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Portrait of WX7307 Signalman (Sig) Thomas John Watson (left) and WX7133 Sig James Osmund Davies, both 7 Divisional Signals. Watson and Davies are posing in a photographer's painted prop labelled ..

Studio portrait of NX47935 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Kevin Victor Geyer, No. 1 Independent Company, of Tenterfield, NSW. L Cpl Geyer enlisted and served on the island of New Ireland. He was taken ..

Informal portrait of VX160237 Private (Pte) William Whitehead, 14/32 Battalion. A labourer from Penshurst, Vic, he enlisted in October 1941. Pte Whitehead died of illness in New Guinea on 12 April ..

Informal portrait of QX9328 Corporal (Cpl) Rowland George Austin, 2/25 Battalion. Private Austin enlisted on 17 June 1914 and he was promoted to Corporal in March 1943. Cpl Austin was killed in ..

Studio portrait of NX92169 Craftsman (Cfn) Alfred Russell Stanley Oliver. He enlisted on the 12 March 1942 at Harden NSW. Cfn Oliver was awarded the Military Medal for his actions on 31 March 1945 ..

Studio portrait of 420247 Aircraftman (later Sergeant (Sgt)) Charles Roland Napier, 22 Squadron RAAF, of Leichhardt, NSW. Sgt Napier was killed on operations over Buna, Papua New Guinea, on 26 ..

Julian Collins at the grave of his father, 400871 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Austin James Collins, air gunner, in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Flt Sgt Collins served in Malaya with the RAF and ..

Members of the RAAF line up around the newly consecrated graves at Bomana War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea. One of the graves is that of 400871 Flight Sergeant Austin James Collins, air gunner. Flt ..

The newly erected cross on the grave of 400871 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Austin James Collins, air gunner, at Bomana War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea,. Flt Sgt Collins served in Malaya with the RAF ..

Studio portrait of VX40323 Sergeant (Sgt) Robert Loftus Hastings Moran, 2/22 Battalion, of Melbourne, Victoria. Sgt Moran enlisted on 1 July 1940 and served in New Britain. Following the Japanese ..

Studio portrait of VX146571 Private (Pte) Edward Maurice Prichard, 25th Battalion (Darling Downs Regiment). Born at Ringwood, Vic, Pte Prichard enlisted on 9 May 1944 and was killed in action on ..

Studio portrait of WX17560 Private (Pte) Thomas Henry McCann, 2/11 Infantry Battalion. Pte McCann was a shop assistant from West Leederville, Western Australia, prior to enlistment on 5 November ..