Description
Informal portrait of Captain (Capt) Daniel Sidney Aarons, MC, 16th Battalion, of Orange, NSW, being carried on a stretcher on his way to a first aid post possibly after receiving gun shot wounds. Two members of his battalion stand amongst the ruins of a German pillbox looking on. Capt Aarons enlisted with 16th Battalion on 25 October 1915 and embarked from Fremantle aboard HMAT Ulysses on 1 April 1916. He was later warded a Bar to his MC 4 April 1919 and became a Knight Bachelor on 13 June 1970 for his work as Treasurer of the Liberal Party of NSW. Capt Aarons returned to Australia on 7 February 1920.
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Accession Number
P11027.013.002
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: b&w
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Credit Line
Donor D Aarons
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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