| Accession Number | E02210 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Allonville |
| Date made | 17 May 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
The Commander in Chief, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, speaking to the Battalion Commanders ...
Description
The Commander in Chief, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, speaking to the Battalion Commanders after inspecting the 10th Infantry Brigade in the grounds of the aerodrome near the Chateau. Left to right: Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) C. H. Jess DSO, General Staff Officer 1, 3rd Division; Lt Col R. E. Jackson DSO, Assistant Quartermaster General, 3rd Division; Major General Sir John Monash, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 3rd Division; Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig; Brigadier General W. R. McNicoll CMG DSO, GOC, 10th Brigade (standing with his back to the camera, apparently speaking to Sir Douglas Haig); Lt Col E. K. Knight, Commanding Officer (CO), 37th Battalion; Major G. Hurry DSO, CO, 38th Battalion; Major A. T. Paterson MC, Acting Commanding Officer, 39th Battalion; Lt Col J. E. C. Lord DSO, CO, 40th Battalion; Lt Col G. W. MacCartney, 10th Field Ambulance; Captain A. W. Wardell MC, OC, 10th Machine Gun Company.