Pro Rege et Patria
Pro Rege et Patria, "For King and Country" was the motto of Tasmanian Light Horse regiments (1844-1943). One of the photographs was taken inside a structure that has this motto on the wall behind the Tasmania Lion. Six men are posing for the camera, some holding butcher's instruments. The second person on the right is wearing a uniform (somewhat casually). The whole setting looks a bit surreal and provokes thoughts about immorality of war. Was this intended by the photographer? Could it be subconscious?
An iteresting detail is the bicycle partly visible on the left of the frame. It looks identical to the one on the glass plate negative except the drop bars are rotated for a more comfortable and slow ride.
This group photo has A.S.C. at the foreground which most likely stands for Army Service Corps. These units were responsible for the transport and provision of supplies. This could explain the previous image in which the team was apparently assigned some butcher's tasks. Other photographs capture loading hay, driving horse carriages, pitching tents and driving a car, all common support activities in the military at that time.
The people on the photographs could not be identified. Two negatives contain Autographic captions but the names are unclear while Private and A.S.C. could still be discerned. Most images appear to be taken in a military camp, however, this portrait was taken agains the familiar brick wall background.
Another interesting picture taken on Autographic has the title War Correspondents. The map on the wall shows ..st Front, most likely West. The man on the left is absorbed in reading Australasian. Holbrook's Sauce made the cover story on that date.