Accession Number | P05301.239 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia: Victoria |
Date made | c 1914 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of 129 Private (later Sergeant) Harold David Collins, 21st Battalion, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 129 Private (later Sergeant) Harold David Collins, 21st Battalion, of Bairnsdale, Vic. Son of David and Caroline Collins. A metallurgist prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 10 May 1915. He was killed in action at Pozieres, France, on 1 August 1916, aged 22. He is buried in the Serre Road Cemetery No 2 Entry near Beaumont, Hamel, France.