The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 597 Private (Pte) Albert Barrington Leeson along with an unidentified Corporal and two women. A farmer from Dunedoo, NSW prior to enlistment, Pte Leeson embarked with C Squadron, 12th Light Horse Regiment (LHR) from Sydney on HMAT Suevic on 13 June 1915. Following his arrival in the Middle East he contracted a disease and returned to Australia on 2 September 1915. Following his recovery he re-embarked for overseas service with the service number R597 with the 18th Reinforcements 8th LHR from Melbourne on RMS Mongolia on 11 July 1916. He later attended Farrier School and was appointed Shoeing Smith Corporal. After transferring to the 15th LHR he reverted to the rank of Private and after serving in the Middle East, he returned to Australia on 8 April 1919. He later served in the Second World War with the 3rd Garrison Battalion. This is one of a series of photographs taken by the Darge Photographic Company which had a concession 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 R597 Private (Pte) Albert Barrington Leeson. A farmer from St Kilda, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Leeson had previously embarked for overseas duty with the serial number 597 wi
Studio portrait of J Campbell possibly 2263 Private (Pte) John Campbell. A 39 year old labourer from Daylesford, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Campbell embarked with the 16th Reinforcements, 8th A
Studio portrait of 9028 Acting Corporal (A/Cpl) Joseph Haygarth. A farrier from Mt Moriac, Victoria prior to enlistment, A/Cpl Haygarth embarked with the rank of Gunner with the 2nd Divisional Ammunit
Studio portrait of 1464 Private (Pte) John Clement Patten, 29th Battalion. A blacksmith from West Wyalong, NSW prior to enlistment, Pte Patten embarked with the 1st Reinforcements from Melbourne on HM
Studio portrait of 3734 Private (Pte) William George Ferguson. A farrier from Sebastopol, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Ferguson embarked with the 12th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion from Melbourn
Studio portrait of 4225 Private (Pte) Arthur James Leeson. A farmer from Phillip Island, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Leeson embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion from Melbourne on
