| Accession Number | P03924.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Australia: Northern Territory, Darwin |
| Date made | c 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal group portrait of members of the Z Special Unit at their base, five miles out of Darwin. ...
Description
Informal group portrait of members of the Z Special Unit at their base, five miles out of Darwin. Back row from left to right: unidentified; WX12171 Sergeant (Sgt) Frederick Alfred Otway, 2/2 Independent Company; QX57559 (Q22868) Sgt Jack Russell White, later a Prisoner of War (POW); VX89740 (V45180) Sgt Francis Edward Anthony Curran, later POW; Corporal (Cpl) B Lawrence possibly WX11917 Cpl John Barrasford Lawrence, 2/2 Independent Company, later POW; Lieutenant (Lt) D M Williams. Front row, left to right: NX72314 Lt Desmond Maurice "Pancho" Williams, later fatally wounded in Timor on 5 July 1945; VX111818 Sgt Frederick Gordon Olsen; unidentified. One of the unidentified men is VX66803 Sgt Jack Archibald George Shand, later POW, but his position is unknown. The unit base was at a Quarantine Station which had been taken over for the "Z" Special Unit. To hide the unit's true identity, they were referred to as the "Lugger Maintenance Section".