The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 4159 Private (Pte) Ethelbert Crouch. A fruit grower from Doncaster, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Crouch embarked along with his brother 4160 Pte Wilfred Crouch with the 13th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. He was later wounded in the head and the chest. Due to the seriousness of his wounds he returned to Australia on 31 January 1918 and was medically discharged. Pte Wilfred Crouch was awarded the Military Medal and promoted to Lance Sergeant. He returned to Australia on 30 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 of4159 Private (Pte) Ethelbert Crouch. A fruit grower from Doncaster, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Crouch embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion from Melbourne on HM
Studio portrait of eight soldiers. In the front row on the far right is 4159 Private (Pte) Ethelbert Crouch, 6th Battalion, of Doncaster, Vic. 4329 Private (Pte) William Thomas Westone, 6th Battalion,
Studio portrait of 4159 Private (Pte) Robert Kingsley Currie and an unidentified soldier (position unknown). A storeman from East Melbourne, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Currie embarked with the
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,
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 J W Sutherland, probably 4321 Private (Pte) John Wilfred Sutherland. A farmer from Hill Grove, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Sutherland embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 8t
