| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P09959.003 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | India |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Group portrait of the 1st Australian Pack Wireless Troop taken taken at either the Colombo, ...
Description
Group portrait of the 1st Australian Pack Wireless Troop taken taken at either the Colombo, Ceylon or Bombay, India YMCA . After training at Broadmeadows, Victoria, the 54 strong unit embarked aboard HMAT Saldanha (A12) on 5 February 1916. After stopping a Bombay and Calcutta they arrived at Basra on 19 March 1916. The unit was absorbed into the 1st Wireless Signal Squadron becoming C Troop and served throughtout Mesopotamia (Iraq) for the duration of the war. Most of the unit served as small detachments often for many months in isolated areas. Later a small number volunteered to serve with Dunster Force and were still on active service well into 1919. Identified personnel include: 7683 Driver Stanley Milton Sands back row, second from right, and 7663 Sapper Edward Frederick Bishton, front row far right.
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