| Accession Number | P10885.022 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916-1919 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins (centre back) sits with three other unidentified men on the ...
Description
1010 Sergeant George Edgar Watkins (centre back) sits with three other unidentified men on the deck of the SS Persic. Sergeant Watkins was travelling home from Liverpool, England to Australia on the Persic.
An image from the collection of 1010 Sergeant (Sgt) George Edgar Watkins DCM. Sgt Watkins, a painter from Blackburn, Victoria, enlisted on 10 February 1916. He served with the 39th Battalion throughout the war, as a Battalion scout in France and Belgium.