| Accession Number | P02939.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Portrait |
| Physical description | Black & white, Portrait |
| Date made | c 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Pre enlistment studio portrait of Captain (Capt) Alfred John Shout VC, 1st Battalion, in civilian ...
Description
Pre enlistment studio portrait of Captain (Capt) Alfred John Shout VC, 1st Battalion, in civilian clothes. Capt Shout was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for "most conspicuous bravery at Lone Pine Trenches, in the Gallipoli Peninsula" on the 9 August 1915. He captured enemy occupied trenches in the morning and later in the afternoon he captured a further length of trench under heavy fire, continuously bombing the enemy at close range, until he was severely wounded, losing his right hand and left eye. He later died of his wounds. This was the second of two Victoria Crosses awarded to members of the 1st Battalion in the Lone Pine Trenches.