| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Combles Area, Fricourt |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P05842.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Bray Proyart Area, La Neuville |
| Date made | 14 March 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of the 4th Machine Gun Company Australian Rules football team. The photograph was ...
Description
Group portrait of the 4th Machine Gun Company Australian Rules football team. The photograph was sent by 4208 Private (Pte) Charles Reg Hedley Hobbs from Fricourt to his parents, Elizabeth and William Hobbs of "Wattle Bank", Douglas, Vic, with a hand-written note on the back. The note states that the team remained unbeaten at the time the photograph was taken and went on to describe "the Somme battle fields looking so dreary & desolate at present". Pte Hobbs stands centre, back row. On 11 April 1917 Reg Hobbs and his brother 4209 John Albert Percy Hobbs were taken prisoner of war during the battle of Bullecourt. Both brothers returned to Australia in 1919.