| Accession Number | AWM2018.509.53 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Bishop, Roland |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1899 |
| Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
12 volunteers for the South African war
Description
Formal group portrait of members of C Company, 1st Battalion, Boer War. The company sailed from Melbourne in the SS Medic in 1899. The image has been captioned: "12 volunteers for the South African War". It is an albumen print mounted on card, from the collection of 15 Private John Thomas Jennings, 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles, who is likely to be in the photograph.