| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P02024.011 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Torres Strait, Thursday Island |
| Date made | c 30 September 1932 |
| Conflict |
Period 1930-1939 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Group portrait of members (one officer and six other ranks) of the Darwin Detachment with members ...
Description
Group portrait of members (one officer and six other ranks) of the Darwin Detachment with members (one officer and eleven other ranks) of the 9 Heavy Battery RAA who were garrisoning Green Hill Fort at the time. Identified are 64 Lieutenant Ernest Karl Hans Klose, officer commanding 9 Heavy Battery RAA (front row centre); Warrant Officer I A Sheppard of the Darwin Detachment (front row, second from left); VX25593 Corporal (later Warrant Officer Class 2) David Francis (Frank) Smith, Darwin Detachment (middle row, far right) who died as a prisoner of war (POW) in Thailand 25 August 1943.) The other five members of the Darwin Detachment are Artificers Septimus William Garling; NX1106 Donald Gibson Smeal; W J Ross; H J Latimer; F Winter, but their exact position is unknown.