The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 4231 Private (Pte) Wesley Clarence Jolly. A timber worker from Sebastopol, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Jolly embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. He later transferred to the 31st Battalion and on 21 July 1916, aged19, he was killed in action near Fleurbaix in the Fromelles area of France and was buried in the Eaton Hall Military Cemetery. His remains were later exhumed and re-interred in the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France. Two brothers, 2033 Pte Albert Thomas Jolly and 716 Pte George Hector Jolly also served. 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 2131 Private (Pte) Francis Albert Torbitt. A clerk from Richmond Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Torbitt embarked a long with his brother, Acting Corporal Edward Charles Torbitt (
Group portrait including W Brittan probably 1361 Private (Pte) William Brittain (position unknown). A carpenter from Oakleigh, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Brittain embarked with the 1st Reinforc
Studio portrait of 3026 Private (Pte) George Henry Bruce. A compositor from West Richmond, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Bruce embarked with the rank of Acting Sergeant with the 7th Reinforcements
Studio portrait of 3253 Private (Pte) Edward Yarram Winchelsea Simmons, 23rd Battalion. A bank clerk from Stawell, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Simmons embarked with the 7th Reinforcements from M
Studio portrait of 3914 Private (Pte) Thomas Henry Puddephatt. A carpenter from Wodonga, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Puddephatt embarked with the 12th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion from Melbourn
Studio portrait of 3538 Private (Pte) Stanley Gordon Ingamells. A plumber from Benalla, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Ingamells embarked with the 8th Reinforcements, 3rd Pioneer Battalion from Mel
