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Accession Number | J00619 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
Date made | c 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Portrait of Privates 2591 (Pte) Oswald Boyd Wilson, 29th Battalion of Lilydale Vic, and 2823 Pte ...
Portrait of Privates 2591 (Pte) Oswald Boyd Wilson, 29th Battalion of Lilydale Vic, and 2823 Pte Allan William Frier, of Geelong, Vic, 14th Battalion, taken in Melbourne Place, The Strand, London. Both privates are on crutches after losing limbs. From the collection of Mr Alfred Thomas Sharp. Mr Sharp was the Commonwealth Immigration Officer of Victoria and was based in the London Office during the First World War. He and his wife hosted and visited many soldiers, particularly those from Victoria, who were recuperating in London. He also photographed many Australian graves in English cemeteries. His photograph collection relating to this period in London was bequeathed to the Memorial in 1922 after his death. During his time in London he was a member of the British Volunteer Regiment, serving with the Willesden Battalion, Middlesex Volunteer Regiment.