The origin of the book goes back to 2007 when a tin of nitrate negatives (Cat No 1248.2) came to the Bendigo RSL Museum via Aylene Kirkwood (Eaglehawk Heritage Society) and her friend Jean Grinton, Jack Grintons Daughter. The tin of negatives had been sitting in a shed at Jeans place for many years. The RSL Museum sorted some to see what they were about and were mostly WW1 era overseas. The Museum had some reproduced by Wayne Eels a Dark Room Technician and the quality was amazing. A small number were shown at an exhibition in a talk by Museum Curator Peter Ball in March 2008. The exhibition was called “Snapshots and Stories” by Corrine Perkin from the Bendigo Art Gallery and included a number of Bendigo Historical groups. The RSL Museum by then had put together 44 images in 11 frames to make a story (cat No's 5880P to 5890P) and shown at the Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch Inc in April 2008. The exhibition included memorabilia from Jean Grinton. Corrine Perkin who was at the opening spoke to the Curator Peter Ball with the view that a travelling exhibition could be made from this. After discussions then began 12 months research between Corinne and Peter identifying people in the photos, places, deciphering Jack's Diary, researching the 38th Bn to gain an overall picture of Jack and Bert Grinton, producing photos for quality. Eventually an exhibition of photos (Cat No's 7100P to 7179P), story boards with photos (Cat No's 7180 to 7187) came into being. The opening was at the Bendigo Art Gallery on the evening of June 13th 2009 with Les Carlyon as guest speaker and went through until August 2nd. The exhibition was accompanied by memorabilia of Jacks Daughter Jean and Bert's Daughter Dorothy. The exhibition then went onto 4 more locations including the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance. Jacks service details are in Cat No 1280, Berts are in Cat No 1320P.Book, cardboard cover, 64 gloss pages. Front cover shows Jack Grinton in Barracks hut 19 England in 1916. The book relates to the photo collection of Jack Grinton and his brother Albert (Bert) both in the 38th BN AIF. The publication is in 6 sections. 1. Preface - Karen Quinlan, Director Art Gallery. 2. Two brothers, a Camera and a War to end all Wars - Corrine Perkin, Exhibition Curator Bendigo Art Gallery. 3. The Great War - Les Carlyon, Journalist and Author. 4. Photographing War - Colin Harding, Curator photographic technology, national media museum UK 5. The Grinton Collection in 6 Sub Sections; Living behind the lines. The burden of war. Trip of a lifetime. Portraiture and remembrance. Quota 45: The journey home. Life after 1919.book, camera on the somme, grinton, 38th

Refer Cat No.1280 for Jack Grintons service history.Story board - framed. Story Board - black print on white and pale blue background on synthetic paper adhered to backing board. Frame - metal with wood backing board."The Grinton Collection" "A Camera on the Somme". framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton

Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service history.Story board - framed. Story Board - black print on white and pale blue background on synthetic paper adhered to backing board. Frame - metal with wood backing board."A CAMERA ON THE SOMME" "Photography and the FIRST WORLD WAR"framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton, photography

Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service history. "BERT GRINTON NO. 5024" 38TH BN - refer cat no 1320P for his service history.Story board - framed. Story Board - black print on white and pale blue background on synthetic paper adhered to backing board. Frame - metal with wood backing board."A CAMERA ON THE SOMME". "Living behind the lines". Photograph - "Bert Grinton and two soldiers in a trench 1916-1919". framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton

Refer Cat No. 1280. "JACK GRINTON No. 1043, " 38th Bn - Refer Cat No. 1280 for Service History. "BERT GRINTON No. 5024" 38th Bn - Refer Cat No. 1320P for Service History.Story Board - framed. Story board - black print on white and pale blue background on synthetic paper adhered to backing board. Illustrated - one black and white photograph, one colour photograph. Frame - metal with wood backing board."A CAMERA ON THE SOMME" "Life after 1919" Photographs - black and white - "Grinton family: Jack, Bert and Fred (back), and Arthur, May, Hughina and Emily (front) Tragowel 1920", Colour - "38th Battalion reunion hosted by the Grintons"framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton

