| Accession Number | P06926.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 1204 Private (Pte) George Hamilton Bennett, 28th Battalion, of Kalgoorlie, WA. ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1204 Private (Pte) George Hamilton Bennett, 28th Battalion, of Kalgoorlie, WA. His hat bears the number of the 84th Infantry Regiment,the militia unit in which he was serving when he enlisted on 1 April 1915. Before enlistment he had been a clerk at the Commercial Bank in Kalgoorlie. He embarked from Fremantle on HMAT Ascanius on 29 June 1915 with D Company, with battalion number 2186. He was a sniper attached to the 7th Brigade, and was killed by shrapnel at an observation post on 8 April 1916, at the age of 20. He was one of the earliest Australian casualties in France.