The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 2030 Private (Pte) Leslie Gordon Gentles. A saw mill hand from Koroit, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Gentles embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements, 29th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Ballarat on 18 February 1916. He was later wounded in the right knee and invalided to England. Later re-joining his battalion was again invalided to England suffering from diphtheria. After again re-joining his battalion he was hospitalized after being gassed. Following his recovery he was promoted to Lance Corporal and subsequently transferred to the 32nd Battalion. He returned to Australia on 8 May 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 4098 Private (Pte) John Docherty and an unidentified soldier (position unknown). Originally from Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland, Pte Docherty was a labourer from Melbourne, Victoria pr
Studio portrait of 4456 Private (Pte) William Thomas Chaffey. A farmer from Koroit, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Chaffey embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion from Melbourne on HM
Studio portrait of V Dyer, possibly 4776 Private (Pte) Leonard Victor Dyer (standing) and 4761 Pte Virgil Creati. Pte Dyer, a butcher from Ballarat, Victoria prior to enlistment, and Pte Creati, a saw
Studio portrait of 4539 Private (Pte) Ernest George McIntyre. A labourer from Osterley, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Pte McIntyre embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion from Melbourne
Group portrait including 4159 Private (Pte) Merlin Cartledge (position unknown). A labourer from Ballarat East, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Cartledge embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 14th
Studio portrait of 4866 Private (Pte) Ernest Penny. A labourer from North Williamstown, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Penny embarked with the 15th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion from Melbourne on H
