This portrait, taken at Ainar Studios during the First World War, captures a soldier stationed at Broadmeadows Camp, Victoria—one of Australia’s primary military training facilities during the early 20th century. Broadmeadows Camp played a pivotal role in preparing thousands of recruits for overseas service, particularly during WWI. Studios like Ainar and Kitchener, often operating near or within the camp, provided soldiers with the opportunity to send formal portraits home to loved ones—a cherished tradition that blended personal memory with national service. These images now serve as poignant historical records of Australia’s wartime experience and the individuals who served.This portrait of a soldier from Broadmeadows Camp, captured by Ainar Studios during the First World War, holds enduring historical and cultural value. It represents a deeply personal yet widely shared wartime ritual—soldiers commissioning studio portraits before deployment, often to send home as keepsakes. Broadmeadows Camp was a major training ground for Australian troops, and such images document not only individual service but also the broader national experience of mobilisation and sacrifice. The photograph is significant for its ability to humanise the war effort, offering a visual connection to the identities, emotions, and stories of those who served. As both a personal memento and a historical artifact, it contributes to our understanding of Australia’s military and social history during the early 20th century.Black and white portrait pasted onto cardboard. Portrait of a soldier from Broadmeadows Camp.Below Photo Front: The Kitchener Studio/Broadmeadows Camp/Under Vice-Regal Patronage/The Ainair Studio/571 Burwood Road/Auburn, Victoria Back: Soldier posing for Portrait/from Broadmeadows/Army Camp/Taken/Ainair Studiobroadmeadows |army camp, the ainair studio, auburn

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Les Chandler. Pacifist who was a stretcher bearer on the Western Front. Photo by Les Chandler. portrait, soldier, ww1, world war 1, aif, a.i.f

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Ill, p.102.non-fictionA description of the Australian soldier fighting in Greece, Syria and Egypt during the Second World War soldiers - australia - pictorial works, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa

Glisson Family Great Western Portrait of Soldier in uniformstawell ww1

Glisson family Great Western. Portrait of Soldier in uniform stawell ww1

Photograph: black and white photo of soldier in uniform. Head/shoulders portrait. Framed with glass and wooden frame. Bone mat. Signed with pencil on bottom of photo : ' L. Keith Dammatt ? 'Surbiton & Wokingorganization, military, male portrait, army, ww1

"Mathew Ernest Rumbelow" Lance Bombardier 2/7th Field. Enlisted 17/3/42 VX78073 at age 21. Served overseas Middle East 23/8/42 - 25/2/43 then Borneo 8/4/45 to 6/12/45.Black and White photo of Mathew Rumbelow posed in front of a building in full uniform.photograph, artillery, 2/7th field regiment, mathew ernest rumbelow

Soldier in WW1 Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force No 5998 Christopher Clark 59th Battalion Born in StawellChristopher was a WW1 Serviceman from Stawell who returned to Australia Framed Studio Portrait of Soldier No 5998 Christopher Clark Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force WW1,59th Battalion Christopher Clark was born in Stawell on 25th December 1892 and was brought up on the family farm in Callawdda and worked in the district and then in Queensland where he obtained an engine drivers licence and drove the sugar trains then worked on the steam boiler engines in the sugar mills. When the First World War started he came back to Stawell and enlisted in the army on 11/4/1916. He was sent to France in the 59th Battalion. He was in the army 1175 days, serving 1029 days abroad. During his service he was promoted to Lance Corporal. Details from his daughter Ruth Clark of Ararat December 2017.ww1, serviceman, soldiers, military, stawell

Passchendaele Barracks TrustPicture - This is a black and white "chest up" portrait of an Australian soldier. He is in uniform wearing a slouch hat, Rising sun badges are on his collar. The photo is oval shaped. Mount - This is a cardboard sheet. It has a rectangular hole in the centre. On top LHS is the Union flag, RHS has places of various allies. The top shows a small primitive bi-plane. Top Centre is an 18 Pdr Cannon firing. Photos of Kitchener, French, Jellicoe and Churchill are in each corner. A ship is at the bottom centre. The photo has detached from the frame.passchendaele barracks trust, ww1, soldier portrait

