| Accession Number | P08584.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Crown Studios |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 358 Trooper (Tpr) Ion Llewellyn Idriess, 5th Light Horse Regiment. Tpr Idriess ...
Description
Studio portrait of 358 Trooper (Tpr) Ion Llewellyn Idriess, 5th Light Horse Regiment. Tpr Idriess embarked with A Squadron from Sydney aboard HMAT Persic (A34) on 21 December 1914. Idriess was wounded at Gallipoli, and again at Gaza. He returned to Australia in March 1918. Idriess later became an author, publishing 47 books including "Horrie the wog-dog: with the A.I.F. in Egypt, Greece, Crete and Palestine", an account of the mascot of 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion in the Second World War.