| Accession Number | P02599.014 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Sidney Riley Studios |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | c 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3525 Private (Pte) George Charles Howell Wootton, 53rd Battalion, of Ashfield, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3525 Private (Pte) George Charles Howell Wootton, 53rd Battalion, of Ashfield, NSW. Pte Wootton enlisted on 11 July 1915 and was killed in action in Belgium on 19 October 1917. This portrait is one of a number displayed on a photo montage Honour Board made for the department store Anthony Hordern and Sons Ltd, Sydney, by the returned soldier and sailor employees of the company. It commemorated 46 of the company's 48 employees who died as a result of their service in the First World War.