E05217 Accession Number: E05217

Description

An informal group portrait of ten members of the 2nd Australian Pioneers. Identified, left to right: Private (Pte) Billan, A Company (Coy); Pte H Wallace, D Coy; Pte Simmons, D Coy (seated, holding shovel); Lieutenant J R Hylton (standing behind Simmons); Pte J O'Leary, D Coy (seated); Pte S Black, D Coy (behind O'Leary); Pte Kugeimann, D Coy; Lance Corporal G A Norris, D Coy; Pte R T Ray, B Coy; Pte H Charlton, D Coy. The men are in the process of constructing the foundation for a monument to be erected on Mont St Quentin. The monument was to commemorate the operation of the 2nd Australian Division on 31 August and 1 September 1918.

Details

Accession Number
E05217
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
14 May 1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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