| Accession Number | P09548.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
McNeil, Angus |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Murwillumbah |
| Date made | c 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 1219 Private (Pte) Sylvester Albert Rice, 13th Battalion. A Labourer prior to ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1219 Private (Pte) Sylvester Albert Rice, 13th Battalion. A Labourer prior to enlistment Pte Rice embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 22 December 1914. He served on Gallipoli and was killed in action on 9 August 1915; he was 20 years old. His two brothers Henry Phillip and Edward Charles were also killed in the First World War; and all within a year of each other.