| Accession Number | P07790.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Print hand-coloured black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2463 Private (Pte) Reginald John Sanders, 1st Pioneer Battalion, of Eungai ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2463 Private (Pte) Reginald John Sanders, 1st Pioneer Battalion, of Eungai Creek, NSW. A labourer before enlisting in March 1916, Pte Sanders left Australia for England with the 4th Reinforcements in August 1916 and arrived in France for service on ther Western Front in March 1917. He was killed during a German artillery barrage which followed a gas attack whilst the 1st Pioneer Battalion was building a corduroy road between Chateau Wood and Hooge Dump along the Menin Road near Ypres, Belgium, on 9 September 1917, aged 24. A separate portrait of Pte Sanders is held by the Memorial at P05914.001.