| Accession Number | E01653 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines |
| Date made | 12 February 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
General (Gen) Sir W. R. Birdwood, presenting medals to Australians at a presentation parade at ...
Description
General (Gen) Sir W. R. Birdwood, presenting medals to Australians at a presentation parade at Canteen Corner, in the Messines Sector. Identified, left to right (foreground): Colonel Charles Herbert Davis DSO VD; Major Lutt, US Army (with back to camera); unidentified (partially obscured); Captain P. W. (Capt) Simonson, Aide-de-Camp to Gen Monash; Brigadier General W. Ramsay McNicoll CB CMG DSO; Gen Monash, Corps Commander; Capt F. E. Fairweather MC and Bar (killed in action 29 September 1918) (almost completely obscured by Gen Monash); unidentified (foreground, looking to the right); Gen Birdwood (shaking hands); 6520 Private R. L. M. Gelly.