Australian Imperial Forces - Overseas Training Brigade in England - 26 June 1918

            Written on reverse:
My Dear Sister, just a card to let you know I am still fit for the fray. I am sorry to say, but as long as one can walk he is good enough for France. I guess you'll pick me on the other side. All good wishes to yourself and all at home.
Your ever loving brother
Sey

Also names:
L MacDonald
E Hyde
J Lavery - (possibly John Joseph Lavery seated in the middle)
B Herman - (according to the ebay seller this should be L Hermon, the man seated on the far right  Lancelot HERMON, awarded the Military Medal seen on his uniform here) 

Seymour HARRISON - (seated on the left in the above photo)
Regimental number - 4025
Place of birth - Bright, Victoria
Religion - Church of England
Occupation - Labourer
Address - Porepunkah, Victoria
Marital status - Single
Age at embarkation - 21
Next of kin - Father, John Harrison, Porepunkah, Victoria
Enlistment date - 19 July 1915
Rank on enlistment - Private
Unit name - 24th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number - 23/41/3
Embarkation details - Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records - Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death - 26 June 1962
   

Taken on: October 14, 2025

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Sets appears in: • World War 1 (1914 - 1918) - album one

Groups appears in: • Trove: Australia in Pictures

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