| Accession Number | P05449.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Hall & Co |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c 1940-1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Group portrait of officers and non commissioned officers of the 4th Anti Tank Regiment, Royal ...
Description
Group portrait of officers and non commissioned officers of the 4th Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA). Lieutenant Alfred Jack Spencer (front row seated, sixth from left) was killed in action in Malaya on 16 January 1942, aged 26. The 4th Anti Tank Regiment, RAA was raised in Victoria in 1940. With one battery remaining in Australia, the bulk of the unit transferred to the Malayan peninsula in 1941 and fought with some success against the invading Japanese in early 1942. With the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 most of the survivors of the 4th Anti Tank Regiment became prisoners of war, of the Japanese. TX2092 Lieutenant Charles Mervyn Fotheringham is seated, front row, fourth from left. Also known to be in the group are NX70289 Captain David Chadwick Hutchinson Smith; NX45709 Lance Corporal John Kenneth McKay; VX39039 Major Henry Victor Payne; VX39038 Captain Robert William Gunn; NX131715 Major Owen John Rowland; Norm Rae; J English; O E Randolph; H Bennett; D Colin Glasfund; and NX34746 Lieutenant Neville John Tidswell.