The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Father Neptune and his party seen in costume during a 'Crossing the Line' ceremony aboard HMAT Omrah (A5), to mark the crossing of the Equator. Left to right: Captain (Capt) Dougall, Lieutenant (Lt) Kerr, Capt John Alexander Milne (later Lieutenant Colonel in the 9th Battalion, killed in action 12 April 1918), Capt Fisher, and Lt Patterson.
Officers of the 9th Battalion aboard HMAT Omrah (A5). Identified back row, left to right: Lieutenant (Lt) (later Captain) Arthur Cowan Hinton; Lt Joseph William Costin, killed in action, aged 23, at G
AT SEA. 1919-05-20. "FATHER NEPTUNE" AND HIS ATTENDANTS ON BOARD HMAS AUSTRALIA WHILE CROSSING THE LINE (EQUATOR) IN THE INDIAN OCEAN. (DONOR P.C. SLAUGHTER)
Group portrait of unidentified seamen in fancy dress costume as Father Neptune and his entourage on board the destroyer HMAS Yarra. On the left in the front row is a bugler holding a mascot dog. The
Near the Equator, Lieutenant M. J. Gregory of the RAN played the part of Queen Neptune” during the Crossing the Line Ceremony on the deck of HMAS Shropshire en route to London for the Victory Celebrat
Near the Equator, King Neptune and his retinue on the dais during the Crossing the Line Ceremony on the deck of HMAS Shropshire on its voyage to London for the Victory Celebrations.
Near the Equator, King Neptune speaking to one of the “Offenders” during the Crossing the Line Ceremony on the deck of HMAS Shropshire on its voyage to London for the Victory Celebrations.
