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| Keywords: soldiers men wwi firstworldwar world war i worldwari troops troopship hmat nestor hmatnestor melbourne 5th battalion aif 5thbattalionaif kew australian troops australiantroops australian troops go to war australiantroopsgotowar photo border Soldiers awaiting transport at Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, c 1915. This black and white photograph depicts a group portrait of soldiers on a wharf waiting to embark. The men in the front row are kneeling and two of them have white kit bags. Several soldiers have scarves wrapped around their slouch hats and a flag is being held by the soldier at left. A troopship can be seen behind the group. The reverse of the print has the handwritten inscription `Nestor punch 3' in lead pencil. The inscription refers to the troopship NESTOR which carried Australian troops in WW1. The soldier kneeling in the front row, far right carries a kit bag reading: 'R. V. Matthews (?) N 6534'. Reginald Vernald Matthews embarked from Melbourne on 2 October 1916 onboard HMAT NESTOR for service with the 5th Battalion AIF. 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: 00027604 Soldiers awaiting transport at Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, c 1915. This black and white photograph depicts a group portrait of soldiers on a wharf waiting to embark. The men in the front row are kneeling and two of them have white kit bags. Several soldiers have scarves wrapped around their slouch hats and a flag is being held by the soldier at left. A troopship can be seen behind the group. The reverse of the print has the handwritten inscription `Nestor punch 3' in lead pencil. The inscription refers to the troopship NESTOR which carried Australian troops in WW1. The soldier kneeling in the front row, far right carries a kit bag reading: 'R. V. Matthews (?) N 6534'. Reginald Vernald Matthews embarked from Melbourne on 2 October 1916 onboard HMAT NESTOR for service with the 5th Battalion AIF. 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: 00027604 | ||||
