Accession Number | P06911.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Digital file |
Maker |
The Dease Studio |
Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Perth |
Date made | 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 3375 Private (Pte) Herbert John Irving, 11th Battalion, of Kojonup, WA. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3375 Private (Pte) Herbert John Irving, 11th Battalion, of Kojonup, WA. A farmer prior to enlistment, Pte Irving embarked with the 11th Reinforcements from Fremantle on HMAT Ulysses on 2 November 1915. Later promoted to the rank of sergeant, Irving was killed in action on 7 May 1917 in France, aged 24.