| Accession Number | P08804.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Wiltshire, Salisbury Plain |
| Date made | 17 May 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Outdoor portrait of 74 Driver (Dvr) Jonathan Carr Comyns, 2nd Field Ambulance, of Windsor, Vic. ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of 74 Driver (Dvr) Jonathan Carr Comyns, 2nd Field Ambulance, of Windsor, Vic. A carpenter prior to enlistment, he embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Wiltshire (A18) on 19 October 1914. Dvr Comyns is receiving a French Croix de Guerre from King George V. According to the recommendation "On the 25 April and following days under very heavy rifle and shell fire rendered conspicuous service collecting wounded on the beach and in gullies. Consistant bravery and great endurance in removing wounded from 8 - 16 May. On 10 May, after other bearers were exhausted he continued to remove wounded single handed.