The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 3265 Private (Pte) William Herbert Tilley, 23rd Battalion from Ivanhoe, Victoria. A 22 year old factory hand prior to enlisting on 21 July 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 7th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 26 November 1915 aboard HMAT Commonwealth. After further training in Egypt where he was transferred to the 58th and the 59th Battalions, he rejoined the 23rd Battalion and deployed to France in May 1916. He was wounded in action on 3 May 1917 and evacuated to England for medical treatment. After recovering, he returned to France on 15 February 1918 and then was killed in action in Belgium on 28 March 1918. He was buried in the Rosenberg Chateau Military Cemetery and Extension however his grave was one of five destroyed in later battles. He and the other four soldiers are commemorated on a Special Memorial Cross in the Royal Berks Cemetery Extension, Hainaut, Belgium. [See also image H06766.]
Studio portrait of 3265 Private (Pte) William Herbert Tilley, 23rd Battalion from Ivanhoe, Victoria. A 22 year old factory hand prior to enlisting on 21 July 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 7t
Studio portrait of 717 Sergeant (later Captain) Benjamin Greenup Brodie, 34th Battalion of Kensington, Sydney, NSW. A commercial traveller prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Horo
The original grave of 1836 Private (Pte) Robert Alexander Gerdts, 39th Battalion, in Chateau Rosenberg Military Cemetery, Belgium. All of the war graves in this cemetery were later relocated by the C
Studio portrait of 3574 Private (Pte) John Murphy, 24th Battalion from Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria. A 30 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 25 September 1915, he embarked for overseas service
Studio portrait of 2622C Private (Pte) George Baptiste Didier, 24th Battalion, of Swan Marsh, Vic. A labourer prior to enlistment, Pte Didier embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMA
Studio portrait of 3317 Private Albert Vincent Gilchrist, 8th Battalion from Riddell, Victoria. A 20 year old carpenter prior to enlisting on 22 July 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 11th Rein
