Studio portrait of 775 Private (Pte) Harold Bliss Ling. A labourer from Ellalong, NSW, he ...

Accession Number P10369.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date made c 1914
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 775 Private (Pte) Harold Bliss Ling. A labourer from Ellalong, NSW, he embarked with the 4th Battalion from Sydney aboard the HMAT Euripides (A14) on 20 October 1914. Pte Ling was killed in action at Gallipoli on 19 July 1915, aged 25. The studio portrait is mounted in the centre of a colour montage print by Bloxham and Chambers (see image two). The montage depicts Lord Kitchener, General Joffre, Admiral Jellicoe, General French and HMAS Australia.