| Accession Number | P05301.184 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2886 Private William Stewart Scott 9th (later 49th) Battalion of Hendra, Qld. ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2886 Private William Stewart Scott 9th (later 49th) Battalion of Hendra, Qld. Son of William Stewart Scott and Jean Scott; husband of Marion Scott. He saw service with the Navy as part of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) in New Guinea prior to enlisting. He embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ayrshire (A33) on 1 September 1915. He was killed in action on 3 September 1916 near Pozieres, France, aged 33. He has no known grave, and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.