| Accession Number | P08408.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Ruskin Studio |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Perth, Australia: Western Australia, Perth |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 5452 Private James Wright, 28th Battalion
Description
Studio portrait of 5452 Private (Pte) James Wright, 28th Battalion, of Lion Mill (now Mount Helena), WA. A contractor before enlisting on 20 March 1916, Pte Wright embarked from Fremantle with the 14th Reinforcements on 7 August 1916 on HMAT Miltiades (A28). He was killed in action on 7 October 1917 in Belgium, and is buried in the Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Ypres.