| Accession Number | P07566.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3627 Private (Pte) Herbert Henry Soars, 19th Battalion, of Gloucester, NSW. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3627 Private (Pte) Herbert Henry Soars, 19th Battalion, of Gloucester, NSW. A labourer before enlisting in October 1915, Pte Soars left Australia for Egypt with the 8th Reinforcements in December 1915, and transferred to the 2nd Battalion as part of the 'doubling-up' of the AIF before arriving in France for service on the Western Front in March 1916. Pte Soars was killed on Passchendaele Ridge, Belgium, on 8 November 1917, just fours days after rejoining the battalion from four months in hospital with an infection, aged 32.