| Accession Number | P05413.038 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Lieutenant Ernest Randal Holmes, 1st Divisional Artillery Brigade, Australian ...
Description
Studio portrait of Lieutenant Ernest Randal Holmes, 1st Divisional Artillery Brigade, Australian Field Artillery of Kew, Victoria. A bank clerk prior to enlisting, as 1143 Sergeant Holmes, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Shropshire (A9) on 20 October 1914. On 30 October 1916, he was wounded in action, when hit by a shell in an area between Longueval and Flers, France. Later on 30 October 1916, he died of his wounds at the 8th Field Ambulance Hospital, France, aged 25. He is buried in Thistle Dump Cemetery, High Wood, Longueval, France.