Description
Studio portrait of 4772 Private (Pte) Ernest Dawes, 56th Australian Infantry Battalion. A postal assistant of Woolongong, New South Wales, Pte Dawes enlisted at Goulbourn on 24 September 1915. He embarked from Sydney on 8 March 1916 and was promoted to Sergeant (Sgt) in January 1917 and ended the war as a Lieutenant (Lieut). While serving as Battalion Signalling Sergeant with the 56th Battalion in France, Sgt Dawes was awarded the Military Medal for his actions under heavy shell fire on 13 May 1917 to 17 May 1917. He was wounded in action later in 1917 and returned to Australia 28 June 1918. His portrait is signed in the lower right corner, "Ernest Dawes, Jan 18th 1916." The reverse is inscribed, "Private E Dawes, NSW Signal School, Casula via Liverpool."
Details
Accession Number
AWM2020.597.1.7
Photography studio
The Crown Studios
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Measurement
Overall: 136 mm x 89 mm
Date Made
18 January 1916
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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Conflicts