| Place | Asia: Borneo, Balikpapan |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 111561 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Stuckey, Norman Bradford |
| Date made | 18 July 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Members of 1 Subsection, C Troop, 12 Battery, 2/6 Field Regiment, preparing to engage enemy ...
Description
Members of 1 Subsection, C Troop, 12 Battery, 2/6 Field Regiment, preparing to engage enemy targets in the area with their 25 Pounder gun. Identified left to right are: Lance Bombardier (LBdr) VX73552 Edgar William (Ted) Marchant; QX27433 Gunner (Gnr) Horace Alfred (Horry) Twidale (head behind Marchant); NX97958 LBdr Henry Percy "Blue" Gallard (holding shell); NX31653 Sergeant Frederick Charles (Fred) Skead; NX55705 Bdr Henry John Whitehead. Note the censor has blacked out a paralleloscope, a gunnery tool, which is on a tripod in the background.