| Accession Number | P02597.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Ramsbottom, Jack Kenneth |
| Date made | October 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Woodside, SA. October 1941. Group portrait of members of 5 platoon, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion ...
Description
Woodside, SA. October 1941. Group portrait of members of 5 platoon, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion beside a train carriage en route from Woodside camp to Alice Springs. From left to right: Lance Corporal (LCpl) C. J. McDonald (in window). Standing: WX8585 Private (Pte) Cyril Jack Vidler (died of illness 9 June 1947 in WA); Pte B. Fitzgerald; Lance Sergeant H. E. Saw; LCpl N. H. E. Thompson; Pte L. M. C. Murray; Pte L. Armstrong. Front row: Pte D. F. Sterrett; LCpl J. B. Gilmour. This unit spent a year in Australia in basic training, went overseas to Singapore, fought the Japanese for eight days, suffering many casualties and the remainder were taken Prisoner of War (POW), spending time in Changi, Thailand and Burma. Nearly forty percent of the unit's personnel died as POW, in action or of wounds received. (Donor J. Lane)