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Colonel Alfred Metters [B 46130/412] • Photograph

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Summary

Colonel Metters, 1st Australian Imperial Force.

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Physical description

Negative (glass, half plate);
16.6 cm x 12.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

1916

Collections

Part of Album Collection
Part of Chamberlain Collection
Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Metters, Alfred
Military uniforms
Soldiers -- South Australia
World War, 1914-1918 -- South Australia

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Historical information

The Rev. Alfred Metters, Senior Chaplain in the A.I.F. For more than 10 years he was a military Chaplain, and when war broke out he was appointed Senior Chaplain for five denominations with the troops abroad. According to The Register newspaper, 2 March 1918, He was untiring in his attention to the soldiers, particularly the sick, in the various camps in South Australia. In addition to his gifts as a preacher, he possessed more than ordinary literary skill, and occasionally wrote for various publications. Colonel-Chaplain Metters died on Friday 01 March 1918, and was awarded a military funeral.

Digitisation information

Date

01/11/2012

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

9,772 x 13,184 pixels (128.8 MP)

Size

386.53 MB

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