The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 4348 Private (Pte) Sydney Walter Hunt. A labourer from West Coburg, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Hunt initially trained at the AIF Signals School before embarking with the 13th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. Later suffering from bronchitis he was invalided to England. Following his recovery he re-joined his battalion and was admitted to hospital after being gassed. After recovering he again re-joined his battalion and returned to Australia on 28 March 1919. 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 4307 Private (Pte) Eugene Shields. An orchardist from Crowlands, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Shields embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion from Melbourne on HMA
Studio portrait of 3991 Private (Pte) John James Mahy. Originally from Guernsey on the Channel Islands, Pte Mahy was a labourer from Longwarry, Victoria prior to enlistment and embarked with the 9th R
Studio portrait of 4326 Private (Pte) Tracey James Temple. A storeman from Richmond, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Temple embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion from Melbourne on HMA
Studio portrait of 4300 Private (Pte) Arthur Roberts. A driver from Ballarat East prior to enlistment, Pte Roberts embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion on HMAT Demosthenes on 29 Decem
Studio portrait of 4179 Private (Pte) Theyre Pelham Chase. A farmer from Garden Vale, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Chase embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion from Melbourne on HMA
Studio portrait of 4179 Private (Pte) Theyre Pelham Chase. A farmer from Garden Vale, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Chase embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion from Melbourne on HMA
