Photographs belonging to William Milne Burgess, ca.1916-1919, 1928

PXA 1328

fonds

ca.1916-1919, 1928

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Ephemera

949403

70 photographs (1 album, 22 loose photographs and 1 mounted photograph) - 21 x 31 cm. or smaller
ephemera (7 postcards)

William Milne Burgess (1886-1970) was the third child of Rev. John Burgess. He was a gunner with 7 Field Artillery Brigade in the First World War, embarking on 11 May 1916 on HMAT Argyllshire. His brother, Stewart Salmond Burgess, was killed in the war in 1918 near Villers Bretonneux. William lived at the Walter Liberty Vernon-designed house St Helens (originally Merstham), in Wycombe Rd, Neutral Bay, with his family, 1939-1960. Source: First World War Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au, accessed 2 November 2011); MLDOC 3300

The photographs belonged to the donor's father, and were left to her when he died. Mrs Bartram presented this collection to the Mitchell Library in December 1978. She had previously presented another group of her father's photographs, in April 1972 (PXB 76). In January 1981 the donor presented biographical notes about her grandfather Rev Dr John Burgess (MLDOC 3300), where biographical information and further references regarding William Milne Burgess can be found.

Photograph album (48 photographs), including Chinese sports and procession, Gamache, France, 1919; Australians leaving Gamache for Australia, April 1919; Le Havre and other locations in France, May 1919; boat race, Paris - NZ v French 1919 [rowing eights]; Aberdeen, England, Durban, Cape Town. 1919; the Barwon at Brewarrina, September 1919

21 loose photographs and 7 postcards, including:
Undated photos, identified on reverse: Lens, Ypres, Corbie
Ceremony to erect memorial? Stone block on hoist, flags and speakers at scene;
Group portraits of assembled Australian, South African and Canadian forces
Captioned photographs:
Plane forced landing [British biplane]
Reinforcements going aboard Themistocles, Port Melbourne [undated]
Farmhouse, Longuemort, France 1919
Queen [Wennin?], Queen Mary Golding, Currambina [i.e. Currumbene] Creek, Huskisson, Jervis Bay, died March 1928 age 105 [photographed outside bark and corrugated iron hut]

1 mounted photograph, titled in image: H. M. Transport "Osterley". Flag ship Peace Day celebrations. Sydney Harbour, July 1919. Printed on mount: W. A. Shearon, 180 Phillip St, Sydney

Out of copyright: Created before 1955
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Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.2503 as part of the eRecords project 2011-2012

Album inscribed "Gunner Wm. Burgess 3rd Division Art." inside front cover