| Accession Number | E05339 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Paris |
| Date made | June 1919-July 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Informal portrait of the Australian Medley Relay Team, which ran second to the American team, in ...
Description
Informal portrait of the Australian Medley Relay Team, which ran second to the American team, in a close contest at the Inter Allied Games, held at the Pershing Stadium at Paris. Identified from left to right: 35009 Gunner Ernest Carter, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, sprinter from Kew, Victoria; 5144 Driver Leslie John Hume, 1st Machine Gun Company, sprinter from Boggabri, NSW; Captain James Edmund Savage OBE MC from Melbourne, Victoria; 8069 Sergeant Clifford George Manley, 10th Australian Army Service Corps, runner over long distances from Auburn, Victoria; Lieutenant Robert Dykes Chalmers, 15th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, runner over middle distances from Napier, New Zealand. Note the Rising Sun emblem on the men’