| Accession Number | A01089 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Russia: Siberia |
| Date made | c 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of Captain Ernest William Latchford MC, an officer of the AIF in winter dress ...
Description
Informal portrait of Captain Ernest William Latchford MC, an officer of the AIF in winter dress while serving in Siberia. Latchford, formerly of the 38th Battalion, AIF was one of several Australian officers who had served with Dunsterforce in Persia and who were for a time attached to Russian forces fighting the Bolsheviks. As part of his duties, Captain Latchford superintended musketry instruction at Irkutsk.