Studio portrait of 728 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) George Albert Cawkwell, 33rd Battalion, of ...

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Accession Number P08390.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Fuller, Thomas Lionel
Place made United Kingdom: England, Wiltshire, Amesbury
Date made c September 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 728 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) George Albert Cawkwell, 33rd Battalion, of Coolatai, NSW. A labourer prior to enlistment, he embarked with C Company from Sydney aboard HMAT Marathon on 4 May 1916. After further training in England, L Cpl Cawkwell proceeded to France with his unit in November 1916. He was promoted to the rank of Lance Sergeant (L Sgt) in April 1917 while serving in Belgium. During the first day of the battle of Messines, L Sgt Cawkwell was killed in action on 7 June 1917, aged 23.