Summary
A group portrait of servicemen, some in uniform, that formed a tug of war team, Seymour, August 1916. Some of the men may have formed part of the 2nd Pioneer Battalion in World War I.
Physical Description
Group portrait of servicemen (six are crouching or sitting at front), posing in front of a length of rope. Some are wearing uniforms, caps or slouch hats. NUmbers handwritten in blue ink are marked over heads of 11 of the men. Reverse has a handwritten list of men's names that correspond to the numbers, and printed text in brown ink. Image of a lion and a kangaroo on either side of a tripod camera in a logo.
More Information
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Collection Names
Military Memorabilia Collection, Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Mr R. G. Hadson-Ekard, 19 Mar 1982
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Place & Date Depicted
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Organisation Depicted
2nd Pioneer Battalion, AIF
Possible members of the 2nd Pioneer Battalion are included in the photograph. -
Inscriptions
Reverse, printed:" POST [logo] CARD. / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY STAMP " Reverse, logo:" EMPIRE " Reverse, pencil:" Pte J E Fitton / VX62473 / A-I-F / ABROAD " Reverse, pen:" Tug of War Team etc / Aug 1916 Seymour / 5/2 Pioneer / 1 G Rochford / 2 Lt Groves / 3 Steel / 4 Jackson / 5 Mick Holschier K.I.A. 1917 / 6 Jack McAllen age 16 / 7 Nash / 8 Kent (I think) / 9 Dad Brown / 10 Alex Watson / 11 Dick Gordon "
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
136 mm (Width), 87 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Correspondence, Military Memorabilia, Postcards, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918