Description
Portrait of 5181 Lieutenant (Lt) George Stephenson Browne, MC, in Melbourne Place, The Strand, London. Lt Browne, enlisted on 18 April 1916 in the 29th Battalion. Lt Browne was awarded the Military Cross for his actions on 7-9 June 1917 at Messines whilst the OIC of 10th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery. The award was gazetted on 20 December 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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Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Credit Line
Donor A T Sharp
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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