Description
Studio portrait of Private (Pte) William Francis Doidge, of Prahran, Vic. Pte Doidge originally enlisted on 1 November 1915 and served in Australia with the Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC) until he was discharged as unfit for overseas service on 15 July 1916. 19841 Pte Doidge re-enlisted on 15 February 1918. He embarked aboard No 2 Hospital Ship Kanowna in Sydney on 27 February 1918 as a member of Hospital Transport Corps - Staff. He was discharged on 17 June 1918. Note he is wearing two badges on his right arm. The Red Cross badge denotes that he is a member of the AAMC. The crossed bugles signify that he is a bugler. See also DA13499.
Details
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c 27 April 1915
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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