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Negative - Portrait of Corp Bob Redston, 99 Construction Sqn, Royal Australian Engineers, Seymour, Victoria, circa 1960s
Reg. No: MM 048551
- Summary:
- Part of a large photographic collection of glass plate and film negatives, photographic prints and photo albums, relating to the development of the electric power supply industry in Victoria, operated by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) from 1919 to 1993 and various predecessor private and municipal power supply enterprises dating back to the late 1880s.
- Description Of Content:
- Informal portrait of a corporal with the 16th Construction Regiment, Royal Australian Engineers, taken at Seymour. Dressed in uniform with slouch hat and right hand raised pointing ahead. He is standing in an elevated position with an overcast sky behind him.
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | australian army, construction workers, army camps, civil engineering, engineers, soldiers |
| Themes this item is part of: | Engineering Collection, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MILITARY HISTORY |
| Secondary Classification: | Engineers Corps |
| Tertiary Classification: | personnel |
| Format: | Negative: Black & White |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Seymour, Victoria, Australia, circa 1960s |
| Person Depicted: | Corporal Robert (Bob) Redston - 99 Construction Squadron, 16 Construction Regiment (SR), Royal Australian Engineers, Yallourn North, Latrobe Valley, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, circa 1960s Personnel identification provided Michael Meany, DC ENQ 66664. |
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this is my father who now is 83 and has moved from Yallourn North and retired in Frankston. He served in the CMF to the rank of sargent up to the 90's mainly as a driving instructor in the engineers.If you want more details send me an email and i will ask him directly your questions,
thanks,
BR