Accession Number | P05301.246 |
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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 This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of 4023 Private Richard Joseph Donovan, 3rd Battalion, of Redfern, NSW. Husband ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4023 Private Richard Joseph Donovan, 3rd Battalion, of Redfern, NSW. Husband of Elsie May Donovan. A grocer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Medic (A7) on 30 December 1915. He was killed in action on 18 August 1916 at Pozieres, France, aged 43. He is buried in the Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison, east-north-east of Albert, France.