| Accession Number | P08624.230 |
|---|---|
| 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 3358 Private Ernest Richard Beesley, 49th Battalion (later 11th Australian ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3358 Private Ernest Richard Beesley, 49th Battalion (later 11th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery) of Billambi, NSW. A station hand prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ayrshire (A33) on 24 January 1917. The son of 1501 Sergeant Ernest George Beesley, killed in action at Gallipoli, Turkey on 29 August 1915, Pte Beesley was wounded in action near Vignacourt, France on 5 April 1918. He died on 7 April 1918 at the 20th Casualty Clearing Station, France aged 18. He is buried in the Vignacourt British Cemetery, France.