| Accession Number | P06544.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Crown 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 358 Private (Pte) Robert Aubrey Roland Brown 33rd Battalion of Narrabri, NSW. ...
Description
Studio portrait of 358 Private (Pte) Robert Aubrey Roland Brown 33rd Battalion of Narrabri, NSW. Pte Brown arrived in France 31 November 1916; on 23 February 1917 he was operated on for severe appendicitis in a Casualty Clearing Station in France and then evacuated to England. He spent the next months in and out of hospital until he was finally diagnosed with diabetes and eventually repatriated to Australia on 24 May 1918 were he was discharged from the AIF on 27 August 1918 as unfit for service. Pte Brown died of illness on 15 June 1919.