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137 photos and 22 illustrations tagged william, from 23 members of Flickr Commons.

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• State Library of New South Wales 27 photos & illustrations
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• British Library 21 photos & illustrations
• State Library of Queensland 15 photos & illustrations
• The Library of Congress 14 photos & illustrations
• Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection 8 photos & illustrations
• Museum of Hartlepool 7 photos & illustrations
• National Library of Ireland on The Commons 6 photos & illustrations
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• Port Morien Digital Archive 4 photos & illustrations
• Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons 4 photos & illustrations

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Henry William Mier

from State Library of New South Wales

• Wayne Hill said:

  Military Records; recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewIma...

William Ernest Girtler

from State Library of Queensland

• Wayne Hill said:

  William Edward Girtler, Enlisted 14th Nov 1915 from Warwick, Queensland, aged 24yrs 9mths. Military records ; recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewIma...

Ellisdale, William

from State Library of Queensland

• Vesna Verencevic said:

  “X” – The Life and Death of a Courageous Digger 1 JULY, 2016 BY QUEENSLAND STATE ARCHIVES Private William (Billy) Elsdale. Believed to be the first Aboriginal digger to die during action in France, Billy’s sacrifice is acknowledged in this letter from W P Vance to Anthony Ogden: “I read in the papers some queer British names amongst those volunteering from Australia, Ah Chay and Ah Foo. Britishers these, yes, more British in spirit than many who bear old English names and Billy Elsdale, aboriginal half-caste, killed in France, and hundreds of our men with German names, more British than many of our own race.” It is estimated that over 1000 Aboriginal Australians enlisted for the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, although many were rejected on the grounds of race. Billy Elsdale found himself accepted and he enlisted on 10 September 1915, at the age of 28. A recipient of exemption from the Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897 since 1910, Billy gained employment in 1913 as a police tracker. Working under the command of Sub Inspector Graham of Charleville, Billy was described by Graham as “25 years old … 10 stone 9 lbs … and a good horsemen and bushman”. However, Billy wanted to enlist, and his AIF enlistment papers offers some insight into the man. The Army Medical Officer wrote the term “Half cast” for Billy’s “complexion” on his certificate of medical examination. At just over 6 feet, Billy was taller than average. He had black hair and brown eyes, and his religious denomination was Roman Catholic. For his next of kin, Billy nominated his friend, Jack Cockrane of Charleville, instead of his parents. Billy pledged with an “X” to truly serve his Sovereign Lord the King, in the Australian Imperial Force, for the duration of the war. Source: blogs.archives.qld.gov.au/2016/07/01/x-the-life-and-death...