| Accession Number | P07021.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | c February 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant Roland Parker Shelley, 22nd Machine Gun Company, of Gosnells, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant Roland Parker Shelley, 22nd Machine Gun Company, of Gosnells, WA. He worked for the Western Australian railways as a fireman before enlisting on 12 May 1915. He embarked from Fremantle on HMAT Ascanius with C Company, 28th Battalion, on 29 June 1915, as a Private with the service number 1108. He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 23 September 1915 and to Corporal on 25 December 1915. On 3 March 1916 he was taken on strength of the 22nd Machine Gun Company. He was promoted to Sergeant on 30 September 1916, to Second Lieutenant on 7 February 1917, and to Lieutenant on 13 May 1917. On 3 June 1918 he was gassed and admitted to hospital, resuming duty on 24 June 1918. He was killed in action on 4 July 1918 at Villers-Bretonneux.