P01145.001 Accession Number: P01145.001

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Group portrait of Australian Flying Corps (AFC) participants in the officers’ training course, Officers Training College, Queens College, Oxford. This group included the first Australians taken from the ranks to be commissioned as flying officers. Many initially served with Light Horse regiments before transferring to the AFC. Identified, left to right, back row: R J L Forsyth (1096 Reginald James Thomas Forsyth, DOW 16 February 1918); R H Jackson (30 Richard Jackson). Second row: F Power (178 Frank Armstrong Power); G? W Wright (probably 1615 George Plant Wright, brother of John William Wright); L Penton (932 Leslie Reginald Penton); D G Clark (1074 David Goodlet Clark, KIA 22 November 1917, brother of 1073 Alexander Goodlet Clark); J S W Lord (311 John Stone William Lord, died from accident 12 May 1918); J J Pengilley (549 John Joseph (Jack) Pengilley); A G Clarke (1073 Alexander Goodlet Clark, brother of 1074 David Goodlet Clark); R King ((1095 Roy King); G Jones (1074 George Jones or Gordon Sheppard Jones-Evans (RFC attached AFC)). Front row: E R Jefferee (33 Ernest Roy Jeffree); R F Pflaum (1591 Elliott Frederick Pflaum); E A D Hamilton (457 Ernest Alexander Davlin Hamilton); W H Nicholls (1590 William Hurtle Nicholls); J W Wright (1614 John William Wright, brother of 1615 George Plant Wright); F Roberts (467 Frank Leonard Roberts); N Mulroney (878 Norman Mulroney); G Elwyn (1359 Garth Maundy Elwyn). (The surnames and initials were listed on the mount of an original print. The names in brackets are believed to be the full identifications of the officers.)

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Accession Number
P01145.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Polyester
Date Made
July 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
DONOR L. FORSYTH
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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