This frame of Postcards was part of the original “Camera on the Somme” exhibition Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service, Cat No 1320P for Bert Grinton DCM.Postcards - collection top to bottom - left to right. Nine (9) cards. Top left: cardboard, insert coloured silk embroidery on cotton, flowers, flags, sailing boat, greeting. Middle: cardboard, inset coloured silk with embroidery on cotton, butterfly, greeting. Right: cardboard, inset coloured silk embroidery on cotton, flowers, greeting. Second row left: cardboard, inset coloured silk embroidery on cotton, basket of flowers, greeting. Middle: cardboard, handwritten greeting and note in black ink. Bottom row left: black and white photograph postcard, cardboard. Two soldiers in uniform. Middle: cardboard, handwritten greeting and note in black ink. Bottom row - top right: black and white photograph postcard, three women. - Lower right - colour printed postcard, with flowers, flags, painting and "Good Luck and Coo-ee" greeting on scroll. Frame - Perspex front, screwed to brown painted MDF backing board. Dark brown mount, cardboard.Greeting silk embroidery. "From your loving son" From your Soldier Boy", "With my love". "Loving Greetings". Handwritten greeting in black ink. 2nd row middle Dated “21.10.17", frame/ “Dear Arthur/ love from your loving brother/ Jack W. Grinton" Bottom Row: Middle - "From your loving/ brother/ Albert V. Grinton". framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton

Refer Cat No. 1280, Grinton collection.Story Board - framed. Story board - black print on white and pale blue background on synthetic paper adhered to backing board. Illustrated - three black and white photographs. Frame - metal with wood backing board."A CAMERA ON THE SOMME" "Quota 45: The Journey Home". Photographs - Top - "Troops on deck of HMAT Karmala, at sea 1919". Middle "Workers on board HMAT Karmala, at sea 1919". Bottom "Washing drying, soldiers wrestling and relaxing on HMAT Karmala, at sea 1919."framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton, hmat karmala

Jack Grinton. Refer Cat No.1280 for his service history.Story board - framed. Story Board - black print on white and pale blue background on synthetic paper adhered to backing board. Frame - metal with wood backing board." A CAMERA ON THE SOMME' "The Burden of War". Photographs top left - "Damaged windmill, France or Belgium 1916-1919" Top right "Guns and human bones marking field graves, France or Belgium 1916-1919" Middle right "Bomb damaged cathedral, France or Belgium 1916-19" Bottom right "Military Cemetery, France 1919" framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton

Refer Cat No. 1280 "Jack GRINTON No 1043", 38th Bn - Refer Cat No. 1280 for his service history.Story Board - framed. Storyboard - black print on white and pale blue background on synthetic paper adhered to backing board. Illustrated - three black and white photographs, one colour photograph and copy of - handwritten letter on yellow paper. Frame - metal with wood backing board."A CAMERA ON THE SOMME" "Trip of a Lifetime" Photographs; Top left: in colour "Postcard sent by Jack Grinton to his family, Cape Town, 5 July 1916" Top right: "Paris Opera, France 1919". Middle right: " La Madeline Church, Paris 1919" . Bottom right: " Jack Grinton with captured German Artillery, Paris 1919". Handwritten letter: "From Jack".framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton

Refer Cat No. 1280. "JACK GRINTON No. 1043, 38th Battalion - refer Cat No. 1280 for his service history.Story Board - framed. Story board - black print on white and pale blue background on synthetic paper adhered to backing board. Illustrated - four black and white photographs. Frame - metal with wood backing board."A Camera on the Somme". "Portraiture and Remembrance", Photographs - Top left - "Jack Grinton, France 1918 - 19" Top Right - "Australian soldiers and French civilians 1918-19". Middle Right "Field grave of Lance Corporal Risbey (38th Battalion) killed in action 29 September 1918, France 1919". Bottom right - "Vaire Wood field cemetery, France 1919"framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton, risbey

The Grinton Collection. Soldier in photograph - "Jack Grinton No.1043 38th Bn doing his washing Refer Cat 1280 for Jacks Service History.Photograph - framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper depicting a soldier doing his washing. Frame - timber, light varnish finish. Perspex front and cardboard backing."Group 1: Living behind the lines". "E. At my washing" framed accessories, camera on the somme, 38th bn, jack grinton

The Grinton Collection. Photograph of a Soldiers full kit laid out. Refer Cat. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph - framed. Photograph - black and white photograph showing a soldier's full kit laid out. Frame - timber, light varnish finish. Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 1 - Living Behind The Lines" "C. My Kit" framed accessories, camera on the somme, 38th bn, grinton, kit

The Grinton Collection. Australian Soldiers on a walk. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting five soldiers walking along a road between an avenue of trees. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 1: Living behind the lines" "F. Australian soldiers".framed accesssories, camera on the somme, 38th bn, grinton, soldiers, ww1

The Grinton Collection. Soldiers lined up on a Mess parade. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting a lineup of troops collecting food. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 1: Living behind the lines". "G. Feeding the Troops".framed accessories, "camera on the somme, 38th bn, grinton, ww1

