Studio portrait of 5359 Private George William Earl, 1st Battalion of Moss Vale, NSW. A carter ...

Accession Number P08624.248
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

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 5359 Private George William Earl, 1st Battalion of Moss Vale, NSW. A carter prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 14 April 1916. He was killed in action on 5 November 1916 near Guedecourt, France, aged 28. He is buried in the Grevillers British Cemetery, France.