Group portraits of Allied Intelligence Bureau personnel, Christmas 1944 Accession Number: AWM2017.822.1

Description

Group portrait of twelve Allied Intelligence Bureau (AIB) personnel, Christmas 1944. Identified from left to right; VX84692 Staff Sergeant Clifford Mervyn (Cliff) Tallents, ‘Z’ Special Unit; unidentified; 129270 Leading Aircraftman Walter Collie Stephen (standing); QX13188 Corporal Donald Morgan (Don) McLean, ‘M’ Special Unit (sitting, hands together in lap); VX100397 Lieutenant Douglas Allan (Doug) Harrison (later appointed Assistant OIC AIB Madang) (standing); QX41451 Warrant Officer Class 1 Frederick Louis (Fred) Blacklock, ‘M’ Special Unit (with dog on his lap); VX135378 Pte Ralph Leonard Schneider, ‘Z’ Special Unit; unidentified; N176091 Private (Pte) John William (Jack) Fay, ‘M’ Special Unit; Captain William Robert (Bob) Richards, ‘M’ Special Unit and NX130601 Driver Trevor John Mourant, ‘M’ Special Unit. Named on the sign (as seen in AWM2017.822.3) but positions unknown are: NX190593 Pte William Benson (Bill) Lewis, ‘M’ Special Unit and VX43289 Lance Sergeant Laurence Gordon (Taff) Jones, ‘Z’ Special Unit.

Details

Accession Number
AWM2017.822.1
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
24-25 December 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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