| Accession Number | P07099.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia, Australia |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 32007 Driver (Dvr) Arthur James Harper, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 32007 Driver (Dvr) Arthur James Harper, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, of Coonabarabran, NSW. A sadler before enlisting in October 1916, Dvr Harper left Australia for England with the 13th Reinforcements in February 1917. After arriving in France for service on the Western Front in July 1917, Dvr Harper was transferred to the 10th Field Artillery Brigade in February 1918, and was promoted to Bombardier (Bdr) in November 1918. Having survived the fighting on the Western Front, Bdr Harper contracted broncho-pneumonia whilst waiting for his repatriation to Australia, and died at the 20th Casualty Clearing Station at Charleroi, Belgium, on 27 February 1919 aged 27.