| Accession Number | P03027.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Thomson, Dan |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Queenscliff |
| Date made | c April 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Members of the Fortress Signals Troop lined up on the parade ground prior to their departure for ...
Description
Members of the Fortress Signals Troop lined up on the parade ground prior to their departure for Rabaul. Identified, left to right, back row: NX191440 (N100456) Sergeant (Sgt) Arthur Thomas 'Crash' Bowran, (died of illness on 23 February 1942 in New Britain and is buried at Palmalmal Mission); VX125137 Sgt Keith Joseph 'Bluey' Levy; Lieutenant (Jack) 'Splinter' Wood; VX129335 Sgt Douglas Roy (Doug) Morcom, (presumed dead on 1 July 1942 at sea, South West Pacific Area). Third row: SX38285 (S15697) Corporal (Cpl) Jack Archibald ‘Mac’ McLeod, (presumed dead on 4 February 1942 at New Britain); Cpl Davidson; possibly Cpl Harris (obscured); SX38286 (S15919) Signalman (Sig) Arnold Claude Scriven, (presumed dead on 1 July 1942 at sea (South West Pacific Area)); Grey or Gray; Tomlinson; Sig Robert Colin Clack, (presumed dead on 21 January 1942 at New Britain); TX16309 (T44271) Sig Daniel James Thomson; VX126534 Cpl Stanley Gerard Whitty. Second row: SX38284 (S15667) Lance Corporal (LCpl) Thomas Vernon (Vern) Price, (presumed dead on 1 July 1942 at sea, South West Pacific Area); Douglas; Sig Eric Taber; V11781 Sig Leslie Charles Futcher; SX28143 (S16167) Sig George Bartlett 'Shorty' Barwick; VX129364 Sig Thomas Stanley Hennessy, (presumed dead on 1 July 1942 at sea, South West Pacific Area); Les Giddins (possibly VX3204 Leslie Samuel Giddins of South Melbourne, Vic); TX16310 (T44273) Sig Victor Preston Cato. Front row: VX120950 Corporal Hugo Wellesley Holmes; SX38290 William Frederick (Bill) Lord; Alan Stewart; Q90368 Lance Corporal Stephen William Jackman; Len Auchetti, drowned crossing the Warangoi River; TX16308 (T44272) Sig Alan James Batchler of Hobart Tas, (presumed dead on 1 July 1942); VX120958 Cpl Leonard Roy (Len) Woolf; SX38291 Sergeant Robert Howard (Bob) Bailey. In the foreground is NX101282 (N100112) Captain Keith Harold Michelthwaite Denny.