| Accession Number | P06564.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of members of the Davies family, of Warnertown, SA. From left to right, back row: ...
Description
Group portrait of members of the Davies family, of Warnertown, SA. From left to right, back row: Ted Davies; 1586 Trooper (Tpr) Albert Alfred (Bert) Davies, 3rd Light Horse Regiment; Arthur Davies. Second row: Eden Florence Grieg, Margaret Matthews, Ivy Plenty, Elsie Flanel, Olive Andrews, Stella Smith. Third row: Sophia Davies, William Davies, Alfred Davies. Front row: Ruby Grieg, Percy Davies. Tpr Davies worked as a stamper before enlisting on 25 August 1915. He embarked from Adelaide with the 12th Reinforcements on HMAT Geelong on 18 November 1915. On 20 April 1917 he received gunshot wounds to both legs at Abu Sitta. He was transferred to Cairo, and died of his wounds there on 25 April 1917 at the age of 32.