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Foundation stone records: St Andrew's - Presbyterian Church - To the Glory of God - This stone was laid by - The Rt Rev Richard Bardon BA - Moderator-General of the - Presbyterian Church of Australia - on the 16th August 1952 - Rev GD Whitney, Minister - 'Worship the Lord in the - beauty of holiness. Source: www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/...

The first committee meeting was held in January 1914 and during 1916 the present church site was purchased from Mary Graham. After a £500 bequest was left by Peter Margach for the building fund it was decided that a church should be built. The church construction was commenced early in 1918 but the framework was flattened during a cyclone in March. The building contractor, Frank Robson, replaced the framework, and the church was completed and officially opened in November 1918. In 1925, the ground under the church was excavated and a concrete hall was built by Peter Van Leeuwen, made possible from another bequest of £499 from Mary Kate Margach. This hall 36'x 26'was later enlarged by an additional 24 feet (7.3 m) and formed the foundation of the new building.[1] Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Andrew%27s_Presbyterian_Memorial...

Nice Shot... Captures Mood... Does any1 know what gun that is next to him? Is it a M1 Garand?

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called War Photography, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called British Army, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

The M1 Garand did not exist then. I would say that it is a Lee Enfield. This picture reminds me how tired a person can really get. It makes me think of my days in the airborne infantry, I remember being so tired that I laid down in a mud puddle and fell asleep. You had to take it when and were you could get it. Ten or fifteen minutes of sleep was a treasured thing.

Great photo, looks as if it was taken Yesterday. It is a Lee Enfield which had a good reputation with the men that used it If it had one weakness, it was that the firing mechanisms were susceptible to dirt and grit. When not in battle, many men simply covered the firing mechanism with cloth (as in the photo) in an effort to keep out dirt which would jam the rifle.

Looks like some sort of road equipment, maybe something to keep tar hot.

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I am pretty certain that the woman in this photo is my mother who was at that time a City of Richmond official (the highest-ranking female at that time) working in the City Manager's office. The comment made by Seth Gaines that it looks like some kind of road equipment would make sense since she often dealt with various city departments.