| Accession Number | PB0686 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Barnes, Josiah |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Port Melbourne |
| Date made | 16 August 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Josiah Barnes collection of First World War negatives and prints
Description
Members of the 4th Reinforcements, 3rd Machine Gun Coy, grouped informally waiting to embark on the troopship RMS Orontes. The bow of the ship with its anchor is in the background. Identified and lounging in the front of the group, left to right: unidentified; 328 Private (Pte) Oliver Octavius Farrell, of Brisbane, Qld; unidentified; soldier is playing a banjo; unidentified; second from right 335 Pte James Augustine Madden, motor mechanic of Townsville, Qld. Standing back row from right: unidentified sergeant; 343 Pte James Harold Leslie Beck, labourer of Brunswick, Vic. Note the soldier with banjo is also in the centre back of PB0682.