The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 4913 Private (Pte) Eric Richard Riley and an unidentified soldier. A labourer from Geeveston, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Pte Riley embarked with the 15th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Ballarat on 18 February 1916. He was later gassed and invalided to England. Following his recovery he rejoined his battalion and returned to Australia on 25 March 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 4885 Private (Pte) William Thompson. An engine driver from Hobart, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Pte Thompson embarked with the 15th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion from Melbourne on
Studio portrait of 4780 Private (Pte) Leslie Anson Drake. A labourer from Geeveston, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Pte Drake embarked with the 15th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion from Melbourne on HMA
Studio Portrait of 3949 Private (Pte) Harry Herbert Broadstock who served as Harvey H Broadstock. . A labourer from Mildura, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Broadstock embarked with the 9th Reinforc
Studio portrait of 3975 Private (Pte) Walter William Sharman. A labourer from Corowa, NSW prior to enlistment, Pte Sharman embarked with the 9th Reinforcements, 24th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT W
Studio portrait of 4539 Private (Pte) Ernest George McIntyre. A labourer from Osterley, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Pte McIntyre embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion from Melbourne
Studio portrait of 4300 Private (Pte) Charles Adolphus Douglas. A mill hand from Geeveston, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Pte Douglas embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion from Melbour
