| Accession Number | P12297.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | December 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Collection related to John Boyd Ferguson
Description
Group portrait of officers of 2/33 Battalion in England. From the collection of VX11997 Lieutenant (later Captain) John Boyd Ferguson later killed in an accident on 7 September 1943.
Back Row, left to right: WX335 Lieutenant (Lt) Gordon William Bennett (2 IC B Coy) MC; QX4209 Lt John Bromley (Pioneer Pl); SX1156 Lt Sydney Lawrence Hopton (A Coy); 28087 (VX12699) Lt Kevin Power (Tpt Pl) MC; NX12925 Lt David Alexander Mitchell (IO); 3905007 Lt Thomas Errol Archer (A Coy); WX540 Lt George Frederick Roberts (A Coy); VX12710 Lt Alec William Dysart (C Coy).
Middle Row, left to right: VX12718 Lt James Kay Bryce (B Coy); VX11997 Lt John Boyd Ferguson (A Coy), accidentally killed 7 September 1943; QX6520 Lt Evelyn Watters (A/Adjt); SX1200 Lt Peter Heywood Bright (B Coy); TX417 Lt Graham Maxwell Barclay (Carrier Pl), killed in action 13 September 1942; VX3267 Lt Edward Clarke Logan (AA Pl); VX16074 Lt Keith Mills (Mortar Pl); VX11589 (VP4035) Lt William Douglas Copp (B Coy), (later known as Harry Dugald Cullen MC).
Front Row, left to right: QX6439 Captain (Capt) Neville Howard Morgan (Medical Officer) OBE; QX6065 Capt John Coronel Taylor (OC B Coy); WX1567 Capt James Palma Burnett (OC HQ Coy); TX2007 Capt Lindsay Miller (Adjt); QX6011 Major (Maj) Clement James Cummings (CO) DSO, OBE; 536465 (SX1434) Maj Alfred William Buttrose (OC C Coy) DSO and Bar; VX11954 Capt Kenneth Walter Lawson (Q.M); WX299 Capt Thomas Richard Worgan Cotton (OC A Coy) DSO, MC; 350062 (QX6366) Chaplain Allen Brooke (Padre).
Absent: Capt H. Grahame-Sutton (C Coy); QX6089 Lt Ronald John Cranstoun Dark (C Coy); VX11588 (VX80864) Lt Norman David Mair (C Coy).