The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 3888 Acting Sergeant (A/Sgt) Reginald Charles Pilven. A postman from Hawthorn, Victoria prior to enlistment, A/Sgt Pilven embarked with the 9th Reinforcements, 24th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Warilda on 8 February 1916. Following his arrival in France he reverted to the rank of Private and was hospitalised after suffering from a sprained back. After rejoining his battalion he was killed in action on 3 October 1917 and was buried in the Passchendaele New British Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium. 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 4455 Acting Lance Sergeant (A/LSgt) Robert Castle. Originally from Pembroke, Wales, A/LSgt Castle was a farmer from Koroit, Victoria prior to enlistment and embarked with the 14th R
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 3866 Private (Pt) Arthur Watson Law. A grocer from Footscray, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Law embarked with the 9th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Waril
Studio portrait of 5084 Private (Pte) John Mathew Ryan. An 18 year old student from Pootilla via Ballarat, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Ryan embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 24th Battalion
Studio portrait of 3782 Private (Pte) Norman Victor Cronin. A labourer from Cobden, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Cronin embarked with the 9th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT
Studio portrait of 4862 Private (Pte) James Charles Marshall and an unidentified soldier. A railway porter from Alphington, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Marshall embarked with the 15th Reinforcem
