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Edward Philip Britten Ragless [B 74970] • Photograph

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Summary

Half-plate glass negative of Driver Edward Philip Britten Ragless in World War One military uniform, including slouch hat, standing outdoors, with trees in the background. Written in pencil across top of glass plate: '12 Cabs. Mrs E.J. Raglas. Post 12 cabs Pon Quorn'.

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Physical description

1 photograph : glass, negative, black and white ; 16.5 x 12 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1916

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Ragless, Edward Philip Britten, 1898-1960
Military uniforms.
Soldiers -- South Australia.
World War, 1914-1918 -- South Australia.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian.

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General notes

One of a collection of glass plate negatives of South Australian soldiers, likely produced in metropolitan Adelaide from late 1914 to 1916. The majority of the images are single portraits and demonstrate a wide variety of uniforms, accoutrements and weapons, including swords and rifles with and without fixed bayonets, and various backdrops including outdoors, against buildings, and studio shots with a rural idyll woodland background. Included are portraits of men in twos or groups of three or more, some with wives and sometimes children and parents. Some portraits feature warhorses, senior offices, a quartermaster, and the crew of a West Spring Gun. The original paper envelopes of a number of the glass plates have survived, providing the name of the soldier along with details of the types and quantities of prints ordered. One of the envelopes gives details of the maker, Edwards and Errington of 52 Flinders Street, Adelaide. See B 74889-B 75011, B 75104.

Historical information

No. 1964 Driver Edward Philip Britten Ragless, son of Edward John Ragless and wife Nancy (nee Kemp), born in 1898, worked as a farmer in Quorn, South Australia before he enlisted with the AIF on 22 March 1916, aged 18. He served with the 5th Pioneer Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement, and embarked with his unit from Adelaide on board HMAT A60 'Aeneas' on 11 April 1916, serving in France. He returned to Australia on 2 June 1919. Married Ella Kathleen Mackenzie in 1921. Died in 1960.

Digitisation information

Date

29/07/2016

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

9,714 x 13,179 pixels (128.0 MP)

Size

128.04 MB

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