| Accession Number | E01348 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines, Neuve Eglise |
| Date made | 28 November 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) William McIntyre Davis, and the football team of ...
Description
Group portrait of Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) William McIntyre Davis, and the football team of the 25th Battalion at Neuve Eglise. Identified from left to right, back row: 5400 Private (Pte) Charles David Ruff from Brisbane, Queensland; 4241 Sergeant (Sgt) David Everett Thomsett from Brisbane; 3885 Lance Corporal Mathias Byers Oxlade from New Farm, Queensland; 5926 Pte William Godfrey Trusz from Reids Creek via Gayndah, Queensland; 5674 Pte Stanley Edwin Bartlett from Casino, NSW; 5603 Pte Alfred Kitto from Cairns, Queensland; 639 Corporal (Cpl) William George from South Wales, UK; 929 Sgt Horace Mensforth from Ipswich, Queensland (killed in action in Belgium on 12 January 1918); and 42 Sgt Bertie Lancelot Bruggy from Maclean, Clarence River, NSW. Middle row: Lieutenant (Lt) Edward William Cleary from Biggenden, Queensland; Lt Richmond Cornwallis Eather MC MM from Toronto, NSW; Lt Col William McIntyre Davis MC from Newtown, NSW; Major John Joseph Power DSO from Gympie, Queensland; and Sgt John Wright from Charters Towers, Queensland. Front row: 1621 Pte Edward Garret Neale from Gatton, Queensland; 978 Cpl Edward John Ryan from Mackay, Queensland; and 951 Sgt John Norris from Brisbane (killed in action in France 10 June 1918).