Description
Studio portrait of 7608 Sapper (Spr) Robert Neale Johnston, 5th Reinforcements, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, of Wellington, New Zealand (originally from Sussex, England). Spr Johnston enlisted on 28 December 1915 and embarked aboard RMS Orontes in Melbourne on 29 March 1916. He returned to Australia as a member of the 1st Signal Squadron on 19 August 1919. Note that he is wearing the badge that denotes that he is a qualified signaller.
Details
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c 5 February 1916
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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