| Accession Number | P03374.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Egypt: Maadi |
| Date made | 13 November 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of 194 Sergeant (Sgt) Alexander Wilson Hamilton, 5 Battalion, AIF, buying ...
Description
Informal portrait of 194 Sergeant (Sgt) Alexander Wilson Hamilton, 5 Battalion, AIF, buying cigarettes from an Egyptian boy. Sgt Hamilton later died of wounds sustained while serving with the 5th Battalion in France on 23 August 1918. The battalion was in reserve around St Martin's Wood at the time. Sgt Hamilton, who enlisted in 1914, had just been granted extended leave when he was killed. Sgt Hamilton has no known grave and is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers Bretonneux.