| Accession Number | P08261.026 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c1918-1919 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 8659 Driver (Dvr) Maurice Walker Basset, farmer, of Donald, Victoria. He ...
Description
Studio portrait of 8659 Driver (Dvr) Maurice Walker Basset, farmer, of Donald, Victoria. He enlisted in the 6th Field Artillery Brigade (6 FAB) on 2 September 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Persic on 22 November 1915 for Suez. 6 FAB relocated to the Western Front, France in May 1916. Dvr Basset was transferred to the 22 FAB on May 1916 and then to 5 FAB in January 1917. Dvr Basset was killed in action in France, near the Belgium border, on 9 August 1917 aged 29 years. This image is one from a poster produced at Donald, Victoria, commemorating the deaths of soldiers associated with Donald and surrounding district during the First World War. The poster is held at P08261.001.