The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio group portrait of the Morgan family. Identified from left to right, back row: 453 Private (Pte) Cecil Harvey Morgan, 7th Battalion; 343 Pte Leslie Meaden Morgan, 8th Battalion; 2208 Pte Weldon James Morgan, 6th Battalion, and 6544 Pte Ernest Richard Morgan, 7th Battalion. Front row Mrs Morgan and Mr Weldon James Morgan. Mr and Mrs Morgan made a trip to England in 1917 and were fortunate to have reunion with their sons. Coincidentally, at the time the portrait was taken, all four sons were in the London area either on duty or recovering from wounds or illness. An article in The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter, 20 December 1917 stated "Mr and Mrs W J Morgan, of 11 Robb street, Essendon, have recently returned from England, where they met their four sons, who are on active service. Since arriving in Australia they received advice that their youngest son, Ernest, of the 7th Battalion, had been wounded on October 4th. He is improving. They have just learned that Private Leslie Meaden Morgan of the 8th Battalion, is being returned, and will probably arrive at the end of the year. The other two brothers are with the forces in France." 2208 Pte Weldon Morgan had been killed in action at Passchendaele on 4 October 1917, aged 34, however when the article was published his parents had not yet received notification of his death.
Studio portrait of 2208A Private Weldon James Morgan. A farmer from Essendon, Victoria, prior to enlistment, he embarked from Melbourne with the 6th Battalion aboard HMAT Wandilla (A62) on 17 June 191
Studio portrait of 2208A Private Weldon James Morgan. A farmer from Essendon, Victoria, prior to enlistment, he embarked from Melbourne with the 6th Battalion aboard HMAT Wandilla (A62) on 17 June 191
Letter from Unknown to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald. In the letter the writer is asking the paper to put in the personal column that Mr & Mrs E Brown had received official report that their
Studio portrait of 3179 Private (Pte) Albert Joseph Morgan. An apprentice boilermaker from Essendon, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Morgan embarked with the 7th Reinforcements, 22nd Battalion from
Letter relating to the First World War service of 1032 Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant Ernest William Baker, Australian Navy and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) and 20th Battalion. The lette
Group portrait of members of the 2nd Australian Infantry Brigade band. A puppy 'Frisco' the band's mascot sits on the lap of the soldier front row, centre. Possible identifications are from left to ri
Group portrait of members of the 2nd Australian Infantry Brigade band. A puppy 'Frisco' the band's mascot sits on the lap of the soldier front row, centre. Possible identifications are from left to ri
