| Accession Number | P05566.024 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Hummerston, Richard Goldsmith |
| Place made | Egypt: Cairo |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Collection of 1328 Private Richard Goldsmith Hummerston, 10th Light Horse Regiment and 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Section.
Description
Outdoor portrait of three patients standing outside the ‘mumps hospital’ in Egypt. Identified from left to right are Corporal (Cpl) Charley Taylor (probably1323 Cpl Charles Foulkes-Taylor from Woodside, Western Australia who later was promoted to Lieutenant and awarded a Military Cross for gallantry on the Western Front); Bob McMillan (probably 1343 Private (Pte) Robert McMillan from Cottesloe, Western Australia) and Vic Taylor (probably 1348 Lance Corporal Victor Sewell Taylor, 10th Light Horse Regiment from Pingelly, Western Australia who was later killed in action on 23 December 1916.) This image is from the collection of 1328 Private Richard Goldsmith Hummerston, 10th Light Horse Regiment and 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Section.