Studio portrait of 135 Private, later Sergeant (Sgt) Walter John Longworth, 35th Battalion, of ...

Accession Number P08524.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Digital file
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1916 - 1917
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 135 Private, later Sergeant (Sgt) Walter John Longworth, 35th Battalion, of Laurieton, Camden Haven, NSW. A butcher prior enlistment he embarked with the A Company on HMAT Benella (A24) on 1 May 1916. Sgt Longworth died of wounds on 12 October 1917. He is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.