| Place | Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 005392 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Hurley, James Francis (Frank) |
| Place made | North Africa: Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk, North Africa: Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk |
| Date made | 22 January 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Members of the 2/11th Infantry Battalion, having penetrated the outer defences of Tobruk, ...
Description
Members of the 2/11th Infantry Battalion, having penetrated the outer defences of Tobruk, assemble again on the escarpment on the south side of the harbour after attacking ack ack gun positions. The men were all from C Company, mostly from 14 platoon. Left to right: Front row: Sergeant (Sgt) B Illingworth (1); Private (Pte) R L Thomas (2); Pte J A K Lang (3); Pte T McCosh (4); Corporal (Cpl) W Pauley (5); Pte N Duff (6); Lance Corporal E Patten (7); Pte T Lenton (8); Warrant Officer 2 J Wilson (9) partly obscured. Middle Row: Unknown, partly obscured (10); Pte D McDermid (11); WX802 Pte W Currell (12) (wounded in action (WIA)); WX259 Lieutenant K T Johnson (13) (WIA); Pte D Rogers (14) (WIA); WX2459 Cpl Arthur Norman Ellis (15); Pte E Pell (16); Cpl N R Doyle (17); WX1013 Pte C Brown (18) (killed in action (KIA)). Back row: Pte H H Sadler (KIA) (19); Pte C Cobbin (WIA) (20); Pte L Robartson (21); Pte K H (or W H) Cormack (22); WX1030 Cpl D Brand (23) (WIA) (later Sir David Brand, Premier of WA); Pte C. F. Kealley (24); Pte N R Dann (25) (KIA); Pte J W (or C T) McDonald (26); Cpl G Mercer (27); Pte H W King (WIA) (28); Pte F Graffin (29) (KIA); Pte G Rees (30).