From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives, taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 to 1918. Accession Number: P10550.064

Description

Original grave marker of 1723 Private (Pte) Gerald Walshe Howling, 23rd Battalion, in the Vignacourt cemetery. Pte Howling, a draper from Geelong, Vic, embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Demosthenes (A64) on 16 July 1915. He was killed in action on 23 May 1918, aged 30. (See DA09391 for portrait)

From the Thuillier collection of glass plate negatives. Taken by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in Vignacourt, France during the period 1916 to 1918.

Details

Accession Number
P10550.064
Photographer
Louis Thuillier
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Glass
Format: Quarter plate (9x12)
Measurement
Overall: 11.9 cm x 8.9 cm
Date Made
c 1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Courtesy Kerry Stokes Collection, the Louis and Antoinette Thuillier Collection
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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