Informal portrait of four tent mates from the 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment. From left to ...

Informal portrait of four tent mates from the 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment. From left to right: 968 Trooper (Tpr) Gordon Rose; 744 Tpr Joseph Dandy Street; 748 Tpr Ernest William Weeks; 733 Tpr Bernard William Noah. Tpr Rose, a station manager from Texas, Qld prior to enlistment, embarked with the 5th Reinforcements from Newcastle on HMAT Malakuta on 17 April 1915. Later promoted to Corporal he served in the Middle East and returned to Australia with the rank of Temporary Sergeant on 5 March 1919. Tpr Street, a farmer from Cleveland, Qld prior to enlistment embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements from Brisbane on HMAT Itria on 9 February 1915. Whilst serving at Gallipoli he was wounded in action and evacuated to Mudros. On rejoining his unit, he was killed in action on 5 November 1915 and was buried in the Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli. He was a nephew of the former Minister of Defence, Hon J G Drake. Tpr Weeks a machinist from North Brisbane, Qld prior to enlistment, also embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements and following his service at Gallipoli, went on to serve in the Middle East and returned to Australia on 28 June 1919. Tpr Noah, a native of Essex, England, was an accountant from Brisbane prior enlistment and embarked with the 2nd Reinforcement alongside Tprs Street and Weeks. Following his evacuation from Gallipoli suffering from illness, he served with No.2 Convalescent Depot in England where he was promoted to Corporal. Later reverting to the rank of Gunner, he served in France with 7th Field Artillery Brigade. Following the Armistice, he returned to England and served with AIF Headquarters where he was promoted to Temporary Sergeant and, electing to remain in England, he was discharged there on 29 March 1920. See also C00401.