| Accession Number | P06146.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Jones, Arnold Clarence |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Cowra, Australia: New South Wales, Cowra |
| Date made | September 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Funeral held in Cowra of NX177735 Private (Pte) Colin Walter Jones, VX94193 Pte Norman Brian ...
Description
Funeral held in Cowra of NX177735 Private (Pte) Colin Walter Jones, VX94193 Pte Norman Brian Young and VX94272 Pte Geoffrey Donald Boyle, all of the 19th Australian Infantry Training Battalion. On the 31 August 1944, Privates Jones, Young and Boyle, along with their instructor, QX5039 Lieutenant (Lt) Valentine Colin Read, a veteran of the Mediterranean campaigns, died from injuries accidentally received while engaged in field firing exercises at Howell's Creek, south east of Cowra, by the premature explosion of a mortar bomb. At the coronial enquiry held at Cowra on 13 September 1944, it was recorded that the deaths were not caused by neglect of any persons involved in the incident.