The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 3239 Gunner (Gnr) Claude Francis James Lawson, 1st Division Trench Mortar Battery from Moglonemby near Euroa, Victoria. A 25 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 18 September 1914, he embarked for overseas with the 1st Reinforcements of the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade from Melbourne on 22 December 1914 aboard HMAT Borda (A30). After serving with the battery at Gallipoli and a short period of hospitalisation, he proceeded to France where he transferred to the 1st Trench Mortar Battery. Pte Lawson was killed in action at Pozieres on 23 July 1916 and buried in Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France.
Portrait of 3747 Private (Pte) Leslie Russell Harper, 1st Battalion from Paddington, NSW. An 18 year old salesman of surgical instruments with previous service in the Naval Reserve, Sydney prior to en
Studio portrait of 3965 Private Henry Whittemore, 13th (later 4th Pioneer) Battalion of Granville, NSW. A flour miller prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Suevic (A29) on 20 Decem
Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France. Exterior view of the Pozieres British Cemetery which contained 2727 service graves including 439 members of the AIF. (Donor Sir Herbert Ellison)
Studio portrait of 223 Private (Pte) George Howard Lockyer, 20th Battalion from Croydon, NSW. A 30 year old commercial traveller prior to enlisting on 6 March 1915, he embarked for overseas with A Com
Studio portrait of Private (Pte) Linden Alfred Mayne, 12th Battalion from Showport, Tasmania. A 25 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 4 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 11th Reinforce
Studio portrait of 4220 Pte (later Sergeant) Walter James Kavanagh, 13th (later 45th) Battalion, of North Sydney, NSW. A stevedore prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Aeneas (A60)
