The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2ndLt) Cyril McDonnell. A commercial traveller from Granville, NSW prior to enlistment, 2ndLt McDonnell embarked with the rank of Honorary Lieutenant with the 3rd Reinforcements, 56th Battalion from Sydney on HMAT Barambah on 23 June 1916. Later promoted to Lieutenant he was appointed as Intelligence Officer. Subsequently gassed he was invalided to England. Following his recovery he re-joined his battalion and was wounded in the left thigh. Once again evacuated to England he was still recovering when the Armistice was declared and he returned to Australia on 8 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 Second Lieutenant (2ndLt) Charles Herbert Stephenson (position unknown) and a soldier identified as Lieutenant (Lt) Newnham. A 25 year old builder and contractor from Elsternwick, V
Studio portrait of 3730 Private (Pte) George Alexander Dunn. A driver from Upper Macedon, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Dunn embarked with the 12th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion from Melbourne on
Group portrait of Lieutenant R A Dunn probably Second Lieutenant (2ndLt) Robert Alexander Dunn (seated front left) and soldiers identified as R W Clark, H A McKennan and H S Green. A 23 year old manag
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2ndLt) William George Wilson. A school teacher from Malvern, Victoria prior to enlistment, 2ndLt Wilson embarked with the 10th Reinforcements, 24th Battalion from
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) William John Maxwell. A traveller from Clifton Hill, Victoria prior to enlistment, 2ndLt Maxwell embarked with the 15th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion from
Studio portrait of 4266 Private (Pte) Leslie Williams. A butcher from Geelong, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Williams embarked with the 10th Reinforcements, 24th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT W
