The following album contains the photographs of all the known March 1917 Reinforcements for the 1st-4th Signal Troops. This group embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney 9 May 1917.
A complete listing of the Album may be found here:
Signal Troops - March, 1917, Reinforcements, Album Contents
Acknowledgement: The photograph which made this album possible was kindly provided by Anthony Liston.
17663 Sapper Robert OTTREY
17663 Sapper Robert OTTREY, a 22 year old Postal worker from Hawthorn, Victoria. He enlisted on 8 November 1916. After embarkation and arrival in Egypt where he underwent additional training, he was allotted to the 1st Light Horse Signal Squadron; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 3 July 1919.