| Accession Number | P05301.043 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Sydney Mail |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 1977A Private (Pte) John Alexander Newcomb, 18th Battalion, of Sydney, NSW. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1977A Private (Pte) John Alexander Newcomb, 18th Battalion, of Sydney, NSW. A clerk prior to enlisting at Pyrmont, NSW, on 8 June 1915, Pte Newcomb embarked from Sydney, NSW, aboard HMAT Runic on 9 August 1915. On 16 March 1918, he was invalided back to Australia having suffered a gun shot wound to his chest. He died on 12 April 1919 at No 4 Australian General Hospital, Randwick, NSW, aged 20, and is buried in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, NSW.