P11458.026.002 Accession Number: P11458.026.002

Description

Soldiers preparing to board HMAT Nestor (A71) in Liverpool bound for Australia. Visible, wearing a slouch hat and holding his kit bag in his right hand, is 371 Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) John Boyle MSM, 10th Battalion. He was awarded the Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) in 1918 for his efficiency as a Company Quartermaster Sergeant. RQMS Boyle was returning to Australia having served overseas since 1914.

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Accession Number
P11458.026.002
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: b&w
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
20 May 1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor C Freeman
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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