EN0430 Accession Number: EN0430

Description

Group portrait of unidentified members of the Rugby team from HMAS Melbourne. With HMAS Sydney, the Melbourne carried out alternate patrols of the Caribbean (based in Jamaica) and the Norath Atlantic off Long Island (based at Halifax) between 1915 and 1916, as part of the North American and West Indies Squadron. Bermuda was the base for the squadron.

Details

Accession Number
EN0430
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
January 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor Stoker C Cootes
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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