Studio portrait of 2125 Private Bernard Patrick Dawson, 2nd Battalion of Woollara, NSW. A letter ...

Accession Number P08624.038
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Photomechanical print
Maker Cumberland
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Date made 1920
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 2125 Private Bernard Patrick Dawson, 2nd Battalion of Woollara, NSW. A letter carrier prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Karoola (A63) on 16 June 1915. He was killed in action at Gallipoli, Turkey sometime between 6 and 9 July 1915, aged 26. He is buried in the Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.