| Accession Number | EN0255 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Russia: Rostov, Novocherkassk |
| Date made | December 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Some members of the Allied Mission to Russia with Cossacks (in fur hats) outside the Cathedral in ...
Description
Some members of the Allied Mission to Russia with Cossacks (in fur hats) outside the Cathedral in the capital of the Don Republic near the Black Sea. Identified left to right, front row: the wife of General Krasnoff; General Krasnoff, the viceroy or Ataman of the Don Cossacks (in profile), speaking to the Russian Admiral Kononoff; French Captain Cochin; Commander Arthur George Hayes Bond; an unidentified French officer. Behind Commander Bond is Engineer Lieutenant Commander George William Bloomfield. Behind the unidentified French officer is (probably) Lieutenant John Gordon Boyd of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve. The Mission sought to investigate the situation of the Don Cossacks, who were defending their country in the eastern corner of the Ukraine against the Bolsheviks. HMAS Swan of the Australian destroyer flotilla and the French destroyer Bisson conveyed the members of the Mission.