| Place | Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 020789 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Fisher, Thomas |
| Place made | Libya: Tobruk |
| Date made | 11 September 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A group of officers of the 2/17th Infantry Battalion, Tobruk. From left to right: Back row: ...
Description
A group of officers of the 2/17th Infantry Battalion, Tobruk. From left to right: Back row: Lieutenant (Lt) J. B. Norris (Possibly NX15055 Lt John Richard Bertram Norris); NX29407 Lt George Frederick Jeffers Holtsbaum; NX70327 Captain (Capt) Alexander Mackay Alison; NX12372 Lt William Bayne Archibald Geikie; NX12298 Capt Lindsay Claude Brien; NX12510 Capt Ian Frederick McMaster (Died of wounds, Egypt, 2 November 1942) NX12172 Lt Aylwyn Lewis-Mathias; NX12231 Capt Frederick Austin Mackell. Middle row: NX13893 Lt George Thyne Reid; NX28415 Lt Thomas Cuthbert Sheldon; NX12220 Lt Philip Hungerford Pike; NX34964 Chaplain Bertram Hugh Watson; NX34889 Lt Keith Bawden Sabine; NX12327 Capt John Douglas Grant; NX15891 Lt Ralph Vaudan Burgess. Front row: NX12212 Capt Cedric Herbert Wilson; NX12224 Capt Henry Francis Windeyer; NX70231 Lt Colin George Pitman; NX378 Lieutenant Colonel (later Brigadier) John Wilson Crawford, Commanding Officer (Accidentally killed 7 March 1943); NX12329 Major John Walter Balfe; NX21913 Lt Dal James Cartledge; NX15834 Capt Arthur James Cahir Newton.