| Accession Number | P06420.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Bardwell Clarke Photographer |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 5979 Private (Pte) Frederick Howard Akhurst of Peckering Hill via Quairading, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 5979 Private (Pte) Frederick Howard Akhurst of Peckering Hill via Quairading, WA. Enlisting in the AIF in March 1916, Pte Akhurst served on the Western Front as part of the 19th Reinforcements of the 11th Battalion. He was part of a ration party in the front-line trench at Bazentin-Le-Petit when a shell landed nearby, killing him instantly, on 17 February 1917 age 40.