| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Randwick |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01699.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
KENSINGTON?, NSW, C. 1914. A GROUP OF CADETS OF E.F. COMPANY, 24TH REGIMENT, ON MESS DUTY, POSING ...
Description
KENSINGTON?, NSW, C. 1914. A GROUP OF CADETS OF E.F. COMPANY, 24TH REGIMENT, ON MESS DUTY, POSING WITH THEIR MESSING EQUIPMENT. THEY ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF ROWS OF TENTS SET UP ON WHAT IS PROBABLY KENSINGTON RACECOURSE (NOW THE SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NSW). THE CADETS ARE YOUTHS UNDERTAKING COMPULSORY MILITARY TRAINING AS PART OF THE CONSCRIPTION SCHEME INTRODUCED IN 1911. THE YOUNG MAN SECOND FROM LEFT WITH A CIGARETTE IN HIS MOUTH IS REGINALD MCKELLAR. THE GROUP'S MESSING EQUIPMENT INCLUDES MEAT CLEAVERS, A CARVING KNIFE, SKEWERING FORK, SOUP LADLE, FRYING PAN AND AN ASSORTMENT OF BILLIES AND DIXIES.
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