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William de Passey and family [PRG 280/1/18/21] • Photograph

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Summary

William de Passey, a member of the Light Horse headquarters staff 1913-1918, photographed with his wife and family in the garden of their home in Kent Street, Adelaide. At this time he held the rank of Major and was the Camp Commandant at Mitcham Camp, South Australia during the 1st World War. Behind: Edwyna ('Queenie') May de Passey (nee Read) and Lieutenant Roy de Passey 3rd Tunnelling Coy. In front: Major William de Passey, his wife Louisa Amelia Augusta (nee Wegener), with the daughter of Roy and Edwyna, Una Erica, (later Summerville).

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Physical description

photograph; 18.5 x 14 cm

Dates / Publication details

1918

Collections

Part of Searcy Collection
Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

De Passey, William, 1860-1942
Families -- South Australia
Soldiers -- South Australia
World War, 1914-1918 -- South Australia

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Historical information

William de Passey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1921 and became a full Colonel in 1927.

Digitisation information

Date

06/11/2001

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,301 x 3,012 pixels (6.9 MP)

Size

6.94 MB

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