Josiah Barnes collection of First World War negatives and prints Accession Number: PB1411

Description

Group portrait of officers of the Australian Naval Bridging Train at Domain Camp, Melbourne, Victoria. Identified in the back row, from left to right, standing: Warrant Officer (WO) Edward James Shalless, Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR) from South Yarra, Victoria (later a Lieutenant with the 4th Pioneer Battalion); Chief Officer Alexander Scott Cameron, RANR from Port Adelaide, South Australia (Later a Lieutenant and Mentioned in Despatches (MID); Sub Lieutenant (Sub Lt) Charles William Hicks, RANR from Northcote, Victoria (later a Captain with the First Divisional Artillery and MID); Sub Lt Reginald Langdon Buller, RANR from Geelong, Victoria (later a Lieutenant and MID); and WO Harry Francis Shepherd from Guildford, Western Australia (later MID on two occasions).
In the front row, sitting: Lieutenant Thomas Arthur Bond, RANR from Brisbane, Queensland (later awarded a Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and MID on two occasions); Lieutenant Commander Leighton Seymour Bracegirdle, RAN from Balmain, NSW (later awarded DSO and MID on three occasions); Veterinary Surgeon John Legg, RANR from Hansonville, Victoria (later a Captain in the Australia Army Veterinary Corps and MID).

Details

Accession Number
PB1411
Photographer
Josiah Barnes
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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