| Place | Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Nord, Lille, Armentieres |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P05301.054 |
| 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 130 Private William James Clarence Connors, of Darlinghurst, NSW, wearing his ...
Description
Studio portrait of 130 Private William James Clarence Connors, of Darlinghurst, NSW, wearing his Royal Australian Naval Reserve uniform. Prior to his enlistment on 31July 1915, he spent ten and a half months as a naval guard at Cockatoo and Garden Islands. He embarked from Sydney, NSW, aboard HMAT Beltana on 9 November 1915. He died of wounds received at Armentieres, France, on 20 September 1916, aged 19, while serving with the 30th Battalion.