The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 20266 Driver (Dvr) Robert Paul Aldous. A farm worker from Maindample via Mansfield, Victoria prior to enlistment, Dvr Aldous embarked with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) from Melbourne on HMAT Medic on 20 May 1916. He later transferred to the 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column and after being wounded in the arm he was invalided to England. After recovering he re-joined his unit before transferring to the 7th FAB. He returned to Australia on 11 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 22053 Gunner (Gnr) James Atkinson. A clerk from Hawthorn, Victoria prior to enlistment, Gnr Atkinson had been previously been rejected as he was suffering from a hernia. After succe
Studio portrait of 16107 Gunner (Gnr) Alfred Beriman. A labourer from Mildura, Victoria prior to enlistment, Gnr Beriman embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements, 12th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) from M
Studio portrait of 19855 Driver (Dvr) Sydney Ernest Lestrange. A labourer from Bushy Park, Victoria prior to enlistment, Dvr Lestrange embarked with the 30th Battery, 8th Field Artillery Brigade from
Group portrait including a soldier identified only as Brittain (position unknown). This is possibly 34608 Driver (Dvr) Alfred William Brittain. A 28 year old farmer from Brisbane, Queensland prior to
Studio portrait of 19756 Gunner (Gnr) Alfred Austin Howells. A motor driver and mechanic from St Peters, NSW prior to enlistment, Gnr Howells trained at Royal Park, Victoria before embarking for overs
Studio portrait of 12230 Gunner (Gnr) Walter Henry Thomas. A labourer from Torrensville, SA prior to enlistment, Pte Thomas embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements, 6th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) from
