| Accession Number | P08605.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Purcell & Betts |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, West Midlands, Birmingham |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 4197 Private (Pte) William Charles Smith, 24th Battalion, of Collingwood, Vic. ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4197 Private (Pte) William Charles Smith, 24th Battalion, of Collingwood, Vic. A printer prior to enlisting in December 1915, Pte Smith embarked from Melbourne with the 10th Reinforcements on board HMAT (A18) Wiltshire on 7 March 1916. After further training in England, his unit arrived in France for service on the Western Front in September 1916. Private Smith was wounded in action by a gas attack on 21 March 1918 and killed in action at Mont St Quentin, France, on 2 September 1918. Pte Smith was 21 years of age.