| Accession Number | P07067.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 4674 Private Reginald George Butcher, a railway porter from Adelaide, SA, who ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4674 Private Reginald George Butcher, a railway porter from Adelaide, SA, who joined the AIF on 29 January 1916. Pte Butcher embarked on HMAT Aeneas (A60) on 11 April 1916 in Adelaide with a group of reinforcements for the 2nd Division. He joined the 27th Battalion in France on 19 September 1916 and was reported missing in action on 5 November 1916. Pte Butcher was wounded in action and captured by the Germans at Cambrai where he died of his wounds whilst a prisoner of war on 29 November 1916. He was buried by the Germans in the Porte de Paris Cemetery, Cambrai, France. He was 24 years old.