| Accession Number | 118842 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Rainsford, Ross John |
| Place made | At sea |
| Date made | 9 October 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of HMAS Manoora personnel of Red Watch grouped on A Deck. The ship's personnel are ...
Description
Group portrait of HMAS Manoora personnel of Red Watch grouped on A Deck. The ship's personnel are grouped into three watches (named Red, White and Blue) of eight hours duration. Possible identifications from left to right, back row: eleven unidentified; S7338 Able Seaman (AB) Francis Michael Collins; PM4661 Leading Seaman Noel Lugsden Grant (later awarded a Distinguished Service Medal).
Second row: PA3028 AB Noel McCartney; 27327 Coder Robert ‘Blue’ Eiszele; PM4835 AB Robert William ‘Tony’ Allen; six unidentified; B4252 AB Frederick John Young; PM4989 AB Leonard Charles ‘Len’ Haygarth; unidentified; PM7094 Signalman Basil Rex Hansford.
Front row: 26059 Coder Stanley Willis; two unidentified; PM7520 AB Noel James ‘Bluey’ Jeffs; PM5021 Leading Seaman Dennis Henry George Rattray; B4133 AB Kenneth John Coombs; unidentified; F4165 AB William Richard Hatchett; two unidentified; PM4867 AB John Alexander Banks.