The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of a soldier listed in the photographer's notebook as G S Jeffs. Image DA10034 is also listed as G S Jeffs but is a different person. The two images are believed to be of brothers 3362 Pte George Edward Jeffs and his younger brother 3360 Private (Pte) Gordon Stanley Jeffs, both of the 8th Battalion. George was a 22 year old farm labourer prior to enlisting on 10 July 1915 and Gordon was an 18 year old farm labourer when he enlisted on 14 July 1915. Both embarked for overseas with the 11th Reinforcements of the 8th Battalion from Adelaide on 11 October 1915 aboard HMAT Nestor (A71). On arrival in Egypt, George transferred to the 6th Battalion and proceeded to France where he was wounded in action. After being evacuated to England for medical treatment, he recovered and returned to the 6th Battalion in France only to be killed in action near Gueudecourt on 12 December 1916. George is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France with others who have no known grave. On arrival in Egypt, Gordon was admitted to hospital and after recovering, he transferred to the 59th Battalion. He proceeded with them to France in June 1916 and was wounded in action on 19 July 1916. After being evacuated to England for medical treatment, he was returned to Australia arriving on 17 July 1917. Gordon was discharged medically unfit for further service. This is one of a series of photographs taken by the Darge Photographic Company which had the concession 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 a soldier listed in the photographer's notebook as G S Jeffs. Image DA10084 is also listed as G S Jeffs but is a different person. The two images are believed to be of brothers 3362
Studio portrait of two soldiers listed as A Henderson and Burnet. The soldier on the left is believed to be 3698 Private (Pte) Arthur James Burnet, 6th Battalion from Richmond, Victoria. A 22 year old
Studio portrait of 3362 Private (Pte) George Edward Jeffs, 6th Battalion from South Gippsland, Victoria. A 22 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 10 July 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 11th
Studio portrait of two signalmen. One is listed as J G Pearson and the other is unidentified. 2515 Private (Pte) John Gordon Pearson, 46th Battalion from East Brunswick, Victoria was a 20 year old cyc
Studio portrait of H Hodson, probably 3841 Private (Pte) Henry Thomas Hodson, 23rd Battalion from Tallangatta, Victoria. A 23 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 16 June 1915, he embarked for over
Studio portrait of four soldiers recorded only as D Cooper and W Lomax. Standing at the back on the left is possibly D Cooper who has not been further identified. Sitting in the front on the left is
