| Accession Number | P01696.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1914 |
| Conflict |
Period 1920-1929 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 375 Driver (Dvr) Albert Franklin, an Indigenous serviceman from Yea, Victoria, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 375 Driver (Dvr) Albert Franklin, an Indigenous serviceman from Yea, Victoria, who enlisted in the Permanent Military Forces of the Commonwealth, Remount Section, Australian Army Service Corps (AASC) on 16 November 1914, a month before his 20th birthday. Dvr Franklin is wearing the 1903-12 pattern uniform with the distinctive blue and white puggaree of the AASC on his hat. Dvr Franklin enlisted in the 1st Remount Unit of the AIF on 4 January 1918 and alocated the 1st Remount Unit service number 97. Dvr Franklin embarked from Melbourne on board the troopship Mahao on 16 January 1918 bound for Egypt. After a brief period of service overseas, Dvr Franklin was discharged from the AIF in Melbourne on 15 May 1918 and returned to the Permanent Military Forces of the Commonwealth (Remount Section, AASC) until he was discharged in Melbourne on 1 May 1919.