Description
Studio portrait of 1799 Private (Pte) Robert Ednie Chapman, 17th Battalion, of Redfern, NSW (originally of Kirkcaldy, Scotland). Pte Chapman enlisted on 19 April 1915 and was killed in action near Bapaume, France, on 4 February 1917. He was 22 years of age when he came to Australia and he worked as an upholsterer with Anthony Hordern prior to his enlistment. This portrait is one of a number displayed on a photo montage Honour Board made for the department store Anthony Hordern and Sons Ltd, Sydney by the returned soldier and sailor employees of the company. It commemorated 46 of the company's 48 employees who died as a result of their service in the First World War.
Details
Accession Number
P02599.037
Photographer
Sidney Riley Studios
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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