slouchhats

RIP Private Curtis :-(

What a great and proud generation of Aussie men!

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Australian portrait, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Hermosisima Foto

Hello can you speak with one of the relatives of those who in the picture I'm from the city
Tobruk and I want to know

For correspondence Email: Batista_pamb@ yahoo. Com

Here's a mystery we'd love to solve as the library prepares for the centenary of World War 1. Who might these two friends of Hugh Griffith be? Can you help us?

The 5th Light Horse Regiment was raised in Brisbane in September 1914, entirely from men who had enlisted in Queensland, and became part of the 2nd Light Horse Brigade. Sailing from Sydney on 21 December 1914, the regiment disembarked in Egypt on 1 February 1915. The light horse were considered unsuitable for the initial operations at Gallipoli, but were subsequently deployed without their horses to reinforce the infantry. The 2nd Light Horse Brigade landed in late May 1915 and was attached to the 1st Australian Division. The 5th Light Horse played a defensive role for most of the campaign but was involved in several minor attacks. It left the peninsula on 20 December 1915. Source: www.awm.gov.au/collection/U51039 The site provides historical data, names, and a range of photographs. Although I could not find the matching name and photograph it could still be some starting point info.

I am preparing a series of photo panels for an exhibition on WW1 artefacts and transport within the "Fiera Campionaria" fair in Padua Italy. The exhibition celebrates the 100th anniversary of Italy's entry in WW1 in 1915 and is being held on board one of the historical buses converted into mobile offices belonging to the vintage industrial vehicle club inBUSclub Veneto I belong to and administer. www.inbusclubveneto.it I would like to include this photo in the photo panel on British military vehicles.