OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Hastings Battery, c. 1900

DATE1900

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERHemmings 426 Swan Street Richmond

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P276

HISTORY

This is Sgt Major Creaney and the men of the Hastings Battery with the barrel of the 40 pounder Armstrong gun. The men are: back row: Sebastiano Mirabella, Sgt Major Creaney and either John or Tom Kearns. centre row: Tom Mentiplay and David Mentiplay. front row: thought to be the Perrott brothers. Written on the back of the photograph in blue ink is: “The property of Harold Haddock Plymouth Street Hastings. 21/8/53 To be returned please. 6/5/60 Sgt Major Creaney and N.C. Officers of the Hastings 40 pr. Bullock Battery. 1900.”. The photographers details are also stamped in purple ink.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows seven soldiers posing for a photograph in the doorway of a shed. Three men are standing, two sitting on chairs and two half-lying on the ground at the front. There is a large gun barrel behind the men. Three small flags on poles are leaning together on either side of the men. All men are in military uniform which includes pill-box hats, wide leather belts and a wide stripe down the side of the trousers. A large wooden door is on the right-hand side of the photograph.

SUBJECTS

Armed forces, Boer War, 1899-1902, Cannons, Defence forces, Guns, Military history, Military uniforms, Soldiers, Weapons

KEYWORDS

Creaney, Sgt Major, Hastings 40pr Battery, Hastings Battery, Kearns, John, Kearns, Tom, Mentiplay, David, Mentiplay, Tom, Mirabella, Sebastiano