| Accession Number | P10593.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | January 1941 - February 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor group portrait of members of 2/15 Field Regiment. Identified from left to right, in the ...
Description
Outdoor group portrait of members of 2/15 Field Regiment. Identified from left to right, in the back row are: NX47057 Sergeant (Sgt) Erle Percy Vallentine (later Lieutenant); VX39543 Sgt Hugh Gillespie (later Staff Sergeant); NX65775 Sgt Rupert Ingram Petchell; NX28467 Sgt Bertie Tate, DCM (died at sea 15 September 1944 as a POW); NX30078 Sgt Samuel John Barton (later Warrant Officer Class II (WO II)); NX20572 Acting Sgt Alexander Roland Campbell Johnstone; and NX19965 Sgt Wallace Anthony Shaw (later WO II). Second row: NX30232 Acting Sgt Roger Vining Gale (later transferred to RAAF and made Flying Officer); NX13958 Sgt Patrick Dermot Ahern (died of illness on 17 July 1943 as a POW in Thailand); NX16328 Staff Sergeant Arthur Douglas Yale Allison; NX14348 WO II John Flowers (later Captain); Sgt C A (?)(Sec.) probably NX27836 Sgt Claude Anthony Byrne (died of illness in Burma as a POW on 5 December 1943); and NX66389 WO II Bruce Gidley Abbott. Front row: NX26726 Sgt Richmond Allison Cavill; Sgt Green, probably NX65776 Sgt Sydney Ernest Green (later Staff Sgt); NX65777 David Charles Armstrong (died at sea as a POW on 13 September 1944); NX16329 WO II Keith Edwin Moore (Pres.) (later Lieutenant); NX35492 Sgt Walter Ernest Brown, VC DCM (missing presumed dead in Malaya on 28 February 1942); NX13629 Sgt John Cecil Haywood and NX33337 Acting Sgt Thomas Edward Dearden.