E02761 Accession Number: E02761

Description

General Sir W. R. Birdwood and Officers of the 4th Infantry Brigade, witnessing the finish of a barrel race at the 4th Brigade sports meeting. Left to right: Captain (Capt) R. H. Lackman, 4th Australian Infantry Brigade (1); Lieutenant Colonel T. P. MacTharry CMG DSO MC, 15th Battalion (2); Brigadier General (Brig Gen) C. H. Brand, 4th Australian Infantry Brigade (3); unidentified (4); General Birdwood (5); Brig Gen E. A. Drake Brockman CMG DSO (6); Major Norman MC, 12th Australian Infantry Brigade (7); Lt Col H. A. Crowther DSO, 14th Battalion (8); Maj R. W. Tovell, 4th Australian Infantry Brigade (9); Capt C. Ahrens, 16th Battalion (10); Capt B. T. Atkinson, 15th Battalion (11). See E02761K for position of those named in this caption.

Details

Accession Number
E02761
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
20 July 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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