029630 Accession Number: 029630

Description

Group portrait of heavy artillery personnel stationed in Albany fixed defences. Identified, left to right, top row: Gunners (Gnrs) H Davies; E Foster; J Gibson; R. J. Shelverton; E. Robeson; E Colley; M Sharpe; R J Hartshorn; L W Parker; B Wood; A R Lange; A V Smith; K Dickinson; P W McBride; B J May; S H Piggott; R Purves; H H Haddrill; A Colley; W H Simpson; J Dixon; G K Clarke; J L O’Halloran; second from top row:- Gnrs W3746 Frank Marklew; J R Redshaw; A Hogg; J F Hayward; D W Hackley; A A Turner; A J McColl; K Proudlove; C Jones; E J Milne; T P Tiwaites (?); W A Douglas; R G Dawes; V L Bail; L E Daw; M L Cull; R Patterson; L W S Boast; R Pittam; W L Hills, G S Parker; A L McGough. Third row from top:- Bombardiers(Bdrs) J E Elhers; W Wignall; F A Warnett; J R Holmes; N C Crombie; Sergeants A . Reid; C A Magden; M S Sinnott; S T Spring; A J Morris; 5147 (WX34907) Warrant Officer George Henry Beasy; WX30779 Lieutenant Ronald Roy Crispe; Captain K A Holland; Major F C M Vaughan; Lieutenant J W D Strike; Lieutenant E E Kay; Warrant Officer C A Westerberg; Sergeant F J Newman; Lance Sergeant D W Gregson; WX33453 (W31021) Bombardier W A Donnes; Bombardier J Ricketts; Acting Corporal C Hart; L/Bombardier W H Seymour; A/Lance Bombardier E J Coles; A/Lance Bombardier B F Powell; and Gunner R S Smith. Front row:- Bombardier G H Martin; Gnrs E. O’Halloran; C G Cull; H G F James; WF94320 Alice May Archer; WF9435 Lilias Mary Prout; WF94142 Isobel Lydia (Belle) Chambers; WF94143 Lesley May Kench; WF94052 Mona Pearson; WF94071 Patricia Gordon Dodson; WF93143 Carmel Constance Kehoe; WF93139 Iris Mary Winthrop; WF90136 Agnes Mary Noack; WF94126 Irene Bowyer; WF94339 Joan Vivian Prout; B F Bevilaqua; Lance Bombardier R L Baskerville; L Bdr N A Ware; Gnr R H Atkins; and Bdr L Morgan.

Details

Conflicts

• Second World War, 1939-1945

Places

• Albany

Units

• Albany Coast Artillery

Tags

• Coastal defences
• Artillery
• Group portraits