The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 4620 Private (Pte) Charles Whyte. A farmer from Strathmerton, Victoria prior to enlistment. Pte Whyte embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Themistocles on 28 January 1916. He later transferred to the 4th Division Cyclist Corps and was hospitalized suffering from bronchitis. Subsequently transferring to the 8th Battalion he was again hospitalized suffering from lumbago and myalgia and invalided to England where he was diagnosed as suffering from defective vision. He returned to Australia on 24 September 1917 and was medically discharged. 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. See also DA13604.
Studio portrait of 4620 Private (Pte) Charles Whyte. A farmer from Strathmerton, Victoria prior to enlistment. Pte Whyte embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT The
Studio portrait of 14612 Driver (Dvr) Herbert Walter Merrick. A 24 year old driver from Port Melbourne, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Merrick served with the Australian Army Corps at both Seymour
Studio portrait of 3941 Private (Pte) Joseph William Patrick Sheeran. A warehouseman from Malvern, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Sheerin embarked with the 12th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion from M
Studio portrait of 2790 Private (Pte) Robert Murray and an unidentified soldier (positions unknown). Originally from Barking, England, Pte Murray was an 18 year labourer from Casterton, Victoria prior
Studio portrait of 3885 Private (Pte) James Francis McClelland. A labourer from Surrey Hills, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte McClelland embarked with the 9th Reinforcements, 21st Battalion from Mel
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
