The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 4210 Private (Pte) Richard William Hammond. A labourer from North Melbourne, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Hammond embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. Later suffering from trench fever he was invalided to England. Later re-joining his battalion he was accidently injured and invalided to England suffering from burns to the face and hands. After re-joining his battalion he 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 4762 Private (Pte) Virgil Creati. A sawyer from Ballarat East, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Creati embarked with the 15th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT W
Studio portrait of 4098 Private (Pte) John Docherty and an unidentified soldier (position unknown). Originally from Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland, Pte Docherty was a labourer from Melbourne, Victoria pr
Studio portrait of V Dyer, possibly 4776 Private (Pte) Leonard Victor Dyer (standing) and 4761 Pte Virgil Creati. Pte Dyer, a butcher from Ballarat, Victoria prior to enlistment, and Pte Creati, a saw
Studio portrait of 4159 Private (Pte) William Banks. Originally from Manchester, England, Pte Banks was a labourer from Heywood, Victoria prior to enlistment and embarked with the 13th Reinforcements,
Studio portrait of 4456 Private (Pte) William Thomas Chaffey. A farmer from Koroit, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Chaffey embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion from Melbourne on HM
Studio portrait of 4209 Private (Pte) David Francis Freeman. A driver from South Melbourne, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Freeman embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion from Melbourn
