| Accession Number | P05925.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1916 - 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Walter Fenwick Matthews 13th Field Artillery Brigade. A clerk ...
Description
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Walter Fenwick Matthews 13th Field Artillery Brigade. A clerk from Jamestown, SA prior to enlistment, Lt Matthews embarked as the Quarter-Master Sergeant with the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column from Adelaide on HMAT Medic on 20 October 1914. After receiving his commission he served with a number of Artillery units before being posted to 13th Field Artillery Brigade. He was killed in action in France on 27 May 1917, aged 30, and was buried in the Bancourt British Cemetery, France.