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| Keywords: soldiers men troops australian troops australiantroops australian troops go to war australiantroopsgotowar australian soldiers australiansoldiers wwi first world war firstworldwar troopship hmat nestor hmatnestor 22nd battalion aif 22ndbattalionaif melbourne monochrome outdoor photo border 22nd battalion waiting to board the troopship NESTOR, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, c. 1916. This black and white photograph depicts a group of soldiers standing and kneeling for their group portrait on a wharf. They are waiting to board the WW1 troopship NESTOR. A soldier at the back carries a flag reading `KI' and two soldiers in the front display a flag. The terminal appears behind the group and a steamship appears upper right. The reverse of the print has a handwritten inscription in pencil at the base reading: "NESTOR punch 4". Two of the soldiers in the front row, far right, are identifiable by their kit bags. Francis Henry King (left) returned to Australia on 7 July 1919. John Michael Hassett (right) died at Bullecourt, France, on 3 May 1917 still serving with the 22nd. Read the story of John Michael Hassett here . 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: 00027618 22nd battalion waiting to board the troopship NESTOR, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, c. 1916. This black and white photograph depicts a group of soldiers standing and kneeling for their group portrait on a wharf. They are waiting to board the WW1 troopship NESTOR. A soldier at the back carries a flag reading `KI' and two soldiers in the front display a flag. The terminal appears behind the group and a steamship appears upper right. The reverse of the print has a handwritten inscription in pencil at the base reading: "NESTOR punch 4". Two of the soldiers in the front row, far right, are identifiable by their kit bags. Francis Henry King (left) returned to Australia on 7 July 1919. John Michael Hassett (right) died at Bullecourt, France, on 3 May 1917 still serving with the 22nd. Read the story of John Michael Hassett here . 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: 00027618 | ||||
