| Accession Number | P06823.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Read Brothers |
| Date made | c 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Pre-war studio portrait of 281Trooper (Tpr) Samuel Stanley Smith,5th Australian Light Horse ...
Description
Pre-war studio portrait of 281Trooper (Tpr) Samuel Stanley Smith,5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, of Billinudgel, Brunswick River, NSW. A labourer before enlisting in the AIF in October 1914, Tpr Smith left Australia with the original B Squadron for Egypt in December 1914 and arrived on Gallipoli in May 1915. He was killed at Ryrie's Post near Wilson's Lookout on 29 November 1915, age 27.