| Place | Europe: Belgium |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00972.002 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | Belgium |
| Date made | 14 October 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 4252 Private (Pte) Lyle Comyn Reeves (standing) and 4386 Pte Charles Clifford ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4252 Private (Pte) Lyle Comyn Reeves (standing) and 4386 Pte Charles Clifford both of the 20th Battalion. A clerk from Hornsby, NSW prior to enlistment, Pte Reeves originally embarked with the service number of 986 with the Naval and Military Expedition Force (Tropical Unit) from Melbourne on HMAT Berrima on 19 August 1914 and was discharged on 4 March 1915, his time having expired. After re-enlisting, he embarked with the rank of Acting Sergeant (Sgt) with the 10th Reinforcements, 20th Battalion from Sydney on HMAT Orsova on 11 March 1916. After reverting to the rank of Corporal, he was wounded in action in France. After regaining the rank of Sergeant, he returned to Australia on 6 September 1919. Pte Clifford, a clerk from Windsor, NSW prior to enlistment embarked with the 11th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Nestor on 9 April 1916. Following his promotion to Lance Corporal, he was killed in action in Belgium on 20 September 1917, aged 25, and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial.