The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
"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 front Sergt Robson." Collection relating to 1293 Staff Sergeant John (Jack) Rook, 38th Battalion.
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
Members of the 10th Field Company Engineers embarking aboard HMAT Runic (A54). Collection relating to 1293 Staff Sergeant John (Jack) Rook, 38th Battalion.
A few of "D" boys N.C.Os/ outside our Coy [Company] office./ Back row. Sgt Ellert; Sgt Rook;/ Cpl Smith; Sgt Thompson/ Front row Q.M.S. Shelton; Cpl Riddell; Sgt Cook.
The ship HMAT Runic, signed by officers and soldiers of the 38th Battalion. The ship departed Australia on 20 June 1916. This is a typical souvenir for soldiers embarking on overseas service. Collect
"View from the back window" [trains and terrace housing]. Collection relating to 1293 Staff Sergeant John (Jack) Rook, 38th Battalion.
Image of the SS Mantua signed by General Birdwood. On the same page as an image of Birdwood aboard the ship (P12715.003). Collection relating to 1293 Staff Sergeant John (Jack) Rook, 38th Battalion.