| Accession Number | P08624.261 |
|---|---|
| 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 4210 Private Colin Ferguson Hood, 3rd (later 2nd) Battalion of Auburn, NSW. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4210 Private Colin Ferguson Hood, 3rd (later 2nd) Battalion of Auburn, NSW. A carriage builder prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Aeneas (A60) on 30 December 1915. He was killed in action near Pozieres, France on 24 July 1916 when a shell burst and buried him in a bunker , aged 24. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.