J00450 Accession Number: J00450

Description

Men of the original (1st) Light Horse Regiment at Roseberry Park Camp, near Merriwa, NSW, before departure from Australia. The trooper on the right is 71 Trooper (Tpr) William Harry Rankin Woods, 1st Light Horse Regiment who was amongst the first Light Horsemen to die of wounds on 15 May 1915 in Gallipoli, aged 39 years. Tpr Woods enlisted on 25 August 1914 at Sydney and was born in Mudgee NSW. The Troopers left and background are unidentified.

Details

Accession Number
J00450
Photographer
Sydney Mail
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1914
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Sydney Mail
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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