| Accession Number | A01730 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | France: Nord Pas de Calais, Pas de Calais, Desvres |
| Date made | August 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor group portrait of ten soldiers, mainly drivers of the 10th Field Company Australian ...
Description
Outdoor group portrait of ten soldiers, mainly drivers of the 10th Field Company Australian Engineers near Desvres, France. Standing in the back row, from left to right are: Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Greenwood, Australian Army Medical Corps (possibly 12309 Harold John Greenwood from Melbourne, Victoria); 10981 Sapper Donald Rose Fraser from Ballan, Victoria; and 10295 Driver (Dvr) William Prosser Martin MSM from Mirboo, Victoria. Seated from left to right are: 10289 Dvr Charles Robert Lewis from West Brunswick, Victoria; 10180 L Cpl Joseph Ernest Purdey from Tongala, Victoria (later awarded MM and died of wounds in France on 13 October 1917); (the next two are brothers but positions unknown) 10374 Dvr Robert Butler Websdale and 10375 Dvr Patrick Martin Websdale from Tabberabera, Victoria; 10236 Dvr Percy Wilson Dyke from Mirboo North, Victoria; 10979 Dvr Albert Evans from Corryong, Victoria and 10346 Dvr George Charles Smith from Mirboo, Victoria.