The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Informal portrait of 2755 Sergeant (Sgt) Ronald Eric Haseler, 14th Australian Light Horse Regiment. A wool classer from Brisbane, Qld prior to enlistment, Sgt Haseler embarked with the rank of Private with the 9th Reinforcements, 15th Battalion from Sydney on HMAT Ayrshire on 1 September 1915. Later he transferred to the Camel Corps and then to the 5th Light Horse Regiment. Following his transfer to the 14th Light Horse regiment, he was promoted to Corporal and awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. The citation reads in part "On 11th April 1918 at Mussellabeh for conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty .....This NCO has served with the Lewis Gun Section throughout battles at Romani, Maghdaba, Rafa, Gaza and Amman and has at all times great devotion to duty. He was recommended for Gaza and was Mentioned in Despatches. He was recommended for gallantry at Amman." Later promoted to Sergeant, he was granted extended leave in England following the Armistice and returned to Australia on 5 November 1919.
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) (later Major) Oliver Hogue, 2nd Light Horse Brigade, later of the 14th Light Horse Regiment. Lt Hogue of Sydney, NSW, worked as a journalist prior to his enlistment
Two unidentified troopers standing near a series of graves in the desert. The original caption reads “All Light Horse boys killed in action December 23rd 1916 and January 9th 1917 at Maghdaba and Rafa
Depicts a portrait of Brigadier General John Robinson Royston, CGM, DSO, a South African who had served against the Zulus and in the South African War, where he was closely associated with Australian
Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) (Later Major) Oliver Hogue, 2nd Light Horse Brigade, later of the 14th Light Horse Regiment, outside a dugout on Anzac. Lt Hogue of Sydney, NSW, worked as a journalist prio
Informal portrait of 82 Trooper (Tpr) Harry Bunyan, 12th Light Horse Regiment, of Bodangora, via Wellington, NSW. Tpr Bunyan, a labourer before enlisting on 23 January 1915 at the age of 17 years and
Studio portrait of 108 Sergeant (Sgt) Ronald Swan Edgar, 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment. A stockman from Mornington, Vic prior to enlistment, Sgt Edgar embarked with the rank of Private (Pte) w
