P02342.001 Accession Number: P02342.001

Description

Probably Sydney, NSW, c. 1916. Formal studio portrait of 2949 Private (Pte) John Roper who enlisted in the 1st AIF on 1916-02-04. Pte Roper is wearing a pre-war New South Wales Lancers hat badge on his hat, a badge with the letters 'LH'(standing for Light Horse) on his collar and the badge probably of the 7th Light Horse Regiment on his shoulder. He later served with the 9th Light Horse Veterinary Section and returned to Australia on 1919-03-05.

Details

Accession Number
P02342.001
Photographer
May Moore
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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