The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 13336 Private (Pte) Robert William Pickford. A bank clerk from Buangor, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Pickford embarked with the Special Reinforcements, Army Medical Corps from Melbourne on HMAT Karoola on 7 March 1916. Later serving with the 13th Field Ambulance he was invalided to England suffering from debility. After re-joining his unit he was again invalided to England this time suffering from pneumonia. After recovering he served with the 4th Machine Gun Battalion and, following the Armistice, he was granted leave to undertake unspecified non-military employment in the UK. And returned to Australia on 3 September 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 13336 Private (Pte) Robert William Pickford. A bank clerk from Buangor, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Pickford embarked with the Special Reinforcements, Army Medical Corps from
Studio portrait of 2041 Private (Pte) Michael Kelly. A 21 year old labourer from Crossley, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Kelly embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements, 60th Battalion from Melbourne
Studio portrait of 6776A Private (Pte) James Michael Cahill. A labourer from Rokewood, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Cahill had previously served with the regimental number 4452 and was due to pro
Studio portrait of 4575 Private (Pte) Albert Purches. A drover from Euston, NSW prior to enlistment, Pte Purches had previously been rejected due to varicose veins. After successfully enlisting he emb
Studio portrait of 4575 Private (Pte) Albert Purches. A drover from Euston, NSW prior to enlistment, Pte Purches had previously been rejected due to varicose veins. After successfully enlisting he emb
Studio portrait of 1858 Private (Pte) Edward Campbell. A labourer from Swan Hill, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Campbell enlisted in Melbourne but, for unspecified reasons, embarked with the 2nd R
