The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 4619 Acting Sergeant (A/Sgt) Herbert Stanley Gorham. A motor inspector from Hobart, Tasmania prior to enlistment, A/Sgt Gorham embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Warilda on 8 February 1916. After temporarily reverting to the rank of Private he was again appointed as Acting Sergeant and was invalided to England suffering from chronic rheumatism and rhinitis. He later transferred to the 4th Command Depot and was appointed as Temporary Company Quarter Quartermaster Sergeant. After re-joining his battalion he again reverted to the rank of Private before being promoted to Lance Corporal. Following the Armistice he was granted leave to remain in England in order to undertake non-military employment however this was subsequently cancelled and he returned to Australia on 7 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. See also DA13716.
Studio portrait of 4658 Acting Sergeant (A/Sgt) Frederick Arblaster. A clerk from Footscray, Victoria prior to enlistment, A/Sgt Arblaster embarked with the 12th Reinforcements, 21st Battalion from Me
Studio portrait of 4195 Acting Sergeant (A/Sgt) John Arthur Draper and his family. A packer from East Brunswick, Victoria prior to Enlistment, A/Sgt Draper embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 8th B
Studio portrait of 4542 Acting Sergeant (A/Sgt) Victor James Miller. A lorry driver from Northcote, Victoria prior t enlistment, A/Sgt Miller embarked with the rank of Acting Lance Corporal with the 1
Studio portrait of 1967 Acting Sergeant (A/Sgt) George Alva Allison. A State School teacher from Talbot, Victoria prior to enlistment, A/Sgt Allison embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements, 29th Battalio
Studio portrait of 4320 Acting Sergeant (A/Sgt) Archibald Gray Thornton. A draper from Moonee Ponds, Victoria prior to enlistment, A/Sgt Thornton embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion
Studio portrait of 4320 Acting Sergeant (A/Sgt) Archibald Gray Thornton. A draper from Moonee Ponds, Victoria prior to enlistment, A/Sgt Thornton embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion
