Gloucestershire, England. General (Gen) Sir William Riddell Birdwood, in front, leaving the ...

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Accession Number D00463
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original negative other
Maker Unknown
Place made United Kingdom: England, Gloucestershire
Date made April 1919
Conflict Period 1910-1919
First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Gloucestershire, England. General (Gen) Sir William Riddell Birdwood, in front, leaving the photographic hut during an inspection of the Australian aerodrome at Leighterton. Left to right: Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) W. O. Watt OBE; Gen Birdwood; Lt Col Brinsmead MC (foreground); Major L. J. Wackett DFC, Commanding Officer (CO) No. 7 (Training) Squadron, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), who commanded from 6 January 1919 to 1919; Captain G. C. Wilson MC DCM, CO, No. 8 (Training) Squadron, AFC, who commanded from 23 February 1919 to 30 April 1919; Lieutenant Spencer (behind).