The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 4821 Private (Pte) George Kerr A blacksmith’s striker from Barkers Creek, Victoria prior to enlistment Pte Kerr had been previously rejected due to bad teeth. After successfully enlisting he embarked with the 15th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Wiltshire on 7 March 1915. He later served with the Australian Veterinary Hospital in Calais and returned to Australia on 10 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 4821 Private (Pte) George Kerr, 15th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, of Barkers Creek, Vic (left) 4948 Pte John Troy, 15th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion, of Beech Forest, Vic (right)
Studio portrait of 4857 Private (Pte) Victor Emmanuel Mather. A labourer from Balaclava, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Mather had previously been rejected due to bad teeth. After successfully enli
Studio portrait of G J Close, possibly 4085 Private (Pte) George Close. A labourer from Melton, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Close had been previously rejected due to bad teeth. After successfull
Studio portrait of 7599 Private (Pte) Charles Ernest Phillips. A blacksmith’s striker from Ballarat, Victoria, Pte Phillips had previously attempted to enlist on numerous occasions but had been reject
Studio portrait of 4224 Private (Pte) Thomas William Irvine. A farmer from Moe, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Irvine had previously been rejected due to bad teeth. After successfully enlisting he
Studio portrait of 4224 Private (Pte) Thomas William Irvine. A farmer from Moe, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Irvine had previously been rejected due to bad teeth. After successfully enlisting he
