The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Lennard Lewis Wadsley. An orchardist from Cygnet, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Lt Wadsley embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 15th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. Later reported as missing in action it was subsequently determined that he had been killed in action on 3 September 1916, aged 26. Having no known grave he is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. 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 Lieutenant (Lt) Lennard Lewis Wadsley. An orchardist from Cygnet, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Lt Wadsley embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 15th Battalion from Melbourne on HM
Portrait of Hunt and Wadsley. Wadsley (left) is probably Lieutenant (Lt) Lennard Lewis Wadsley. An orchardist from Cygnet, Tasmania, prior to enlistment, Wadsley embarked from Melbourne with the 13th
Outdoor group portrait of members of the 13th Reinforcements, 15th Battalion, who embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. Identified is, front row, fifth from left, Lieutenant
Studio portrait of 4317 Private (Pte) William Ernest Gilbert. A farmer from Swansea, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Pte Gilbert embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion from Melbourne on H
Studio portrait of 4223 Private (Pte) Harry William Johnson. A jeweller from Albert Park, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Johnson embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion from Melbourne
Studio portrait of 4315 Private (Pte) Charles Henry Roy Gilham. A horn napper from Zeehan, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Pte Gilham embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion from Melbourne
