| Accession Number | P11027.013.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Belgium |
| Date made | October 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Informal portrait of Captain (Capt) Daniel Sidney Aarons, MC, 16th Battalion, of Orange, NSW, ...
Description
Informal portrait of Captain (Capt) Daniel Sidney Aarons, MC, 16th Battalion, of Orange, NSW, being carried on a stretcher on his way to a first aid post possibly after receiving gun shot wounds. Two members of his battalion stand amongst the ruins of a German pillbox looking on. Capt Aarons enlisted with 16th Battalion on 25 October 1915 and embarked from Fremantle aboard HMAT Ulysses on 1 April 1916. He was later warded a Bar to his MC 4 April 1919 and became a Knight Bachelor on 13 June 1970 for his work as Treasurer of the Liberal Party of NSW. Capt Aarons returned to Australia on 7 February 1920.