Accession Number | H13901 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia |
Date made | 1919 |
Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Portrait of Sergeant (Sgt) Lionel Frank Sims Elliott of the 56th Battalion, after his return from ...
Description
Portrait of Sergeant (Sgt) Lionel Frank Sims Elliott of the 56th Battalion, after his return from overseas service. In October 1918 Sgt Sims was severely injured falling down some steep stairs in the Headquarters billet, fracturing his skull and back. After being sent to England he returned to Australia on the Karoola and on 18 February 1920 he died of these wounds and nephritis. (See also H13900)