The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Original graves of soldiers and officers in Heilly Court Cemetery, Mericourt-l'Abbe, France. In the left foreground is the grave of 5732 Private Norman Lublin, 1st Battalion, who died of wounds on 19 February 1917. In the centre foreground is the grave of Brigadier General Duncan John Glasfurd. Of Scots descent, Glasfurd served with the British army in southern Africa and India and was then seconded to the Australian Army as Director of Military Training in 1912. In August 1915 he was appointed to 1st Division Headquarters as a staff officer with the rank of major; he supervised 1st Division training at Mena camp in Egypt. On the Gallipoli Peninsula he succeeded Lieutenant Colonel C B Brudenell White as General Staff Officer 1, 1st Division. In March 1916 Glasfurd became commander of the newly formed 12th Infantry Brigade, which went to France in June that year. Glasfurd was Mentioned in Despatches for his services on the Gallipoli Peninsula and on the Western Front (twice). He died of wounds on the Somme on 12 November 1916. On the right is the grave of Private William Frederick Dwyer, 1st Battalion, a native of Newtown, NSW, who died of injuries received accidentally on 19 February 1917.
Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge.
Studio portrait of 2329 Pte Ernest Allen Allsop, 18th Battalion, of Quirindi, NSW, son of Mrs. Lucy Anderson. A porter prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 5
Studio portrait of 3011 Sergeant (Sgt) Stephen Joseph Booth, 1st Battalion, of Parramatta, NSW. A bookbinder prior to enlistment, Sgt Booth embarked with the rank of Private (Pte) with the 10th Reinfo
Studio portrait of 177 Private (Pte) Philip Claude Smith, 36th Battalion. An engine driver of Penshurst, NSW, he embarked with A Company on HMAT Beltana (A72) on 13 May 1916. He later transferred to t
Studio portrait of 4175 Private (Pte) William Oliphant, 24th Battalion. A labourer from Richmond South, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Oliphant embarked with the 10th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HM
Studio portrait of 3858 Private (Pte) George Sandeeson (name incorrectly printed beneath image as Sanderson), 47th Battalion, of Grafton, NSW. A teamster prior to enlisting at Mullimbimby, NSW, on 25
