Description
London, England. May 1917. Studio portrait of Captain (later Major) Gordon Bradley Lowe, Medical Officer, 5th Artillery Brigade from 15 December 1916 to 18 November 1917. Prior to the First World War, Captain Lowe served in the Sydney University Scouts (SUS) militia unit. At the outbreak of war he was mobilised with the SUS to guard La Perouse Cable Station and South Head Forts. After enlisting in the AIF on 6 September 1915, he served with the No. 3 Australian General Hospital at Mudros until the evacuation of Gallipoli then at Abbassia, Brighton and Abbeville. On 29 November 1917 he transferred to the 5th Field Ambulance where he served until appointed Deputy Assistant Director Medical Services, 2nd Division.
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Accession Number
P02631.001
Photographer
Lafayette Ltd
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Credit Line
Donor B. Lewis
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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