| Accession Number | P05413.031 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 906 Air Mechanic Class II Harold Edmund Gamble, No 4 Australian Flying Corps, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 906 Air Mechanic Class II Harold Edmund Gamble, No 4 Australian Flying Corps, (later No 71 Squadron) of Mascot, NSW. A bank clerk prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard RMS Omrah on 17 January 1917. He was killed in action at Westhoek Ridge, Belgium on 22 October 1917, aged 24 when a shell burst near the pill-box in which he was standing. He was buried soon after near the Menin Road but post war his grave was not located and he is remembered with honour on the Arras Flying Services Memorial, France.