Studio portrait of 2421 Bombardier Gilbert Mark James Gardner, 1st Australian Divisional ...

Accession Number H06351
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date made 1914
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 2421 Bombardier Gilbert Mark James Gardner, 1st Australian Divisional Ammunition Column from Nilma North, Gippsland, Victoria. A 23 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 26 August 1914, he embarked for overseas service with the Headquarters Staff from Melbourne aboard HMAT Shropshire (A9) on 20 October 1914. He died from pneumonia onboard the transport ship in the Red Sea on 27 November 1914 and is commemorated on the Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt.