| Accession Number | P04273.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Treble, C F |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | c 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3673 Sergeant (Sgt) George Roy Bice, MM, of Port Augusta, SA, who enlisted ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3673 Sergeant (Sgt) George Roy Bice, MM, of Port Augusta, SA, who enlisted with B Section, 7th Field Ambulance as a Private on 15 March 1915 and sailed on HMAT Geelong from Adelaide on 31 May 1915. Sgt Bice was promoted to Sgt in the field and was awarded the MM and a MID for his actions on 20 September 1917 by guiding stretcher bearers throught heavy shell bombardments and for the 'many occasions where he has shown the upmost gallantry'. Sgt Bice was killed in action on 29 October 1917 in France and is buried in the Poperinghe New Military Cemetery in Belgium on Memorial Panel number 182. Sgt Bice worked as an office clerk in Broken Hill prior to his enlistment in Adelaide.
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