"Pte CYRIL ALLEN JOLLY", Reg No 4006, 7th Battalion AIF, Died Friday 21 Sep 1917 aged 19. Buried Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, Belgium.Photograph - paper, sepia reproduction, uniformed soldier standing.photograph, ww1, soldier, portrait, cyril allen jolly

A black and white picture in white frame of soldiers celebrating RAR in Nine Battalion with a huge birthday cakeNine Battalion RAR first birthday.soldier portrait, 9 rar, photograph

Photograph: black and white photo, wooden frame, buff surround on tan background, of soldier in uniform. Taken from waist up, seated. Sergeant stripes on sleeve. Written on bottom ' Chesney Ltd., 50 Strand, London'Chesneyorganization, military, male portrait, army, ww1

Photograph: WW1 male soldier seated, wearing army uniform, gaiters, spurs, sergeant stripes. Written on front ' Mina Moors'Mina Moors, auditorium building, Collins Street, Melbourneorganization, military, male portrait, ww1, soldier, sergeant

Photograph: black and white photo enclosed in buff coloured folder with Vincent Kelly, Bendigo embossed on bottom Rh corner. Photo is mounted on tan card with Bartlett Bros Bendigo imprinted on bottom. Man is posed standing with hand on hip, wearing jodhpurs and gaiters with spurs, bandolier across chest.organization, military, male portrait, army, ww1

Private James Edward Matthews (3174) was one of four first cousins living in the Myrtleford district killed during World War 1. He was in the 60th Battalion, A.I.F. action at Fromelles, France, and was killed in action, aged 19 years, on July 19,1916. He was the son of Richard and James Matthews of Myrtleford and has no known grave, but is "Remembered with Honour" at V.C. Corner, Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles. James attended Myrtleford State School 955; his death is recorded on honour boards at the Uniting (formerly Methodist) Church, the school honour board and at the Soldier's memoral Square. A memorial window at the church includes names of the four cousins.The portrait reminds viewers of the youth of many A.I.F. volunteers, the outcome of actions such as that at Fromelles in 1916 and the impact on families in small communities. It also relates to the ongoing search for identifiable remains of those personnel without a known resting place. Framed original sepia photograph, head and shoulders, of World War 1 soldier in full dress uniform.James E. Matthews, 60th Battalion, Killed in Action, 19 July, 1916. Photography: Talma & Co., Melb.james matthews 60th battalion fromelles

Taken on an unknown date, depicted is a full-length portrait of a young, unidentified male soldier. He is dressed in an Australian military uniform. It is believed that this soldier was part of The Australian Imperial Force during World War I. This can be inferred by the chevron rank insignia visible on the uniform. The placement of this insignia on the sleeve of the right arm suggests that this soldier was either a Warrant Officer or a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO). Specifically, the number of chevron stripes - here, there are two - are believed to signify a Corporal rank. The man in this photograph is also wearing a 'Rising Sun' collar badge on his coat. Australia, unlike most other Commonwealth countries, did not adopt metal regimental badges during the First World War. All units were issued with the Australian Army General Service Badge, better known as the 'Rising Sun’ badge. This insignia is almost always identified with the Australian Imperial Force.The record is historically significant due to its connection to World War I. This conflict is integral to Australian culture as it was the single greatest loss of life and the greatest repatriation of casualties in the country's history. Australia’s involvement in the First World War began when the Australian government established the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in August 1914. Immediately, men were recruited to serve the British Empire in the Middle East and on the Western Front. The first significant Australian action of the war was the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force’s (ANMEF) landing on Rabaul on 11 September 1914. The ANMEF took possession of German New Guinea at Toma on 17 September 1914 and of the neighbouring islands of the Bismarck Archipelago in October 1914. On 25 April 1915, members of the AIF landed on Gallipoli in Turkey with troops from New Zealand, Britain, and France. This specific event holds very strong significance within Australian history. The record has strong research potential. This is due to the ongoing public and scholarly interest in war, history, and especially the ANZAC legend, which is commemorated annually on 25 April, known as ANZAC Day.Black and white rectangular postcard printed on card.Reverse: Mendelssohn & Co., / Swanston St., Melbourne / POST CARD / KODAK / CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS ONLY / AUSTRAL / AUSTRAL / KODAK / BMM 2640.3 /military album, world war i, wwi, corporal, portrait, soldier, australian imperial force, aif, postcard, uniform

