| Accession Number | P06242.004 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
The Wykeham Studios |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | January 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of a group of men from the 42nd Battalion. Centre in the front row is 542 ...
Description
Studio portrait of a group of men from the 42nd Battalion. Centre in the front row is 542 Sergeant (Sgt) Oswald James Driscoll, a labourer of Moonan Flat, NSW, who was awarded the Meritous Service Medal (MSM) for service with the Transport Section at Messines, Warneton, Ypres, and Passchendaele. Sgt Driscoll was killed by a shell which landed nearby when he was securing a group of captured German guns at Peronne on 2 September 1918.