| Accession Number | E01271 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines, Neuve Eglise |
| Date made | 4 December 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
General Sir William Riddell Birdwood returning the salute of an officer of the 3rd Australian ...
Description
General Sir William Riddell Birdwood returning the salute of an officer of the 3rd Australian Division, whom he had just decorated during a presentation parade at Neuve Eglise. Identified, left to right, standing in the background: unidentified; Captain (Capt) John Watson Colpitts; Capt A. M. Moss; Chaplain Reverend Pitt Owen; unidentified; Brigadier General (Brig Gen) Charles Rosenthal; Brig Gen Harold William Grimwade CMG CB FVD; unidentified; unidentified; Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Mather; Lt Col G. H. W. Jackson; unidentified (partially obscured); Capt T. Morell. Left to right, in the foreground: Lt Col R. E. Jackson DSO; Capt S. W. Hawkins; Capt Clarence Abraham Pyke DSO; Lieutenant McGregor; Capt P. W. Simonson; General Birdwood; next two men are unidentified.