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This gallery features, in no particular order, 98 individuals who signed their Attestation Papers for service overseas between 1914 and 1918. Their addresses at the time of enrolment coincide with the address of their next-of-kin. The large majority of these individuals did not return, being either missing or killed in action. Some came back bearing physical or psychological scars of war and did not survive. Others were injured or fell ill even before they reached the theatre. Forced to confront the loss of the dear ones, families and communities became a network for support and commemoration. Individually or collectively, Londoners mourned and, in the process, a large quantity of rolls of honour, commemorative plaques, cenotaphs, official or non-official decorations, certificates and pins was produced.
Portrait of a soldier wearing a peak hat.
Ten soldiers, all wearing a peak hat and holding rifles. They stand in front of a grill gate, a fragment of a sign for a theatre can be seen on the right.
A grave stone with a cross and a maple leaf.
Portrait of a soldier wearing a peak hat. He has a moustache.
Photograph of a military cemetery ith many rows of headstones in a landscape. French and Australian flags are in front.
Portrait of a soldier wearing a peak hat.
A rectangular plaque made of brass with symmetric ornaments on the top right and left. Two smaller plaques are attcahed with hinges and they open like a window to reveal names of soldiers.
Portrait of a soldier wearing peak hat.
Portrait of a soldier wearing peak hat.
Portrait of a soldier wearing peak hat.
Portrait of a soldier with a moustache.
Portrait of a soldier wearing peak hat. He has a moustache.
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