Studio portrait of the bride and groom, Edith Jane Karl and William James Redgrave and their ...

Accession Number P08692.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour - Toned black & white print
Maker Unknown
Date made 16 October 1912
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of the bride and groom, Edith Jane Karl and William James Redgrave and their wedding party. Identified left to right: ?Laura Redgrave; Alfred Charles Redgrave, William and Edith; Francis William Karl and Lena Sophia Karl. Alfred later enlisted in the AIF serving as 2385 Private (Pte) Redgrave, 43rd Battalion. A baker from Mt Lawley, WA, he embarked from Fremantle with the 4th Reinforcements on HMAT Port Melbourne (A16) on 30 October 1916. Pte Redgrave was killed in action on 31 July 1917, aged 34. He has no known grave and his name is recorded on the The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

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