The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 4156 Private (Pte) Henry Alexander Mogdridge. A saddler from Cheltenham, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Mogdridge had been previously been rejected as being under the height requirements. After successfully enlisting he embarked with the 10th Reinforcements, 22nd Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Wiltshire on 7 March 1916. He later transferred to the 60th Battalion and was hospitalised suffering from shell shock. Subsequently suffering from a re-occurrence of a pre-enlistment pain in the right shoulder, he returned to Australia on 22 July 1917 and was medically discharged. 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 4320 Private (Pte) Ernest John Skinner. A 20 year old farm hand from East Malvern, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Skinner had been previously rejected as not meeting the height a
Studio portrait of 3385 Private (Pte) Frederick Ernest Dowell. A farmer from Samaria, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Dowell had previously been rejected due to his height. Following a relaxation of
Studio portrait of 1485 Private (Pte) Merton Ranelagh Hodgkison. A printer from Northcote, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Hodgkison had previously been rejected as being under the height requiremen
Studio portrait of 1485 Private (Pte) Merton Ranelagh Hodgkison. A printer from Northcote, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Hodgkison had previously been rejected as being under the height requiremen
Studio portrait of 4302 Private (Pte) Leslie Ross. A carpenter from Box Hill, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Ross had been previously rejected as being under the height requirements. Following the
Studio portrait of 3874 Private (Pte) James James. A cook from Melbourne, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte James had previously been rejected as unable to meet the height specifications. Following a
