| Accession Number | P08919.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 260 Trooper (Trp) James Hamilton Ayliffe, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, of Broken ...
Description
Studio portrait of 260 Trooper (Trp) James Hamilton Ayliffe, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, of Broken Hill, NSW. A bushman prior to enlisting in August 1914, Tpr Ayliffe embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT Port Lincoln (A17) on 22 October 1914. He served at Gallipoli from 9 May 1915 until the evacuation in December and then proceeded to Palestine where he was was appointed Corporal (Cpl) on 2 July 1916. Cpl Ayliffe was wounded in action at El-Arish, Palestine, on 9 January 1917 and promoted to the rank of Sergeant (Sgt) on 8 July 1917. On 7 November 1917 Sgt Ayliffe, aged 27, died of wounds received in action at Beersheba, Palestine. Sgt Ayliffe was the eldest of three brothers who served with the AIF. 6537 Private (Pte) William Hawden Ayliffe, 50th Battalion, was killed in action on 25 April 1918 at Villers-Bretonneux, France, aged 25. 259 Sergeant Frank Keith Ayliffe, 5th Motor Transport Company, returned to Australia in October 1918, aged 24.