| Accession Number | P05145.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of six members of the 7th Reinforcements, 39th Battalion, which embarked from ...
Description
Studio portrait of six members of the 7th Reinforcements, 39th Battalion, which embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ballarat on 19 February 1917. Identified, left to right, back row: 3161 Private (Pte) Alexander Charles Wallis, a farmer of Miram, Vic, who enlisted on 17 October 1916; 3153 Pte Arthur Leslie Tarran, a farmer of Lorquon, Vic, who enlisted on 17 October 1916; 3058 Pte Percy Stanley Emonson, a farmer of Litchfield, Vic, who enlisted on 27 October 1916. Pte Emonson died of wounds on 27 April 1918, France, aged 22 years. Front row: 3055 Pte Richard Stanley Dickinson, a labourer of Nhill, Vic, who enlisted on 23 October 1916, and his brother, 3056 Pte Thomas William Dickinson, a farmer of Broughton via Nhill, Vic, who enlisted on 26 September 1916. Prior to enlisting in the AIF he served with the 19th Australian Light Horse, Citizens Military Forces; and 3042 Pte Charles Croot, a farmer of Broughton via Nhill, Vic, who enlisted on 23 October 1916. Note the British bulldog in the foreground and each seated soldier is holding a walking cane.