| Accession Number | H17237 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor group portrait of the Band of the 51st Battalion. This image was published in the ...
Description
Outdoor group portrait of the Band of the 51st Battalion. This image was published in the newspaper "The Western Mail" on 17 December 1917 and identification of the soldiers in the image has been taken from that publication cross-referenced with the nominal roll in "For King and Cobbers - the history of the 51st Battalion AIF" by Neville Browning. Identified in the back row from left to right: 3677 Signaller John Patrick Cooney; 3376 Private (Pte) Charles William Fiedler; 80 Pte Alfred Kellow; 2189 Pte Ernest Llewellyn Hobbs; 5754 Pte Jack Puleston Plummer; 2622 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Percival Creeper; 15978 Pte William Robert Sage; and 2491 Pte George Stevenson. In the second row: 2514 Pte Daniel White; 2662A Pte William George Hoare; 4310 Pte Herbert Cuthbert Thomas; 2702 Pte Alfred William Pateman; 520 Pte Arthur Wright Walker; 2721 Pte Francis James Scott; 2708 Pte David John Perry; and Pte A Lindie who has not been further identified. Seated in the third row: 2125 L Cpl John Henry Atkinson; 181 Pte William Henry Baker; 1616 Sergeant George Strauss Mellor; Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) John Cecil Thomas Edmund Charles Ridley, DSO; Major Robert Christie (later Lt Col and awarded DSO and bar, MiD, CdeG); Captain Thomas Steane Louch MC (later Brigadier); 2801 Pte Henry Edward Sloper; and 2663 L Cpl Wilfred Savage. Seated in the front: 696 Bugler William Gladstone Moore; 972 Bugler William Thomas Glover Ralston and 3577 Bugler Frank Massey. [See also image E01742.]