Accession Number | P08624.090 |
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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 723 Private Owen Murray (also known as Owen Keith Murray), 1st Battalion of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 723 Private Owen Murray (also known as Owen Keith Murray), 1st Battalion of Parramatta, NSW. An architect prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Afric (A19) on 18 October 1914. He was killed in action at Gallipoli, Turkey on 20 May 1915, aged 21. He is buried in Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey.