L D Bestall
Maker
Bristow Mawley
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
A studio portrait photograph of L D Bestall in Church Army uniform. Bestall is looking directly at the camera wearing his uniform hat, jacket shirt and tie. There are Church Army badges visible on his hat and jacket lapels. He also wears Medical Corps Decorations from the First World War where he served in France. The photograph is believed to have been taken in 1941 before Bestall's deployment to the Maadi Camp in Cairo. With his training in the Anglican Church Army, he was responsible for the spiritual and physical welfare of New Zealand soldiers.
Photographer, Bristow Mawley.
Photographer, Bristow Mawley.
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Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph mounted on card.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 160 x 105mm
Height x Width: 235 x 147mm
Height x Width: 235 x 147mm
Signature/Inscription
Bristow Mawley 16 The Terrace Wellington-N-Z- Camera Portraits, Inscription, Handwritten
H.B. Art Gallery & Museum, Stamp, Stamped
Bristow Mawley, Inscription, Handwritten
H.B. Art Gallery & Museum, Stamp, Stamped
Bristow Mawley, Inscription, Handwritten
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject date
Circa 1941
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 4820 b
Credit Line
gifted by Mrs Mary Bestall
Other number(s)
m74/1, 4820 b, 79838
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