The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) John Cecil Drury Reid, 4th Pioneer Battalion. A surveyor from Willaura, Vic prior to enlistment, Lt Reid embarked with the 5th Tunnelling Company from Melbourne on HMAT Warilda on 25 May 1916. Following his transfer to the 4th Pioneer battalion he was awarded the Military Cross "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in making a daring and successful reconnaissance, under heavy fire, in order to establish communication between certain important points. He performed similar valuable work on two subsequent occasions, on the latter of which he was seriously wounded." On 10 June 1917 he succumbed to his wounds, aged 41, and was buried in the Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. See also H06659A.
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 Lieutenant (Lt) John Cecil Drury Reid, 4th Pioneer Battalion. A surveyor from Willaura, Vic prior to enlistment, Lt Reid embarked with the 5th Tunnelling Company from Melbourne on H
Studio portrait of 2135 Private (Pte) Archibald Patterson Elliot, 9th Battalion. A native of Hawick, Scotland, Pte Elliott was a labourer from Bundaberg, Qld prior to enlistment. He embarked with the
Studio portrait of 3614 Sapper Arthur Leslie Hodder, 1st Australian Tunnelling Company from South Bowenfels, NSW. A 23 year old labourer prior to enlistment on 23 March 1916, he embarked for overseas
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) George Holmes Thornton, 4th Pioneer Battalion from Tweed Heads, NSW. A 36 year old engineer prior to being appointed a 2nd Lt on 28 July 1916, he embarked
Studio portrait probably of 3522 Private (Pte) William Edward Hall, 1st Tunnelling Company. Pte Hall enlisted on 2 August 1915 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Warilda on 22 May 1916. He returned
Studio portrait of 3607 Sergeant Alexander Hood, 4th (later 1st) Australian Tunnelling Company of Homebush, NSW. A contractor prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Warilda (A69) on
