Accession Number | P09552.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Munns, W T |
Place made | Australia: New South Wales |
Date made | 1914 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Steamship HMAS (later HMAT) Berrima in an unidentified harbour. Members of the Australian Naval ...
Description
Steamship HMAS (later HMAT) Berrima in an unidentified harbour. Members of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF), including the commander Colonel William Holmes, have signed the mount of the photograph. The P&O passenger liner SS Berrima had been requisitioned for use by the RAN, being commissioned on 17 August 1914. Berrima left Sydney on 19 August 1914 carrying men of the AN&MEF for operations against the German colonies in New Guinea.