Studio portrait of NX17458 Private Charles Sydney Bell, 2/17 Infantry Battalion, of Armidale, ...

Accession Number P06568.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour - Toned black & white print
Maker Solomons Studios
Place made Australia: New South Wales
Date made October 1940
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of NX17458 Private Charles Sydney Bell, 2/17 Infantry Battalion, of Armidale, NSW. Prior to his enlistment on the 27 May, 1940, Private Bell was employed as a cabinet maker. He was a musician connected with military and civilian bands during his service. Private Bell died of wounds on 15 June 1941 in Libya. He is buried in the Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya.