| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00524.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
Army organisation period 1903-1912 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
BRAIDWOOD, NSW. 1904 0R 1905. GROUP PORTRAIT ENTITLED `SONS OF THE EMPIRE, BRAIDWOOD IMPERIAL ...
Description
BRAIDWOOD, NSW. 1904 0R 1905. GROUP PORTRAIT ENTITLED `SONS OF THE EMPIRE, BRAIDWOOD IMPERIAL VOLUNTEERS' DEPICTING YOUNG CHILDREN DRESSED IN OVERSIZED UNIFORMS AND CARRYING SOME WEAPONS. THE AGE OF SOME OF THE CHILDREN WOULD DISCLAIM THE GROUP AS ACTUALLY COMPRISING A CADET CORPS OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF OFFICIAL UNIT. LEFT TO RIGHT: BACK ROW: TROOPER WENZIL (?LESLIE AUGUSTUS) GRENENGER (`D' SQUADRON, 5TH BATTALION, AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH HORSE); SECOND ROW FROM BACK: FRED HEBBLEWHITE (MAJOR), LADDIE CUMMINGS (LIEUTENANT), VERNON TAYLOR, ROBERT WEBSTER, CHARLIE SHARPE, FRED WEBSTER, OSWALD HIGGINS; FRONT ROW: KEITH HIGGINS (CAPTAIN), KENNETH HIGGINS (SITTING), ERIC CUMMINGS (SITTING), ROY CUMMINGS (BUGLER, SITTING). (ORIGINAL HOUSED IN AWM ARCHIVE STORE)