P03553.001 Accession Number: P03553.001

Description

Studio portrait of Junior Cadet John Abbott Longwoth aged 16, dressed in his Bisley Cadet uniform. He was a member of the Australian Coronation Cadet Contingent sent to London, for the coronation of King George V. Longworth later served as a Lieutenant with the 34th Battalion during the First World War. He was killed in action at Passchendaele on 12 October 1917 aged 22.

Details

Accession Number
P03553.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
c 1911
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor J Davy
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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