| Accession Number | P08624.109 |
|---|---|
| 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 6345 Private Edward Michael Sheils, 3rd Battalion of Harris Park, NSW, brother ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6345 Private Edward Michael Sheils, 3rd Battalion of Harris Park, NSW, brother of 9465 Sergeant Leslie Thomas Sheils (killed in action on 13 July 1918, see P08624.110). A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Euripides (A14) on 9 September 1916. He was wounded in action on 9 April 1917 near Fremicourt, France, and died of his wounds at the 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France on 10 April 1917, aged 24. He is buried in the Bapaume Australian Cemetery, France.