Studio portrait of 3007 Private (Pte) William John McInerney, 6th Battalion, later transferred to ...

Accession Number P05900.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour - Toned black & white print
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 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 3007 Private (Pte) William John McInerney, 6th Battalion, later transferred to the 59th Battalion, of Mordialloc, Vic. A driver prior to enlistment he embarked with the 10th Reinforcements a board RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915. Pte McInerney was reported missing and killed in action on 19 July 1916, aged 20. He has no known grave and his name is recorded on the V.C. Corner Memorial, Fromelles, France.