| Accession Number | P07352.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file JPEG |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of brothers 1218 Corporal (Cpl) Douglas Laurie Page (left) and Lance-Sergeant ...
Description
Studio portrait of brothers 1218 Corporal (Cpl) Douglas Laurie Page (left) and Lance-Sergeant (LSgt) 1210 Sgt Gregory Valentine Page (right), 34th Battalion, of Dungog, NSW. The brothers had enlisted together on 18 January 1916 and left Australia for England in May 1916 as Non Comissioned Officers, despite neither of them having any previous military experience. After arriving in France for service on the Western Front in November 1916, both men had officially been promoted to Sergeant (Sgt) by March 1917. Sgt Gregory Page was killed at Armentieres on March 1917, aged 19. Sgt Douglas Page was killed two months later by a German shell whilst in the line near Messines on 19 May 1917, aged 21.