Collection relating to 1293 Staff Sergeant John (Jack) Rook, 38th Battalion
Photograph P12715.022 First World War, 1914-1918"The clerks on/ board S.S. Runic/ A.54."
The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
"A few officers on/ board A.54 SS Runic."
"The clerks on/ board S.S. Runic/ A.54."
"Sgt Thompson& Sgt Elliot/ with 2 of the pet kittens/ on board A.54 SS Runic./ I was taking this when/ another sgt came along &/ shifted Sgt Thompsons hat./ Hence the closed eyes." Possibly Sergeant I
"Tug-of-War on/ board A.54 S.S. Runic/ Won by "D" Coy."
"A few N.C.Os having a/ "tuck in" on S.S. Runic. A.54/ Cpl Onions [sic Onians]; Sgt Gollan/; L/Cpl Nathan; Cpl Norton.

"A [local] South African [labourer] carrying coal on board the Runic A.54. These fellows were very amusing to watch at "work"."
"At a boxing contest/ on A.54 S.S. Runic./ Our Y.M.C.A. representative / is in the corner of/ the ring."