| Accession Number | P07649.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Rogers, George A |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 4500 Private (Pte) Frank Howard Bartley, 32nd Battalion, of Adelaide, SA. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4500 Private (Pte) Frank Howard Bartley, 32nd Battalion, of Adelaide, SA. A railway employee before enlisting in August 1916, Pte Bartley left Australia for England with the 12th Reinforcements in December 1916, and arrived in France for service on the Western Front in October 1917. Pte Bartley was killed instantly by a German shell during the 32nd Battalion's attack on the Hindenburg Line at Bellicourt on 29 September 1918. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France. He was aged 35 years.