Description
Studio portrait of 2664 Acting Corporal (A/Cpl) Bertie Charles Sydney Stedman Southwell, 8th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, of Moonee Ponds, Vic (standing). A/Cpl Southwell enlisted on 3 June 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Anchises on 26 August 1915. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant on 10 March 1916 while serving with the 59th Battalion. On 16 August 1916 he was promoted to lieutenant and on 10 November 1917 he was promoted to captain.
Details
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c September 1915
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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