| Accession Number | P05111.005 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Thelma Duryea |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 968 Private (Pte) Robert Andrew Heath, 43rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Brigade, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 968 Private (Pte) Robert Andrew Heath, 43rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Brigade, of Port Lincoln, SA. Pte Heath enlisted on 4 October 1915 and embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Afric on 9 June 1916. On 16 November 1915 Heath became Assistant Signaller with Engineers, 6th Division Signal Coy, 43rd Battalion. He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 2 June 1916 and was killed in action on 26 July 1917 aged 21 years. He has no known grave and is commemorated at The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Belgium.