| Place | Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | E01223 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative |
| Maker |
Hurley, James Francis (Frank) |
| Place made | France: Nord Pas de Calais, Nord, Steenvoorde, France: Nord Pas de Calais, Nord, Steenvoorde |
| Date made | 28 October 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Members of the 1st Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, 1st Australian Division listening to ...
Description
Members of the 1st Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, 1st Australian Division listening to "the latest" from one of their comrades around a fire or possibly a kerosene lamp in a dugout billet at Ypres. It is a typical scene, for billet life with the Australian was as cheerful as his fighting was terribly earnest. Left to right, back, standing: 1118 Private (Pte) Douglas Kyle MM (partially obscured by Gowrie); Pte Stanley Gowrie; Corporal (Cpl) Leslie M. Williams MM (with moustache); Cpl Fox; Lance Corporal Reginald J. Perry; Pte Sid Wormald; Cpl Harry Brown (with moustache). Sitting: Pte S. O'Sullivan (partially obscured by Gowrie); Pte William W. Eastwell (or P. Clifford); Pte J. Jackson; Pte R. Bennett; Cpl S. Turner MM (all facing camera). Foreground: 2353 Pte Sid Hoptroff; Pte W. McDougall; Pte William Day.