Description
Portrait of 5195 Corporal (Cpl) Norman Edward Sharp MM, of the 56th Battalion. Cpl Sharp enlisted on 18 January 1916 and returned to Australia on 2 June 1919. Cpl Sharp was awarded the Military Medal on 14 January 1919 for his bravery at Bellicourt in October 1918. Cpl Sharp is pictured in the back garden of the home of Mr A T Sharp, at 65 Cranhurst Road, Cricklewood. From the collection of Mr Alfred Thomas Sharp. Mr Sharp was the Commonwealth Immigration Officer of Victoria and was based in the London Office during the First World War. He and his wife hosted and visited many soldiers, particularly those from Victoria, who were recuperating in London. He also photographed many Australian graves in English cemeteries. His photograph collection relating to this period in London was bequeathed to the Memorial in 1922 after his death. During his time in London he was a member of the British Volunteer Regiment, serving with the Willesden Battalion, Middlesex Volunteer Regiment.
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Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Credit Line
Donor A T Sharp
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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