Faces from the past Friday

Yesterday I was thinking about my 'cousins' who had died in the Great War - the war to end all wars - WWI, and decided to research the four 'cousins' that I know perished in that war. 

Then I thought about what were they like these four young men? Were they full of hope? Ready to undertake the biggest adventure of their lives? Were they afraid?

Professional portrait - Flickr

I decided to look at some images online for Australian soldiers in WWI and came across these among the many.

www.findmypast.com.au

From the professional portrait taken before they left for the front to this rather more informal photo that I think shows some of the spirit of the Australians.