Cambridge University Training Corps
Date
1912
Sitter
Thomas Lydwell Eckersley (1886 - 1959) , Physicist
Harold Spencer Jones (1890 - 1960, British) , Astronomer
Archibald Vivian Hill (1886 - 1977) , Physiologist
Frederick John Marrian Stratton (1881 - 1960, British) , Astrophysicist
Harold Spencer Jones (1890 - 1960, British) , Astronomer
Archibald Vivian Hill (1886 - 1977) , Physiologist
Frederick John Marrian Stratton (1881 - 1960, British) , Astrophysicist
Creator
Unknown, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 170mm
width (print): 125mm
width (print): 125mm
Description
Group portrait showing 11 men in military uniforms. Some of the men are holding telegraphy equipment which is also laid out on the floor in front of them. A number of canvas tents can be seen behind the group which trees in the background.
Inscribed below: ‘WIRELESS TELEGRAPH SECTION OF THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY/OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS, 1912./Thomas – Eckersley Thirkell H.S.Jones Jolly/Miley A.V.Hill (with condenser) Stratton Davidson Hopkinson/[Note three consecutive Secretaries General of I.C.S.U.]’
Thomas Lydwell Eckersley (1886 - 1959), British physicist and engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1938. He can be seen third from the left in the back row.
Harold Spencer Jones (1890 - 1960), British astronomer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1930. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 1943. He can be seen second from the right in the back row.
Archibald Vivian Hill (1886 - 1977), British physiologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1918. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 1926 and the Copley Medal in 1948. He can be seen second from the left in the front row.
Frederick John Marrian Stratton (1881 - 1960), British astrophysicist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1947. He can be seen in the centre of the front row.
Inscribed below: ‘WIRELESS TELEGRAPH SECTION OF THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY/OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS, 1912./Thomas – Eckersley Thirkell H.S.Jones Jolly/Miley A.V.Hill (with condenser) Stratton Davidson Hopkinson/[Note three consecutive Secretaries General of I.C.S.U.]’
Thomas Lydwell Eckersley (1886 - 1959), British physicist and engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1938. He can be seen third from the left in the back row.
Harold Spencer Jones (1890 - 1960), British astronomer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1930. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 1943. He can be seen second from the right in the back row.
Archibald Vivian Hill (1886 - 1977), British physiologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1918. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 1926 and the Copley Medal in 1948. He can be seen second from the left in the front row.
Frederick John Marrian Stratton (1881 - 1960), British astrophysicist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1947. He can be seen in the centre of the front row.