Studio portrait of 4750 Private Edward Blackman, 32nd Battalion, of Smithfield, SA. Private ...

Accession Number P06486.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Dimond Studio
Place made Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
Date made 28 April 1917
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 4750 Private Edward Blackman, 32nd Battalion, of Smithfield, SA. Private Blackman was a cleaner prior to enlisting on 5 February 1917. He embarked with the 13th Reinforcements on HMAT Borda on 23 June 1917. He was transferred to the 48th Battalion on 5 February 1918, and was killed in action in France on 5 April 1918, at the age of 19.

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