeded to France in March 1916. Sapper Keep was awarded a Military Medal (MM) for bravery on 24/25 July 1916 north of Pozieres. He and two other sappers with an officer went out to reconnoiter the ground and remained as markers at certain points in “No Man’s Land” so that the company could be led to their work. They were out in the open under heavy shell fire and occasional bursts of machine gun fire. After being promoted to Lance Corporal on 30 August 1916, he was later promoted to Corporal on 15 March 1917. Cpl Keep was wounded in action on 23 July 1918 and evacuated to England for medical treatment and then was returned to Australia where he was discharged medically unfit for further service on 12 December 1917.
Studio portrait of VX31619 Sapper (Spr) Eric Joseph Thorpe, 2/1st Topographical Survey Company, Royal Australian Engineers. Before enlisting Spr Thorpe was an articled pupil surveyor from Melbourne, V
Studio portrait of Corporal William Whitley Gocher, 13th Battalion, of Newtown, NSW. In December 1915 he was promoted to Corporal and in March 1916 he transferred to the 45th Battalion. He was promot
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 2242 Corporal (Cpl) Charles William Wallis MM, 9th Battalion, of Charters Towers, Qld. A mill hand prior to enlisting in August 1915, Charles Wallis embarked from Brisbane with the
Portrait of 3991 Corporal (Cpl) Thomas Halloran MM, 2nd Battalion from Katoomba, NSW. A 44 year old gardener prior to enlisting on 23 August 1915, he embarked for overseas as a Private (Pte) with the
Studio portrait of 2035 Corporal (Cpl) Harry Roy Quin MM, 6th Field Company Engineers from North Carlton, Victoria. A 26 year old carpenter prior to enlisting on 12 July 1915, he embarked for overseas
