| Accession Number | H01506 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 4524 Driver (Dvr) Alfred Lawrence Jessop, 3rd Artillery Brigade of Launceston, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4524 Driver (Dvr) Alfred Lawrence Jessop, 3rd Artillery Brigade of Launceston, Tas. A painter prior to his enlistment on 16 March 1915 he embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Wandilla on 18 June 1915. The son of Richard Nixon Jessop and Elizabeth Jessop of Launceston, Tasmania, Dvr Jessop died of wounds on 22 October 1917, aged 27, while serving with the 1st Brigade Australian Field Artillery and is memorialised at 11 Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.