John Curtin Gallery Floor Talk 

The Ghost of a Moment in Time - is the title of a floor talk by stalwart WAGS 11th Battalion Project worker, ex WAGS Librarian and former Librarian Manager of the State Library’s Heritage Pictorial collection, Julie Martin. Julie has a personal interest in the social history of Western Australia and photographs as objects and sources of information and has done some extensive research of the 11th Battalion Khufu / Cheops pyramid image.

WEDNESDAY 29 JULY - 12:30pm - 13:30pm at the John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University, Bentley - Don't miss this fascinating talk - John Curtin Gallery location map below...

Chat with the Author

James Hurst, author of Game to the Last - The Eleventh Australian Infantry Battalion at Gallipoli is giving a free talk at ANZAC House Perth on Wednesday 15 April at 10:00am, and aiming to demystify the Gallipoli Landing by carving a clearer picture of the battle on that day.

James will focus on the experience of the 11th Battalion, and tell the stories of some of the men who appear in the now well know 'pyramid photo' of 10 January 1915.

Places are limited - To register please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or phone 9287 3799 to book a spot.

Genealogy at its best - Cheops Descendants Identification & Photo Order Form 

Once you have identified yourself of the Event Photos, go here: Together 100 years Apart,  please fill in the details on the following form.

Various photos taken on 10 Jan 2015 around the Flame of Remembrance and War Memorial are now available. 

Details of where to download the high resolution images will be forwarded to you by email.

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10 Jan 1915 Giza, Egypt & 10 Jan 2015, Perth, Western Australia  

We can image that had he been here, Captain Barnes would have made his diary entry for 10 Jan 2015 along the lines of; "After breakfast this morning the whole Battalion descendants was gathered up to the Kings Park Flame and Memorial and we had a photo took, or at least several of them."

Also pretty sure he would have enjoyed seeing so many of the original 11th Battalion descendants gathered for a commemorative service, including members of his own extended family, and to "have a photo took, or several of them".

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11th Battalion Centenary Commemorative Service - Information Update

Plans are well advanced for our Centenary Commemorative Service at the Flame of Remembrance, Perth War Memorial, Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia on 10 January 2015.

Are men on Cheops Pyramid in groups?

There is a myth around the pyramid photo that the soldiers all lined up behind their respective officers, and in their Company or Section groupings.

There is some evidence that soldiers of the 11th Battalion, when they assembled on the pyramid for the Cheops photo, to some extent formed groups or clusters - but was it in company or section clusters?