Mrs A T Sharp and 5195 Corporal (Cpl) Norman Edward Sharp MM, 54th Battalion, visit his brother ...

Mrs A T Sharp and 5195 Corporal (Cpl) Norman Edward Sharp MM, 54th Battalion, visit his brother 5880 Private (Pte) George Edward Sharp, 18th Battalion, at the 3rd London General Hospital at Wandsworth, London. Cpl Norman Sharp enlisted on 18 January 1916 and returned to Australia on 2 June 1919. Cpl Sharp was awarded the Military Medal on 14 January 1919 for his bravery at Bellicourt in October 1918. Pte George Sharp enlisted 25 April 1916 and returned to Australia on 25 January 1919. From the collection of Mr Alfred Thomas Sharp. Mr Sharp was the Commonwealth Immigration Officer of Victoria and was based in the London Office during the First World War. He and his wife hosted and visited many soldiers, particularly those from Victoria, who were recuperating in London. He also photographed many Australian graves in English cemeteries. His photograph collection relating to this period in London was bequeathed to the Memorial in 1922 after his death. During his time in London he was a member of the British Volunteer Regiment, serving with the Willesden Battalion, Middlesex Volunteer Regiment.