| Accession Number | P04231.037 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 14 Private (Pte) John Ayre, A Company, 35th Battalion, of Tamworth, NSW. Pte ...
Description
Studio portrait of 14 Private (Pte) John Ayre, A Company, 35th Battalion, of Tamworth, NSW. Pte Ayre enlisted on 9 December 1915 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Benalla on 1 May 1916. He later served with the 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery. Pte Ayre died of accidental injuries on 1 June 1917, when an ammunition dump exploded at Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium. He is buried at the Belgium 451 Strand Military Cemetery Ploegsteert. This lantern slide is one of a series of images of soldiers from the district who enlisted and served overseas. The slides were probably displayed at the Tamworth Cinema between features. Some of the slides have been annotated with information about the person pictured.