| Accession Number | EN0251 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Adriatic Sea |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Torpedomen 5778 George Fredrick Bloy, born in Ararat, Victoria (on tube) and 3455 Francis Russell ...
Description
Torpedomen 5778 George Fredrick Bloy, born in Ararat, Victoria (on tube) and 3455 Francis Russell Lahay, born in Lambton, NSW, stand by to fire a torpedo during torpedo practice on the destroyer HMAS Swan. With the other five Australian destroyers, HMAS Swan was engaged in patrol duty in the Adriatic beween October 1917 and October 1918.