| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Balmain |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 124644 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
BALMAIN WHARF, NSW. 1946-01-26. THE CREW OF ARMY VESSEL AV1358 (MV "GREENOUGH") ON THE WELL DECK ...
Description
BALMAIN WHARF, NSW. 1946-01-26. THE CREW OF ARMY VESSEL AV1358 (MV "GREENOUGH") ON THE WELL DECK AFT OF THE HOLD. THE MEN ARE ALL MEMBERS OF THE 12TH AUSTRALIAN SMALL SHIPS COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS (RAE) WHICH NORMALLY COMPRISES A MASTER (CAPTAIN), 1ST MATE (LIEUTENANT), 2ND MATE (WARRANT OFFICER 1), CHIEF ENGINEER (LIEUTENANT), 2ND ENGINEER (WARRANT OFFICER 1), 3RD ENGINEER (WARRANT OFFICER 2), BOSUN (SERGEANT), THREE HELMSMEN (ONE CORPORAL AND TWO PRIVATES), DECKHAND (PRIVATE), WIRELESS OPERATOR (SIGNALMAN), COOK (PRIVATE) AND AN ENGINE-ROOM HAND (PRIVATE). NUMBERED PERSONNEL ARE: LIEUTENANT COUSINS (1), PRIVATE (PTE) HARPER (2), SERGEANT (SGT) HARRIS (3), SGT MCCOMBE (4), PTE LONG (5), UNKNOWN CORPORAL(6), SGT GRIMES (7), LIEUTENANT SENIOR (8), PTE GARWOOD (9), PTE EVANS (10) AND PTE RIGBY (11), (PHOTOGRAPHER L. CPL E. MCQUILLAN)