| Accession Number | P11665.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Chesney Studio |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | c 1917-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 11147 Bombardier (Bdr) Erle Victor Weiss, 1st Australian Field Artillery ...
Description
Studio portrait of 11147 Bombardier (Bdr) Erle Victor Weiss, 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade, of Singleton, NSW. Bdr Weiss was killed in action on 9 August 1918. His brother, 3578A Private (Pte) Frederick Alfred Weiss, 53rd Battalion was also killed in action almost two years earlier on 19 July 1916 at Fromelles. A third brother, NX36483 Pte Harry Blanch Weiss, served with the 2/30 Battalion in the Second World War, was taken prisoner of war of the Japanese and died of illness whilst in captivity in Thailand on 30 September 1943.