| Accession Number | P02599.033 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Sidney Riley Studios |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | c 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 4241 Lance Corporal (LCpl) Victor James Starr, 54th Battalion, of Alexandria, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4241 Lance Corporal (LCpl) Victor James Starr, 54th Battalion, of Alexandria, NSW. LCpl Starr enlisted on 20 February 1915 and was killed in action, at Fromelles on 19 July 1916. This portrait is one of a number displayed on a photo montage Honour Board made for the department store Anthony Hordern and Sons Ltd, Sydney by the returned soldier and sailor employees of the company. It commemorated 46 of the company's 48 employees who died as a result of their service in the First World War. L Cpl King was a shop assistant with Anthony Hordern prior to his enlistment. (His brother, 1767 Trooper (Tpr) Walter Starr, 7th Australian Light Horse, of Tooloom, NSW, died of wounds on 14 August 1916 and is buried at Port Said, Egypt).