| Accession Number | P11305.012 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Greece: Aegean Islands, Lemnos |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal group portrait of members of the 3rd Australian General Hospital at Lemnos. Left to ...
Description
Informal group portrait of members of the 3rd Australian General Hospital at Lemnos. Left to right:4503 Bugler James Thomas Hampson; Warrant Officer Henry Hazlett; Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Ernest George Hewish; 4450 SSgt Harry Reginald Poole and 4708 Sergeant Charles Alfred Poole. Following a transfer to the 19th Battalion and with the rank of Second Lieutenant, Hampson was awarded a Military Cross. Second Lieutenant Hampson died of wounds in France on 6 October 1918, aged 27. This image is from the collection of 4403 Staff Sergeant Ernest George Hewish, 3rd Australian General Hospital.