The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 4327 Private (Pte) Martin Vincent Walsh. A labourer from Sebastopol, Ballarat, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Walsh embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. He was later invalided to England suffering from shell shock. After re-joining his battalion he was wounded in the right arm and evacuated to hospital. After recovering he returned to his unit and returned to Australia on 5 April 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 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 4308 Private (Pte) Percival Harold Shaw. A railway employee form East Ballarat. Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Shaw embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion from Mel
Studio portrait of 4210 Private (Pte) John Thomas Hall. A labourer from Whittlesea, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Hall embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT D
Group portrait including 4159 Private (Pte) Merlin Cartledge (position unknown). A labourer from Ballarat East, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Cartledge embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 14th
Studio portrait of 4139 Private John Oscar Baensch. A motor conductor from West Ballarat, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Baensch embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion from Melbourne
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
