| Accession Number | DAD0015 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Darge Photographic Company |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Point Cook |
| Date made | c 20 May 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Group portrait of eight pilots in front of a Bristol Biplane at the Central Flying School at Werribee, Victoria. Identified from left to right are: Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Eric Landon Simonson, Melbourne University Rifles; 2nd Lt Raymond Francis Galloway, 25th Australian Engineers; Honorary Lieutenant (Lt) Vincent Hall, 2nd Field Company Australian Engineers; an unidentified Captain of the Australian Flying Corps, probably the flying instructor; 2nd Lt Lionel Ernest Cooke, 33rd Australian Engineers (kneeling in the front); Lt Henry Douglas Eyre Ralfe, Royal Australian Garrison Artillery; Lt William Sheldon, Royal Australian Field Artillery; and Lt Allan Murray Jones, 46th Infantry (Australian Militia). The seven named pilots were all granted their Aviators' Certificate in May 1915.