Accession Number | P05835.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia: Victoria |
Date made | c 1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 22105 Corporal William Stanley Cooper. An accountant of Albert Park, Victoria, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 22105 Corporal William Stanley Cooper. An accountant of Albert Park, Victoria, he embarked with the 108th Battery, 23rd Howitzer Brigade, on HMAT Medic (A7) on 20 May 1916. He later served with the 107th Howitzer Battery, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, and was later promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. On 22 September 1917 he died of wounds received at the Battle of Passchendaele. He was aged 29 years.