| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P05947.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Emberson & Sons Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Surrey |
| Date made | c 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 6027 Private (Pte) Alfred Hester (seated) and 3041 Pte Cyril Howlett ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6027 Private (Pte) Alfred Hester (seated) and 3041 Pte Cyril Howlett Chippindall, both members of the 15th Battalion from Gympie, Queensland. Pte Hester was later killed in action in Belgium on 10 July 1917, aged 25. Pte Chippindall had received a gunshot wound to his hand and was in England recuperating when he married a French woman, Margeurite Louise Henriette Deltour, on 17 April 1917 in London. Lance Corporal returned to Australia on 8 July 1919.