The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 136 Trooper (Tpr) Charles Arthur Gilkes, 12th Light Horse Regiment (12 LHR), in uniform. A plume adorns the slouch hat he is wearing, a symbol synonymous with the Australian Light Horse. The numerals '12' on his shoulder identify his regiment 12 LHR. Tpr Gilkes enlisted on 18 February 1915 and embarked from Sydney for overseas on 13 June 1915 aboard HMAT Suevic (A29). He served in Gallipoli and the Middle East and returned to Australia on 28 January 1919.
Studio portrait of 942 Trooper (Tpr) Robert Elder, 5th Reinforcements, 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment. Tpr Elder embarked on 21 May 1915 aboard HMAT Forty One (A41). In April 1916 he transferred
Two cast brass number '8' shoulder or hat numerals. The numerals have a pair of small mounting loops soldered onto the reverse, and were designed for mounting on the wearer's shoulder straps or slouch
Studio portrait of 3293Private (Pte) Eric William Braunholz, 5th Light Horse Regiment, wearing a distinctive plume of emu feathers on his slouch hat. A labourer from Jandowae, Queensland prior to enli
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 420656 Flight Sergeant Charles Kenneth Gilkes, Royal Australian Air Force. Gilkes enlisted on 9 November 1941 and underwent training in Canada as
Funeral service of 315 Trooper (Tpr) Percy Alva Holliday, 12th Light Horse Regiment. A farmer prior to enlisting on 23 February 1915, Tpr Holliday embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Suevic (A29) on 13 J
Depicts a portrait of an officer Lieutenant Victor Allen, 1st Australian Imperial Force, 14th Australian Light Horse Regiment, wearing a slouch hat with an emu plume, and was wounded in the second Gaz