The Grinton Collection. Three unknown soldiers in a hut. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting three soldiers sitting/lying on the floor of a building. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 1: Living behind the lines". "H. Relaxing in hutments".framed accessories, camera on the somme, 38th bn, grinton

The Grinton Collection. Three unknown soldiers in a Billet Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting three men in partial uniform standing in front of an interior wall. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 1: Living behind the lines" "J. Three men in a billet".framed accessories, camera on the somme, 38th bn, ww1, grinton

The Grinton Collection. Standing on the ground 2nd from the left Sgt Coffey. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details. Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting twelve troops sitting and standing in the doorway of a railway wagon. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group I: Living behind the lines". "K. Troop train"framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton

The Grinton Collection. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting a large group of soldiers relaxing inside a building. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 1: Living behind the lines". "Evening in France".framed accessories, camera on the somme, 38th bn, grinton

The Grinton Collection. The village of Corbie on the Somme River showing war damage, the streets have been cleared. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details. Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting a village scene of buildings. A number of buildings show some war damage, Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 2: Burden of War", "A. Corbie",framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton, villages

The Grinton Collection. The village of “Bray” on the Somme showing some war damage. Refer Cat no. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting a village scene with a road and buildings. A number of buildings show war damage, Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 2: Buden of War". "B. Bray".framed accessories, camera on the somme, '38th bn, grinton, villages, ww1

The Grinton Collection. A Soldier standing amongst Bomb damage. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting a soldier and a civilian standing on a large pile of bomb damage rubble. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 2: Burden of War". "C. Bomb Damage".framed accessories, camera on the somme, 38th bn, grinton, bomb damage

The Grinton Collection. A Civilian with a cartload of possessions. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting a civilian with a dog, horse and a cartload of possessions. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 2: Burden of War" "E. A civilian with a cartload of possessions". framed accessories, camera on the somme, 38th bn, agrinton, ww1, civilians

The Grinton Collection. War damaged town or city. Refer Cat No, 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting a landscape of damaged and shattered buildings and rubble with a road and a vehicle in the foreground. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 2: Burden of War". "H. War Damage".framed accessories, camera on the somme, 38th bn, grinton, ww1, war damage

The Grinton Collection. A French Couple at Home. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting two civilians (French couple) sitting surrounded by vegetation. Cottage/building in the background. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 2: Burden of War". "J. French couple".framed accessories, camera on the somme, 38th bn, grinton, ww1, civilians

The Grinton Collection. “Palais due Trocadero"- built on the hill of Chjaillot, across the Seine from the Eiffel tower, Paris , France. Demolished in 1937. RRefer Cat No 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting a large building (palace/exhibition space) with formal garden area, river, river wall and bridge in foreground. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 3: Trip of Lifetime". "A. Palais due Trocadero". framed accessories, camera on the somme, 38th bn, ww1, grinton, buildings

The Grinton Collection. “Palais de la Jetee"- Crystal palace in Nice, France. Refer Cat No 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting a large ornate building (palace) on a pier structure. Foreshore in the foreground. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 3: Trip of a lifetime". "B. Palais de la Jetee"framed accessories, "camera on the somme, 38th bn, ww1, grinton, buildings

The Grinton Collection. Cabaret du Ciel and Cabaret 'Enfer"- adjoining buildings in Paris, France. Refer Cat No 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper, depicting a street scene with a number of close-up building frontages. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 3: Trip of a lifetime". "C. Cabaret due Ciel and Cabaret 'Enfer". framed accessories, camera on the somme, 38th bn, ww1, grinton

The Grinton Collection. Promenade along the Mediterranean coast of Nice France. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details. Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper. Depicting - a promenade space filled with civilians seated and standing with a background of tree and buildings. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 3: Trip of a Lifetime". "D. Promenade des Anglais".framed accessories, camera on the somme, 38th bn, grinton, ww1, nice

The Grinton Collection. 38th Bn Officers and Sergeants in Le Harve France. Identified so far. 1st of left, Sgt Fred Lehman MM, 3rd from left, Sgt Coffey. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper - Depicting seven soldiers in uniform standing on a foot path/terrace with balustrade in background and to left buildings and to right, water. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 3: Trip of a Lifetime" "F. 38th Battalion soldiers - Le Havre".framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton, le havre

The Grinton Collection. The Eiffel Tower, Paris France. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper depicting the "Eiffel Tower" in the mist with foreground of a garden and promenade area. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 3: Trip of a Lifetime". "G. La Tour Eiffel"framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton, paris