Hand-coloured and retouched portrait of 1797 Private (Pte) Edward John Bounds, 34th Battalion. ...

Accession Number P12078.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour - Print hand-coloured black & white
Maker Unknown
Date made 1916 -1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Hand-coloured and retouched portrait of 1797 Private (Pte) Edward John Bounds, 34th Battalion. Pte Bounds was killed in action on 3 April 1918 in Villers-Bretonneux. In this portrait, the rank insignia for Corporal has been retouched on Pte Bounds' sleeve and incorporated into the printed, embedded caption in the mountboard.