| Accession Number | PB0682 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Barnes, Josiah |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Port Melbourne |
| Date made | 16 August 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Josiah Barnes collection of First World War negatives and prints
Description
Members of the 4th Reinforcements, 7th Machine Gun Company, grouped informally waiting to embark on the troopship RMS Orontes. Identified, left to right, front row lounging; unidentified Corporal (Cpl); unidentified Private (Pte); 330 Pte James Thomas Rudolph, storeman of Rockhampton, Qld; unidentified. Second row kneeling: all unidentified except extreme right, 333 Gunner (Gnr) Walter Percy St Henry, 18 year old grocer of Brisbane, Qld. In the centre back row is a soldier is playing a banjo. Note this soldier is also in PB0686.