The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 3621 Corporal (Cpl) Reginald Samuel Thorn, 10th Battalion from Cavenagh, South Australia. A 27 year old school teacher prior to enlisting on 31 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 8th Reinforcements of the 27th Battalion from Adelaide on 12 January 1916 aboard HMAT Borda. Shortly after arriving in Egypt, he transferred to the 10th Battalion in February 1916 and deployed to France in April 1916. Cpl Thorn was killed in action at Pozieres, France on 24 July 1916 and is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France with others who have no known grave. His brother, 2238 Private Arthur Thorn, 27th Battalion, was killed in action on 5 November 1916. See image H05744.
Studio portrait of 2238 Private (Pte) Arthur Thorn, 27th Battalion from Port Pirie, South Australia. A 29 year old metallurgical chemist prior to enlisting on 2 June 1915, he embarked for overseas wit
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3621 Corporal Reginal Samuel Thorn, 10 Battalion, France, 1916. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of a letter Thorn wrote to his mother from France on 23
Studio portrait of 3550 Private (Pte) David Munro, 10th Battalion from Kapunda, South Australia. A 42 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 18 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 8th Reinfo
Studio portrait of 2747 Private (later Lance Corporal (L/Cpl)) Charles Reginald Perrin, 58th (later 60th) Battalion of Elsternwick, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Mel
Studio portrait of 2405 Acting Corporal (A/Cpl) Alister White, 36th Battalion. A clerk from Five Dock, NSW prior to enlistment, A/Cpl White embarked with the 4th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Bor
Studio portrait of 4195 Private (Pte) Frank Albert Howard, 10th Battalion. A farm labourer from Mount Gambier, South Australia, he embarked from Adelaide with the 13th Reinforcements of the 10th Batt
