| Accession Number | P11700.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Marrickville |
| Date made | 1 December 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Signed portrait of "Field Artillery Boys. Queenslanders. 1 December 1916. The Warren Camp. ...
Description
Signed portrait of "Field Artillery Boys. Queenslanders. 1 December 1916. The Warren Camp. Sydney". Back row, left to right: 31902 Gunner (Gnr) James Percival Learmonth; 31002 Gnr Thomas Archibald Bennion; 31899 Gnr Edgar Lancelot Lavarack; and 31003 Gnr Ernest Frederick Billam. Front row: 31896 Driver George Albert Style; 31891 Gnr Thomas Field; illegible and F Kenyon (probably 31027 Gnr Harold Frederick Kenyon). The men are wearing FA shoulder titles, bandoliers and spurs, and are carrying riding crops. Their hats are adorned with emu plumes and the letter Q on the puggarees. Most of these men served with the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade. All the identified soldiers survived the war. Gnr Lavarack who also served in the Second World War was the brother of Lieutenant General Sir John Lavarack, an Australian Army officer during both World Wars after whom Lavarack Barracks in Townsville, Queensland, is named.