Captain James Walley

Accession Number P06187.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Unknown
Place made France
Date made c 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Portrait of Captain (Capt) James Walley, of London, England. After spending 18 years in the British Army, including service during the Boer War, Walley served in the 25th Company, Australian Army Service Corps where he was awarded the Croix de Guerre for actions during the allied advance in August 1918. Walley is wearing German hobnail boots, commonly worn by German troops in the latter stages of the war.