At an Australian Imperial Force (AIF) sports meeting one of the events was a 5-mile cross-country ...

Accession Number 030023/01
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Stirton
Place made British Mandate of Palestine: Palestine, Gaza
Date made 23 November 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

At an Australian Imperial Force (AIF) sports meeting one of the events was a 5-mile cross-country run in which teams from all the surrounding AIF camps took part. Brigadier R. W. Tovell, DSO, ED, Commanding 26th Australian Infantry Brigade, after presenting the prizes, says a few words into the microphone of the sound camera. The prize winners, holding their trophies stand at the front of the groups. Pictured, left to right: Unidentified; Houghton; Unidentified; Craig; Banks; H. Richardson.