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Photograph C01017 First World War, 1914-1918Sailors carrying out boat drill near Cape Town during the voyage of the transport SS Marathon.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Watched by four officers, several sailors carry out boat drill off Cape Town during the voyage of the transport SS Marathon.
Sailors carrying out boat drill near Cape Town during the voyage of the transport SS Marathon.

A group of sailors transferring some troops or officers to another vessel (visible on the horizon) during the voyage of the transport SS Marathon.

An Australian troopship off Mauritius, where the convoy picked up its escort of two Japanese cruisers before proceeding to Durban and Cape Town. Informa

Informal group portrait of seven unidentified medical officers on board the transport SS Marathon during a voyage from England to Australia.

Informal portrait of Captain O V Hoad (left) and the Chief Officer on board the transport SS Marathon during a voyage to England.

ON BOARD HM TRANSPORT DUNTROON, AT SEA. 1942-04-06. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE AND OFFICERS OF THE A.I.F. AT THEIR BOAT STATIONS DURING BOAT DRILL ON THE VOYAGE RETURNING THEM TO A
