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A flag presentation ceremony [PRG 280/1/17/113] • Photograph

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Summary

A flag presentation ceremony at Mitcham Army Camp, South Australia. The man in uniform on the left is Walter Leslie Stuart, second Commandant of Mitcham Camp; the soldier standing on the other side of the civilians is Lieutenant Arthur Francis Lindsary Harper, Adjutant of Mitcham Camp. [NOTE: This image is clearly of the same event as that shown in PRG 280/1/9/143. From a report in 'The Register', Wednesday 5 April 1916: 'A presentation of colours to the 16th Battalion, 3rd Light Horse, took place at the Mitcham Camp on Tuesday afternoon, in the presence of Major Bushell (Acting Camp Commandant), Lieut. Harper (Camp Adjutant), Chaplain-Col. Metters and many other officers. the colours were presented by Mrs J. De Burgh and Miss Lines. They were handed by Mr G.A.W. Alexander to Lieuts. Denison and Stott, who received them and thanked the donors.']

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Physical description

photograph; 15 x 20 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1916

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Stuart, Walter Leslie, 1875-1933
Harper, A. F. L., 1890-1932

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Digitisation information

Date

16/11/2001

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,008 x 2,089 pixels (6.3 MP)

Size

6.29 MB

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