| Accession Number | P02599.034 |
|---|---|
| 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
|
Studio portrait of 1612 Lance Corporal (LCpl) Edwin Joseph King, 34th Battalion, of Croydon, NSW. ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1612 Lance Corporal (LCpl) Edwin Joseph King, 34th Battalion, of Croydon, NSW. LCpl King enlisted on 23 April 1915 and served initially with the 19th Battalion at Gallipoli. He died of wounds at Bray on the Somme, France, on 22 August 1918. 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.