| Accession Number | P07202.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 4161 Private (Pte) Joseph Wilton Collett, 9th Battalion, of Ulmarra, NSW. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4161 Private (Pte) Joseph Wilton Collett, 9th Battalion, of Ulmarra, NSW. A farmer and grazier before enlisting on 31 August 1915, Pte Collett embarked from Brisbane with the 13 Reinforcements on HMAT Kyarra on 3 January 1916. He died of pneumonia at the 5th General Hospital in Rouen on 6 March 1917, having been exposed to gas at Le Barque near Martinpuich, France, on 14 to 20 February 1917. He was 20 years old.