| Accession Number | P05248.125 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 528 Private (later Sergeant (Sgt)) George Davidson Somerville, 7th Battalion ...
Description
Studio portrait of 528 Private (later Sergeant (Sgt)) George Davidson Somerville, 7th Battalion of Sunshine, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Wiltshire (A18) on 19 October 1914. On 8 May 1915, he was killed in action on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, aged 20. Sgt Somerville has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey