Studio portrait of 3168A Private (Pte) Frederick George Harriss, 49th Battalion, of Ravensbourne, ...

Accession Number P08190.001
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

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

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.