Description
Studio portrait of 1982 Private (Pte) Sydney Roy McKenzie, 3rd Reinforcements, 17th Battalion, of Bexley, NSW, wearing the badge which denotes that he is a qualified signaller. Pte McKenzie enlisted on 25 May 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Runic in Sydney on 9 August 1915. On 14 May 1919, Temporary Sergeant McKenzie was awarded a Military Medal (MM) 'for work near Amiens on 8 August 1918'. Sergeant McKenzie returned to Australia on 6 September 1919. Note he is holding a signal flag.
Details
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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