| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P06358.002 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 744 Private (Pte) Ralph Ewart Field, 10th Battalion. A native of Clare, South ...
Description
Studio portrait of 744 Private (Pte) Ralph Ewart Field, 10th Battalion. A native of Clare, South Australia, Pte Field was one of three brothers who enlisted in the 1st AIF. He embarked for service overseas from Adelaide with D Company aboard HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 20 October 1914. Pte Field was killed in action at Pozieres on 23 July 1916, aged 23. His elder brother, 470 Pte William Hampstead Field, 43rd Battalion, was killed in action at Messines on 31 July 1917. The only brother to survive the war, 294 Pte Wybert Edward Field, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, served in the Gallipoli campaign and returned to Australia in June 1916.