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Officers observing an army cook [SRG 435/77/27] • Photograph

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Summary

Half-plate glass negative of six army officers observing a cook preparing a meal in an army camp. The army cook is placing large pots of food into ground ovens to cook. In the background are tents in a field. A researcher has identified the following officers standing around the fire (from left): Major Bentley S. Connor (Governor's Aide-de-camp); Governor Sir Henry Gallway; Lieut-Colonel F.M. Rowell; Colonel Stanley Weir; Major W. de Passey, Colonel Irving (South Australian Commandant).

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Physical description

1 photograph : glass, negative, black and white ; 12 x 16.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1914

Collections

Part of Mary Sweetman Collection
Part of RSL Collection

Subject

Connor, Bentley S.
Galway, Henry, Sir, 1859-1949
Rowell, Frank Milton, 1876-1915
Weir, Stanley Price, 1866-1944
De Passey, William, 1860-1942
Irving, Godfrey George Howy, 1867-1937
Military uniforms.
Soldiers -- Australia.
Military camps -- South Australia.
Cooks -- South Australia.
World War, 1914-1918 -- South Australia.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian.

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Historical information

[This appears it may have been at the same time as the presentation of a flag - see PRG 1316/5/170; PRG 280/1/14/211, 213 & 249; PRG 280/1/26/104; and SRG 435/77/28.]

Digitisation information

Date

01/03/2017

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

16,605 x 12,455 pixels (206.8 MP)

Size

413.65 MB

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