| Accession Number | P07279.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | September 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of SX1981 Private (Pte) Norman (Bluey) Francis Ryan of North Renmark, SA (left) ...
Description
Informal portrait of SX1981 Private (Pte) Norman (Bluey) Francis Ryan of North Renmark, SA (left) and SX1949 Private (Pte) (later Corporal) Matthew George McGorm of Semaphore, SA (right). Both men had enlisted in the Second AIF in March 1940 and served in the Middle East and the Pacific campaigns with the 2/10 Battalion. Cpl McGorm was killed in action at Milne Bay on 27 August 1942, aged 27, and Pte Ryan later died of illness on 15 February 1943, aged 24.