The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 4539 Private (Pte) Ernest George McIntyre. A labourer from Osterley, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Pte McIntyre embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Warilda on 8 February 1916. He later transferred to the 52nd Battalion and was wounded in action. Subsequently diagnosed as being a diphtheria carrier he was invalided to England. After recovery he took the opportunity to marry before re-joining his battalion in France where he was severely gassed and again invalided to England. After recovering he transferred to the 51st Battalion and was again invalided to England suffering from boils. He returned to Australia on 17 March 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 4588 Private (Pte) Eric Samuel Speers. A railway porter from St Marys, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Pte Speers embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion from Melbourne
Studio portrait of 4566 Private (Pte) William Bertie Parker. Originally from Stowbridge, England, Pte Parker was a labourer from Surrey Hills, Victoria prior to enlistment and embarked with the 14th R
Studio portrait of 2030 Private (Pte) Leslie Gordon Gentles. A saw mill hand from Koroit, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Gentles embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements, 29th Battalion from Melbourne
Studio portrait of W Reid, probably 4534 Private (Pte) William Reid. A butcher from Irishtown, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Reid embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion from Melbour
Studio portrait of 4475 Private (Pte) Frederick Roy Cairns. A labourer from Ulverstone, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Pte Cairns embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion from Melbourne on
Studio portrait of 4545 Private (Pte) William McEwan. Originally from Glasgow, Scotland, Pte McEwan was a cook from Tasmania prior to enlistment and embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 12th Battali
