P06809.001 Accession Number: P06809.001

Description

Studio portrait of 1308 Private (Pte) James Gristy Barker, 59th Battalion, of Melbourne, Vic. Pte Barker was a lamplighter in Birmingham, England, and then a storeman in Melbourne, before enlisting on 6 Octoer 1914. He embarked from Melbourne with the 2nd Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, on HMAT Clan McGillivray on 2 February 1915. After service on Gallipoli, he was transferred to 59th Battalion on 24 February 1916. He was killed in action on 19 July 1916 in France, at the age of 39.

Details

Accession Number
P06809.001
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
March 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor V Kennedy
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

People

Rolls

Conflicts

Units

Tags

Accession P06809.001

More like this

P09291.090

Photograph P09291.090 First World War, 1914-1918

Studio portrait of two soldiers of the AIF. The soldier on the right is unidentified. The soldier on the left is 1364 Sergeant (Sgt) William John James, 50th Battalion from Broken Hill, NSW. A 22 year

P08701.005

Photograph P08701.005 First World War, 1914-1918

Studio portrait of 2300 Private (Pte) Arthur Desborough South, 6th Battalion, of Abbotsford, Vic. A boiler maker prior to enlisting in November 1914, Pte South embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements fr

H05882

Photograph H05882 First World War, 1914-1918

Studio portrait of 1331 Private (Pte) Thomas Elevious Ellefsen 7th Battalion. A labourer from Ballarat, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Ellefsen embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMA

H05705

Photograph H05705 First World War, 1914-1918

Studio portrait of 2211 Private (Pte) Edward Thomas Cox, 59th Battalion from Tomahawk Creek, Victoria. A 39 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 4 March 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 6th Re

Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives

Photograph DA11538 First World War, 1914-1918

Studio portrait of 3440 Private (Pte) Arthur James Perry, 60th Battalion. A labourer, of Abbotsford, Victoria, he enlisted in the 7th Battalion on 17 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT

P05248.104

Photograph P05248.104 First World War, 1914-1918

Studio portrait of 1283 Private Clifford Polkinghorne, 8th Battalion of Ballarat East, Victoria. A farmer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Clan McGillivray (A46) on 2 Februa

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 1 May 2023 - 2.29 am