Description
Studio portrait of two acting sergeants. Left to right: of 3408 Acting Sergeant (A/Sgt) Hugh Leslie Simpson, 11th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion, of Stawell, Vic, aged 20; 3317 A/Sgt Colin Hugh Kennedy, 11th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion, of East Prahran, Vic, aged 18. Prior to their enlistment in the AIF both men served with the Citizens Military Forces. A/Sgt Simpson served with the 73rd Infantry prior to his enlistment in the AIF on 30 June 1915. He embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Nestor on 11 October 1915. He was later promoted to lieutenant and returned to Australia on 12 May 1919. A/Sgt Kennedy served with the 50th Infantry prior to his enlistment on 7 July 1915. He also embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Nestor on 11 October 1915 and returned to Australia on 5 March 1919. See also DA10736 and DA10738.
Details
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c September 1915
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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