| Accession Number | P05554.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
The Vandyck Studios |
| Place made | Australia: Tasmania, Launceston |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3183 Private (Pte) Harold Hoedon Foot (left) and 2493 Pte Arthur William ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3183 Private (Pte) Harold Hoedon Foot (left) and 2493 Pte Arthur William (Barney) Orchard. Pte Foot, 10th Reinforcements, 15th Battalion, of Launceston, Tas, enlisted on 4 August 1915, and embarked from Melbourne, Vic, aboard HMAT Port Lincoln on 16 October 1916. He died on 14 June 1918, of wounds received at Messines, France, aged 26. Pte Orchard, 7th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion, of Launceston, Tas, enlisted on 17 March 1915, and embarked from Adelaide, SA, aboard HMAT Kanowna on 24 June 1915. He died of wounds, aged 21, on 15 July 1917 in Belgium, and is buried in Dickebusch Cemetery.