P04627.002 Accession Number: P04627.002

Description

Studio portrait of Captain (Capt) Edward Vivian Smythe, 24th Battalion, of Hamilton, NSW, wearing the ribbon of his Military Cross (MC). Capt Smythe embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Euripides on 2 November 15 a member of the 6th Reinforcements, 17th Battalion, aged 24 years. He was awarded the MC on 26 April 1917 and a Bar to the MC on 26 November 1917. He later served as a major and returned to Australia on 7 July 1919.

Details

Accession Number

P04627.002

Photographer

Unknown

Photographer

Lucien Hacquart

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Black & white - Print silver gelatin

Date Made

1917

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Credit Line

Donor C D Smythe

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

People

Conflicts

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