The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Mounted troops and officers raise their hats and cheer staff officer Brudenell White, who is on horseback in the centre foreground. The occasion is unknown, but precedes the First World War. White served with the 1st Commonwealth Horse during the Boer War. He attended the British Army Staff College at Camberley, Surrey; eventually he was recalled to Australia as a major and served as Director of Miltary Operations at Army Headquarters. When war broke out in 1914 he was appointed chief of staff of the new Australian Imperial Force. After taking part in the landing at Anzac Cove, in May 1915 he became chief of staff to the new commander, Lieutenant General William Birdwood; he did most of the planning for the evacuation of the Gallipoli Peninsula in December 1915. For the remainder of the war he served on the Western Front, continuing as staff officer to Birdwood and becoming senior staff officer to the British 5th Army in 1918. He retired as Chief of the General Staff in 1923.
Informal portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Brudenell Bingham White, Chief of Staff to the commander of the Australian Imperial Force, Lieutenant General Birdwood, works at a folding table at the en
Padded Royal Australian Artillery collar badge in the shape of a flaming grenade, embroidered in gold bullion thread. Worn by Lieutenant Cyril Brudenell Bingham White. He was born at St Arnaud, Vict
Rectangular black steel number plate with 'VIC' down the side in enamelled white lettering and '42' across the front. Each side has a reinforced hole for attachment to the car. Car number plate from
Collection of six gilded brass badges for the rank of General. They consist of two King's crowns, two officer's pips, two crossed sword and batons and two George V cypher badges. Worn by General Cyr
Signature stamp made of a rounded black painted handle attached to a red varnished piece of wood. The handle is designed to be joined to a black foam rubber pad with the signiature block attached. The
Unofficial hand-cut curved brass shoulder title with the voided word 'AUSTRALIA'. Some solder remains where the lugs were attached. Associated with the Boer War service of Lieutenant Cyril Brudenell
