| Accession Number | P11668.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Webb & Woolston |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Maitland, Australia: New South Wales, Maitland, West Maitland |
| Date made | 1916 - 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of the family of 2661 Private (Pte) George Simmons, 35th Battalion. The ...
Description
Studio portrait of the family of 2661 Private (Pte) George Simmons, 35th Battalion. The inscription on the reverse reads: "To dear Daddy, from Joyce, Jack, Georgie and Mum. With heaps of love and good wishes for a bright and happy birthday. Baby is 7 months old". Formerly a fireman, Pte Simmons enlisted on 4 September 1916 and as a member of the 5th Reinforcements, he embarked from Sydney, NSW, aboard HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 25 October 1916. He served on the Western Front and was killed in action at Passchendaele, Belgium, during the third battle of Ypres on 12 October 1917, aged 32 years. Pte Simmons' wife, Nellie, corresponded extensively with the both the Red Cross and the AIF during the period 1917 to 1922 to obtain information regarding Pte Simmons' fate. See PR05502.