The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 4641 Private (Pte) Claude Watson Peebles. Originally from Norwich, England, Pte Peebles was a bank clerk prior to enlistment and embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Ballarat on 18 February 1916. Following his arrival in England he attended the AIF Signals School before joining his battalion in France. Later wounded in the face he was evacuated to England. He was then detached to Admin Headquarters and promoted to Acting Corporal. Following the Armistice he was granted leave to remain in England for commercial purposes and returned to Australia on 18 December 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 4606 Private (Pte) Frank James Serong (left) and 4444 Pte Reginald Boyce who was originally from Cheltenham, England. Pte Serong and Pte Boyce were both labourers from Warrnambool,
Studio portrait of 4444 Private (Pte) Reginald Boyce. Originally from Cheltenham, England Pte Boyce was a farm labourer prior to enlistment and embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion fr
Studio portrait of 4470 Private (Pte) William Gilbert Dalrymple. A farm labourer from Romsey, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Dalrymple embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion from Mel
Studio portrait of 6026 Private (Pte) George Lillington Adams Hanns, 6th Battalion. Originally from Tavistock, England, Pte Hanns was a teamster from Sea Lake, Victoria prior to enlistment and embarke
Studio portrait of J Andrews possibly 7436 Private (Pte) James Andrews. An 18 year old farm labourer from Cobrico via Camperdown, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Andrews embarked with the 25th Reinf
Studio portrait of 5496 Private (Pte) John Francis Harley. A carpenter from Northcote, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Harley embarked with the 17th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion from Melbourne on
