| Accession Number | P10885.040 |
|---|---|
| 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
|
"The Charlie Chaplin of the scouts", A Brown, poses at the Western Front in front of three other ...
Description
"The Charlie Chaplin of the scouts", A Brown, poses at the Western Front in front of three other unidentified soldiers with a cigarette in his mouth, his hat tipped sideways and a walking stick in hand.
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.