| Accession Number | P05432.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide, Morphettville |
| Date made | November 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Soldiers of No 1 Platoon, A Company, 43rd Battalion take a meal break during training at ...
Description
Soldiers of No 1 Platoon, A Company, 43rd Battalion take a meal break during training at Morphettville camp. Identified, left to right: back row: 77 Private (Pte) Leslie James Henry Harris (kneeling); 75 Pte Albert Roy Hobby or 1171 Pte Robert Thomas Lincoln Hobby; 92 Pte Thomas Pane Hart or 135 Pte Lawrence George Hart (later DCM); 78 Pte Elliot Henry House or 85 Pte Herbert Henry House; 75 Pte Albert Roy Hobby or 1171 Pte Robert Thomas Lincoln Hobby. Front row: 90 Pte William Patrick Hogan (later awarded Military Medal); 795 Pte James Mervyn Robinson or 159 Pte Tasman John Robinson (front, right hand on knee); 79 Pte Albert James Wheatley Hawke; 222 Pte Samuel Alfred Wood or 20 Pte George Fritchley Wood; Pte Dowell (unable to identify Pte Dowell); 76 Pte Stephen Thomas Sylvester Holden (behind Dowell); 89 Pte Harry Heard. All except Dowell embarked aboard HMAT Afric on 9 June 1916 for overseas service and returned to Australia in 1918 or 1919.