Accession Number | P05115.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | 1899 |
Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 219 Private (Pte) Victor Stanley Jones. Pte Jones was a member of B Company, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 219 Private (Pte) Victor Stanley Jones. Pte Jones was a member of B Company, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent and traveled to South Africa aboard the SS Cornwall. He was killed in action on 1 January 1900 at Sunnyside, South Africa. He is believed to be the first Australian killed in the Boer War.