The second photo looks as if the man standing on the extreme right is a returned soldier with Gallipoli service, the sergeant at front appears to have a discharged returned soldiers' patch on his left arm.
However these blokes are dressed as AIF, the Universal Trainees of 11 AGA would have been wearing Shirts, Military, Woollen, and slouch hats with scarlet hat bands. They may be reinforcements for an AIF artillery unit.
In regard to the first photo I have my doubts that reinforcements would have been issued colour patches in Australia, in fact the colour patch for 36 HAG had only just been approved in UK at that time.
In any case the man in the front row already has four overseas service chevrons up. Interesting to see that they were still wearing RAA shoulder titles in addition to their AUSTRALIA and colour patches.
Nice photos though...
Merry Christmas
Keith
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