| Accession Number | P07257.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3236 Private (Pte) Walter Charles Wallace, 48th Battalion, of West Guilford, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3236 Private (Pte) Walter Charles Wallace, 48th Battalion, of West Guilford, WA. A letter carrier before enlisting in October 1916, Pte Wallace left Australia for England with the 8th Reinforcements in February 1917, and arrived in France for service on the Western Front in July 1917. Pte Wallace spent two days with the battalion before he was wounded in the head by German shell fragments whilst on a wiring party at Hill 63 at Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium, on 11 July 1917. He was taken to the 13th Australian Field Hospital where he died three hours later, age 22.