Informal portrait of two Australian soldiers, Corporal Rayment and Private Glew in the backyard ...

Informal portrait of two Australian soldiers, Corporal Rayment and Private Glew in the backyard of 65 Cranhurst Road, Cricklewood, England, the home of Mr A T Sharp. 3 Corporal (Cpl) George Leslie (Les) Rayment, 5th Battalion, enlisted on 16 November 1914 and returned to Australia on 22 March 1917; later as Sergeant Rayment of the 3rd Light Horse Regiment he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) in September 1918. 1451 Private (Pte) Elmer Glew, 8th Battalion, enlisted on 3 December 1914; he received a gunshot wound to the right eye on 25 April 1915 at Gallipoli and subsequently lost the sight in his other eye, returning to Australia on 14 January 1917. 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.