| Accession Number | P05073.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Ruskin Studio |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Perth |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 5452 Private (Pte) James Wright, 2nd Australian Divisional Traffic Control ...
Description
Studio portrait of 5452 Private (Pte) James Wright, 2nd Australian Divisional Traffic Control Detachment, of Lion Mill, WA, with his family before embarking for service overseas during the First World War. Pictured are Pte Wright with his wife Emily Maud and baby daughter Evelyn Maud, daughter Adelaide Evelyn, son Walter James (seated) and son Norman Ernest, standing in front of his father. Pte Wright enlisted on 20 March 1916 and embarked with 14th Reinforcements, 28th Battalion, from Fremantle aboard HMAT Militiades on 7 August 1916. He was killed in action in Belgium on 7 October 1917 aged 40 years. He was buried at the Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Ypres.