| Accession Number | P06826.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
McNeill, Frank A |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Date made | c June 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 6135 Private Walter Fitzroy Pratt, 10th Battalion of Broken Hill, NSW ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6135 Private Walter Fitzroy Pratt, 10th Battalion of Broken Hill, NSW (originally of Melbourne, Victoria, and Kent Town, SA). A proof reader prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 19th Reinforcements on HMAT Ballarat (A70) on 12 August 1916. He was killed in action at Polygon Wood on 21 September 1917, aged 23. He has no known grave and is memorialised at the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.