Images relating to NX81521 Lance Corporal John Patrick Minogue, 2/6 Commando Squadron

Accession Number P02661.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Print
Maker Minogue, John Patrick
Place made Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Atherton Tableland, Atherton, Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Atherton Tableland, Kairi
Date made c February 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Informal group portrait of men from 5 Section, B Troop, 2/6 Australian Cavalry (Commando) Squadron, standing outside one of their tents. The men in various form of dress, are from left to right: standing: NX87090 Corporal (Cpl) Paul Couch; NX83469 Trooper (Tpr) George James Mudford; Lucky; VX76641 Tpr Russell Gordon (Pappy) Pickering; Tpr Harry Harris; QX5746 Tpr Keith James Alexander (Snowy) Cooper; Bede; QX58202 Tpr Harold Henry (Harry) Miles; Tpr Jimmy Taylor (possibly NX154380 Frederick James Taylor); kneeling: NX137668 Tpr Roy Maxwell (Tod) Morgans; Buck; Curly Wilson; TX13488 Trevor Arnold (Ghandi) Jacobs. Cpl Couch and Tpr Cooper were killed on 8 July 1945 in Borneo at Balikpapan when a large booby trap buried in the road, exploded.