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
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
24-25 December 1944
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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