The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 3634 Private (Pte) Vere Stanley Thomas and an unidentified soldier (position unknown). A salesman from Queenscliff, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Thomas embarked with the rank of Acting Corporal with the 5th Reinforcements, 24th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Afric on 5 January 1916. He was later reverted to the rank of Private and was invalided to England suffering from myalgia. Following his recovery he joined the 8th Battalion. Later appointed as Acting Lance Corporal he returned to Australia on 16 January 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 3634 Private (Pte) Vere Stanley Thomas and an unidentified soldier (position unknown). A salesman from Queenscliff, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Thomas embarked with the rank o
Studio portrait of Acting Corporal (A/Cpl) Thomas Cleveland Cook, A soft goods salesman from Coburg, Victoria prior to enlistment, A/Cpl Cook had previously been rejected as he was suffering from a he
Studio portrait of 3255 Private (Pte) David Ian Wilson. A teacher from Shelford, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Wilson embarked with the rank of Acting Corporal with the 8th Reinforcements, 38th Ba
Studio portrait of Private (Pte) Charles Rowett Willing. A clerk from Hobart, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Pte Willing embarked with the rank of Acting Lance Corporal with the 13th Reinforcements, 12
Studio portrait of 2398 Private (Pte) Richard Alfred St Clair Maher. A clerk from Maryborough, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Maher had served with the rank of Acting Sergeant with 29th Battalion R
Studio portrait of 2618 Private (Pte) Walter Jones. A 27 year old salesman from Middle Park, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Jones embarked with the rank of Acting Sergeant with the 6th Reinforcemen
