Description
Informal portrait of Mrs Sharp and 5440 Sergeant (Sgt) Theodore W Burgess-Kilch, 17th Battalion, at a gateway near Hendon Church, London. Sgt Burgess-Kilch enlisted on 18 October 1915 and returned to Australia on 5 November 1917. 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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