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Two signalmen of HMAS Melbourne mend their clothing at sea
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ID number: EN0160.Photographer: Unknown.Place made: North Sea, Atlantic Ocean.Date made: 1916.Two signalmen of HMAS Melbourne mend their clothing at sea. 1873 Signalman Ernesto Campagnolo, born in Walhalla, Vic, (left, using a Singer sewing machine) was lost at sea on 21 December 1916 during some rough weather. The Melbourne joined the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron late in 1916 and engaged in hunting for enemy raiders and submarines, and 'dark night patrols' in search of enemy mine layers. From 1917 the light cruisers also escorted convoys of merchant ships..Rights information: No known copyright restrictions..This photograph is from the Australian War Memorial's collection ( http:// ) .: cas.awm.gov.au/item/EN0160 ( http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/EN0160 )
The Australian War Memorial combines a shrine, a museum, and an extensive archive. Its collections, commemorative ceremonies, exhibitions and research help Australians remember, interpret, and understand the Australian experience of war and its enduring impact on Australian society. It was in August 1916 that Charles Bean, then the Australian official war correspondent, and later the official historian, developed the idea for a memorial museum. The organisation of the collection began in May 1917 under John Treloar, a young army officer who was later appointed Director of the Memorial. He laid the foundation for all of the Memorial’s collections, which include objects, works of art, photographs, film, sound recordings, official and personal records, books, maps, and ephemera. The collection includes material from 1789 to the present.
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