| Place | Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Atherton Tableland, Mareeba |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 081031 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Date made | 2 October 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Mareeba, Atherton Tableland, Queensland. Personnel of the 1st Parachute Troop, Royal Australian ...
Description
Mareeba, Atherton Tableland, Queensland. Personnel of the 1st Parachute Troop, Royal Australian Engineers, attached to 1st Parachute Battalion, who attended the Battalion parade held at the airstrip. Identified, left to right, back row: NX97436 Sapper (Spr) F Alston; NX8863 Spr R Higham; QX33056 Spr F J Carmody; VX47270 Spr W D Driscoll; VX74735 Spr H Hanson; NX44825 Spr R Miller; VX13623 Spr A H Newlands; NX22262 Corporal (Cpl) R C Bennett; NX123412 Spr H G Hatkinson; NX108062 Spr E L Morrow; NX94308 Spr A B Bradney; QX15892 Spr J J Fraser; VX50397 Spr S A Wheeler; QX2 Spr B T Appleton. Middle row: VX87968 Spr A H Pobjoy; VX55792 Spr T C Watts; QX21355 Spr H P Bunning; NX133906 Spr R H Mungovan; NX73515 Spr J R Sewell (In 1946 Sewell was awarded the George Medal for bravery while disposing of explosives while serving with BCOF in Japan. In 1947, still with BCOF he was killed delousing a mine); NX42050 Spr A Raynor; NX43300 Spr K R Watt; VX65538 Spr J A White; NX86206 Spr N K Kentwell; VX44405 Spr D M A Fitzgerald; TX875 Spr L A Wolfe; VX67266 Spr R E Gardiner; NX143977 Spr E L Horne; NX90824 Spr J M Brown; SX11299 Spr R T Hull. Front row: NGX178 Cpl J White; NX39384 Sergeant (Sgt) J Chapman; NX50063 Sgt F B Summons; WX3215 Sgt A Meredith; TX237 Lieutenant (Lt) W A Riggs; NX143275 Lt I H Butcher; VX26462 Captain E C Burt; QX45640 Lt D J Durack; WX28831 Lt D W Muldoon-Lewis; SX2908 Warrant Officer Class 2 H S Laxton; TX111 Sgt J W Stewart; NX30113 Sgt J A Nance; NX126973 Lance Sergeant M F McKay; QX13179 Cpl S W Hutchens.