| Accession Number | P07159.100 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 1113 Private Clement Morton Kemp, 9th Light Horse Regiment (LHR) who was a 21 ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1113 Private Clement Morton Kemp, 9th Light Horse Regiment (LHR) who was a 21 year old traveller from Wayville, South Australia when he enlisted on 20 January 1915. He embarked for overseas from Adelaide on 26 August 1915 aboard RMS Morea. After serving with the 9th LHR in Egypt and with the 50th Battalion in France, he was married in England after the war, and returned to Australia as a Staff Sergeant, with his wife, on 29 July 1919. One of 131 photographs displayed on an honour board showing members of the Adelaide Rowing Club who enlisted for active service in the First World War. The original is held by the Adelaide Rowing Club who kindly loaned the board to the Australian War Memorial for copying.