A02827 Accession Number: A02827

Description

Informal portrait of some of the original members of the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance at mess outside their tents at Blackboy Hill Camp in Western Australia. From left to right: 204 Private (Pte) Albert John Currie; 169A Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Andrew Rhind Davidson; 174A Pte William Lindsay; 202 Pte John Simpson Kirkpatrick also known as John Simpson, 'the man with the donkey' (killed in action 19th May 1915); 206 Pte Frank James Kennedy; 209 Driver (Dvr) Charles Mansfield; 203 Pte Edward Laural Langoulant; 173 Pte Frank Ernest Meachem; 183 Pte John Charles Dinsdale (died of disease 18th February 1915); unidentified.

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Accession Number
A02827
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
1914
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated by Mrs Kirkpatrick.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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