World War 1, Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill Camp, 1915
1915Subcollections
Overview
Group portrait of company of Australian Imperial Force soldiers on eve of leaving Blackboy Camp
Historical information
On August 17, 1914, just 12 days after war was declared, the first volunteers arrived at the newly formed Blackboy Hill Camp at the foot of the Darling Ranges, east of Perth. It was the birthplace of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in WA and over 32,000 men passed through the camp before heading off to war.
Details
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Registration number
cwa-org-32-P1979.133.1k
Item type
Year
Geotag
-31.897060999475, 116.04525709042
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- Western Australia Blackboy Hill, 16 Battalion, 1915 (0km away)
- Western Australia Blackboy Hill Camp, 16 Battalion, 1915 (0km away)
- World War 1, Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill, 1916 (0.01km away)
- World War 1, Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill, 1916 (0.01km away)
- World War 1, Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill, CLARKE, Australian Army Medical Corps, 1916 (0.01km away)
- World War 1, Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill, Australian Army Medical Corps, 1916 (0.01km away)
- World War 1, Australia Western Australia, 1918 (0.01km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 10 Light Horse, Blackboy Hill, (0.03km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 16 Battalion, Blackboy Hill, (0.03km away)
- World War 1, Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill, 1915 (0.03km away)
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