| Accession Number | P06934.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Roma Studios |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, West Wyalong |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2917 Private (Pte) John Nicholas Crowley, 34th Battalion of West Wyalong, NSW. ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2917 Private (Pte) John Nicholas Crowley, 34th Battalion of West Wyalong, NSW. Pte Crowley was a journalist and editor of the Wyalong Star newspaper, as well as having been a Justice of the Peace, Coroner of Wyalong District, and rifle shooting champion of the Southern District of New South Wales. He enlisted on 16 November 1916, and embarked from Sydney on HMAT Beltana on 25 November 1916 with the 6th Reinforcements. He was killed in action on 12 October 1917 when he was hit by a shell on Passchendaele Ridge. He was 52 years old; he had under-stated his age on enlistment.