Description
Informal portrait of Lieutenant Maxwell Ernest Mathers RANR from Hobart, Tasmania, Captain of the RAN corvette, HMAS Geelong, having a haircut whilst ashore. Eleven days earlier, on 18 October 1944, HMAS Geelong sank following a collision with the United States tanker York north of Langemak, New Guinea. There were no casualties and survivors were picked up by the York and landed at Langemak. Mathers was appointed an Acting Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR) on 1 January 1933 at the age of 24 years and served full time until 5 February 1946.
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Colour: Black & white
Date Made
29 October 1944
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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