| Accession Number | P05248.022 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2536 Private Charles Edward William Chester, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2536 Private Charles Edward William Chester, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, of Traralgon, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Port Melbourne (A16) on 21 October 1916. Soon after landing at Plymouth, United Kingdom on 28 December 1916, he contracted Cerebro-spinal meningitis from which he died on 31 January 1917 in the Lucknow Isolation Hospital, Tidworth, United Kingdom. He is buried in the Tidworth Military Cemetery, United Kingdom.