Informal outdoor portrait of 1519 Private (Pte) Richard Farley Bulkeley. A licensed surveyor from ...

Accession Number P10179.009.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Print
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Informal outdoor portrait of 1519 Private (Pte) Richard Farley Bulkeley. A licensed surveyor from Wallerawang, NSW, he embarked with the 3rd Battalion from Sydney aboard HMAT Seang Choon (A49) on 11 February 1915. While serving on Gallipoli, Pte Bulkeley was promoted to Lance Corporal in November 1915, and then to Corporal in December of the same year. Transferred to France, he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in January 1916 and finally to Lieutenant (Lt) in June 1916. He was awarded a Military Medal for gallantry and bravery for his actions in Pozieres on 24 July 1916. Lt Bulkeley was killed in action in France on 17 August 1916. He was 28 years old.