| Accession Number | AWM2017.230.1 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | At sea |
| Date made | June 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of decorated Australian soldiers, sailors and a nurse, returning on HMAT ...
Description
Group portrait of decorated Australian soldiers, sailors and a nurse, returning on HMAT Themistocles, June 1917. Identified is William Jackson VC, 17th Battalion seated centre second row. Back row: Warrant Officer 1; Private. Third row: Private; Corporal DCM? (eye patch on left eye); Sailor HMS ?; Sergeant; Sailor HMS ?; Private (three ribbons). Second row: Sergeant DCM; Matron RRC (believed to be Ruby Gourlay Kidd); Jackson VC; Lieutenant MC; Private MM 2nd Division ?Field Ambulance. Front row: Corporal MM (believed to be 3288 Corporal Edward Edmunds MM, 1st Pioneer Battalion, discharged as overage, a veteran of the Scottish Rifles); Private ?DCM.