A reunion at 65 Cranhurst Road, Cricklewood, London, the home of Mr A T Sharp between Warrant ...

A reunion at 65 Cranhurst Road, Cricklewood, London, the home of Mr A T Sharp between Warrant Officer Benjamin Walter Gray, 3rd Division Headquarters and 3 Corporal (Cpl) George Leslie Rayment, 5th Battalion. Warrant Officer (later Lieutenant) Gray enlisted on 12 April 1915 and returned to Australia on 18 October 1917. Cpl Rayment 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. 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.