| Accession Number | P08624.122 |
|---|---|
| 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 3256 Private William Francis Walton, 54th Battalion of North Sydney, NSW. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3256 Private William Francis Walton, 54th Battalion of North Sydney, NSW. A journalist prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Suevic (A29) on 11 November 1916. He was wounded in action, by shellfire, on 16 April 1918 near Villers-Bretonneux, France and died in the 41st Casualty Clearing Station, France on 17 April 1918, aged 27. He is buried in the Namps-au-Val British Cemetery, France.