| Accession Number | P08624.184 |
|---|---|
| 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 28118 Gunner John Phillip Morgan, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column (later 36th ...
Description
Studio portrait of 28118 Gunner John Phillip Morgan, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column (later 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group) of Granville, NSW. A caretaker prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 25 October 1916. He was wounded in action at Broodseinde, Belgium on 4 October 1917 and died of wounds later that day at the 2nd ANZAC Corps Dressing Station, Belgium, aged 30. He is buried in the Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium.