| Accession Number | AWM2018.26.2 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Leicestershire, Rollestone |
| Date made | April 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait related to 6566 Private Sidney Thomas Layfield, 19th Reinforcements, 26th Battalion.
Description
Group portrait of eight men from the 19th Reinforcements, 26th Battalion, in advance of their deployment to France. Identified, left to right: back row, 6599 Lance Corporal James 'Jim' Purdon (killed in France, 22 August 1918); Dick Beale of Childers, Qld; 6601 Private Harland Philipson (killed in Belgium, 27 December 1917); 4569 Private Arthur Winson. Front row: W Price of Brisbane, Qld (possibly 6599 Lewis Arthur Price); 6597 Private Ernest Harry Perrett; 6538 Private Ernest John Golden; 6566 Private Sidney Thomas Layfield. A tailor by trade, Pte Layfield was born in Gympie, Qld, and enlisted at the age of 21 on 6 October 2016 at Rockhampton, Queensland.