| Accession Number | P07189.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Fiji, Suva |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of R/30895 Noel Balfour Dight Walker, 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps ...
Description
Studio portrait of R/30895 Noel Balfour Dight Walker, 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRCC), British Army. He was born in Sydney, NSW, and was the son of a Presbyterian minister, John Walker of Bendigo, Vic., who enlisted as a chaplain in the AIF; Noel Walker's four brothers and a sister also enlisted with British and Australian forces, and three brothers were killed in action. On the outbreak of the First World War, he was working in Fiji for a sugar company; he joined the Fiji Reinforcments and proceeded to England, where he joined the KRCC on 18 July 1916. He died on 14 November 1916 at Beaumont-Hamel. He was 24 years old.