The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of W Pearson, probably 22282 Driver (Dvr) William Pearson. A labourer from Bendigo, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Pearson had been previously been rejected due to bad teeth. After successfully enlisting he embarked with the 109th Battery, 23rd Howitzer Brigade from Melbourne on HMAT Medic on 20 May 1916. Following his arrival in England he was hospitalized suffering from bronchitis. After recovering he proceeded to France where he joined the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade. He was subsequently invalided to England suffering from synovitis in the left knee and returned to Australia on 20 April 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 3932 Private (Pte) Frederick James Scanlon. A labourer from Preston, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Scanlon had been previously been rejected due to bad teeth and after successfu
Studio portrait of Jack George, possibly 2031 Private (Pte) John George. A farmer from Bunyip, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte George had been previously rejected due to bad teeth. After successfull
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
Studio portrait of W Clark probably 1892 Private (Pte) William Clark. A 38 year old labourer from Wilby, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Clark embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements, 46th Battalion fr
Studio portrait of 3805 Private (Pte) Alick Dinsdale. A labourer from Ferntree Gully, Victoria, prior to enlistment, Pte Dinsdale had been previously been rejected due to bad teeth. After successfully
