| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P06513.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Cruden, James Charles |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 2782 Corporal (Cpl) Claude Greybrook Schwonberg, 17th Battalion, of Maclean, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2782 Corporal (Cpl) Claude Greybrook Schwonberg, 17th Battalion, of Maclean, NSW. A purser with a steamship company prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Sydney aboard HMAT Euripides on 2 November 1915. On 9 October 1917, Cpl Schwonberg was killed in action at Poelcappelle, Belgium, aged 29. He has no known grave, and his name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.