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Hundreds, if not thousands, of formal photographs of battalions, officers, companies and platoons were taken at Trentham over the course of the war, and afterwards. All were taken in the same place - in front of a line of old Macrocarpa trees near the boundary of the camp.
I have obtained copies of some of these photos, starting with the "original" officers from 1940. Many of the photos do not have names attached, but fortunately some do.
The commissioned officers included the ranks of lieutenant-colonel, major, captain, lieutenant and second-lieutenant.
 [Back Row] 2/LT T.N.G. Carter; 2/LT L. Leeks; LT R.B. Fell; 2/LT B.V. Davison; 2/LT F.G. Oldham; LT E.J. McAra; LT L.B. Clapham; LT G.T. Beaven. {3rd Row} LT G.D. Lawrence; LT D.F. Anderson; 2/LT C.N. Armstrong; 2/LT J.L. McDuff; 2/LT P.R. Hockley; LT S.H. Johnson; 2/LT C.I.C. Scollay; LT W.G. Lovie; LT H.R. Harris. [2nd Row] LT W.G. Slade; 2/LT H.V. Donald; LT W.M. Manchester; CPT J.Moore; LT E.H. Simpson; LT M.G. Wadey; LT W.W. Mason; LT T. Thornton; CPT T.C. Campbell; CPT W. Bourke; CPT G.A. Hart; 2/LT T.R. Hawthorn; LT K.R.S. Crarer. [Front Row] LT E.T. Pleasants; MAJ J.G.C Leach; MAJ J. Leggat; MAJ G.J. McNaught; LT/COL L.W. Andrew; CPT P.G. Monk; CPT E.J. Laws; CPT J.W. Bain; CAPT S. Hanton. Absent: Rev W.E.W. Hurst; 2/LT E.E. Tyrell. |
The non-commissioned officers included the ranks of warrant officer (including regimental sergeant-major, quartermaster-sergeant, WO-class I and WO-class II), staff sergeant, sergeant, corporal and lance corporal.
 "The Originals" - non-commissioned officers, 1940. [Front Row] WO I and lieutenants. [2nd Row] Serjeants. [3rd Row] Corporals. [4th Row] Lance-Corporals. |
 "The Originals" - C Company, 1940. |
 "The Originals" - C Company, 1940. |
 "The Originals" - 14 Platoon C Company, 1940. The original 14 Platoon comprised 6 officers and 23 men. There are 28 in this photo so one was absent. The men of 14 Platoon were: 2/Lt H.V. Donald; Sgt J.D. Ormond; L/Sgt H.J. Butler; Cpl W.H. MacKenzie; L/Cpl G.J. Graham; L/Cpl A.G. Smith; Privates: J.T. Christion; I.C. Curley; J. Fortnam; A. Foster; W.S. Gandy; E.B. Hunt; R.N. Johsonl M.R. Lord; J.T. Lowe; K.E. McLennan; D.J. McMinn; C.R. McRae; B.S. Manson; J.R. Mothes; E.B. Nesbitt; I. Renhall; R.E. Porter; W.N. Shuker; H.L. Townsend; F.M.J. Ulyatt; E.N. Whale; A.D. Williamson; A.G. Wilson. |
 22 Battalion officers at Maadi Camp in 1941.. |
 September 1942, A Company of 3rd Training Unit, Trentham.. |
 J Force 1946.. |
Last updated: 15 March 2023
