| Accession Number | P09745.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Eden Studios |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 5650 Private (Pte) Alexander Bailey, 3rd Battalion, and his wife Grace and ...
Description
Studio portrait of 5650 Private (Pte) Alexander Bailey, 3rd Battalion, and his wife Grace and their sons Thomas Edward (standing left) and Reginald Horace (seated right). A labourer from Balmain, NSW, Pte Bailey embarked with the 18th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Kyarra (A55) on 3 June 1916. Pte Bailey was killed in action at Hermies, France, on 16 April 1917, aged 28. A third son, Alexander Abraham, was born in 1917.