The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 3457 Private (Pte) Edward John Bannon. A baker from Fitzroy, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Bannon embarked with the 8th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Afric on 5 January 1916. He then transferred to the 2nd Pioneer Battalion and was later charged with desertion and sentenced to two years intensive hard labour. The sentence was subsequently suspended and, following the Armistice, the remainder of his sentence was remitted and he returned to Australia on 18 July 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 3067 Private (Pte) Stanley Albert Day. An electrician from Canterbury, Victoria, prior to enlistment, Pte Day embarked with the 5th Reinforcements, 31st Battalion from Melbourne on
Group portrait including 6918A Private (Pte) Bartle John O’Donovan (position unknown). An engineer from Collingwood, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte O’Donovan embarked with the 20th Reinforcements,
Studio portrait of 4873 Private (Pte) Harold George Norris. A miner from Bendigo, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Norris embarked with the 15th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT W
Studio portrait of 6112 Private (Pte) Albert Hood Read, 5th Battalion. A labourer from Bendigo, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Read embarked with the 19th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Them
Studio portrait of 4321 Private (Pte) Robert Daniel Hynson. A labourer from Hobart, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Pte Hynson embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion from Melbourne on HMA
Studio portrait of 3594 Private (Pte) Francis Joseph Shevlin. A butcher from Ararat, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Shevlin embarked with the 8th Reinforcements, 3rd Pioneer Battalion from Melbourn
