| Accession Number | H19314 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of 12 sergeants of various British and dominion regiments. Identified in the front ...
Description
Group portrait of 12 sergeants of various British and dominion regiments. Identified in the front row, third from left is 1026 Sergeant (later Lieutenant) Oswald Ross Law, a journalist from Westbourne Park, SA. Enlisting in the 27th Battalion on 17 May 1915, Law embarked aboard HMAT Geelong from Adelaide on 31 May 1915. He was transferred to the 48th Battalion when he was commissioned in August 1916, and was killed in action several days later at Pozieres on 14 August 1916, aged 26.