| Place | Asia: Ceylon |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 130100 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Blain, Reginald Norman |
| Place made | Ceylon |
| Date made | c May 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
NX14295 Sergeant (later Lieutenant) Donald Rutledge, B Company, 2/2nd Infantry Battalion, ...
Description
NX14295 Sergeant (later Lieutenant) Donald Rutledge, B Company, 2/2nd Infantry Battalion, standing on a bridge in Ceylon.
Photograph taken by NX1951 Corporal (later Lieutenant (Lt)) Reginald Norman Blain of B Company 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion while on service in Ceylon, Syria and Palestine. Lt Blain was killed in action on the Kokoda Trail on 20 October 1942. Captions were provided by Lt W. A. Bell of the same battalion and a personal friend of Lt Blain.