| Accession Number | P07813.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 6472 Private (Pte) James Griffin Ansell, 10th Battalion (left) and 2709 Pte ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6472 Private (Pte) James Griffin Ansell, 10th Battalion (left) and 2709 Pte Bert Schemmell, 5th Pioneer Battalion (right), both of Strathalbyn, SA. A labourer before enlisting in July 1916, Pte Schemmell left Australia for England with the 5th Reinforcements in September 1916 and arrived in France for service on the Western Front in February 1917. He was killed by German artillery fire whilst constructing an ammunition dump at Birr Cross Roads, near Zillebeke, Belgium, on 12 October 1917, age 22. Pte Ansell survived the war, and was repatriated to Australia with 'trench fever' in February 1918.