| Accession Number | H13980 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Newcastle |
| Date made | 6 May 1896 |
| Conflict |
Australian Colonial Forces, 1854-1900 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Members of the NSW Medical Staff Corps School of Instruction held on 5-6 May 1896 in Newcastle. ...
Description
Members of the NSW Medical Staff Corps School of Instruction held on 5-6 May 1896 in Newcastle. They are, from the left (standing), NSW Artillery Corps Officer name unknown, Surgeon Captain J.L. Beeston, Surgeon Lieutenant F.H. Wrigley, Lieutenant G.R. Short of the NSW Artillery Corps; (seated), Surgeon Captain W. L'Estrange Eames, Surgeon Captain W.D.C. Williams and (rank not known) Nickson a surgeon in the NSW Naval Brigade. Captains Beeston and Williams and Lieutenant Short all served in the AIF, Short as a major and quartermaster in the 17th Battalion. Captain Eames commanded the Australian Voluntary Hospital (later known as No 32 Stationary Hospital) with the British Army in France. (Donor Department of Defence through A.J. Withers)