Description
Studio portrait possibly of 12365 Private (Pte) John Stanley Duncan, 10th Field Ambulance, of Melbourne, Vic (formally of Christchurch, New Zealand). Pte Duncan enlisted on 26 November 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Runic in Melbourne on 20 June 1916. On 4 July 1917 he was promoted to Extra Regimental (ER) Corporal. He was transferred to Administration AIF Headquarters on 13 June 1918. On 3 September 1918 he was promoted to ER Sergeant. He returned to Australia via America at his own expense per SS Sonoma on 29 September 1919. Note he is wearing the Red Cross badge which denotes that he is a member of the Australian Army Medical Corps.
Details
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c 2 February 1916
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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