| Accession Number | P08624.183 |
|---|---|
| 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 5052 Private Claude Alton Middlemiss, 19th Battalion of Granville, NSW. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 5052 Private Claude Alton Middlemiss, 19th Battalion of Granville, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ajana (A31) on 5 July 1916. He was wounded in action by German bombardment near Flers, France, on 28 February 1917 and died of wounds on 9 March 1917, aged 26, in the No. 6 General Hospital, Rouen, France. He is buried in the St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.