| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 027682 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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ADELAIDE RIVER, N.T. 1942-10-29. GROUP OF 6TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONAL CONCERT PARTY. THE CONCERT ...
Description
ADELAIDE RIVER, N.T. 1942-10-29. GROUP OF 6TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONAL CONCERT PARTY. THE CONCERT PARTY WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO BE FORMED IN THE WAR OF 1939-1945. ALL THE MEMBERS, WHO HAVE BEEN IN FOUR CAMPAIGNS, (LIBYA, GREECE, CRETE AND SYRIA) WERE DRAWN FROM FIGHTING UNITS AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE, THEY ARE ALL AMATEURS. THE PARTY WAS FORMED BY THE PRESENT COMMANDING OFFICER AT BARBARA IN PALESTINE IN 1940-05 AND SINCE ARRIVING BACK IN AUSTRALIA IN 1942-03 HAS ALREADY GIVEN 186 PERFORMANCES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY. TWO MEMBERS ARE MISSING FROM THIS GROUP- SERGEANT "DIGGER" EVANS, IN HOSPITAL, AND SERGEANT ALAN WILSON ON COMPASSIONATE LEAVE. LEFT TO RIGHT:- BACK ROW, SERGEANT P. DALTON, CORPORAL J. RAILTON, CORPORAL E. PAIGE, PRIVATE W. FITZPATRICK, SERGEANT A. REEVES, PRIVATE "CURLEY" COMDON, DRIVER L. TRENGROVE, LANCE-CORPORAL B. HAYES, MIDDLE ROW:- PRIVATE B. HOLLAND, SAPPER W. WATKINS, CORPORAL G. YOUNG, CORPORAL A. DICKINSON, SERGEANT F. TAPLIN, STAFF-SERGEANT, R. GRIFFITHS, DRIVER J. RAYMENT, FRONT ROW, CORPORAL M. BERNARD, STAFF-SERGEANT T. BUDD, LIEUTENANT W. YOUNG, SERGEANT A. KNOWLES AND SERGEANT W. MARTIN.