P01544.001 Accession Number: P01544.001

Description

Group portrait of the first diving class to qualify in the Royal Australian Navy. They are shown with three diving helmets. A number of them wear caps showing on the tally band `HMAS Cerberus'. Identified from left to right, back row: 2077 Able Seaman (AB) Walter Clyde Felix Whatmore from Footscray, Victoria; 2212 Leading Seaman (LS) James Alexander Hill from Balmain, NSW; Shipwright Robert Benson Cargin from Newcastle-on-Tyne, England; Shipwright J M Mckenzie; 1785 Seaman Stephen Charles from Guildford, Western Australia; Seaman Walter Albert Oliver from Sydney, NSW.
Second row: Warrant Officer (WO) A M Greening; Commander Wilkinson Royal Navy; WO P G Ince Royal Navy; Petty Officer C Lee.
Front row: AB F W Parker; AB Robin Leslie Primrose Palethorpe from Quantong, Victoria.

Details

Accession Number
P01544.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 4x5"
Support: Polyester
Date Made
1917
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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