| Accession Number | P07764.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1897 |
| Conflict |
Australian Colonial Forces, 1854-1900 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio group portrait of fifteen members of E (Wallsend) Company, 4th Regiment NSW Volunteer ...
Description
Studio group portrait of fifteen members of E (Wallsend) Company, 4th Regiment NSW Volunteer Infantry having won the overall New South Wales Defence Force Rifle Shooting Competition in 1897, the cup on the table being presented by the officers of the regiment. Identified in the third row from the front, third from the left with the sash is 387 Sergeant (Sgt) Samuel Holmes of West Wallsend, NSW. Born in Newcastle in 1859, Sgt Holmes joined the 4th Regiment New South Wales Volunteer Infantry in 1885, a year after it had been raised. He served for 40 years with the unit, including those that succeeded it (4th Australian Infantry Regiment, 16th Infantry (Newcastle) Regiment and 2nd Infantry Regiment). Samuel Holmes died in 1945.