Accession Number | P03939.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Thomas Mathewson Co |
Place made | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane |
Date made | c 1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 2372 Private (Pte) William George Armstrong, a farmer and former school ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2372 Private (Pte) William George Armstrong, a farmer and former school teacher of Murgon, Qld, who enlisted in the 47th Battalion on 18 April 1916. Pte Armstrong, aged 43, was killed in action on 8 June 1917 during the battle of Messines. He has no known grave; his name is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial.