| Accession Number | P05248.014 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria |
| Date made | circ 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 4451 Private Robert William Campbell, 7th (later 57th) Battalion, of Knowsley, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4451 Private Robert William Campbell, 7th (later 57th) Battalion, of Knowsley, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 28 January 1916. On 23 November 1916, he was killed in action in the Needle Trench near Gueudecourt, France, aged 23. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.