The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 4258 Private (Pte) John David Mackinnon. A farmer from Bundalong, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Mackinnon embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. Following his arrival in France he was hospitalised suffering from influenza. After recovering he re-joined his battalion and was wounded in the back. Later again re-joining his battalion he was wounded for the second time. He was still recovering when the Armistice was declared and returned to Australia on 25 March 1919. This is one of a series of photographs taken by the Darge Photographic Company which had a permit 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 T Stanley, probably 1056 Private (Pte) Thomas Stanley. a 22 year old farmer from Harrow, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Stanley embarked with C Company, 38th Battalion from Melbo
Studio portrait of 4330 Private (Pte) Arthur Joshua Inches. A farmer from Dover, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Pte Inches embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT A
Studio portrait of 4650 Private (Pte) Gottlieb Abraham Dietrich. A dairy farmer from Mirboo, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Dietrich qualified as a signaler before embarking with the 14th Reinforce
Studio portrait of 1843 Private (Pte) Adam Bowman. A carpenter from Brisbane, Queensland prior to enlistment, Pte Bowman embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements, 29th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Dem
Studio portrait of 4300 Private (Pte) Arthur Roberts. A driver from Ballarat East prior to enlistment, Pte Roberts embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion on HMAT Demosthenes on 29 Decem
Studio portrait of Robert Harris probably 6923 Private (Pte) Robert Harris. A 24 year old horse driver from Nyah, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Harris embarked with the 19th Reinforcements, 21st B
