Studio portrait of 1669 Private William Henry Harden, 55th (later 53rd) Battalion, of Narrandera, ...

Accession Number P05301.222
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Photomechanical print
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Narrandera
Date made c 1915
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 1669 Private William Henry Harden, 55th (later 53rd) Battalion, of Narrandera, NSW. Son of William and Jane Harden. A painter prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 14 April 1916. He was killed in action at Fromelles, France on 19 July 1916, aged 23. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France.