Josiah Barnes collection of First World War negatives and prints

Members of C Flight, No 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) standing on the wharf waiting to embark on the troopship RMS Omrah (A5) which left the wharf at Port Melbourne on 17 January 1917. Three officers stand in the front row with swagger sticks. The second row behind the officers identified left to right: ; 1068 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Arthur Garfield Harris, woodworker of Moonee Ponds, Vic, standing to the left of the unidentified soldier holding a rolled up Australian flag; 1061 Air Mechanic 2nd Class John Blennar Eurell, of Waverly, NSW; 1070 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Roland Henry Jack Head, postal mechanic of Mont Albert, Vic; 1010 Acting Corporal (Cpl) George William Best, draper of Glebe, Tas, holding the banner. Next row on the extreme right is 1071 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Jack Eric Hulbert, mechanic of Hobart, Tas.