Accession Number | P07739.004 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia |
Date made | 1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 6408 Private (Pte) Joseph Roy Wright, 21st Battalion, of Dimboola, Vic. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6408 Private (Pte) Joseph Roy Wright, 21st Battalion, of Dimboola, Vic. A farmer before enlisting in October 1916, Pte Wright left Australia for England with the 18th Reinforcements in November 1916 and arrived in France for service on the Western Front in May 1917. He was killed during the 21st Battalion's attack on Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, on 4 October 1917, aged 25.