| Accession Number | P08624.209 |
|---|---|
| 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 4307 Private (later Sapper) Sydney Sowter, 13th Battalion (later 13th Brigade ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4307 Private (later Sapper) Sydney Sowter, 13th Battalion (later 13th Brigade Australian Field Artillery) of Granville, NSW. A boilermaker prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Aeneas (A60) on 20 December 1915. He was killed in action at Passchendaele, Belgium on 12 October 1917, aged 25. He is buried in the Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium.