| Accession Number | 130086 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Blain, Reginald Norman |
| Date made | c 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Ward brothers of B Company, 2/2nd Infantry Battalion, from Glen Innes, New South ...
Description
Ward brothers of B Company, 2/2nd Infantry Battalion, from Glen Innes, New South Wales.
Photograph taken by NX1951 Corporal (later Lieutenant (Lt)) Reginald Norman Blain of B Company 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion while on service in Ceylon, Syria and Palestine. Lt Blain was killed in action on the Kokoda Trail on 20 October 1942. Captions were provided by Lt W. A. Bell of the same battalion and a personal friend of Lt Blain.