| Accession Number | P04468.009 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c December 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Guy Darcy Davney Macarthur, Headquarters, 13th Battalion, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Guy Darcy Davney Macarthur, Headquarters, 13th Battalion, of Broadmeadows, Vic. A grazier prior to enlisting on 1 December 1914, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses on 22 December 1914. Lt Macarthur died of illness, paratyphoid, on 25 December 1915, in Egypt, aged 22 years. He was a descendant of Phillip Gidley King, Third Governor of NSW, one of over 50 whom served in the First World War.