The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of an unidentified soldier. The details from the photographer's notebook read 'L Cohn Miss? [symbol?] J C Bailes'. A Miss Cohn may have ordered a portrait of a J C Bailes. (See also DA09326 which refers to an L R Cohn). The J C Bailes referred to is probably 295 Private (Pte) John Charles Bailes, 22nd Battalion. A labourer from Werribee, Victoria prior to enlistment and originally from London, England, Pte Bailes embarked with A Company from Melbourne on HMAT Ulysses on 10 May 1915. Later promoted to Sergeant, he was killed in action on 21 September 1917. Following the Armistice his grave could not be located and he is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. This is one of a series of photographs taken by the Darge Photographic Company which had the concession to take photographs at the Broadmeadows and Seymour army camps during the First World War. In the 1930s, the Australian War Memorial purchased the original glass negatives from Algernon Darge, along with the photographers' notebooks. The notebooks contain brief details, usually a surname or unit name, for each negative.
Studio portrait of Captain (Capt) Brown. The photographer's notebook reads 'Cohn L R [symbol?] Capt Brown'. An L R Cohn may have ordered a portrait of a Captain Brown. (See also DA09108 which also ref
Studio portrait of an unidentified woman and a girl. The photographer’s notebook records the name, Wallace A R, beside this image. This is one of a series of photographs taken by the Darge Photographi
Portrait of Noel Higham probably 295 Private (Pte) Noel Higham, a clerk from Carlton, Victoria, prior to enlistment. Pte Higham embarked from Melbourne with the C Flight, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Fl
Photographer’s register: C H Anderson or? S Mitchell. The serviceman is possibly: 4551 Private (Pte) Stanley Mitchell, 14th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion or 4005 Pte Charles Hanse Anderson, 10th Rein
Studio portrait of 5671 Private (Pte) Henry Joseph Delaney, 7th Battalion. A grocer from Werribee, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Delaney embarked with the 18th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Ayr
Studio portrait of J Irvine taken at Broadmeadows Camp. This is one of a series of photographs taken by the Darge Photographic Company which had the concession to take photographs at the Broadmeadows
