• Title
  Photographs of Arthur Ross Clayton, and the 8th Field Ambulance AIF, 1915-1920
• Creator
  Arthur Ross Clayton, 1876-1963
• Call number
  PXA 2120
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1915-1920
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Photographs
• Reference code
  1287036
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  1 box (13 photographs) - gelatin silver
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Arthur Ross Clayton was a medical practioner who was commissioned in the Australian Army Medical Corps in 1912. On 10 September 1915 he was promoted to captain, and on reaching Egypt served at the 1st Australian General Hospital and the 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Heliopolis. He was transferred to the 7th and 6th Field Ambulances in March 1916 and then to the newly formed 12th Field Ambulance which reached France in June; from August his unit was based at Bécourt on the Somme, dealing with casualties from the battles of Pozières and Mouquet Farm.
  
  Clayton was promoted to major in November and transferred to the 8th Field Ambulance as second-in-command. He was placed in charge of the 5th Divisional Rest Station at Vignacourt and, early in 1917, of the 1st Anzac Corps Rest Station at Bellevue Farm during operations at Bapaume. During the battles of Bullecourt he served at the 5th Division's main dressing stations and from October to December was acting commander of his unit.
  
  Early in 1918 the 8th Field Ambulance remained with the 5th Division on the Somme. Clayton resumed temporary command in February and, except for a period in April-May, retained command until the Armistice.
  
  Reference:
  Australian Dictionary of Biography. (Accessed 30.03.2015)
• Scope and Content
  The collection comprises portraits of Arthur Clayton taken by Elliott & Fry, London, group portraits which includes Clayton, one which was taken at the 3rd Auxiliary Convalescent Depot, 1st Australian General Hospital. There is also a photograph of Clayton’s friend and colleague, Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Wooster by Irving Studios, Rockhampton. There are also informal photographs, also fully captioned and dated as 1 September 1917 which shows a group of soldiers queuing behind a pot of soup, the other features a team of rugby players.
  
  1. Group portrait, No. 3 Auxiliary Convalescent Depot, 1st Australian General Hospital, ca 1915.
  2. Framed portrait of Arthur Ross Clayton, ca 1916.
  3. Mounted portrait of Arthur Ross Clayton, ca 1916. In folder of photographer Elliott & Fry, 55 Baker Street, London.
  4. Group portrait of medical commanding officers, France. Arthur Clayton front row, 3rd from left.
  5. Group portrait of 8th Australian Field Ambulance, France. Arthur Clayton front row, 6th from left.
  6. Group portrait of Transport Section of the 8th Australian Field Ambulance, France.
  7. Group portrait of 8th Australian Field Ambulance, France.
  8. Group portrait of 8th Australian Field Ambulance, France.
  9. Group portrait of commanding officers, September 1917, France. Arthur Clayton front row, 2nd from left.
  10. Group portrait of 8th Australian Field Ambulance at a cookhouse, September 1917.
  11. Group portrait of 8th Australian Field Ambulance Rugby League Football Club 1915, 1916, 1917. September 1, 1917.
  12. Mounted portrait of Frank Wooster. Photographer Irving Studios, Rockhampton. Inscribed, 'To Arthur, with the happiest remembrances of a much-valued comradeship, Frank Wooster'.
  13. Mounted group portrait of 8th Australian Field Ambulance, 1920. Group is sitting in front of a World War 1 Memorial Roll of Honour. Arthur Clayton, 3rd row, 6th from left. Includes card with inscription, 'To Dr. A.R. Clayton, with best wishes for a bright & prosperous New Year from Mr & Mrs A.E. Bauer, Dec 31, 1920'.
• Copying Conditions
  Copyright status:: Out of copyright - created before 1955
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Description source
  
  The following sites were consulted to ascertain dates and sites from the Unit War Diaries for the 8th Field Ambulance.
  
  Australian War Memorial
  http://www.awm.gov.au
  
  RSL Virtual War Memorial
  http://www.rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  All photographs are either inscribed on verso or with an attached sheet with a key of identifying names.
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Elliott and Fry (Photographers)
  
• Name
  Australia. Army. Field Ambulance, 8th
  Wooster, Frank
  
• Subject
  World War, 1914-1918--Photographs.
  World War, 1914-1918--France.
  World War, 1914-1918--Hospitals--France.
  military hospitals
  Australia. Army--Officers--Portraits
  Adult Males
  
• Topic
  soldiers
  portraits
  military uniforms
  ambulance officers
  football teams
  canteens
  army officers
  
• Place
  France
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE8853160

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