Historical information

Photograph of John Chesters 3476 WW1 AIF 8th Rein 24th Battalion and 8th Battalion. Born at Lake Rowan, Victoria. He enlisted on 15/7/1915 aged 18 years and 7 months. Four months after his arrival in France he was killed in action on 26/7/1916 at Pozieres. His brother Thomas Kelvie Chesters 53697 also served in WW1 with the 13th Battalion.

Physical description

Laminated rectangle in shape containing oval black and white photograph of soldier sitting with his arm around little girl in white dress.

Inscriptions & markings

On rear - John Chesters (killed in France) nursing niece Alice. Alice in later life became Mrs Woods. Husband Albert