089387 Accession Number: 089387

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The ‘Captain's Rounds’ in progress aboard the troopship HMAS Kanimbla. ‘Rounds’ are conducted each Saturday morning with a rating preceding the inspection party to sound ‘still’ on the bosun’s call. In this case ‘Rounds’ was conducted by the Executive officer, Lieutenant Commander (Lt Cdr) Robert Thomas Salmon, Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR), Second in Command (on the left). Other personnel are unidentified. Salmon was appointed a Midshipman in the RANR on 1 January 1927 at the age of 18 and served until he transferred to the Retired List of Reserve Officers on 21 March 1949 with the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

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Accession Number
089387
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
5 May 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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