| Accession Number | P08624.082 |
|---|---|
| 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
|
Studio portrait of 2 Sergeant (later Lieutenant) Herbert Victor Masters, 1 Signal Troop (1st ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2 Sergeant (later Lieutenant) Herbert Victor Masters, 1 Signal Troop (1st Light Horse Brigade), (later 1 Anzac Wireless Section Australian Engineers) of Stanmore, NSW. A brass finisher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard the HMAT Karroo (A10) on 20 October 1914. He died of accidental injuries on 15 April 1918, when knocked off his motor cycle by a lorry between Beaucourt and Allonville, France, aged 34. He is buried in the Allonville Communal Cemetery, France.