| Accession Number | PB0093 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original quarter plate negative |
| Maker |
Barnes, Josiah |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Port Melbourne |
| Date made | 14 March 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Josiah Barnes collection of First World War negatives and prints
Description
Members of the 5th Reinforcements, 29th Battalion prior to boarding HMAT Anchises (A68). Identified (left to right, front row, seated) are: 2670 Private (Pte) George Leonard Jose of Geelong West, Victoria; 2634 Pte Joseph Thomas Fox of Geelong, Victoria; unidentified; unidentified. Pte Jose died at sea, of pneumonia, aged 23, on 8 February 1919 when returning to Australia, and was buried in Egypt.