'Teddy' the koala bear sitting on a slatted bench on board HM Troopship Demosthenes (1911).
A photographic print of the ship's mascot 'Teddy', a koala bear, sitting on a slatted bench on board HM Troopship Demosthenes (1911). It has a small branch of gum leaves in its right front paw. The print has been cropped into an oval shape.
The photograph is captioned: 'Our Australian "Teddy".'
The identity of the surgeon for this voyage is unknown, but he joined the ship on 14 December 1916. The diary entry in the album just before this series of officer photographs is March 1917. Demosthenes was taken up from trade to act a troopship between Australia and the UK during 1915 to 1919.
The photograph is captioned: 'Our Australian "Teddy".'
The identity of the surgeon for this voyage is unknown, but he joined the ship on 14 December 1916. The diary entry in the album just before this series of officer photographs is March 1917. Demosthenes was taken up from trade to act a troopship between Australia and the UK during 1915 to 1919.
Object Details
| ID: | ALB1088.112 |
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| Type: | Photographic print |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1917 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 71 mm x 86 mm |
| Parts: |
Album of the trooping duties of TSS Demosthenes (1911) (Photograph album)
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