| Accession Number | P06877.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | c 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of members of 22nd Battalion, probably the 19th Reinforcements, with their bulldog ...
Description
Group portrait of members of 22nd Battalion, probably the 19th Reinforcements, with their bulldog mascot. Identified is 6852 Private (Pte) Rupert James Cavanagh Moore (far left, front row). Pte Moore, a printer prior to enlisting on 6 February 1917, embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Ascanius with the 19th Reinforcements, on 11 May 1917. He was taken on strength of the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion on 2 April 1918. He was killed in action in France on 13 July 1918, at the age of 25.