| Accession Number | P01066.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Herald & Weekly Times |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Caulfield |
| Date made | 26 July 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Aboriginal recruits from the Lake Tyers region the day after their arrival at Caulfield Military ...
Description
Aboriginal recruits from the Lake Tyers region the day after their arrival at Caulfield Military Camp. They all enlisted on 27 June 1940 and served with the 2/23rd Battalion. Identified are: VX41832 Private (Pte) Lawrie Francis Moffatt, discharged 22 March 1941 (back row, left); VX41839 Pte Cornelius William (Con) Edwards, discharged 22 March 1941 (middle row, far right) and his son VX41840 Pte Ronald William James (Ron) Edwards, discharged 9 January 1941 (possibly middle row, third from left). Also known to be in the photograph are: VX41823 Pte James Henry Scott and his son VX41830 Pte Cyril Scott, both discharged on 22 March 1941. (This image belongs to the Herald and Weekly Times and all requests for use of this image for publications or exhibitions should be directed to them.)
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