| Accession Number | P04474.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 1915 Private (Pte) Oswald Edward Edis, D Company, 3rd Reinforcements, 23rd ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1915 Private (Pte) Oswald Edward Edis, D Company, 3rd Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion, of Kyabram, Vic. Pte Edis enlisted on 16 June 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Anchises on 26 August 1915. After serving for three months in the Gallipoli campaign, Pte Edis was deployed to France, where he was killed in action at Pozieres on 4 August 1916, aged 19 years.