P00107.001 Accession Number: P00107.001

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SYDNEY, NSW. 1914-08. PORTRAIT OF "PRIVATE JOHN NICHOLSON OF C COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 1ST INFANTRY BRIGADE, 1ST AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, ENGLAND (THIS IS THE ADDRESS WE HAD TO LEAVE). THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN 1914-08 WHEN I ENLISTED IN THE AIF. AT THAT TIME I WAS IN THE ST GEORGES RIFLES REGIMENT AND A CORPORAL AT THE TIME, BUT ON ENLISTMENT IN THE AIF, ALL NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS BECAME PRIVATES AGAIN. THEY DID NOT WANT YOUNG FELLOWS GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO FULLY GROWN MEN." (DONOR: ABC).

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Accession Number
P00107.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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