The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 12230 Gunner (Gnr) Walter Henry Thomas. A labourer from Torrensville, SA prior to enlistment, Pte Thomas embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements, 6th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) from Melbourne on HMAT Themistocles on 28 January 1916. Later transferring to the 22nd Howitzer Brigade and then to the 5th FAB he was wounded in the left arm and the right leg and evacuated to England. After recovering he re-joined his unit and was hospitalised after being wounded in the neck. He returned to Australia on 22 July 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 12394 Gunner (Gnr) Arthur Lindsay Marsden. A carpenter from Launceston, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Gnr Marsden embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements, 6th Field Artillery Brigade (
Studio portrait of W Baxter, probably 12227 Gunner (Gnr) Wallace Ogilvy Baxter. A labourer from Aldgate, SA prior to enlistment, Gnr Baxter embarked with the 11th Reinforcements, 1st Divisional Ammuni
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 10761 Gunner (Gnr) Henry Steven Conway. A blacksmith from Mt Compass, SA prior to enlistment, Gnr Conway embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements, 6th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) from
Studio portrait of J A McDonald and an unidentified soldier (positions unknown). This is possibly 32268 Gunner (Gnr) John Alexander McDonald. A 28 year old farmer from Warracknabeal, Victoria prior to
Studio portrait of 16107 Gunner (Gnr) Alfred Beriman. A labourer from Mildura, Victoria prior to enlistment, Gnr Beriman embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements, 12th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) from M
