2½" x 3" daguerreotype, probably French, circa 1850.

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From an album belonging to Frederick Walter Sexton (Australian Flying Corps)
(found on ebay)

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From an album belonging to Frederick Walter Sexton (Australian Flying Corps)
(found on ebay)

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Same photo held at the Australian War Memorial:
Group portrait of officers of No 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. From left to right, back row: Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Thomas Hosking (killed in action 26 March 1918); Captain (Capt) Eric Douglas Cummings DFC; Lieutenant (Lt) Frank William Follett; 2nd Lt Oscar Thomas Flight; Capt Gregory Hammond Blaxland; Lt George Raymond Brettingham-Moore; Lt Hubert Edward Hamilton; 2nd Lt Archie Royce Rackett. Middle row: Lt Alpin Charles Hamilton; Lt W Q Adams; Lt Lawrence Benjamin; Capt Robert William McKenzie MC; Lt Frederick Walter Sexton; Lt Claude Fay Felstead; Lt Leslie John Primrose (killed in action 4 June 1918); Lt Louis Francis Loder; Capt Roby Lewis Manuel DFC and Bar. Front row: Lt Alexander Goodlet Clark; Capt Leslie Hubert Holden MC AFC; Capt Henry Garnet Forrest DFC; Major William Sheldon (Commanding Officer); Capt (later Major) Roy Cecil Phillipps MC and Bar DFC; Capt Francis Ryan Smith MC DFC; Lt Lewis Septimus Truscott. Note the dog sitting in front of Major Sheldon and the cat sitting in Lt Truscott's lap.

From an album belonging to Frederick Walter Sexton (Australian Flying Corps)
(found on ebay)

Frederick Walter SEXTON
Regimental number - 2335
Place of birth - Beuwarrin, Victoria
Religion - Church of England
Occupation - Engine driver
Address - Nallan via Cue, Western Australia
Marital status - Single
Age at embarkation - 20
Height - 5' 7"
Weight - 154 lbs
Next of kin - Father, George Sexton, Nallan via Cue, Western Australia
Previous military service - Served for 3 years in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date - 23 August 1915
Place of enlistment - Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistment - Provisional Corporal
Unit name - 28th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number - 23/45/2
Embarkation details - Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 13 October 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll - Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll - Australian Flying Corps
Fate - Returned to Australia 12 June 1919
War service: Egypt, Western Front

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Same photo held at the Australian War Memorial:
An R.E.8 aircraft, serial number A3662, 'J', presented to the Australian Flying Corps by Mr H Teesdale Smith of Adelaide, SA. It is seen here in the grounds of the airfield of the 3rd Squadron, AFC, at Bailleul. (Note the code letters 'B4' painted out on the upper wing panels and the white circular squadron insignia).

From an album belonging to Frederick Walter Sexton (Australian Flying Corps)
(found on ebay)

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