| Accession Number | P12714 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Album |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Album, 1293 Staff Sergeant John (Jack) Rook, 38th Battalion
Description
Album of 46 pages containing 184 black and white images relating to the service of 1293 Staff Sergeant John (Jack) Rook, 38th Battalion. Includes images of damaged French and Belgian towns (including Messines, Ploegsteert, Hamelet); German trophies; members of the 38th Battalion (including Robert (Bob) Gollan, Norman Sandiford, Herbert Shacklock and others named and unnamed); images of members of the 38th Battalion in trenches on the Western Front; French local women and children; Rome; Naples; Pompeii; Pisa; Genoa; Peace Procession in London 19 July 1919; Anzac Day 1919; Nurse Edith Cavell's funeral in London May 1919.
189 Items sighted in album.