As casualties lists from the Gallipoli Campaign became known in Australia from early May 1915, it became a practice to publish a photograph of individuals. These photographs were supplied by the families of the person on the casualty list. There were few photographs published in relation to the number of casualties listed. To give the extent of the human tragedy that unfolded, the photographs were extracted from the various newspapers and placed in this album. Each photograph is clearly identified to an individual and brief details are given as a short biography.
For a comprehensive listing of photographs in the album, see:
Gallipoli Album, May 1915, Contents
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Lest We Forget
Lieutenant Roland Macdonald YOUNG, a 21 year old Tea expert from 'St. Ruan', Charnwood Road, St. Kilda, Victoria. He enlisted on 24 August 1914 and was allotted to 6th Battalion, E Company which embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914. Subsequently YOUNG was Killed in Action, 25 April 1915.
Sydney Mail, 26 May 1915, p. 8.
The photograph is of Lieutenant Roland Macdonald YOUNG in the uniform of an officer with "C" Company (Carlton and Fitzroy), 63rd Infantry (The East Melbourne Regiment) prior to the Great War, was served as a Lieutenant with this Battalion.