| Accession Number | C01603 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Marmara, Chanak, Gallipoli Peninsula |
| Date made | 5 October 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A group of 26 medical officers assembled outside a tent after a lecture by Sir Victor Horsley on ...
Description
A group of 26 medical officers assembled outside a tent after a lecture by Sir Victor Horsley on the effects of gunshot wounds to the head. This group was the precursor of the Anzac Medical Association, which was formally convened on 7 November 1915 with Colonel (Col) Neville Howse VC as its chairman. Identified from left to right: Major Edward Rowdon White or Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Thomas White; Captain Archibald John Aspinall; unidentified (pipe); Captain Alan Sinclair Barton (back to camera); unidentified; Captain Eric Lloyd Hutchinson or Captain Frederick Ernest Hutchinson (big hat); Major Walter Jaques Stack (looking down); Officer Commanding English Clearing (armband); unidentified; obscured unidentified; Major Graham Patrick Dixon (hand in pocket); obscured unidentified; unidentified (big hat); unidentified; Officer of English Clearing (armband); Captain Hildred Irving Carlisle (pipe); Sykes, Royal Army Medical Corps; Major John Gordon. Five medical officers are walking down towards the shore.