| Accession Number | P08624.225 |
|---|---|
| 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 2369 Private (later Corporal) Edgar Richards Atkinson, (also known as Edgar ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2369 Private (later Corporal) Edgar Richards Atkinson, (also known as Edgar Richard), 45th Battalion of Auburn, NSW. A storekeeper prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Anchises (A68) on 24 August 1916. He was killed in action on 13 October 1917 near Zonnebeke, Belgium, aged 25. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.