| Accession Number | P09158.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1916-1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor group portrait including five Australians of the 47th Battalion. Identified back row, ...
Description
Outdoor group portrait including five Australians of the 47th Battalion. Identified back row, left to right: probably 1205 Company Sergeant Major (CSM) Bertram William Kilpatrick; 5056 Sergeant (Sgt) Patrick Christie; 5149 Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS) Sylvester Francis O'Toole. Front row, left to right: 5059 Sgt Percival Douglas Chapman; Sgt Christie (wearing a tam o'shanter and kilt) and 5048 Sgt Roy Shirley Brookes.
The original annotation made by CQMS O'Toole on the reverse of the photograph reads "Top row CSM Kilpatrick B.R (wounded) Sgt Christie Pat (wounded) CQMS O'Toole Sy Front row Sgt Chapman PD Christie (missing, relation of above) Brookes RS wounded taken in one of the beautiful woods of France just before going into the firing line Syl I thought I sent this in past letter."