| Accession Number | E02355KLEFT |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Abbeville |
| Date made | 31 May 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Left hand side of reference image only to provide position detail for those named. This image is ...
Description
Left hand side of reference image only to provide position detail for those named. This image is not for sale. Members of Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (QMAAC), marching from No. 2 Stationary Hospital at 1.45 p.m. in the funeral procession of their comrades, who were killed in the air raid, on the night of 29-30 May 1918. Bombs were dropped on Camp 1, one bomb fell into a protection trench, killing eight members, while one died of wounds shortly after, and seven others were slightly wounded. No. 2 Army Supply Depot workers killed were 31503 M. M. L. Blaikley, general domestic; 31673 B. V. Campbell, general domestic; 34767 C. Connor, general domestic; 31918 J. McK. Grant, postal clerk; 15695 A. Moores, cook; 35588 A. Thomasson, general domestic; 9048 E. F. Parker, waitress, Officers Club, EFC; 15703 M. S. Caswell, waitress, Officers Club, EFC. 34864 J. Watson, general domestic, died of wounds. The following members of QMAAC were detailed as pall bearers: 5483 Forewoman Beecham; 1906 Worker Beattie; 33953 Worker Norbury; 8 Forewoman Shalders; 7682 Worker Battersea; 14673 Worker Rogers; 1490 Worker Green; 4842 Worker Purdie; 5555 Worker Purse; 800 Forewoman Maxton; 5847 Forewoman Fenwick; 15841 Forewoman Hall; 1760 Worker Bellingham; 6 Worker Mutum; 13650 Worker Milburn; 32715 Worker Lynch; 1935 Worker L. Johnman; 6747 Worker R. Laseelles; 12700 Worker J. Robertson. Identified: 2977 Forewoman E. M. Cook (1); 23425 Forewoman A. Johnson (2); 2905 Forewoman H. G. Hollingworth (3); 3043 Forewoman M. Bridle (4); 11718 Worker R. Edwards (5); 4483 Worker F. M. Phillips (6); 7897 Worker J. L. Drake (7); 4468 Worker A. M. Davies (8); 2167 Worker E. M. Wren (9); 11717 Worker J. Edwards (10); 18528 Forewoman A. Hadfield (11); 4472 Worker H. M. Hall (12); 3092 Forewoman J. McBain (13); 4481 Worker M. Mountstephen (14).