Accession Number | PB1197 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass original quarter plate negative |
Maker |
Barnes, Josiah |
Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Port Melbourne |
Date made | 18 November 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Josiah Barnes collection of First World War negatives and prints
Description
Group portrait of unknown soldiers, with kit bags, about to embark on HMAT "Wiltshire" (A18). Two soldiers are holding Australian Red Ensigns, one of which has been modified by the incorporation of a Rising Sun Badge. Most sodiers are wearing their slouch hats, and carrying their caps slung from thir shoulders.