Accession Number | P08624.039 |
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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 This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of 2132 Private (later Sergeant) John Dawson, 19th Battalion of Parramatta, NSW. ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2132 Private (later Sergeant) John Dawson, 19th Battalion of Parramatta, NSW. A builder prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Argyllshire (A8) on 30 September 1915. He was killed in action on 3 May 1917 at Noreuil, France during the Battle of Bullecourt, aged 26. He is buried in the Queant Road Cemetery Buissy, France.