D00725 Accession Number: D00725

Description

Henley, England. July 1919. Group portrait of members of the AIF first eight rowing crew, competitors in the King's Cup at the Royal Henley Regatta, framed by a pair of oars, near their training quarters on the River Thames. Back row, left to right: Gunner J. A. Begg (No. 3), 13th Battery, Australian Field Artillery; Captain H. C. Disher (Stroke), Australian Army Medical Corps; Lieutenant (Lt) F. A. House (No. 4), 9th Battery, Australian Field Artillery; Lt Henry Hauenstein MM (No. 5), 1st Pioneer Battalion; Major S. A. Middleton DSO (No. 6), 19th Battalion; Lt H. Ross Soden (No. 7), 4th Machine Gun Battalion. Front row: Sgt A. R. Robb (Bow), 4th Field Artillery Brigade; Sgt A. E. Smedley (Cox), 12th Battery, Australian Field Artillery; Lt L. S. Davis (No. 2), 58th Battalion. Note this crew was subsequently altered for the King's Cup, which the AIF won at Henley-on-Thames, 5 July 1919.

Details

Accession Number
D00725
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
July 1919
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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