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Philip Wilson
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This photograph appears in 'Australia in Arms' by Phillip F.E. Schuler, published in 1916.

Can anybody please put names to the faces?

Sorry its not the best of pictures the original being somewhat faded.

Philip
michaeldr
Philip,

Have a look at the AWM site and their collection of images which might help
eg; ART09425 shows Bridges with a group of his staff in the Egyptian desert in March 1915
At least seven of the staff are named

(tried to provide a link but without success)

regards
Michael
Philip Wilson
Michael

Thank you - for the details re the group portrait of officers of the Australian Imperial Force, 1st Australian Division in the desert in 1916, some standing and some seated at tables. Standing l-r: Colonel N R Howse, VC, Colonel J J Hobbs, Colonel W G Patterson, Colonel J McCay, Colonel E G Sinclair-MacLagan, DSO, seated l-r: Colonel C B B White, Major General W T Bridges, CMG, kneeling: Colonel H N MacLaurin, group of four unidentified men at right...

Best wishes

Philip
frev

Hi Phillip

The names below (incase the link even further below doesn't work!)

ID Number: A00712A
Maker: Unknown
Place made: North Africa: Egypt, North Egypt, Mena
Date made: December 1914
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: Group portrait of staff Officers at Mena Camp. Left to right: back row: Historian Captain (Capt) Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean; Lieutenant (Lt) W. Smith; Capt J T Fitzgerald; Major T Matson; Capt W J Foster; Capt T Griffiths; Lt E C P Plant; Capt S M E R de L de Bucy; Lt R G Casey, (later Govenor General of Australia); Lt R A Ramsay; Lt F P Murphy. Front row: Lt Colonel J G Austin; Major C H Foott; Major J Gellibrand; Colonel (Col) W G Patterson; Lt Col N R Howse VC; Major General W T Bridges; Lt Col C B White; Major D J Glasfurd; Major T A Blamey; Lt Col G A Marshall.
Credit line: Lent by C E W Bean.


http://cas.awm.gov.au/PROD/cst.acct_master...r&bos=Win32

Cheers, Frev
Philip Wilson
Frev

Thanks - very much appreciated.

Philip
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