| Accession Number | P02597.005 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Ramsbottom, Jack Kenneth |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Quorn |
| Date made | 11 October 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Quorn, SA. 11 October 1941. Members of the 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion line up at the railway ...
Description
Quorn, SA. 11 October 1941. Members of the 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion line up at the railway station for their evening meal, holding their mugs and dixies. Two local boys holding tennis racquets talk to the men in line. The unit was en route from Woodside camp to Alice Springs. Identified is WX8397 Private Bob Chipperfield, third from right, who at 6'8" is the tallest man in the queue. He later died on 11 February 1945 in Borneo during one of the infamous death marches from Sandakan to Ranai. (Donor J. Lane)