In Fiji in the Days of World War 1
p. 12 · Read in the full issue
In this very interesting group photograph of the Second Fiji Reinforcements to the King’s Royal Rifles, England, taken in 1917. there will be found the names of some of Fiji’s oldest pioneer families. The photograph was kindly loaned to us by Mr. A. W. Small, who lately retired from the Fiji Public Service. The names, from left to right, are:—
BACK ROW: D. Bannatyne, C. Browne, S.
Cox, R. Caldwell, W. Mortimore, A. Walker. J.
Munday, S. Reay, J. Hargreaves, H. Whittaker, and W. Powell.
MIDDLE ROW: C. Garnett, C. A Swinbourne (now retired, and living in Sydney). I. McOwan (notable Government official, now dead), J.
Hedstrom (now Sir Maynard Hedstrom, living in Suva), Lady Escott, Governor (Sir E. B.
Sweet Escott), R. Crompton (well-known re sident of Suva), A. Roberts, W. Hurrell, and C. V. Dier.
FRONT ROW: D. Mack, C. McGeady, J. Toy,.
Joe Cox, W. McDonall, A. W. Small, E. H.
Barker, Colin Grieves.