An Australian troopship off Mauritius, where the convoy picked up its escort of two Japanese ...

Accession Number C01028
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Indian Ocean
Date made May-July 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

An Australian troopship off Mauritius, where the convoy picked up its escort of two Japanese cruisers before proceeding to Durban and Cape Town.
















































Informal portrait of Captain O V Hoad (left) and the Chief Officer on board the transport SS Marathon during a voyage to England.

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