Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Heidelberg Staff School 1912
Instructional Staff School, Heidelberg, 1912. Staff Sergeant-Major Ernest Latchford is 7th from the
left in the second back row. Photographer J E Barnes, Kew. Courtesy of Mark Latchford.
"The Bwains of the Army, Dear Boy". The photographer has difficulty getting them to look at the
camera. Courtesy of Mark Latchford.
Undated (and missing 1st and 2nd cards. Probably to future brother- in- law Roy Dehnert of Ballan, then about 9 years of age)
"….went away, aren’t you? This card is one if the Instructional Staff who are stationed in Victoria. It was taken at Heidelberg, near Doncaster, last year. The “Bwains of the Army, Dear boy”. Can you pick me out, I put a pin through my jacket just to oblige you, don’t check now. Well, Roy, ta ta for the time being. Yours truly, E.W.L"
Officers looking through rifle with telescopic sight at Heidelberg. This type of device could be used to teach trainees how to sight the target, and allow them to practice snapping the trigger. Photo: J E Barnes, Kew. Courtesy of Mark Latchford.
Physical Training at the Heidelberg Staff School of Instruction, 1912. Photo: J E Barnes, Kew.
Courtesy of Mark Latchford.
Photos of the Staff School of Instruction at Heidelberg in 1912 were published in The Leader:
STAFF SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION, HEIDELBERG. (1912, August 24). Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918), p. 27. Retrieved February 13, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198117962
