Inside a turret on the battle cruiser HMAS Australia. Five seamen wait as the supply of shells ...

Accession Number EN0014
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Place made United Kingdom: Scotland, Firth of Forth
Date made December 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Inside a turret on the battle cruiser HMAS Australia. Five seamen wait as the supply of shells passes from the magazine to a 12 inch gun. Identified left to right: Leading Seaman Keith James Trueman of Thebarton, SA; Boy First Class W R Edwards; Boy First Class Kenneth William Carswell Bourne of West Maitland, NSW; unidentified; Able Seaman Roger Audley Tuxworth of Brisbane, Qld (far right).