Studio portrait of 2123 Private Magnus John Pillar, 33rd Battalion, of Tenterfield, NSW. Son of ...

Accession Number P05301.141
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Photomechanical print
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Australia: New South Wales
Date made 1916
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 2123 Private Magnus John Pillar, 33rd Battalion, of Tenterfield, NSW. Son of Mr. T. and Mary Pillar. A farmer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Anchises (A68) on 24 August 1916. He was killed in action on 16 December 1916 in France, aged 26. He is buried in Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France.