A photographic print of the Chief Engineer, Mr J. C. Russell, with 'Teddy' the koala bear sitting in the bend of his left arm on board HM Troopship Demosthenes (1911). Mr Russell is sitting in a wicker chair with a cigarette held in his right hand. The photographic print has been cropped into an oval shape.

The photograph is captioned: 'Mr J. C. Russell, Chief Engineer.'

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.