P07906.038 Accession Number: P07906.038

Description

Informal portrait of Sergeant William Henderson Swanston, RFC, in the snow at Chanuk. Sergeant Swanston was a photographer on loan to the Australian War Records Section from the Royal Air Force between December 1918 and May 1919. One of a series of photographs taken by Lieutenant William James of the Australian War Records Section. Swanston is wearing the shoulder patch of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC).

Details

Accession Number
P07906.038
Photographer
Lieutenant W H James
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Date Made
February 1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor D Wyborn
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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