| Accession Number | P10885.037 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Belgium: Wallonie, Hainaut, Ploegsteert Wood |
| Date made | c May 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
212 Private (Pte) James Henry Rathgeber "the patient", a scout with the 39th Battalion, having ...
Description
212 Private (Pte) James Henry Rathgeber "the patient", a scout with the 39th Battalion, having his hair cut by "the hairdresser" K Cameron and "the assistant" 246 Pte John Arkless Watson, also of the 39th Battalion. The haircut is taking place in the Ploegsteert (Plug Street) Wood, Belgium, the Western Front.
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.