Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) George McKay Williamson, Mr C S Booth and Major (Maj) Roy ...

Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) George McKay Williamson, Mr C S Booth and Major (Maj) Roy Coupland Winn. Lt Williamson, a native of Aberdeen , Scotland was a commercial traveller from Oakey, Qld prior to enlistment and embarked as a Second Lieutenant with the 8th Reinforcements, 15th Battalion from Brisbane on HMAT Kyarra on 16 August 1915. Later transferring to the 14th Battalion, he served at Gallipoli and later on the Western Front. Subsequently promoted to Captain, he was Mentioned in Despatches and served as the Quartermaster of the 4th Division Base Depot. Later returning to the 15th Battalion, he returned to Australia on 11 May 1919. He later went on to serve in the Second World War as a Captain with the 1st Garrison Battalion. Maj Winn, a medical practitioner from North Sydney, NSW prior to enlistment, embarked from Sydney the rank of Captain with the 1st Australian General Hospital on HMAT Orontes on 31 July 1915. He subsequently served at Gallipoli as the Regimental Medical Officer of the 14th Battalion, later serving in France where he was Mentioned in Despatches. Subsequently he transferred to the 4th Field Ambulance and was awarded the Military Cross "for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of stretcher bearers he constantly patrolled the bearer line under very heavy shellfire maintaining communications between the aid posts and dressing stations, and on one occasion he took a squad over the open through an intense barrage in order to relieve a temporary glut of wounded. He was twice wounded, the second time severely and his gallant conduct was the means of saving many lives." Following the amputation of his right foot he was evacuated to England and promoted to Major. He returned to Australia where his appointment was terminated on 18 June 1918.