| Accession Number | P07587.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Rogers, George A |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 531 Private (Pte) Charles William (Will) Morton, 43rd Battalion, of Adelaide, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 531 Private (Pte) Charles William (Will) Morton, 43rd Battalion, of Adelaide, SA. A grocer before enlisting in February 1916, Pte Morton left Australia for England in June 1916, and arrived in France for service on the Western front in November 1916. Pte Morton was killed whilst the battalion was in the line at Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium, on 23 April 1917, aged 22. According the 43rd Battalion War Diary on the date of Pte Morton's death, an Australian patrol of No Mans Land in the Ploegsteert Wood encountered a German patrol and withdrew after drawing small arms fire. The diary notes that one Other Rank soldier was killed in the engagement, and Pte Morton was the only soldier from the 43rd Battalion to be killed on that day.