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Military staff at Fort Largs, South Australia [PRG 280/1/14/240] • Photograph

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Summary

Members of the military staff at Fort Largs, South Australia. Seated in front row (from left): B. M. Morris; Dr Edward Angas Johnson; Camp Commandant Major A. Leonard; remainder unknown. See also PRG 280/1/14/226. Several of the same men appear in PRG 280/1/12/48 including Johnson (front left), and Leonard (front centre). Several of the unidentified men also appear in both photos.

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Physical description

photograph; 14.5 x 20 cm

Dates / Publication details

1914

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Morris, Basil Moorhouse, 1888-1975
Leonard, Arthur Robert Dyce Watson, 1864-1936
Soldiers -- South Australia
Military uniforms -- South Australia

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Historical information

Lt. Basil Moorhouse Morris was born 19 December 1888 and enlisted 21 May 1915. He volunteered in 1914 but was initiallyr rejected - see 'The Observer' Saturday 17 October 1914, page 27 ('Not wanted on the voyage'). Major John Keating Paul, was a career soldier. Born in London in 1864, he studied at the Royal Military Academy before joining the 2nd Battalion, Sussex Regiment. With this regiment he served in Egypt and the Sudan, and on the north-west Indian frontier. He emigrated to Australia in about 1890, and served in the colonial garrison artillery in Victoria. He volunteered for service in the Boer War and served as Company Quartermaster Sergeant of the 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles. He rejoined the Garrison Artillery after the war, and saw service at Geelong, Thursday Island, Sydney and Queenscliff, before being posted as Master Gunner at Fort Largs in Adelaide. In August 1915, shortly before his 51st birthday, Paul enlisted in the AIF. He was assigned as a captain and adjutant to 32 Battalion, AIF, and sailed for overseas service from Adelaide on 2 November 1915 aboard HMAT Geelong. After training in Egypt Paul transferred to the 105th Battery of 22 Howitzer Brigade in March 1916. In France, he transferred to 5 Field Artillery Brigade, before moving again in October 1916 to 2 Division Artillery. He was promoted to major in January 1917. In July he returned Australia, suffering from debility, and his appointment in the AIF was terminated on 2 November 1917. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and was mentioned in despatches for his wartime service. Paul returned to peacetime military service in South Australia. In 1921 he was appointed adjutant of 13 Australian Field Artillery Brigade in Adelaide. He eventually retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel. John and Nora Paul's sons: Lieutenant John Charles Paul, of 8 Battalion, AIF, was killed in action at the Gallipoli landing on 25 April 1915; and Captain Henry Keating Brook Paul, of 27 Battalion, AIF, who survived the war. Dr Edward Angas Johnson was a surgeon, physician and medical administrator.

Digitisation information

Date

25/07/2001

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,109 x 2,275 pixels (7.1 MP)

Size

7.08 MB

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