| Accession Number | P08624.136 |
|---|---|
| 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 2331 Private (later Corporal) George Walter Banks,17th Battalion of Granville, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2331 Private (later Corporal) George Walter Banks,17th Battalion of Granville, NSW. A salesman prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 5 October 1915. He transferred to the 5th Company Australian Machine Gun Corps and was wounded in action on 6 November 1917 at Passchendaele, Belgium. He died at the 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, on 9 November 1917, aged 24 and is buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.