| Accession Number | H18915A |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | September 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of the Commanding Officer and other officers of the 3rd Battalion, AIF, at ...
Description
Group portrait of the Commanding Officer and other officers of the 3rd Battalion, AIF, at Kensington racecourse. Identified in the back row, from left to right: Lieutenant (Lt) Cedric Errol Meyer Brodziak (later awarded the DSO and killed in action in France on 31 August 1918); Captain (Capt) Ronald Burns (later killed in action at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915); Lt William Christian Beeken (later killed in action at Gallipoli on 6 August 1915); Capt John Carandini Wilson (later died on 21 May 1915 of wounds received at Gallipoli); Lt Ronald Orlando Cowey (later promoted to Major); Lt David McConaghy (later promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, awarded CMG and DSO and died of wounds in France on 9 April 1918); Capt Leonard Sydney Kent Stevenson, Transport Officer; and Lt Lawrence Whistler Street (later killed in action at Gallipoli on 23 May 1915).
Second row from left to right: Capt John Lewis Chester; Capt Charles Edward Leer (later killed in action at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915); Lt Edward MacFarlane MacFarlane (later promoted to Captain and died on 2 August 1915 from wounds received at Gallipoli); Lt Colin Austin (later Temporary Major and killed in action at Gallipoli on 8 August 1915); Lt Harold Edmund Butler (later Captain);
Lt Eric George Goldring (wounded in action at Gallipoli and returned to Australia in March 1916);
Lt Owen Glendower Howell-Price (later awarded the DSO and MC and died of wounds in France on 4 November 1916); and Lt George Edward McDonald (later Captain).
Third row from left to right: Capt George Wall, Quartermaster (later promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and awarded CMG); Capt John Willoughby Butler Bean, Medical Officer; Major Alfred Joshua Bennett DSO (later Lieutenant Colonel and awarded CMG); Lieutenant Colonel Robert Haylock Owen, Commanding Officer (later awarded CMG); Capt Ernest Samuel Brown, Adjutant (later killed in action at Gallipoli on 8 August 1915); Capt Malcolm St John Lamb (later Lieutenant Colonel); Capt Thomas Oscar Smith (later killed in action at Gallipoli on 7 May 1915) and Capt William Bowman Douglas (later died on 5 May 1915 of wounds received at Gallipoli).
Front row from left to right: Lt Harold William Goldring (later wounded at Gallipoli and returned to Australia in March 1916); and Lt Kenneth John Hinde (later killed in action at Gallipoli on 5 May 1915)