P00830.002 Accession Number: P00830.002

Description

Formal outdoor group portrait of senior Australian and British officers and a consular official aboard the troopship His Majesty's Transport (HMT) L11 en route to the Middle East. Identified from left to right, back row: Major A.G. Kempton, ship's adjutant; Squadron Leader A.R. Collins RAF; Lieutenant Commander F.J. Patterson RN; Mr R.E. Ellison, His Majesty's consul; Major C. Greenhill, Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC); QX6078 Chaplain William Paul Hohenhouse (later awarded MBE), 12th Infantry Battalion, Second AIF. Front row: TX2001 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Horace William Strutt (later awarded DSO), Commanding Officer 2/3rd Australian Field Regiment; Colonel A.A. Ellwood MC DSO MBE, Officer Commanding the troops onboard the ship; Captain H.A. Moore, Royal Navy Reserve, Master of Ship; Pay Captain R.A. Hawkesworth RN; TX2002 Lt Col John Field (later awarded CBE, DSO), Commanding Officer 12th Battalion, Second AIF. (Original print held with Private Records PR85/370)

Details

Accession Number
P00830.002
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
7 December 1940
Place Made
At sea
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor J. Wakeford
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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