The image is a black and white photograph of a young man in a military uniform. He is wearing a cap with a badge on the front and a collared shirt underneath. The man is looking directly at the camera with a serious expression on his face. The photograph appears to be a portrait of the man in his late twenties or early thirties. The text below the photograph reads "PTE. J. W. WEST, Yorks, Regt. (T.) - Beverley."