The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 4650 Private (Pte) Gottlieb Abraham Dietrich. A dairy farmer from Mirboo, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Dietrich qualified as a signaler before embarking with the 14th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Ballarat on 8 February 1916. Following his arrival in Egypt he was hospitalised suffering from mumps. Later re-joining his battalion in France, he was wounded in the right knee. After recovering he was detached to the No1 Canadian Tunnelling Company. Later re-joining his battalion his eye, chest and scalp were badly burnt by gas and he was evacuated to England. On re-joining his unit he was awarded the Military Medal for outstanding bravery and initiative near Ascension Wood. He was appointed as Lance Corporal and following the Armistice he was hospitalised in England suffering from influenza and returned to Australia on 17 February 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 4650 Private (Pte) Gottlieb Abraham Dietrich,14th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion, of Mirboo, Vic. Pte Dietrich enlisted on 28 January 1916 and embarked aboard HMAT Ballarat in Melbo
Studio portrait of 4435 Private (Pte) Lewis Harloc Baker. A baker from Hamilton, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Baker embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Ba
Studio portrait of 5084 Private (Pte) John Mathew Ryan. An 18 year old student from Pootilla via Ballarat, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Ryan embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 24th Battalion
Studio portrait of 3818 Private (Pte) James Johansen. A labourer from Bacchus Marsh, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Johansen embarked with the 12th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion from Melbourne on H
Group portrait of two soldiers identified as Fenton and Broughton (positions unknown). Broughton is possibly 3026 Private (Pte) Leslie Norman Broughton. A 21 year old labourer from Strathbogie South v
Studio portrait of 4455 Acting Lance Sergeant (A/LSgt) Robert Castle. Originally from Pembroke, Wales, A/LSgt Castle was a farmer from Koroit, Victoria prior to enlistment and embarked with the 14th R
