Description
Studio portrait possibly of either: 11118 Private (Pte) Phillip Daniel Smith, Australian Medical Corps - General Reinforcements, of East Melbourne, Vic or; 9863 Private (Pte) Percy Smith, 16th Reinforcements, 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, of Sydney, NSW. Pte Phillip Smith enlisted on 30 July 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Port Lincoln in Melbourne on 4 May 1916. He returned to Australia as a member of the 2nd Field Ambulance on 25 November 1917. Pte Percy Smith enlisted on 19 January 1916 and embarked aboard HMAT Itria in Melbourne on 18 April 1916. He returned to Australia as a member of the 14th Australian General Hospital on 17 July 1919. Note that on his hat and sleeve he wears the Red Cross badge which denotes that he is a member of the Australian Army Medical Corps. See also DA09761.
Details
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c 1 August 1915
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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