Accession Number | P08190.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia |
Date made | c 1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of 3168A Private (Pte) Frederick George Harriss, 49th Battalion, of Ravensbourne, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3168A Private (Pte) Frederick George Harriss, 49th Battalion, of Ravensbourne, Qld. A blacksmith and wheelwright prior to enlisting in August 1916, Pte Harris embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Demosthenes (A64) on 23 December 1916. Pte Harriss served on the Western Front and was killed in action in France on 13 September 1918. He was 25 years of age.