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Photograph - Royal Australian Survey Corps Personnel serving in WW2, 1940s

  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.

    WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s. .1) - Q185358 MAJ Samuel Ward.

  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.

    WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s. .2) – Q141521 CAPT Sydney Reilly.

  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.

    WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s. .3) – VP1174 CAPT Alan Roberts.

  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.

    WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s. .4) - WP22029 LT ETB Johnson.

  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.

    WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s. .5) - VX117133 MAJ Jack Middleton MID. Location: Moratai, Indonesia.

  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.

    WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s. .6) - NX145682 CAPT RB Alderton. Location: Moratai, Indonesia.

  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.

    WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s. .7) - VX23466 LT Lionel Sprenger MBE MID. Location: Moratai, Indonesia.

  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.

    WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s. .8) - NX134198 MAJ George Hann. Location: Moratai, Indonesia.

  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.

    WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s. .9) - VX21294 LT John Nolan. Location: Moratai, Indonesia.

  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.

    WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s. .10) - Back row L to R: Doug Boulter, unidentified, Dick Bowerman, unidentified, unidentified. Middle row L to R: unidentified, Adam Murray, VX21294 LT John Nolan in centre of middle row. unidentified, Jock Grogan. Front: Bill Pearsall. Location: Moratai, Indonesia.

  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.

    WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s. .11) - All personnel are unidentified. Location: Moratai, Indonesia.

  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.
  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.
  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.
  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.
  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.
  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.
  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.
  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.
  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.
  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.
  • WW2 RASvy Personnel, early 1940s.

Historical information

This is a set of 11 photographs of Royal Australian Survey Corps personnel serving in WW2 taken in the early 1940s. It is not known where the photos were taken, however it is possible personnel in photos .5P to .11P were members of detachments from the 2/1st Corps Field Survey Coy RAE deployed to Morotai, an island in the Halmahera Islands, part of Indonesia. LT John Nolan’s military career progressed to the highest position in the Corps. He was the CO of Army Headquarters (AHQ) Survey Regiment, Bendigo from 1965 to 1969 and the Director of the Survey Corps from 1972 to 1975. LT Lionel Sprenger MBE MID’s last military appointment was the CO of AHQ Survey Regiment, Bendigo from 1969 to 1970. He tragically passed away whilst serving in the position.

Physical description

This is a set of 11 photographs of Royal Australian Survey Corps personnel serving in WW2 taken in the early 1940s. The photographs are on negative film and scanned at 600 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection.
.1) - Photo, black & white, c1940s. Q185358 MAJ Samuel Ward.
.2) - Photo, black & white, c1940s. Q141521 CAPT Sydney Reilly.
.3) - Photo, black & white, c1940s. VP1174 CAPT Alan Roberts.
.4) - Photo, black & white, c1940s. WP22029 LT ETB Johnson.
.5) - Photo, black & white, c1940s. VX117133 MAJ Jack Middleton MID.
.6) - Photo, black & white, c1940s. NX145682 CAPT RB Alderton.
.7) - Photo, black & white, c1940s. VX23466 LT Lionel Sprenger MBE MID.
.8) - Photo, black & white, c1940s. NX134198 MAJ George Hann.
.9) - Photo, black & white, c1940s. VX21294 LT John Nolan.
.10) - Photo, black & white, c1940s. Back row L to R: Doug Boulter, unidentified, Dick Bowerman, unidentified, unidentified. Middle row L to R: unidentified, Adam Murray, VX21294 LT John Nolan in centre of middle row. unidentified, Jock Grogan. Front: Bill Pearsall.
.11) - Photo, black & white, c1940s. All personnel are unidentified.

Inscriptions & markings

Most photos are annotated with their military service number etched into the top edge of the negative film. The group photos are not annotated.

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