| Accession Number | P07397.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Pre-war studio portrait of 22108 Private (Pte) Arnold Joseph Wallace Bailey, 8th Field Artillery ...
Description
Pre-war studio portrait of 22108 Private (Pte) Arnold Joseph Wallace Bailey, 8th Field Artillery Brigade, of Camberwell, Vic. An electrician before enlisting in April 1916, Pte Bailey left Australia for England with the 108 Battery of the 23rd Howitzer Brigade in May 1916. Arriving in France for service on the Western Front in December 1916, Pte Bailey was killed in action during the Battle of Messines on 19 June 1917, aged 21.