| Accession Number | P08240.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Eden Studios |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Ballarat |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 216 Private (Pte) Edward Ross, 39th Battalion, of Beech Forest, Vic. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 216 Private (Pte) Edward Ross, 39th Battalion, of Beech Forest, Vic. A labourer prior to enlisting in March 1916, Pte Ross embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 27 May 1916. In August 1916 Pte Ross was transferred to the 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery and arrived for service in France in November. He was wounded in action in June 1917 and hospitalised in England until November, returning to France in February 1918. In May 1918 he contracted Influenza and several other illnesses followed. He finally rejoined his unit on 6 September 1918. Pte Ross was killed in action in France on 27 September 1918 during the Allied offensive against the Hindenburg Line. He was 33 years of age.