Studio portrait of a man thought to be 1443A Private (Pte) William Henry Pavitt, 8th Light Horse ...

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Accession Number P05284.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of a man thought to be 1443A Private (Pte) William Henry Pavitt, 8th Light Horse Regiment. Pte Pavitt, a farmer from Thorpdale Vic, enlisted on 30 July 1915 and embarked from Port Melbourne aboard HMAT Clan McCorquadale (A6) on 13 November 1915. He served in Egypt, Jordan and Palestine and returned to Australia in February 1920.