Description
Studio portrait of 3523 Private (Pte) Reginald Gatenby Falkingbridge, 8th Reinforcements, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, of Carlton, Vic. Pte Falkingbridge first enlisted on 19 July 1915 and then on 12 February 1916 but was discharged for medical reasons. On 26 July 1917 he re-enlisted and was accepted embarking from Melbourne aboard HMAT Nestor on 21 November 1917. On 5 February 1918 he was transferred to the 60th Battalion and returned to Australia on 6 June 1918. Pte Falkingbridge was discharged on 16 August 1918, medically unfit. His disability was deformity of the right foot.
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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