| Accession Number | P10967.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Thuillier, Louis |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Vignacourt |
| Date made | c 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3620 Sergeant James Leonard Paddock MSM (left, on motorcycle), Australian ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3620 Sergeant James Leonard Paddock MSM (left, on motorcycle), Australian Corps of Signals, and 1702 Corporal Herbert Reginald Bain MSM (right, in sidecar), 1st Divisional Signal Company. Both men returned home to Australia in April 1919.
The sidecar was made, by the men, out of parts from a damaged aeroplane, with the word 'signals' painted on the side.
The original negative for this photograph is held at P10550.662 as part of the Thuillier glass-plate collection.