| Place | Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 020908 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Fisher, Thomas |
| Place made | Libya: Tobruk |
| Date made | 9 October 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A group of officers of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion, Tobruk. From left to right: Back row: ...
Description
A group of officers of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion, Tobruk. From left to right: Back row: VX25259 Lieutenant (Lt) Morris Goldstone (Died of wounds in Egypt on 26 July 1942); VX19432 Lt Frederick William Tietyens; VX37109 Lt Kenneth Charles Clarke; VX48378 Lt Henry Gordon Byron-Moore; VX43893 Captain (Capt) George Harold Bland; VX47814 Capt William Crawford Haworth; VX20116 Lt Maurice Arthur Bingham Wilton; Probably VX38918 Lt William Charles Harding (Killed in action in Egypt on 22 July 1942); VX40314 Lt Norman Eric McMaster; VX48690 Lt John Malcolm Methven (Killed in action in Egypt on 22 July 1942). Second row: VX48780 Lt Graham Grantham Anderson (Died of wounds in Egypt on 13 July 1942); Probably VX50364 Lt Harold Gray; Possibly VX48504 Capt F. G. Morrell; Possibly VX47997 Major Herbert Ralph Birch; VX47819 Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Evans, Commanding Officer; VX48546 Lt Henry Ian Marshall; VX48254 Maj Roger Ernest Wall (Killed in action in New Guinea on 4 September 1943); VX38937 Capt Rupert Rattray; VX26764 Lt Alister Norman McKoy (Killed in action in Egypt on 22 July 1942). Front row: VX27876 Lt George McAra Thirlwell; Probably VX26560 Lt Thomas Henry Orr; Probably VX36046 Lt Thomas Henry Matthews; VX46713 Lt Raymond Keith Reid (killed in action in New Guinea on 4 September 1943); VX42701 Lt Gerald William Lukey; VX23467 Lt Arthur Harold Robert Rundle; VX39194 Lt Harold John Pulver Boas.