Men from the 10th Field Company Engineers wait to board HMAT RUNIC
Men of the 10th FCE waiting to board the troopship HMAT RUNIC, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria.
Three of the men in the front row are identifiable from the information on their kit bags. Third from the right, front row is Driver Herbert Vincent Helliwell 10266. Fifth from the right is Driver Russell Peter Thomson 10361. 10th from right in the front row (excluding the two men in the foreground) is Ernest Lewis Albert Thomas 10369. Helliwell returned to Australia in May 1919 as did Thomson. Thomas died in England in June 1917 from wounds he had received in action in France several months earlier.
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Photographer: J. E. Barnes
Object number: 00027615
Men from the 10th Field Company Engineers wait to board HMAT RUNIC
Men of the 10th FCE waiting to board the troopship HMAT RUNIC, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria.
Three of the men in the front row are identifiable from the information on their kit bags. Third from the right, front row is Driver Herbert Vincent Helliwell 10266. Fifth from the right is Driver Russell Peter Thomson 10361. 10th from right in the front row (excluding the two men in the foreground) is Ernest Lewis Albert Thomas 10369. Helliwell returned to Australia in May 1919 as did Thomson. Thomas died in England in June 1917 from wounds he had received in action in France several months earlier.
The Australian National Maritime Museum undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. If you can identify a person, vessel or landmark, write the details in the Comments box below.
Photographer: J. E. Barnes
Object number: 00027615