| Accession Number | P04231.019 |
|---|---|
| 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 3830 Private (Pte) Ernest Oswald Davis, with (believed to be) his wife Violet ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3830 Private (Pte) Ernest Oswald Davis, with (believed to be) his wife Violet Jane Davis on right, his daughter Myrit Sybil Davis and an unidentified woman (left). Pte Davis, of Tamworth, NSW, embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Runic on 20 January 1916 with the 9th Reinforcements, 18th Battalion. He enlisted on 21 October 1915 and was killed in action on 5 August 1916. He has no known grave and is memorialised at Villers-Bretonneux, France. 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.