| Accession Number | E00401 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Bray Proyart Area, Ribemont |
| Date made | March 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A distribution of gifts of the Australian Comforts Fund to the 13th Battalion at Ribemont. These ...
Description
A distribution of gifts of the Australian Comforts Fund to the 13th Battalion at Ribemont. These were red-letter days for the troops, and not the least welcome of the home gifts was the bundle of Australian newspapers and periodicals. Identified, right to left: 2797 Sergeant (Sgt) T Piddington; 599 Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS) H J Clay (handing out a parcel); unidentified (partially obscured); 3849 Private (Pte) Frank McArthur; 5170 Sgt Edward Winston Robertson (killed in action 28 March 1918); 2484 Pte Theo Maurice Chiplin, all other men unidentified.