| Accession Number | H12914 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Egypt: North Egypt, Moascar |
| Date made | 20 June 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of the original officers of the 59th Battalion which was raised in Egypt on 21 ...
Description
Group portrait of the original officers of the 59th Battalion which was raised in Egypt on 21 February 1916 as part of the expansion of the AIF. Identified from left to right, back row are Lieutenant (Lt) J C Bowden, Lt Roy Liddelow, 30 Lt Alexander Campbell Anderson, 225 Lt Hubert Charles Howard, Lt Richard Horace Maconochie Gibbs, 3575 Lt David William Fair , Lt Eric Maclean Young, Lt Andrew Duncan Morrow. Middle row: Second Lieutenant (2Lt) Walter Hugh Vaile, Lt John Wentworth Fenton, Lt John Spencer Mann, 3755 2Lt James Douglas Haddow, 2Lt Frank Leicester Cousins, E T W Carr (possibly Eric Thomas Carr) , Lt Gerhard Robert Stockfeld, 40 Lt James Bain Sutherland, G S Smith, 3259 Lt Harold Arthur Lancelot Binder. Front row: 425 Lt William Ewart Hammond, Captain (Capt) Gordon William Akeroyd, Capt George Musgrave Parker (Medical Officer), Capt Aubrey Liddelow, Lt Colonel Ernest Albert Harris, Capt Leslie Lawrence Hornby, Chaplain Donald Stanley Brumwell, 85 Capt Frank Rupert Hewitt, 1220 Capt Keith Gordon McDonald,34 Lt Thomas Frederick McLean Bursey. Capt Aubrey Liddelow was killed in action on 19 July 1916 at Fromelles. A state school teacher of East Malvern, he embarked with the 1st Reinforcements of the 8th Battalion on 22 December 1914.