| Accession Number | P07497.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
The Galloway Studios |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Kurri Kurri |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2169 Private (Pte) Ion Bossley Varnell Tillett, 34th Battalion, of Kendall, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2169 Private (Pte) Ion Bossley Varnell Tillett, 34th Battalion, of Kendall, NSW. An engineer before enlisting in April 1916, Pte Tillett left Australia for England with the 3rd Reinforcements in August 1916, and arrived in France for service on the Western Front in November 1916. He was killed during the 34th Battalion's attack on the German positions along the Bray-Corbie Road near Morlancourt on 7 May 1918, aged 28.