| Accession Number | E01568 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Nord Pas de Calais, Nord, Fletre |
| Date made | 2 January 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
The 'White Guard', at the 1st Anzac Corps Headquarters, at Fletre, in Northern France, supplied ...
Description
The 'White Guard', at the 1st Anzac Corps Headquarters, at Fletre, in Northern France, supplied by the 26th Battalion. On completion of its tour of duty the guard received a letter of congratulation from the Corps Commander, General Sir William Riddell Birdwood. Left to right: Sergeant W. Saunders; 4385 Private (Pte) H. F. Smeeton; 4333 (or 5333) Pte John Thompson Fairbanks; Hall; Cpl Holiday; 1820A Pte Richard Holmyard (killed in action 8 August 1918); 6046 Pte Thomas Charnley; R. T. Brown; ?914 Pte Morton Keating; 971 Pte John Scott; Pte P. Syms; 627 Corporal R. Ellicot.