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
The Man Who Tossed the Turks with his Bayonet.
It will be recalled that several accounts of the historic landing near Gaba Tepe and of the fighting during the three subsequent days mentioned "a big Queenslander" who tossed Turks over his shoulder with his bayonet. Here we give a portrait of "the big Queenslander." His name is William Harold Kenny; he is 24 years of age, stands 6ft 2in in his socks, and weighs 14st. From the age of 14 he studied physical development, and trained every muscle that would bring him to perfection. He achieved great prominence as a weight-thrower, and is a crack rifle-shot. He is now on General Birdwood's staff. One of his relatives proudly states that he was "specially chosen for the position from among 60,000." He has about 30 cousins at the front, the tallest being 6ft 6in high and the shortest 6ft. The mother of this young Hercules is a widow living at Nobbys, Queensland. Detective Kenny, of Rockhampton, is his brother.
171 Private William Harold KENNY, a 27 year old Police constable from Nobby, Queensland. He enlisted in the AIF on 21 August 1914 and was allotted to the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron which embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on 24 September 1914. During the Great War, KENNY Returned to Australia, 24 September 1918. KENNY was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal - DCM, Medaille Militaire (France), and was Mentioned in Despatches
Sydney Mail, 4 September 1915, p. 25.