| Accession Number | E02397 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Buire-sur-l'Ancre |
| Date made | 12 April 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Five members of the 3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion standing at the front door of their billet ...
Description
Five members of the 3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion standing at the front door of their billet in an undamaged house. Identified from left to right: 196 Company Sergeant Major Walter Lawrence Millward Fynney, carpenter from St Kilda, Victoria; 171 Corporal (Cpl) Frank Daniel Corbett, grocer from Windsor, Victoria; 1729A Cpl Archibald John Mason, miner from Craigie, Victoria; 1550A Private (Pte) Alexander Hamilton, mill hand from Belgrave, Victoria (killed in action 22 August 1918); 287 Pte Benjamin Nottage, bushman from Walhalla, Victoria (killed in action 22 August 1918). Privates Hamilton and Nottage were killed by the one bombshell and are both buried in the Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme, France.