E04527 Accession Number: E04527

Description

An unidentified Australian soldier at a billet in France watching a fifteen year old Belgian boy, who was adopted by the Australians as a mascot, cleaning a harness. The boy was an orphan from Dixmude, Belgium, where both his parents were killed in earlier fighting. When the Australians moved out the Royal Fusiliers took care of him.

Details

Accession Number
E04527
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
November 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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