| Accession Number | P05554.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Tasmania |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 727 Private (Pte) William Augustus (Gus) Orchard, 10th Company, Machine Gun ...
Description
Studio portrait of 727 Private (Pte) William Augustus (Gus) Orchard, 10th Company, Machine Gun Corps, of Launceston, Tas. A farm labourer prior to enlisting on 16 March 1916, Pte Orchard embarked from Hobart, Tas, aboard HMAT Berrima on 1 July 1916. He was wounded in France and died of those wounds, on 11 April 1918, in Brookwood, Surrey, England, aged 45.