| Accession Number | P08034.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 7005 Private (Pte) James Patrick Forrester, 5th Battalion, of Towaninnie, Vic. ...
Description
Studio portrait of 7005 Private (Pte) James Patrick Forrester, 5th Battalion, of Towaninnie, Vic. Formerly a farmer, Pte Forrester enlisted on 5 September 1916 and as a member of the 23rd Reinforcements he embarked from Melbourne, Vic, aboard HMAT Hororata (A20) on 23 November 1916. He served later as a Lewis gunner on the Western Front with 38th Battalion, where he was killed in action on 24 August 1918, aged 26.