The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
"This is a photo of the sergeants/ in "D" Coy [Company]. It is rather crumpled/ but I'll send you a better one/ later on. The rifles up in the/ top deck are the ones to be/ used in case of a sighting a/ submarine. Note one of the/ men on the left with his/ lifebelt & water bottle."
"Our mascot on/ board the S.S. Runic/ This was the property/ of the 10th Field Coy/ Engineers. The mascot, a wallaby is surrounded by seven soldiers on the deck.
The sergeants in "D" Coy/ on board the Runic./ Back row. Sgts Abbey; Cloke;/W.O. Pooley; Sgts Shelton/ Davis; Cook; Thompson/ Front row: Sgts Mills/ Gollan; Elliott. I [Rook] was/ missing on this occa
"All of "D" Coy [Company] sergeants on/ board S.S. Runic. A54./ Back Row. Sergts Cloke/ Abbey. Rook. Shelton/ Gollan. Elliot./ 2nd row Sergts Mills. Cook/ W.O. Pooley. Sergts Davis &/ Thompson./ In fr
"A Howitzer Gun rather/ badly hit."
""D" Coy [Company] lines at/ Larkhill Camp./ The first hut is my/ "home" & my room is/ in the corner opposite/ the rubbish tin."
"The Tank, "Egbert" by name/ in Trafalgar Square during/ Tank War Bonds Week. This/ is where you deposit your/ surplus cash & get War Bonds/ in exchange. The column in/ rear is part of nelsons column/