| Accession Number | P06560.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | April 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio group portrait of 3541 Private (Pte) George Stanley ('Kenty') Kentwell of Leichhardt, NSW ...
Description
Studio group portrait of 3541 Private (Pte) George Stanley ('Kenty') Kentwell of Leichhardt, NSW (left), 3606 Pte Charles Gladstone Quinn of Petersham, NSW (centre) and 3616 Pte Arthur Smith of Marrickville, NSW (right). All three men were members of the 8th Reinforcements of the 17th Battalion, but transferred to the 53rd Battalion as part of the 'doubling-up' of the AIF in April 1916, arriving in France for service on the Western Front in June 1916. Pte Kentwell was part of the second wave attack on Fromelles on 19 July 1916, but was mortally wounded in the stomach soon after leaving the Australian trenches. He succumbed to his wounds soon after, age 19. Pte, later Sergeant Smith was on a working party in the support lines at Anzac Ridge near Zonnebeke on 20 October 1917 when he was killed instantly by a German 'whiz-bang' shell, age 22. He was buried nearby, but the cross which marked his grave was lost and his remains were never recovered.