VX37836 Andrew Keith GUY - Refer Cat No. 131P.Photograph - sepia coloured portrait.portrait, soldier, ww2

John Joseph LOWERY No 1926. KIA. Refer 3060 for his service history details, also 2564P.Sepia photo of a soldier in uniform with 3 Sergeant stripes & holding a riding crop. Photo is pasted to cardboard & glued to a piece of white painted MDF.Printed top: Lance Sgt J.J.LOWERY 22ND BATTALION Printed at bottom: KILLED IN ACTION 2nd OCT 1917 BROODSEINDE RIDGE ANZACphotograph, ww1, portrait soldier

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Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Stylised watercolour portrait of soldier in cap, side on.graytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour

Portrait - Soldier 1914-18 (possibly D’Alton)stawell ww1

Fromelles - The Final Chapters - How the buried diggers were identified and their lives reclaimed.Soft cardboard cover. Gold / white / black print on front, spine & back. Illustrated front to back, photos of field of poppies in landscape with 4 soldier's portraits in soft sepia tones in the sky of the landscape. 262 pages, cut, plain, off white. Between pages 134 - 135 are an illustrated collection of photos in black / white / colour / sepia on glossy white paper.book, fromelles

Sargent Medical Corps. 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing StationA b/w postcard portrait of soldier H. Martin.Typewritten on front: Private H. Martin Printed on front: TALMA MELBOURNE Handwritten on back: PRIVATE H.J. MARTIN, 2ND AUST CASUALTY CLEARING STATION A.M.C. (ON ACTIVE SERVICE) 2/11/15world war 1, martin, h. j. (private), soldiers, armed forces, uniforms, clothing and dress, postcards, george evans collection

Private of 1st AIF c1917A b/w post card portrait of soldier Jack Beven.Handwritten on front: Jack Burns Printed on back: T. Humphrey and Co., Collins St.burns, jack, humphrey, t., photographers, t. humphrey and company, soldiers, portraits, armed forces, uniforms, clothing and dress, beven, george evans collection

1914 Infantry PrivateA sepia post card portrait of soldier H. H. Cunningham.Typewritten on front: PRIVATE H. CUNNINGHAM Handwritten on front: PRIVATE H.H. CUNNINGHAM 6TH BAT. F.COY. INFANTERY Handwritten on back: TO MR BOARDMAN FROM PRVT. H.H. CUNNINGHAM 21ST/9/14 BROADMEADOWS Printed on back: Melba Studio, 101 Swanston St Melbourne / POST CARDworld war 1, cunningham, h. h. (private), boardman, - (mr), soldiers, uniforms, clothing and dress, armed forces, postcards, melba studio, photographers, george evans collection

1st AIFA b/w postcard portrait of soldier W. J. Daly (hatless)Typewritten on front: TROOPER W. J. DALY Handwritten on back: TROOPER Wm. J. Daly, D TROOP, C SQUAD, 8TH LIGHT HORSE, 3RD LIGHT HORSE BRIGADE, 3RD CONTINGENT Printed on back: DARGE, PHOTOGRAPHER 175 COLLINS ST MELBOURNE VICTORIAdaly, w. j., darge, photographers, armed forces, soldiers, clothing and dress, uniforms, postcards, george evans collection