| Accession Number | P05301.238 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2384 Private (later Corporal) Jack Stewart Caswell, 2nd Battalion, of Manly, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2384 Private (later Corporal) Jack Stewart Caswell, 2nd Battalion, of Manly, NSW. Son of Francis Stewart Caswell and Lauretta Evelyn Caswell. A bank clerk prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Orsova (A67) on 14 July 1915. He died on 22 June 1916, at the 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, France, of wounds received in action earlier that day, aged 19. He is buried in the Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, west of Armentieres, France.