| Accession Number | P06301.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Eden Studios |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3165 Private (Pte) Keith Randolph Godbee of Wentworthville, NSW. He was ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3165 Private (Pte) Keith Randolph Godbee of Wentworthville, NSW. He was promoted to the rank of Corporal in the 20th Parramatta Infantry (CMF) before enlisting in the AIF on the eve of his 21st birthday in October 1916. A tramway employee of Wentworthville, NSW, before enlistment, Pte Godbee was a member of the 7th Reinforcements of the 35th Battalion. He was defending positions at Villers-Bretonneux on the morning of the 3 April 1918 when a German shell landed in the dugout. Pte Godbee was occupying. Severely wounded, he was taken to the 9th Field Ambulance Dressing station where he died the following day.