| Accession Number | P08624.105 |
|---|---|
| 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 1218 Corporal (later Sergeant) Walter Everard Rea,13th Battalion of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1218 Corporal (later Sergeant) Walter Everard Rea,13th Battalion of Parramatta, NSW. A surveyor's assistant prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard the HMAT Berrima (A38) on 22 December 1914. He was killed in action on 4 May 1915 at the Dardanelles, Turkey, aged 20. Post war his body was not recovered and he is remembered with honour on the Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey.