Description
Studio portrait of 3525 Private (Pte) John Ernest Whiston, 11th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion, of Garfield, Vic, aged 26, wearing a greatcoat. Pte Whiston enlisted on 7 August 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Nestor on 11 October 1915. He returned to Australia on 21 May 1916 as a member of the 59th Battalion. His two brothers, 3524 Pte Frederick William Whiston and 3526 Pte Julian Thomas Whiston, also embarked with the 11th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion and later served with the 59th Battalion. Frederick died of wounds on 21 July 1915 in France. Julian died of wounds on 21 March 1918 in Wytschaete, Belgium. See also DA10905.
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Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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