| Place | Europe: France |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | EZ0091 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
British Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Ile-de-France, Yvelines, Sailly |
| Date made | c August 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
His Majesty King George V, with General Sir Herbert Plumer and the staff of the new 5th ...
Description
His Majesty King George V, with General Sir Herbert Plumer and the staff of the new 5th Australian Division, inspects some practice trenches at an infantry school of the 5th Division. The 5th Division arrived from Egypt in July 1916 and relieved the 1st, 2nd and 4th Divisions. Identified from left to right: Colonel John Patrick McGlinn from Sydney, NSW (later Brigadier and CMG, CBE, OBE); unidentified; Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Clive Wigram, Equerry to the King (later 1st Baron Wigram, GCB, GCVO. CSI, PC); General (later Sir) Charles Harington Harington (GCB, GBE, DSO); unidentified; His Majesty The King; General James Whiteside McCay (aka M’Cay) from Castlemain, Victoria (KCMG, KBE, CB, VD); His Royal Highness Edward the Prince of Wales (at the back); Lord Stamfordham (Lt Col Arthur John Bigge GCB, GCIE, GCVO, KCSI, KCMG, ISO, PC); Major General Arlington Augustus Chichester KCMG; Major Dennis Malcolm King DSO and Bar, MC (King’s Regiment Liverpool attached to the AIF); General Harold Edward (Pompey) Elliott CB, CMG, DSO, DCM, VD from West Charlton, Victoria (at the back); General Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, Commander of the Second Army (later Field Marshal, First Viscount Plumer GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE)