Studio portrait of 3100 Private (Pte) William Harrison Oriel, 59th Battalion, of Collingwood, ...

Accession Number P06516.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour - Toned black & white print
Maker Burlington Studios
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 1915
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 3100 Private (Pte) William Harrison Oriel, 59th Battalion, of Collingwood, Victoria. A carpenter prior to enlistment, Pte Oriel enlisted on 13 July 1915. He transferred to the 60th Battalion in March 1916. He was killed on the Australian parapet during the attack on Fromelles on 19 July 1916.