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2nd South Australian (Mounted Rifles) Contingent, non commissioned officers. Left to right: back row: Corporal Frederick Solly-Flood, Lance Corporal Rowell, Corporal Butler, Lance Corporal Castine, Lance Corporal Coffey, Corporal Brock, Sergeant Knapman, Lance Corporal Goode, Sergeant ... Seated: Sergeant Fay, Corporal Harry Morant, Sergeant Langley, Sergeant-Major press, Sergeant-Major de Passey, Quartermaster Sergeant Francis, Farrier Sergeant G H Goodall, Farrier Sergeant Carter. Front: Trumpeters Marshall, Wright. Corporal Morant, later lieutenant, known as "the breaker" because of his horsebreaking experience, was court-martialled and executed in South Africa in 1902 for shooting Boer prisoners some of whom were responsible for the murder of his friend and fellow officer, Captain Hunt.
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Accession Number
P00220.002
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Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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