| Accession Number | P07602.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
American Studios |
| Place made | Australia: Tasmania, Hobart |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of brothers 113 Private (Pte) Percy Bellinger (left) and 140 Pte Charles Clarence ...
Description
Studio portrait of brothers 113 Private (Pte) Percy Bellinger (left) and 140 Pte Charles Clarence Bellinger, both of the 40th Battalion and of Exton, Tas. The brothers embarked with A Company from Hobart on HMAT Berrima on 1 July 1916. On 1 June 1917 Pte Percy Bellinger was killed in action at Messines, Belgium, aged 31. Pte Charles Bellinger transferred to the 10th then the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, with a new service number 140A, and returned to Australia on 27 May 1919.