| Accession Number | P08624.012 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Cumberland |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Parramatta1 |
| Date made | 1920 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 1508 Private (later Sergeant) George Stanley Blumer, 3rd (later 45th) ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1508 Private (later Sergeant) George Stanley Blumer, 3rd (later 45th) Battalion of Parramatta, NSW. A woolbuyer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Euripides on 20 October 1914. Sgt Blumer was killed in action at Messines Ridge, Belgium, on 7th June 1917, aged 28. He was buried in the field but postwar, his grave was never found. He is remembered with honour on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.