| Accession Number | P06223.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | New Guinea1 |
| Date made | c 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor portrait of the officers of the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles (NGVR). Identified in the ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of the officers of the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles (NGVR). Identified in the back row is: (fourth from the left) NG2033 Lieutenant (Lt) John Alexander Sutherland; (third from the right) NGX344 Lt William (Bill) McDonald; (second from right) NGX342 Lt Colin Lancelot Anthony and (far right) NG2296 Lt Robert Phillips. Seated in the front row are (from left): NX151701 (N280518) Captain (Capt) Hugh Lyon; NGX265 Capt Dr Noel McKenna; NGX455 Major (Maj) William Manning Edwards, commanding officer of the NGVR; NGX350 Maj Edmund Jenyns; NGX433 Capt Padre Vernon Sherwin. Capt McKenna was accidentally killed in New Guinea on the 30 September 1943, Lt McDonald died of disease on 20 July 1944. The men of the NGVR were Australian residents of Papua New Guinea who were authorised by the Australian government to raise a local volunteer rifle brigade.