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Framed Photograph - Sapper Edward 'Ned' Pries
Overview
Wooden rectangular frame with metal insignia "Australia Commonwealth Military Forces" (rising sun badge) at top centre.
Black and white portraiture (head & shoulders) of man in uniform.
Historical information
Sapper Edward 'Ned' Pries 1882-1964.
Only son of Arthur and Lucy Pries (nee Guerin), Ned enlisted in January 1918 at Blackboy Hill Camp.
He attended Wireless Training School in Sydney before embarking on board HMAT A14 Euripides to serve for the Divisional Signal Company General Reinforcements. Ned returned to Australia on medical grounds and was discharged in November 1919.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-124-2020.315
Item type
Objects
Photographs
Material
Glass
Photographic Paper
Wood
Width
155 mm
Height or length
205 mm
Contextual information
Ned Pries was the son of Archie Pries and served in WW1
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Links to additional resources
FIRST WORLD WAR EMBARKATION ROLL Edward Pries [www.awm.gov.au]
Australian War Memorial record for First World War Embarkation Roll for Edward Pries
Last modified
Monday, 12 May, 2025
