A03116 Accession Number: A03116

Description

Private A J Currie (left) and 202 Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick (who enlisted as John Simpson), 'The Man with the Donkey'. Both of the 3rd Field Ambulance, in Blackboy Camp in Western Australia. The skeleton was used for instructional purposes and is wearing a slouch hat.

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Accession Number
A03116
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c September 1914
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Corporal Samuel Sharples, C Section, 3rd Field Ambulance.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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