| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Wallgrove |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00102.040 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Wallgrove |
| Date made | July 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Collection relating to the service of NX34734 Reginald William James Newton
Description
An informal group portrait of new recruits known as ‘giggle suiters’ in the 2/19th Battalion. It was their first week with the battalion. Identified but positions not known are: NX25943 Private (Pte) Arthur Charles Haywood (later Lance Corporal and held as a POW); NX55610 Pte (later Sergeant) Henry Shearer; J Smith, possibly NX35950 Pte Joseph Smith (later killed in action in Malaya on 15 February 1942); NX51980 Pte Lester Raymond Lees (later Corporal and held as a POW); NX53219 Pte Samuel George John 'Piccolo Pete' Boyd (POW).