P09865.003 Accession Number: P09865.003

Description

Studio portrait of 16 Private (Pte) Frederick Purton writing a letter home. The inset into the top left corner of the photograph is of an unidentified woman. A plumber from Melbourne, Victoria, Pte Purton embarked with the 5th Battalion from Melbourne aboard HMAT Orvieto on 21 October 1914. He was discharged in London on 25 June 1919.

Details

Accession Number
P09865.003
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 1918
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor T Parton
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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