The image is a black and white photograph of a young man in a military uniform. He is wearing a cap with a feather on top and a high collar. He has a serious expression on his face and is looking directly at the camera. The photograph is accompanied by text that reads "KILLED IN ACTION. CAPT. ARTHUR MONTAGUE TWISS, Royal Engineers, younger son of the late Mr. E. C. Twiss, Stipendiary Magistrate. Killed in the Persian Gulf, November 17th, 1914."