The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 4739 Private (Pte) Kelsel James Bramley. A farmer from Derby, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Bramley embarked with the 15th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Wiltshire on 7 March 1916. He later transferred to the 57th Battalion and was invalided to England suffering from trench feet. Later rejoining his battalion he was appointed as Acting Lance Corporal. Following the Armistice he was re-mustered as a Driver before reverting to the rank of Private. He returned to Australia on 15 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 2393 Private (Pte) Irwin Norman Campbell. A farmer from Burnley, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Campbell embarked with the5th Reinforcements, 57th Battalion from Melbourne on HMA
Studio portrait of 4877 Private (Pte) Frederick Proctor. A 27 year old farmer from Kooreh via St Arnaud, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Proctor embarked with the 15th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion
Studio portrait of 4909 Private (Pte) Harold Azlonza Webster. A labourer from Mildura, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Webster embarked with the 15th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion from Melbourne on
Studio portrait of William Collins, probably 4958 Private (Pte) William Collins. Originally from Peckham, England, Pte Collins was a labourer from Melbourne, Victoria and originally embarked with the
Studio portrait of 4007 Private (Pte) Sydney Beattie. An electrician from Glenelg, SA prior to enlistment, Pte Beattie had been previously been rejected on medical grounds. After successfully enlistin
Studio portrait of 3656 Private (Pte) Alexander Wynd. A boxmaker from Caulfield, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Wynd embarked with the 8th Reinforcements, 22nd Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Afri
