Studio portrait of 3257 Private (Pte) William James Archbold, 52nd Battalion, of Mackay, Qld. ...

Accession Number P07927.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker St Austell Studio
Place made Australia: Queensland, Mackay
Date made 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 3257 Private (Pte) William James Archbold, 52nd Battalion, of Mackay, Qld. Formerly a farmer, Pte Archbold enlisted on 2 February 1916 and as a member of the 8th Reinforcements he embarked from Sydney, NSW, aboard HMAT Demosthenes (A64) on 23 December 1916. He later served on the Western Front with 41st Battalion where he was killed in action on 26 May 1918.