The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The Cross Roads Control Post (far left) at White Gate, where on 2 July 1917 Major General William Holmes CMG DSO VD was hit by an enemy shell while accompanying the Premier of New South Wales, Hon W A Holman, on a visit to the front. The party had left their car at White Gates and set out on foot when a salvo burst, hitting the Major General. He was the only one hit and sustained injuries to his chest and lungs. He was taken to Kandahar Farm for medical assistance but died while being carried to the dressing room. He is buried at Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France. The sign in the background (left) reads 'Red Lodge, Hyde Park Corner, Ploegsteert, Le Romarin, Bailleul', with an arrow pointing toward the left.
Wooden sign found on the main road near Neuve in France. The following place names have been painted on the sign to indicate the direction in each case. PLOEGSTEERT, HYDE PARK CORNER, RED LODGE, LE RO
Staff on board HMAT Berrima watching the disembarkment of the Australian Naval and Military Expedition Force at Kabakaul. From left to right: Colonel William Holmes (later Major General CMG DSO VD); L
Studio portrait of 394 Private (Pte) John Brown, 12th Machine Gun Company, of Gayndah, Qld. A farmer prior to enlistment, Pte Brown embarked with the 5th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Commonwe
Early grave marker of 2347 Private (Pte) Robert Burns Laurie, 36th Battalion, of Laurieton, NSW, at Trois-Arbres Military Cemetery at Steenwerck, France. A shop assistant before enlisting in May 1916,
Studio portrait of 6171 Private (Pte) John Quinlan, 25th Battalion from Toowoomba, Queensland. A 41 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 14 August 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 17th Reinf
Studio portrait of 2042 Private (Pte) Gerald Griffith, 44th Battalion, of Orange, NSW. A farmer prior to enlistment he embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements on HMAT Suffock (A23) on 10 October 1916. Pt
