The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 11816 Gunner (Gnr) Thomas Hounam Beattie. Originally from Langholm, Scotland, Gnr Beattie was a groom from Northcote, Victoria prior to enlistment and embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements, 4th Field Artillery Brigade from Melbourne on HMAT Themistocles on 28 January 1916. He later served with the 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column where he was re-mustered as a Driver. Subsequently transferring back to his original unit, he returned to Australia on 29 May 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 12020 Gunner (Gnr) Albert Charles Henry Twight. A labourer from Northcote, Victoria prior to enlistment, Gnr Twight embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 1st Divisional Ammunition
Studio portrait of 11853 Gunner (Gnr) Robert Harrison. A labourer from Coburg, Victoria prior to enlistment, Gnr Harrison embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements, 4th Field Artillery Brigade from Melbour
Studio portrait of 11894 Gunner (Gnr) John Maurice Shepherd. A field hand from Melbourne, Victoria prior to enlistment, Gnr Shepherd had previously been rejected because of varicose veins. Following h
Studio portrait of 11773 Gunner (Gnr) David Alexander Mitchell. Originally from Londonderry, Ireland, Gnr Mitchell embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column from Melbourn
Studio portrait of 10471 Gunner (Gnr) Robert Gustav Sundblom. A labourer from Karatha Creek via Yea, Victoria prior to enlistment, Gnr Sundblom embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements, 4th Field Artiller
Studio portrait of 12233 Gunner (Gnr) Clement Weller. A fisherman from Essendon, Victoria prior to enlistment, Gnr Weller embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements, 6th Field Artillery Brigade from Melbour
