| Accession Number | E01276 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines, Neuve Eglise |
| Date made | 4 December 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
General (Gen) Sir William Birdwood presenting a medal to a Chaplain of the 3rd Australian ...
Description
General (Gen) Sir William Birdwood presenting a medal to a Chaplain of the 3rd Australian Division at Neuve Eglise. Identified, left to right, at the table: Lt Col R. E. Jackson DSO; Captain (Capt) P. W. Simonson; Major General John Monash (partially obscured); Lieutenant (Lt) McGregor, Aide de Camp, to Gen Birdwood (face obscured); Capt Clarence Abraham Pyke DSO; Gen Birdwood; Chaplain Reverend Mills, 41st Battalion. Also known to be present are: Lt W. M. McLean MC, 41st Battalion; Lt J. F. Woods MC, 42nd Battalion; Lt Loriard MC, 42nd Battalion; Capt R. Skinner MC, 44th Battalion.