| Accession Number | P07189.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2 Lt) Hilton Maxwell Dight Walker, Royal Flying Corps. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2 Lt) Hilton Maxwell Dight Walker, Royal Flying Corps. A chemist before enlisting in the AIF on 6 September 1915, he embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Ceramic on 23 November 1915 with the 2nd Casualty Clearing Station as a Corporal, with the service number 7318. On 1 September 1916 he was appointed to a commission in the Royal Flying Corps. He was the son of a Presbyterian minister, John Walker of Bendigo, Vic., who enlisted as a chaplain in the AIF. A sister and four brothers also enlisted in British and Australian forces; three of his brothers were killed in action.