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Robert Robarts, centre front row.
Standing: ?Arthur Jones, Bill Crowley
Seated: Charlie Heddle, John McPherson, unidentified
Milne Bay 1942/1943
Rear: Frank Davidson, Gordon Murray
Front: John Irving, Walter Rule
Rear: Les “Plonk” Stephens, Jack Tinham, Jim Bourke?
Front: ?, Ron Bryant, Frank Hands
Les Stephens was called “Plonk” because he operated an illegal still.
Mick Preece, Arthur Futcher, Jim Silver, “Killer” Curtis
A group of AIF at the Mosque of Omar on the Dome of the Rock 1941.
Bill Tom is the large figure in the centre, with John Campbell on his left.
Palestine, 29 March 1941
Back: Cec Rae, WW Webb, W. Astbury, Max Bird
Centre: PH Stanborough, Jim Paton, HW Wright, Hec Bird
Front: L/Bdr JK Purves, Walter Rule, Bruce Paton, ESS Sands
John Campbell, left in middle row.
Les Harris, fifth from right in front row
Rear from left: Jack Keebles, Jack Moroney, Paul Digby, Rex Emmett, Clarrie Wade, Les Harris, Jack Christie, Reg Stewart
Front from left: Tom Turner, Jack Rees, Jim Donnelly, Bill Stone, Jack Anderson, Keith Felstead
Photo taken in June 1942 in Palestine
Back row: L Clark,?, JW Hill, ?, ?, CJ Small, Dave Humphreys (4th from right), ES Money, ?, Abdul Alish
Middle row: Les Harris far right
Front row: EA Dunkley, Sgt. W Plunkett, W Cross (3rd from right)
Palestine, Easter Saturday, April 1941
Ready to move off from our camp in Palestine for Active Service. Who said the Army had nothing to carry!
Gnrs Coutts, Stanborough, Walter Rule, Sgts. Canning and Neil, L/Bdr. Allender
Back: John Hepworth, Bob Phillips, Alf Allen, Tom Dawson
Front: Jack Clifford, Bob Campbell, Ron Berry
Back row: J Donnelly, A Hanson, C Bramich
Front row: C Humphries, Charlie Heddle, Harry Goodwin
Bill Bratcher, Jack Honey, Lionel Finlayson, Jim Seaton, George Wardrope