| Accession Number | P10822.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Blackboy Hill |
| Date made | September 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Outdoor group portrait of members of D Company, 16th Infantry Battalion who embarked for overseas ...
Description
Outdoor group portrait of members of D Company, 16th Infantry Battalion who embarked for overseas from Melbourne on 22 December 1914 aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40). Identified from left to right are: 367 Private (Pte) Henry Alexander Campbell from Perth (killed in action 19 November 1915 at Gallipoli); 338 Pte Patrick Higgins from Perth; 447 Pte Herbert William Dorrington from Perth; 657 Pte Alfred John Hiscox from Perth; 332 Sergeant William Frederick John Vince from Perth (later Company Sergeant Major); 308 Pte Francis Russell Webb from Collie, Western Australia (killed in action 2 May 1915 at Gallipoli); 485 Pte Thomas Pembroke Melican from Mount Lawley, Western Australia (killed in action 27 May 1915 at Gallipoli); 337 Lance Corporal Redmond Harry Owen Cumming from Subiaco, Western Australia (later promoted to Captain and held as a prisoner of war) [See image P10822.001].