| Accession Number | P08624.300 |
|---|---|
| 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 6792 Private Kenneth McKinley Smorti, 4th Battalion of Auburn, NSW. An ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6792 Private Kenneth McKinley Smorti, 4th Battalion of Auburn, NSW. An accountant prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard SS Port Nicholson on 8 November 1916. He was one of 1278 Australian killed in action on 4 October 1917 at Broodseinde, Belgium. Pte Smorti was aged 18. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.