| Accession Number | P06980.004 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Robinson Brothers |
| Place made | Australia: Tasmania, Launceston |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 854 Private (Pte) David Royden Seymour Howell, D Company, 40th Battalion, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 854 Private (Pte) David Royden Seymour Howell, D Company, 40th Battalion, of Launceston, Tas. Formerly a labourer and a baker's assistant, Pte Howell enlisted on 15 March 1916, and he embarked from Hobart, Tas, on 1 July 1916 aboard HMAT Berrima (A35). He served on the Western Front and was killed in action at Villers Bretonneux on 22 April 1918, aged 25.