| Accession Number | P02599.046 |
|---|---|
| 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 4444 Private (Pte) Percival Clyde Coles, 3rd Battalion, of Narrabeen, NSW ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4444 Private (Pte) Percival Clyde Coles, 3rd Battalion, of Narrabeen, NSW (originally of Dunedin, New Zealand). Pte Coles worked at Anthony Hordern prior to his enlistment at Watson's Bay, NSW, on 27 September 1915. On 3 June 1917, aged 36 years, he died of wounds received at Bullecourt, France. His 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.