Studio portrait of 3445 Private William Eric Sampson, 13th Battalion of Murwillumbah, NSW. A ...

Accession Number P05413.073
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Photomechanical print
Maker Unknown
Date made 1915
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 3445 Private William Eric Sampson, 13th Battalion of Murwillumbah, NSW. A bank accountant prior to enlisting and before embarking for overseas service, he died, on 16 December 1915, in the Tweed District Hospital, Murwillumbah, NSW aged 24, of Cerebro-spinal meningitis. He is buried in the Bangalow Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia.