| Accession Number | P07207.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1916-1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Indoor portrait of 4736 Private (Pte) Edgar Athling Morris, 20th Battalion, of Bankstown, NSW. A ...
Description
Indoor portrait of 4736 Private (Pte) Edgar Athling Morris, 20th Battalion, of Bankstown, NSW. A railway shunter prior to enlistment, Pte Morris embarked with the 12th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Ceramic on 13 April 1916. On 9 October 1917 Pte Morris was killed in action whilst carrying out duties as a stretcher bearer at Daisy Wood, between Zonnebeke and Passchendaele, Belgium, aged 25. He has no known grave and is commemorated at the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.